The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-15
MEDICAL EXAMINER PROPOSED
FOR The LOCAL SCHOOLS
Question Discussed at Meeting of
Board Of Education
Last Evening
SCHOOLS CLOSE DECEMBER %

At the regular meeting of the board
matter of having a board composed
of local dentists make periodical ex-
aminations of the teeth of children at
tending the public school was present
ed and discussed. The, matter was
gone over i'm detail and its various
phases considered. IL was regarded
as likely to result in demand for ex-
aiming boards of occulists and other
professions of a like nature, II the
proposition of the dentists were to be
adopted.
The sentiment or the board appeared
to favor the appointment OF a medical
examiner for all the schools, who
would ascertain not only the condition
and scalps and hair, and make such
recommendations as might be advis-
able, regarding their care and treat
ment in order to remove obstacles to
the pupils educational advancement
resulting from defective vision, hearing
or other faults. 1t should also be the
province of the examiner to determine
when q child should be com
PEELED to remain away from school in
the interests of the welfare of others.
probable that the ultimate outcome
will be the appointment of a general
medical examiner.
Schools Close December %.
The date of the closing of the public
schools for the Christmas holidays was
fixed by the board as Thursday. De-
cember %. a day earlier than was gen.
orally expected This Is I'm order To
allow teachers residing at a distance
to reach their homes by Friday night
The reopening will take place on Mon
day, January 8,
Opening of New School.
The date for the opening of the new
f. l.. Wright school in west Hancock
Is still undecided, and will be acted
upon at a subsequent meeting. Con-
tractor Anderson reported that he
would have the building ready by De-
| cember %, and I'm this event the open
ing could take place If desired, wher
the other public schools reopen OF
January 8. 1t may be decided, how
ever not to open until the beginning
of the next semester, in order that pu'
pills may complete the semester unde
the teacher who has had charge o
them during the period The seat
recently ordered from Minneapolis ar
to be shipped today and will probably
be here inside of week at the most
The stairways and toilets are bein
finished and most of the inside wor
will be done before the end of mex
week. The finishing of the outside 9
the building and the equipping of tn
school with fire escapes will be lef
until spring.
New Janitor and Teachers.
! Out of fourteen applications tina
, were received for the position OF JAM
tor of the new school that of Edwar
o'Neill was accepted. His salary wi
be fifty dollars a month. Superinten
dent LaRowe reported that only for
extra teachers will be required, an
that under present circumstances onl
pupils up to the fifty grade could
accommodated in that building.
Payments to Contractor
Erik Anderson, the contractor, WI
e Is building the new school, was ALLOW
ed an additional $1,000 on the amour
due for the erection of the school NAL
ing a total so far allowed or S2o'o'
and leaving a balance due wh'
the the school is finished of $9,9s
II The new building is to be insure
for $4,000.
= In the absence of Secretary Thom'
r Coughlin. the minutes of the meetii
n last evening were recorded by Ho
! G. c. Bentley