The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10
from Mondays Daily.

In view of the wild reports that are
prevalent in the city as to the spread
of scarlet fever among the students
OF the normal school the following
official communication is given to the
public. The normal school manage
ment had thought that because of tile
extra length of the term and it might
be well as a matter of possible PIE
caution to anticipate the spring vaca-
ton by few days and close the school
ttoday. The plan was referred to the
state board of health with the re-
suit shown in the letter The general
health and the spirit of the students
are good, and there is no cause for
apprehension. Permission will be re-
ceived by practically all of the stu
dents to so home at the end of the
week
"Mankato, March 6, 1916.-Mr. C.
H. Cooper, President, State Normal
School, Mankato, Mimi My Dear Sir:
The department of public health in
and for the city of Mankato, Mimi,
acting upon the instructions from DR..
II. NJ Bracken, secretary of the Min
neSota state board of health. respect
fully advises:
There is at this time no epidemic
of any contagious disease neither
within nor outside of any school in
the city of Mankato and therefore
there is no reason for students or the
public becoming alarmed.
There are at this time in the city
ten cases of scarlet fever and five
cases of smallpox under quarantine
and every case is progressing favor
ably and receives the best care ard
attention.
There is no indication for placing
in quarantine any school or dormi
tory at this time. All students that
have been directly exposed have been
under close observation, are still I'M
der observation and will be isolated
as soon as any signs or SYMPTOMS of
scarlet fever appear
''The department of health OF the
city of Mankato. Mimi, acting upon
instructions from Dr.. H. NJ. Bracken,
secretary of the Minnesota state
board of health, hereby requests and
directs that each and every student
of the state normal school having
been in attendance during the past ten
days and being in attendance at this
time, March 6, 1916, be instructed
rot to leave, or depart from the city
of Mankato at any time during the
month of March. 1916, without the
written permission from the commits
sioner of health of the department
Of health of the city of Mankato.
"All students that upon examina-
ton by the department of health are
found to be free from all signs and
SYMPTOMS of scarlet fever and who
have been successfully vaccinated
and who are not likely to become sick
with scarlet fever or smallpox will be
given written permission to leave the
city at as early date as the inter-
ests of public health will warrant.
"The local department of health
hereby desires to express it's appre-
citation of the kindly and earnest CO.
operation the president and the ia
Guilty and the students of the state
normal school have given US, ana We
assure you that the department of
health will do all in its power to pro-
tect the interests of our state normal
school in every respect-Most re-
spectfully. Aaron F. Schmitt, commits
sioner of health, department of health,
Mankato, Mimi; A. G. Lack, chair
man Pro. tem., department of health"
representative of the state board
of health reached Mankato today and
is in consultation with the local
health authorities relative to the Sit
uation in the normal school.