The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-07
ALL SCHOOL
CHILDREN To.
BE INSPECTED
PLANS FOR THE WORK ARE
FORMULATED, BY suPERIN.
TENDENT ROSTER AND THE Ex.
AIMING BOARD. ExAMlNA-
TONS BEGIN NEXT WEEK.

In accordance with the bill passed
recently by the West Virginia Legis.
lature making Medical Inspection In
the schools OF the state compulsory,
the Board OF Education OF this city
at a recent meeting held In this city
appointed Drs. Fl. II. Carr and II S.
Falconer medical inspectors for the
schools Of the. city and DR.. Nichols n
colored practioneer. OF this city In.
spector for the colored school.
Superintendent OF schools Joseph
Roster held a conference with the
doctors named by the Board OF Edu.
cation yesterday and plans were gone
over regarding this Inspection. The
doctors will begin their work next
week and each pupil in the schools
Of the. city will be inspected. Blanks
and forms have been printed and the
name OF the pupil and the report oi
the physician regarding his physical
health will be made out and kept or
file. Cards will be sent 10 the parents
OF each pupil. Should any defect be
found In the pupil which is detrimen
tai TO his mental development, such
will be noted on a blank and mailed
to the parent or guardian OF the
child with the request that the child
be taken to the family physician and
given immediate attention.
In case of a child being detained
from school five consecutive days or
account OF illness, the medical In
spector will be required to pass upor
the child or to receive a signed state
ment from the physician as to wheth
er the child has any contagious Of
infectious disease before such child
Is permitted to re-enter the schoo
room. The teachers OF the pupils art
expected TO report any case in the
schoolroom which might need medica
attention. m,.
Superintendent Roster in tall
given yesterday before the Woman!
Club on the occasion OF Its opening
day. gave brief and interesting out
line OF the way in which this inspec
ion would be carried on and solicited
the aid OF the Woman's club in regart
to this matter.
It was largely through the effort.
OF this club that the bill was passed
at the recent session OF the legisla
ture and became law and It Is con
sldered by prominent educators o
the state rs the forward step alonl
educational lines in the state OF Wes
Virginia.
II child Is hindered by some ply
steal defect. such as poor sight, hear
Ing. ETC., he cannot properly develop
mentally and these defects as vel
as others will be carefully looked Of
ter in future. Superintendent Rosiel
stated that local practloneers hat
said to him. that since this medca
inspection bill had been agitated ii
this community that. the number o
operations, for adenolds and other ply
1
steal defects had greatly Increased.
This medical inspection is carrie,
on wholly for the good Of the pupi
and II is hoped by the superintendent
and other promoters OF this inspect
ion law. that the parents and pupil
will heartily cooperate In this worl
and FIAT the advice OF the inspector
will be taken kindly and the healtl
OF the child carefully looked after.
The work will begin next week an,
the pupils will be inspected us rar
idly as possible. though owing to tn
large enrolment in the city schools
the work will require some time t
complete.