The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-02
I MORE INFLUENZA
CASES AMONG WOMEN
University Authorities Take
Stringent Measures to Pre-
vent New Epidemic.
MORE RULES FORMED
Girls Out of Town Will Not
Be Permitted to Return
Until Notified.

Seven new cases of influenza among
the University women were reported
yesterday.
Miss Eva Johnston, in speaking to
the districts captains at a meeting this
morning, said:
This may be the beginning of a
more serious epidemic than before.
The only way to prevent this is to
take the most stringent measures. We
shall attempt to do this through the
S. G. A. and through the district
captains.
six of these seven cases are among
girls who recently returned to Co
lumbia. Four of them can be traced
directly TO one person on the train.
"One of the first things to do is to
prevent any girl who is away from
here at present from returning until
she is permitted to do so by the health
authorities. Or, if she returns today,
she should be treated as a suspect,
and be held in quarantine until it
can be ascertained whether she is
dangerous of not. The house presi-
dent should communicate with any
girl away from her. and tell her not
to return until notified to do so. Or
if she Will write to me, | will tell
here when she may come back" said
Miss Johnston.
The duties of the district captains
at this time were enumerated by Miss
Johnston.
They must communicate with the
house presideuS every day some
time between l nd o'clock in the
afternoon. From her they must get
a report of the girls in the house.
The house president must give any
violations of quarantine rules, and
tell whether any girl is sick or not.
Any case of sickness with SYMPTOMS
at all suggestive of influenza should
be reported by the house president to
the Parker Memorial Hospital at once
and the girl sent over for examination.
No other authority should be consult
ed but the University Health Service
Any violation of quarantine rules
must be reported to the district cap
tain who in turn will give the report
to Miss Johnston and to Miss Nc
Kibbin
Reports of sickness are to be made
to Miss Johnston and to Doctor Slime |
by the district captains.
When one girl in house is taken
i'll with the influenza, the house is to |
be quarantined by the district cap
tian. This quarantine means that the /
inmates are to be segregated from
persons of other houses.
They will not be allowed to attend /
University classes or to enter any /
other house unless it be for meals. .
And they they are to be kept away /
from others by taking meals at an
other hour, or by some other arrange
nent
They are to wear masks in the house
among themselves.
Walking is allowed away from town
md in company of girls from the same
house. |.
Common use of toilet articles is
o be avoided. /
If at the end of two days there are
10 symptoms of the disease among
hose quarantined the ban will be lift
d.
AS for the rules applicable to the
in general. those adopted
in consultation with Doc
or Slime still are in effect with the
dded explanation that girls are to
lave no engagements with men at :
III, inside or out of doors. Il
House presidents and districts cap :
aims are held responsible for any I'M
eported violation Of these regulations.
Five houses were Quarantined last :
light. Thy are the Read Hall An
lex, the ri Beta Phi sorority, the Kap-
a Alpha Theta sorority, 7OS Missouri
venue and 703 Missouri avenue.