Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-28
RED CROSS NURSE
TO FIGHT RETURN
OF CHILD PLAGUE
SCHOOL BOARD TO HIRE REPRE-
SENTATIVE OF NATIONAL BODY
TO TAKE CHARGE OF OTTAWA
SITUATION DURING MAY AND
JUNE.

Inc DOaru OF euuCdtlOn OF the CITY
schools believes in preparedness.
Last night at special meeting,
when the old board retired and the
new members took their seats in the
executive councils of the school sys-
tenn. 1t was unanimously decided to
employ Red Cross nurse during the
months of May and June, who will de-
vote her services exclusively to the
task of eliminating from the school
system all dangers of a return Of an
infantile paralysis epidemic.
Action on the Red Cross nurse
proposition was prompted by COM
mittee consisting of Mrs. James Cat
lin, Mrs. A. J. 0'Conor and Mrs. |.
l.. Woodward, who attended the board
session and stated their case, laying
particular emphasis upon the fact that
ottawa was menaced by return of
the dreaded child plague and that
stringent steps should be taken to
evoid repetition of last years expert
ence.
Authorities on school laws looked up
the boards right to spend public funds
for other than school purposes and 1t
was learned that the law provided In
case of emergency, where threatened
epidemic jeoparadizes the health and
safety of the children, the directors
are wholly within their rights when
they employ nurse to take charge of
any such situation. As consequence
of this opinion it was decided to call
upon the society to send a nurse to
Ottawa at a salary Of $85 month,
to start her services on the first of
May.
Committees are Named.
The new president Judge Henry
! Mayo took the Office left vacant by
retiring president George P. Hills de
\ termination to step down into the
rank and file and work In the general
affairs of the board, appointed commit
tees for the ensuing year. His selec
tions for the important posts follow
Finance Elmer e. Roberts, George
p. Hills, James F. Graham.
Text Books and Course OF Study
George F. Hills, Charles E. Woodward
Elmer f. Roberts.
Rules, Regulations and Complaints
William J. Dwyer, Charles f. Wood
ward, Fred L. Fischer.
Buildings and Grounds James F.
Graham, George p Hills, Fred L.
Fischer.
Supplies Fred L. Fischer, William
J. Dwyer, James F, Graham.
Teachers, Janitors and Salaries -
Charles E. Woodward. William j
Dwyer, Elmer E. Roberts
Raise secretary's Salary.
Secretary Elmer e, Roberts, whose
management of the boards clerical ar
fairs, has been exceedingly successful
was given very agreeable surprise
when motion was made and carried
that his salary be raised from $3.50 tt
5000 a year The increase came unex
pectedly to Mr. Roberts, but he wa'
none the less grateful for his col
leagues desire to better Reimburse
him for his services
To Clean Desks.
A contract was entered into will
the c. II Spencer Company for stiril
izing all desks in the schools, tina
need cleaning The work will be don
at the expiration of the term; tn
month of July having been set asid
by the board for the Spencer peopl
to perform the task A cleansing flui
/. and big vat are used in the steriliza
4 tion The desks are unfastened fror
, the floor and dipped into the solution
and in this manner made perfectl
, sanitary.