The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS
Vaccination of Pupils Required as
Smallpox Preventive.

Donaldsonville, La, Jan. "a, 1917
The school board met this day ir
special session, with President W. B
Stuart in the chair and the following
members present: Geo. Bergeron
second ward E. N. Pugh, third ward
Emile LeBoeuf, fourth ward; Johr
w Hanna, seventh ward. Absent
Henry Dugas, first ward; F. E. Babin
eighth ward; w. P. Miles, fifth ward
John W. Hanna, duly elected mem.
ber Of the seventh ward, took his
place.
The minutes Of the meetings of the
board held December ID, 1916, and
December 20, 1916, were read by the
secretary, and on motion of Mr.. Pugh
duly seconded by Mr.LeBoeuf, were
approved and ratified, roll-calI result.
ing as follows: Yeas-Bergeron
Pugh, LeBoeuf, Stuart, Hanna; Alb
sent-Dugas, Miles, Babin.
The small pox condition in the
New River section was brought to
the attention of the board by the SUI
perintendent. Steps were taken by
the parish health officer, Dr.. P. T. Thi.
bodaux, to safeguard the pupils by or
dering vaccination in the following
schools: Dutchtown High School,
Oak Grove High School, Gonzales
High School, Black Bayou, Singietary
Cornerview and St. Amant. Instruc-
tions were given to the principals of
the above schools to exclude all pupils
from attendance who fail to present q
doctors certificate to the effect that
they have been vaccinated. The su-
perintendent directed the boards at
tention to the opposition to vaccina-
ton by many patrons, which has re-
suited in very poor attendance in
some Of the schools.
In view of the above Mr.. Pugh of
fered the following resolution:
Whereas, the small pox situation
has been brought to the attention of
the board; and
Whereas, the situation merits the
action of the board to assist in the
complete stamping out of the disease
be it
Resolved, that the attention of the
teaching corps and the patrons is di-
rected to section 1872 of the regula-
tions of the State Board of Health, as
'ollows: 'No one shall be entered as
a pupil in the public schools of this
state without first having presented to
the principal in charge certificate
from registered physician of Lou
isiana, certifying that within the pre-
ceding five years the applicant was
successfully vaccinated. Three un-
successful attempts at vaccination
with proven virus shall be accepted
as an immunity Of one year. Pupils
are required, at the end of each five
years, to renew their vaccination GER
tificate.'
Be it further resolved, that the
principals are directed to strictly en-
force the above regulation, especially
in localities where there is any doubt
of the existence of small pox.
Be it further resolved, that the SUI
perintendent is directed to send a
copy Of this resolution to the princi-
pals of the schools Of the parish, and
he is further directed to see that the
above regulation of the State Board
of Health is carried out.
The resolution was duly seconded
by Mr.. Bergeron, and on roll-can
adopted by the following vote: Yeas
Pugh, LeBoeuf, Stuart,
Hanna; absent-Dugas, Miles, Babin.
On motion of Mr.. Pugh, duly sec
onded by Mr.. LeBoeuf and carried,
Mr.. Hanna, member of the board from
the seventh ward, was directed to at
once take up the matter of providing
safe fire escape at the Gonzales High
School, and to report to the beard at
it's next meeting what has been done
to remedy the situation.
The following resolution was Of
fered by Mr.. Bergeron:
Resolved, that the executive COM
mittee appointed at the last meeting
of the board shall meet on Thursday
following the end of each scholastic
month and that the following duties
are delegated to said committee: 10
approve vouchers of all teachers and
those of the employees OF the board !;
to keep the board posted on the con-
dition of it's finances; to keep IN toucn
with school conditions and IN case OF
emergency to take such steps as 1T
NAV deem proper to relieve the sltua-
tion: the board reserving the right to
revoke the duties thus given to the
executive committee, or to add @
them as in their judgment it may
deem best.
Yhe resolution was seconded by MIR.
LeBoeuf, and on roll-call adopted py
the following vote: Yeas-Bergeron,
Pugh, LeBoeuf, Stuart, Hanna; ab-
sent-Dugas, Miles, Babin.
Geo. S. Guion, legal adviser OF the
hoard was present at the meeting,
having been requested to attend IN
order to give his opinion as to the
contracts submitted by Messrs. W.
3, LeBourgeois, Louis LeBourgeols
and T. E. Furlow, relative to the m
vestigation of the 10th section lands
in the parish of Ascension. MIR. Gul-
on advised the board to accept nelttl-
er of the above contracts, and stated
tina. he would prepare set OF resoiu,
tions to be adopted by the board
which will enable the board to make
it's proper selection of either of the
above attorneys with safety.
There being no further business
the board adjourned.
w. B, STUART, President.
r. P. BROUSSARD, Secretary.
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