Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-29
FLU CASES DIE OUT:
SCHOOLS HARD HIT
Twenty two Patients Leave Coun
try Club; None Admitted; Only
9 Deaths for Day.

TWENTY-FIVE influenza patients were dis
charged from the Country Club Hospital
this morning and no new eases were admit
ted Two deaths occurred in the past
twcntv-four hours The Board of Health
reports only nine deaths for the day The
serious Curtailment Of public school
teachers, and the big cut In pupil attend
ancc are about the most serious of the
after effects of the influenza epidemic
Now is the time for teachers 10 see to II
that the health precautions children have
been forced 10 observe during the epidemic,
shall become fixed habits said State
commissioner Wells They can caution
pupils to cover sneezes and coughing with
handkcrchiefs, and refrain from promis-
cuouS splitting without offense 10 parents,
since Health officials paved the way BY the
cdicts which were issued through necessity
during the past few weeks
Pupils should be made to realize that II
Is inst rs necessary 10 observe these
rleanly precautions now to prevent the
spread of disease as II was To ~tamplt out
How are health precautions served BY
keeping children OFT Of the schools when
thcv are allowed 10 visit the movie
theatres and other places whcqe crowds
congrog ate lille bsrried from ne schools
This nuc>ii0n came M Al a meeting
oi tha Boaid oi Education last night
Or. c. Seot ,uparlntendent Of schools.
brought the matiCr up ny telling Of
children who under present conditions.
ere bsrred from attending school because
there hlpper cd 10 be cases OF influenza
In the family. but Nno were allow ed 10
attend the movies and other places
where crowds gather
After some discussion II was decided
10 refer The matter to the Committee on
Health with the superintendent TO take
up with the Board Of Health
TIE following teachers were appointed
by the board Nina b Ward, Helen
Oakley. Frances Evans and Frances ".
Davis
The board awarded a contract for
s1413 a. fer library equipment Re
ports were made Of the purchase by
II Of q piano.
At least 40 per cent OF the pupils were
absent. roll calls showed when the 81
Pui lie Schools Of Wilmington re-opened
Yesterday after the more than ) weeks
enforced vacation
4t the High School the attendance
was about normal but throughout the
other schools OF the city the attendance
was poor
One hundred and fifty-three pupils
we're absent from one primary school OF
about 800 enrolled Here q number of
children were sent home when II was
learned that there was illness IN their
homes The Board OF Health requested
that these children be sent home and
asked TO remain from school the remainder
Of the week
4 tribute of respect was paid by high
school students TO Mrs Maud a Bratton,
one of the faculty who died OF influenza
during he epidemic While the scnooi
stood Principal A Il Berlin read senti-
ments of affection and regret, recalling
the high ideals of Mrs Bratton and her
faithfulness to duty and regretting the
less her death would be to the school
MIS- Bratton taught III the English de
partment. When The epidemic broke
out and the schools were closed. she help
ed care for the sick until she contracted
the disease
Miss Ruth Barthoid a member Of the
faculty. is seriously III with influenza,
and A. Edward Rhodes l. recovering
from the disease He hopes TO return
TO his classes soor
The State Hospital has had 90 cases
Of fl" all told. Of which six have died
All are better except seven, five of whom
have peneumonis The quarantine will
be lifted at the institution on Wednesday