Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-10

physicians to keep children OF the
streets as much as possible and to
prevent their contact with q too large
number of promtscuously gathered
children throughout the city. While
the influenza does not appear to be
authorities think that 1t Is safest to
be careful while 1t is still time and
again urge upon people to be as care
full in every respect as they possibly
can be.
Temporary Hospital At "U."N
The Phi Delta Theta house on the
university campus has been taken
over by, the camp authorities as a
hospital in which to h%ouse,all of the
s. A. r.: G. men who are taken i'll
with the Spanish influenza or other
ailments. SO far there have been but
a few mild cases among the men and
these are being well taken care of
there. First Lieutenant j. H. Nc
Intosh, medical officer, is on duty with
the men OF Company A, while DR..
Grassick has been appointed contract
surgeon by the government and is
looking after Companies G and B.
There is plenty of room in the Phi
Delt house and it has been possible
to segregate the various stages of the
disease in light, airy rooms. There
are excellent facilities in the house for
the taking are Of the men and it is
the parents of boys in service may be
assured that their sons will be given
the very best of care by the govern
ment. Any mar showing the slightest
symptom is rushed to the camp hos
pital, where he is looked after. The
parents of any boy who is taken seri-
ously i'll will be Immediately notified
by the surgeon in charge.
The university camp thus far has
been the least seriously affected by
the countrywide influenza epidemic
of any military camp in the country
that the military authorities here have
any knowledge of. This speaks we'll
for the general sanitary conditions
prevailing in the camp in ordinary
times, and the timeful precaution in
the way of quarantine, taken by those
in command at the u.
Live Much Outdoors.
S. A. T.. c. men are kept in the open
air the greater part of the day, regu-
lar drill is going on, and it is the gen.
eral opinion of the military authori-
ties hat the men are rounding up in
fine shape. The change in the general
appearance and bearing Of the men
can already, be especially noted in
their erectness of carriage and splen-
did physical condition. The change is
made possible by the regular drill
periods, regular meals, we'll cooked
food supplied them, and regular rests.
The men are not being exercised I'M
duly and the drill periods owe but
five OF six hours each day, including
theoretical instruction, with frequent
rests so they may not be overtaxed.
Interior guard, or quarantine, the
term by which most civilians recog-
nize it, is being maintained around the
camp, n will be until the disease in
the city and camp is entirely wiped
out, it was stated this morning. No
reports have come in so far of the
abuse of the privileges granted by the
passes authorized from headquarters,
and everyone seems to be taking the
quarantine in the right spirit as an
actual war time necessity. incidentally
the soldiers are getting very practical
instruction in interior guard duty,
ordinary course of study. The men
are we'll equipped with the new model
rifles recently issued to them by the
war department, and woe to the auto
mobile or pedestrian who fails to heed
the challenge offered them by the
guard. There is at least one automo-
bile radiator in the city hat can tes-
tlfy to contact With n point of the
bayonet, made necessary by it's failure
to heed the command, halt" Of the
sentry.
Saturday afternoon will be a holi-
day for the men. Company c will
oppose Company B on the gridiron
in a regular "warlike" football game.
The band will be out and all S. A. T.
c. men will be on deck to watch the
contest. Admission to soldiers will be
free, but no civilians will be permitted
on the grounds.