The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-07
VERMONT SCHOOL
HOUSES ARE NOT
SANITARY
Conditions Criticised BY Prof.
M. B. HiIIeges
ADVISES HEALTH OFFICERS
Address Presumed to Forecast Re-
port of New Vermont Edu-
catonal Commission

Burlington, Aug. 6.-Sanitary condi-
tions in Vermont school houses were
severely scored at the health officers
school today by Prof. M. b. Hillegas
of Columbia University, special inves-
tigator for the Vermont Educational
commission. His statements were TAX
en- as partial forecast of the com
ing report of the commission, which
is expected to be of wide interest to
Vermcnters.
Prof Hillegas told the health Off
GERS in plain words that they were
largely responsible for the welfare of
$4,000 school children in Vermont and
that no one has such power for better
ment of existing conditions as have
they He also pointed out that pres
ent unsanitary conditions are not con-
fined wholly TO rural schools.
Prof. IIillegas outlined the princi-
pies of adequate light and air in
school buildings.
DR. Lyman A. Jones of North Adams
Mass, state inspector of health, speak
ing upon The Importance of Eff
cient Health Administration in Rural
Districts" said today:
While your plan of health organi-
cation here in Vermont has some ad-
vantas os over ours in Massachusetts.
N that he health officers are ayp0uc
I'd directly Dy Tie state board OF
nealth, yet the actual problems 20 be-
worked out are in the main alike. Eli
ficient health Introduction in country
districts is equally if not more impor
tant than in the city. The isolated,
seemingly unimportant, cause or
group of cases in the country is fir.
quently the starting point of larger
outbreak in che city
A. A. Borland, professor of dairy
husbandry at the University of Yer
mont, read a paper upon THE Scor-
ing of Diaries" illustrated with Ian
tern slides. This is the first time that
lantern views have been shown in the
day time
DR.. Fred II. Gebhardt, health officer
Of Rutland, spoke upon THE Manage
ment of School Epidemicts." with spe.
cial reference to measles and whoo,
ing cough. DR.. GeBhardt related his
experience with cases of CONTAGIOUS
disease in his own city, and his paper
was discussed by DR.. H. +. Somers of
West Derby. DR. ID. j. Nolan, the Bur
lington health officer who was to have
spoken also. was called away. Dr.
Gebhardt appeared on the platform al
though suffering from a slight attack
of Illness.
Assistant Surgeon General w. C.
Rucker of Washington spoke again
this evening upon THE Role of In-
sects in Carrying Disease" mis- lee
ture being illustrated with lantern
slides. Moving pictures, THE Flyt
Pest and Boil Your Water" were
shown.
Others who spoke during the day
were DR.. I'll. A. Laid, inspectator of
the state board of health. DR. J. f.
blanchard of Newport, Hugh L. Thorn
son, Burlington's inspectator of mills,
superintendent II. c. Stoughton OF the
Rochester Union school district SUI
perintendent Harvey Burbank of Dan
vile, and Prof. J. w. Votey, sanitary
engineer of the state board
The wives Of members of the board
OF health and of the state laboratory
officials entertained the visiting won.
en- at tea this afternoon at 800 O'Clock
at the home of Mrs. J. w. Notey be-
thrown open fer the occasion.
ing thrown open for the occasion.