The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23

ASKING FOR BUILDING

Residents Of Seventh Ward
Want Another School
There Investigation
Ordered.
Resolved, That II 10 the sense Of
this joint session Of the board Of edu-
cation, the city health authorities and
the management OF the parocfiial
schools, that parents should have all
school children In keokuk vaccinated;
otherwise 1t may be necessary TO re-
quire vaccination certificate before
permitting child to attend any school.
The above resolution offered by
George s. Tucker, was passed by the
school board in session with Mayor
Elder, Commissioner Gray, Dr.. c. A.
Dimond, city physician, T. A. Craig,
city attorney, Father George Gglinger
of st. Mary's and Father James Gil
lespie of st. Peters. 1t was passed az
ter three-quarters OF an hour discus
sion over the smallpox situation in
Keokuk. The resolution means that
If the situation develops any more
sriously the school board viii then
order all children to be vaccinated. As
the situation stands, the board is rec.
ommending vaccination only.
Mayor Elder addressed the board
first. He said that at a meeting OF
the doctors with DR.. F. M. Fuller
chairman Of the health and hygiene
committee of the Industrial Association
recently 1t WAS suggested that vac
cination of every person in Keokuk be
ordered. There being no way to en-
force this order, it was decided to
consider the cases OF school children
The mayor said he hesitated to have
such an order made. as he considered
the situation not alarming.
Parochia Managers Talk.
Father Giglinger said St. Mary's hat
few cases OF chicken pox, but tina
1t was practically over with In these
instances and, while the vaccination
order might have been needed a few
weeks ago he understood the cases Of
smallpox were practically under con
troll. He hope6 4 general vaccination
order need not be passed
| .Fatfjkr Gillespie OF st. Peters schoo
said tfiat the mayor had expressed hi:
ideas. He thought the situation occa
stoned no serious alarm, and he feared
serious Consequences If vaccination
was ordered at this time of the year
| He felt that the vaccination would
prove more serious than the disease
as these was grave danger of thu
children catching cold. However
Fathet sGillespie made it plain, that i
/ there was necessity for wholesale vac
cination of children he would ODE!
1 the order in his school.
A discussion Of the power of thu
school board to make rule which ex
cluded pupils who have not been vacci
mated ensued DR.. Hughes though
such power was now vested in thu
board CT health only. City Attorne.
Craig said the board of education
could make such rule, as it had thu
/ right to make all reasonable rules, ant
If for the benefit OF health 1t was bet
/ ter to exclude children not vaccinated
/ such rule was reasonable.
Tucker Offers Resolution.
Member Tucker then offered hi
suggestion which was later incorporat
ed into the resolution adopted. DR.
Hughes stated, however, that there
twas a menace in the shape of class
LOT people in the city who didn't carr
4; whether their children were in schoo
4 or not, and who would not exercise
sufficient judgment to keep them a
home if an epidemic broke out.
\ DR.. C. A. Dimond said to him thu
situation was serious. He said 80 ia
The had found the disease confined t.
1.-THE Lincoln and Carey districts. Som'
cases he found very pronounced. Thu
led Member Dunlap to ask II doctors
were obeying the quarantine regula
lions. The mayor said that II the.
were not and the city could find 1t out
they would prosecute.
Attorney Craig inquired ii the fur
nishing OF virus would help out any
DIR. Hughes said he thought 1t nigh
and asked If the board of health dit
not have power to furnish same. Thu
mayor said that the board would fur
nish virus IL necessary.
! The resolution was then presented
and passed.
New School Asked For
/. The other important business takei
up by the board was the discussion 0
! a new school building. A petition wa
read from residents OF the seventh