The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-22

was completed and adioHrnment taken
al S.@3. The meeting was devoid of ex-
element and the only article which pro-
Nokrd argument was that relating to medi-
cal inspection in the schools. D1 Henry
ID. Holton, a member of the state board
of health and formerly a member Of the
school board, had no criticism TO make of
the school nurse, but he wished to have
medical inspection as defined by statute
and have medical man at the head OF
it. The idea was not adopted, however,
ard the school nurse VIII do the work
i'm the past year. Judge j l.. Martin
was reelected a member OF the prudential
committee tor three years and 65-cent
tax was voted as recommended by the
committee
Moderator \. f. Schwenk called the
Meeting to order and Clerk w b SMITH
read the warrant Judge Schwenk was
| Ile-elected moderator. The report of the
| treasurer and prudential committee as
| printed was accepted and adopted and
/ these officers were elected: Member OF
| the prudential committee for three years,
Judge ! l.. Martin: clerk VIII b. Smith;
| treasurer George G. Avenll; collector Of
| taxes. W. y Shumway; auditor, John &.
| Dewitt. To succeed +. X. Barrows, who
| lad expressed a deSiIc not to he reelected
! All the elections were 10y unanimous
vote
Judge T. NJ Tyler nominated Judge
| Martin to succeed himself on the board,
referring to Judge Martins ability and
Iitncss for the place and stating that the
district was fortunate in having on the
board d man of Judge Martins callbre
who could find time with his many other
duties to devote to the welfare of the
schools
1t was voted to continue to receive tut
ton pupils on the same terms were III
force the past year
When article was taken up, to SEE
what action the district Will take under
Act 73 Of the Public Acts Of 1910, relat-
ing to medical inspection of schools, Fred
&c. Brown offered a resolution which di-
rccted the committee to provide medical
inspection by the employment of a female
trained nurse. The resolution was exact
ly as was introduced and carried year
ago, which resulted in the employment OF
Miss Anna l.. Davis.
DR. Holton moved to amend the resolu
t ton by providing that the medical IN
spcction be directed by Il medical man
: He commended the good work done 10y
: Miss Davis, against whom he had no crit
icism, but he thought among other things
: that a nurse was not sufficiently we'll IN
formed on certain things for instance il
t the matter of skin diseases, to discern
e what they might lead to. He thought ;
r medical man should be designated to b
+ at the head of the work, with whom tin
nurse could confer, and he suggested tha
Er, A T. Miller, member Of the board
would be a good man for the place.
II. p Nellman interrogated the schoo
beard as to what their wishes were, an'
- Chairman T. O. s. Osgood responded FL
stated that the work had gone on in
satisfactory way the. past year. that
was in an experimental stage and tha
the committee felt that it should 90 o
another year without change or interruI
: ton. He referred to the absence Of mne
C illness among the pupils since Miss Davi
: began the work Of inspection and sal
that DR.. Miller of the school board had
1 fact been consulted numerous times b
= Miss Davis.
DIR ITolton again took the floor and sal
that the employment of a nurse alor
s. was not medical inspection as contempla
ic ed by the statute, that other towns WEI
al employing medical men and that Brattl
boro ought to keep pace, and that on h