The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-28
Teachers of Lee County May Not
Come to keokuk for Two SEES
sions on Account of
Quarantine.
EVASION is PLANNED
Older Students Expect to Attend
Dancing Parties and like-lt's
Poor Children Who
Suffer.

| hSOhESt~ nay hCoe Two ptS HscSASS
\ OF teachers and the 19ArzSe:.ts:. - e
hundred or more from all parts OF the
county as the result of the board OF
health's QuaSNeetne. Me sstngs;s were
scheduled for Keokuk February 16 and
March So c. Lynn. superintendent
Of scnUotasss - Iefe Saturday 70 see
what could be done In the matter, and
intmated that IL would be necessary,
probably to cancel one or both meet
iEgs, at least so far as out of town
teachers are concerned. The meetings
would bring two hundred or more
teachers here, and the merchants
would reap considerable benefit from
such a crowd. But as Mr.. Lynn put
| it, it would be hardly fair TO expect
| teachers to come in here, with con-
ditions as serious as they are painted
| by the board of health.
| The forced closing of the schools is
going to make serious labor situation
| this summer. too, Superintendent
Lynn said. It will he necessary 10
make up the work being missed now
| 1t Will also be necessary to use al OF
the available boy and girl power next
summer to help America win the war,
and il the pupils are forced into
school four weeks longer in June and
July, their services in the garden work
and farm work. which many Of the
boys had planned 20 go into. viii be
sadly missed.
When told that the Keokuk teachers
we're going to go into Red Cross work,
Superintendent Lynn said that he e1-
thing OF the kind, since there are no
| cfor Sef[ a
OF course, SIS Mr. Lynn said. the time
NOW is their own, they will employ it
20 the best advantage
Some OF these helpful CD people
the kind that rul into your house when
IL Is burning and throw the mirror out
the vindov-tmnediatel called up
some Of the board members and sug-
gessed that they put the teachers TO
work In the Red Cross shop The
board has no Jurisdiction over the
teachers IN an emergency OF this kind
nor does il pretend to assume any. AS
Nj. Lynn said, Keokuk teachers are
no slackers and they can be depended
on TO do all they can to be helpful in
the Red Cross at such time as this.
Students See LoophoIe
Some OF the older students in the
city, especially the high school boys
and girls are showing opposition 10
the order, and ars planning TO have
good time any way. They are going
TO have several dances, and their pa
rents, so the young people say. are
with them In this, and are planning 10
| cha perone them, or 10 see that they
| have invitations to some OF the organ
lied dancing clubs which meet every
week.
The board Of health certainly
didn't mention dancing in the order.
/ and IL we choose TO have a little dance
| they cant call il public gathering, so
there you are" was the way one young
lady put it And besides. who's 60
ling to be so rude as TO demand to
know our ages If we want TO go to
: picture shows?
! Its all folly anyway" one irate
parent said. / knew where my kids
were six hours in the day when they
were in school Heaven only knows
J be catching.
! One OF the high school boys sends
this opinion 10 The Gate City:
Il think the children under eighteen
years Of age should be permitted 10
20 to the picture shows on Fridays
and Saturdays. The order prohibiting
our presence at such places was is
sued Thursday, but was not effective
until Sunday. I assume that the scarlet
fever bug don't work Fridays and Sat
urdays, and that We will not encoun-
ter the bug On those days"
Keep NE out Of picture shows" one
of the boys said, well / guess not.
! There's only one place in town where
they actually know my age, and you
look at me and see if I couldn't pass
! for eighteen Believe me, I'm going
: 10 enjoy myself now. if have TO plug
s away in June"
!. Those Poor Children.
we'll inform al ci-i7e- ~ V.oLuL