Evening journal., 1919-03-11
ITO KEEP SCHOOL
CHILDREN HEALTHY
Board Will Ask Visiting
Nurses Association to
Examine Pupils
AGAIN COMPLAIN OF
NO. IS SCHOOL

Definite action TO alleviate health
conditions IN the schools and among
: the school children OF tho city was
taken at the meeting OF the Board ef
Education last night 10 was decided TO
call upon the Visiting Nurses Asso-
citation 10 make a scheduled medical
Inspection OF the children, thereby les
senlng the possibilities OF the spread
OF disease among them.
Or. Conwell Banton. a member OF the
Board, declared that several Instances
have been brought 90 his attention late
~ OF children In different schools suf-
fcring from contagious skin diseases.
mainly OF the face and scalp. Tie urged
that medical attention be Immediately
lnaugurated so as 10 prevent any Df
these from spreading among other chill
dren and into the homes.
Many children are sent homo from
the school they attend. asserted DR..
Banton, because they complain OF feel
ing m or have a slight fever. Their
parents do not know what Is wrong
with them and simply put them 90 bed,
With proper medical attention at each
school, The aillng chlld's case could be
diagnosed before being sent home and
proper preventative steps taken 90 gem
orally Insure a quick return 90 health. I
Or. Bsnton said he had found traces of
rins-worm among pupils of No. u and I
No, % schools. He added, however, [
that the disease was not confined 90 /
these schools.
With the institution OF medical in /
spection in the schools, Dr Banion /
stated That indications Of adonoids, /
whooping cough, smallpox and scarlet /
fever will be quickly noticed by the /
nurses and the necessary precautions
taken. He estimated that this would
mean a decrease In these cases OF more
than 30 per cent among school chill
dren.
The motion received The unanimous
approval of The board, Members Of
the board, however, expressed them
selves as regretting Thai under recent
financial conditions IS Is impossible 20
have the kind OF medical inspection
that they would Ike 90 have installed
IN The schools OF the city,
The Visiting Nurses Association Is
already giving invaluable services I'm
the schools. Dr. Clifford J, Scott in
formed the board. II was declared that
D
iuaugurate an even more extensive sys.
tenn OF inspection than before
The following Instructors were rec
ommended 90 and authorized by the
board TO teach in The part-time night
schools IN connection with the school
board ohligations OF the smith Hughes
appropriation
Henry NJ snyder Lawrence j. Limp, I
Lewis Sterner ana !. B, COuntryman. /
The regular teachers committee recon- /
inended The appointment as teachers in /
the Wilmington elementary schools, Sid |
l/y Scott Is assigned 10 School No. 2s.'
Tier appointment Is 90 take effect Feb I
fuary 2S Mildred Buchanan Is assigned
10 School No. 4. Her appointment Is TO I
take effect February -. The committee
tlso recommended the temporary ap- /
'oiniment OF Anna Eberhardt as a y
eacher in the Wilmington elementary 6
cbools and her assignment to school p
o. Her appointment is to take ef- /
'ct March T.
Robert A. McLane OF No. 1907 Lam
'sier avenue read a lengthy petition 70 ~
ne board signed by a number OF citi-
ms, deploring The conditions Of No.
school, After a lengthy discussion.
which superintendent Scott took is
oe with the petitioner as 90 The Verac-
" az the statements in the petition. the
'eitioncr was permitted So Withdraw his /
leuuon. Ellwood Souder assured Mr..
NeLane that everything Is being done
1y the board TO improve conditions. and
mat as more funds are scCRred line
necessary improvements will re made
me board also received and nlcd "a
peuNon from residents i'm The neigh
1ornood OF No. 222 West street "a house
bought by ihe board for Inc nurnoso
of establishing 8 school FOR colnro5
children which is for the present beinr
inhabiled by colorcd family. The pe.
ilhoners IN this case complained against
the proposed school for colorcd chn-
lren,