The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-31
specialist, andEthe opinion OF this tboaro

specialist, andfthe Observation-Disclosures
on the case will be final.
The citylhealthy officer. DR.. Ramage,
has ample power to enforce any such
regulations concerning the schools that
he may deem advisable and necessary
for the community, and the Board OF
Education Of the city schools has also
the authority necessary to enforce
these rules. However neither Of these
desire to take the entire responsible.
ity for such an action and they have
asked the opinion Of many Of the lead.
ing patrons Of the schools. A special
meeting Of the two Boards OF Educa.
ton and the City Board OF Health will
be held this evening or tomorrow
morning as soon as President Cars.
kaden, Of Union Independent district
school board, returns from Charles.
ton. at which the final action on the
matter will be determined.
President G. M. Alexander, Of the
Fairmont Independent district board,
stated today that before the final &C.
ton was taken he desired to obtain an
expression from the public and wished
to take the action that the majority OF
the school patrons desired. For this
purpose he will welcome any commu.
nication or expression of opinion from
the citizens of the city.
County Superintendent Homer C,
Toothman said today that no post.
ponement or special inspection of the
remaining county schools had been ar.
ranged for as yet, since many of the
outlying district schools do not open
until later in the season. Paw Paw,
Lincoln and Warrington districts now
have medical inspection, as do also
Fairmont and Union districts outside
OF the city limits.
Following is the text of the resolu.
ton adopted by the Marion County
Medical Society and giving the details
of the method OF inspection:
Resolved. That there Is no appar.
emit reason for postponing the opening
day OF the Fairmont city schools,
which Is September IL, and on the con.
trary, 1t would be wise to open the pub.
lie schools on that day provided the
following plan Is adopted:
First-ln addition to the medical in.
spector Of school children there should
be appointed 70" one or two days ad.
ditional four medical inspectors who,
together with the medical inspector OF
school children should on the first and
second days OF the school year make
a rigid examination Of every schoo.
child in the city of Fairmont.
Second-All children found suffer.
ing from rhinitis, pharyngitis, otitis,
tonsiiitis, c%onjunctiyitis, impetigo or
any other disease which might be an
indication of a lurking infection; OF
any child whose malnutrition or gen.
eral appearance indicates that he or
she might harbor contagious disease;
be given a card clearly showing the
condition and directing that the fam.
lily physician start treatment to rem.
edy such condition; and shall be ex.
cluded from school for one week, or
until It is deemed safe by the medical
inspector for them to return
Third-No child coming from out.
side the state, or from an infected re.
gion, shall be admitted to the schools
until two weeks after its arrival into
the state, and then only when accom-.
panied by a physicians certificate stat.
ing the condition of the child's health
and freedom from disease.
tSigned)
MARION COUNTY MEDICAL so.
CIETY.
C. L. HOLLAND, M. D.. President.
H. R. JOHNSON, M. D., Secretary"