The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-13
Kenosha Schools Take Long Step
in Advance of Other Cities in
Starting Medical Inspection
DR.. C. H. RIPLEY LEADS WORt
Physicians Named to Have Charged Of
the Different Schools and
Students Pass Muster
on Wednesday

The schools Of Kenosha took long
Istep in advance of the schools of other
cities in Wisconsin in the class with Ke-
Inosha on Wednesday when a system of
medical inspection was established in
all the schools Of the city and in the
future all students in the city schools
will be under the direct supervision Of
one of the regular practicing physicians
Of the city. No other city in Wiscon-
sin has established such a thorough
system for the safeguarding Of the
health of the children and only one has
attempted such a system. The city of
Oshkosh attempted to have this sort Of
/ a medical inspection a number Of years
ago, but the system failed on account
of the fact that it was under the direc
tion Of Common Council which failed
to take proper interest in the work. In
Kenosha the inspection has been left
in the charge Of the Kenosha County
Medical Society and leading members
of the society have offered their serv-
ices to the Board Of Education without
pay Dir. G. H. Ripley has been named
by the society with the consent Of the
Board Of Education as the head Of the
department Of inspection and he has for
his aids six of the leading physicians
of the city. director Ripley has taken
charge Of the Central and High school
students in the two departments. AS
signments Of inspectors for the other
schools Of the city are: Deming, Dr.
John II. Cleary; Balm; DR.. Y. A. Palm;
Durkee, DR.. Curtis II. Gephart; Weis-
kopf, DR.. P. P. M. Jorgensen; Gillett,
pr. Aart VanWestreinen; Frank, Dr. j.
r. Eastman.
| The work of inspection was started
in all Of the schools on Wednesday, but
in many Of the schools the work was
not completed and It is being continued
today. The inspectors in charge made
personal inspection Of every student
and record was kept of his or her
physical condition. No cases of cor
Itagious diseases We're found in any Of
THE schools So far as the work OF the
inspectors has progressed.
/ The inspectors named by DR.. Ripley
to be in charge of the different schools
will serve for. term of one year and
during that time all questions regard
~ the health Of the students in these
schools wll be referred to them The
inspectors. are not named as physicians
to take care Of any Of the children
and it is not planned to interfere with
any one in the right of selecting a
physician. AS soon as it is found that
a child in any of the schools is in any
way defective in his or her physical
condition the principal of the school
will notify the parent or guardian Of
the child Of this fact and he will be
asked to provide medical attention for
the child. The Inspector, however, will
be called in to decide on all questions
in regard to diseases and his decision
will be final.
In order to properly provide for the
medical examination Of the children
cards have been printed containing
blanks for the examination and these
cards will show just the condition of
the child Most of the children ex-
amined on Wednesday passed the in
spection and Of. the 220 in the Central
building but ten were found to be in
need Of medical attention. The proper
ton in the other buildings was about
the same
/ It is planned to have an annual in
speetion of all the children in the
schools, but another inspection will be
held this year at the opening Of the
new school year in September
1t is expected that the system Of
inspectors will mean q great deal in
bringing the health of the school child
lren Of Kenosha up to the highest posi-
bic standard