The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-05
SCHOOLS WILL
REMAIN CLOSED
ANOTHER WEEK
Mayor Urges Parents to keeP
Children From All Public
Gatherings.
STRINGENT MEASURES
MAY BE ADOPTED SOON
CHRISTENSEN SAYS BOARDS
ACTION is A CONCESSION TO
PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
Mayors Recommendation.

&. | believe that parents should %
(. cooperate with the board of edu- g
(. cation in preventing. as far as q
g, possible, the attendance of chill %
3, dren at all public GATHERINGS. To g
&. this end | suggest that children .
., be prevented from attending the g
{: aires and all other places of 9.
3 amusement during the coming g
{: week. Unless the parents cO-ope- @
/: rate in this matter. it will be ne @
s, cessary to call the board of health @
(. together and take stringent @
o measures to prevent the attend g
g ance Of children at all public g
9 gatherings
9 | do not believe that the pres @
2 ent situation warrants the calling q"
{: of d special session of the city s"
2 board of health in order to re- g
= quest all places of amusement to @
:. close during the week, as has been g
9 suggested, but I do think that @
&. these places could cooperate with Z"
{. the authorities to prevent fur @
q Their spread of cOntagion.-John 5. @
{: Bransford. @
The board Of education at a special
meeting yesterday noon voted to ex-
ACAlu tic lOllLdN lNtNoo AADAli ALDA4AtNsg
Jan. 6, until Monday Jan. 10, on ac-
count of the prevalence of contagious
diseases in the community. The action,
which includes the High school, was
taken upon the recommendation of D.
H Christensen, superintendent Of
schools, who submitted report of the
situation, showing eighty-six cases Of
scarlet fever and fifteen cases of diph-
iberia
In order to make I'D the time lost
there will be no Easter vacation, as is
customary.
The superintendent also advised that
the mayor and health department be
consulted with a view of closing all
theatres, dance halls, skating Kinks,
churches and other places where pee
pie congreeate. His recommendation
was adopted. it being the opinion that
the danger of cOntagiOn is much
greater in these places than in the
schools.
The extending of the vacation was in
Difference to public sentiment, and not
because the board members believe
that there is any more danger when
the schools are open than when closed.
superintendent Christensen stated
that he thought the children would be
mucn safer in school than anywhere
else. and that his recommendation was
made because of the public demand for
such a move.
The matter came officially before the
board on nation by c. S. Martin
that the vacation be extended until
Jan. Is. The superintendent then re-
ported the number Of cases in each
district.
Il would suggest that the schools be
closed a week longer" said Mr.. Chris
Jensen, but 1 am unwilling that the
theatres, skating Kinks and other
places of amusement be allowed to
rum"
The parents are looking for the
board to do something" interrupted
Mathonihah Thomas. "and I am in IA
vor of respecting the general senti-
ment, although / am Of the firm opin-
ion that all amusement places should
also be closed, as the superintendent
recommends"
Wants Churches Included.
Il would suggest that the churches
be included in the list" declared Pres
ident Oscar ". Moyle.
Eyes, by all means" retOrted the SUI
perintendent, and this seemed to be the
unanimous opinion of the board.
Judge II. P. Henderson said that he
uiQ liOl lllillh II WOuiQ De duNiSdDle
! the board to ask the mayor or the
health department to order churches
end places of amusement closed, but
that a request stating sufficient rea-
sons would be generally respected. He
said that he favored closing the
schools, as it would be difficult to Sc
cure a full attendance during the COM
ing week
The news of the action of the board
spread rapidly among the youngsters
of the community. and everywhere il
was hailed with great delight. Parents
also seemed to be satisfied, and the
teachers were the only ones who
seemed to object, as they will not be
paid for the week and will have to
work through until summer without
any more vacation.
The report of the department of
health for the past week shows sixty
nine cases of scarlet fever in quaran-
/ tine, and no decrease in the number
Continued on Page 2.