Evening journal., 1916-09-14
SCHOOL SITUATION
BOTHERS OFFICIALS
DR.. Frederick FavorS Keep
ing Them Closed Until
Eirly Next onth
STATE BOARD WILL
ACT LATER IN WEEK

With the State Board Of Health
awaiting until Saturday to judge
whether il would be advisable to
postpone the opening Of the private.
public and parochial. schools OF the
State on Monday. Dr. S. G. Frederick,
president of the local Board Of
Health, today announced that person
ally he favored the schools being kept
closed until early in October. This
opinion. II was said, was shared by
other members OF the local bord as
well as by several members OF the Will
mington Board OF Education. Just
what Will be done in the matter Is as
yet undecided, but as local physicians
today claim the death rate from the
disease here has been fifty per cent.
they consider the health OF the 10000
or more schol children az stake and
every precaution will be taken TO
prevent the disease from spreading.
In speaking of the opening of the
schools on Monday next, the date set by
the State Board of Health some time
ago, DIR. A. +. Frantz, secretary Of the
board, said there would most likely be a
meeting Of the board the latter part Of
this week. AS for the opening OF the
Sunday schools on Sunday, Dr. Frantz
reported that he had met n committee
appointed by the NJ. r. Preachers As
sociation last Monday afternoon and re-
fused to modify the ruling Of the State
Board.
Owing to the discovery Of the case at
Edge Moor several days ago and the
Il. 1. E.. IL i. 4
Monday, the schools at these two places
have been ordered closed unth Septem-
Der 27.
While no new cases of the disease
have been reported here since early yes.
terday morning, the Health Department
is cooperating with the local police
authorities in seeking the party or par.
ties who removed the quarantine sign
from the home Of Philip Levitch, No
2l3 West Second street.
In speaking OF the quarantine on
this house today, Isaac w. Bowers.
secretary Of the city Board OF Health.
stated that in justice TO City Physi-
clan V. NJ. Myers. he desired to state
that the house was not quarantined
by DR.. Myers but by him. DR.. Myers,
II was said did not go to the house to
see the child. but TO confer with Mr..
Bowers and while there he looked at
the child.
DR. S. G. Frederick, president OF
the Board Of Health, today said that
DR.. David Rossman, who differed with
the diagnosis OF the Illness OF the lie.
witch child, made by several other ply.
sicians. had informed him today that
he had ceased attending the case. Dr
Rossman asked DR.. Frederick what the
Board OF Health proposed 10 do in
the case following the announcement
OF Professor Lowenburg that the
spinal fluid OF the child showed ne
trace OF infantile paralysis. He was
! Informed that the quarantine on the
Levitch home would remain. as the
Health Board had nothing else 10 do
in the matter.
DR.. Earl Bell, the attending physi-
cian~in the Parry case. No. $40 King
street, last night. denied a report that
he and DR.. ]. Harvey Spruance had
been called in last Sunday or Monday.
and that the case was then not re-
ported until after the child died. He
also denied that there was any laxity
in establishing the quarantine. DR..
Bell made the following statement:
81 saw the case for the first time
at s O'Clock Tuesday night. was sus-
picious OF It then and tried 10 get in
touch with some OF the health fi-
cials. but failed At II o'clock / re-
turned with DR.. Spruance for consul
tation. We both agreed Il was infan-
tile paralysis. The child died at 8
o'clock the next morning. Knowing
the circumstances of boarders being
in the house, notified DR.. Myers. the
city physician. at $50 o'clock this
morning wednesday,. The quaran-
tine was established half an hour
later"