Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-05
SCHOOLS AND
THEATERS Will
N0TBE|CLOSD
crowding Regulations to Be
Strictly Enforced Says
Health Officer.

The public schools. and theaters
of Grand Forks will not be closed,
lsadore fMendohlson. acting city
health, officer, said this afternoon. e
plying to rumors that because OF the
influenza situation such a step would
be taken.
There are fewer cases of influenza
among children of school age than
among any other group of people.
Past experience does not show that
the closing of the schools reduces
the number of of influenza in
a city. he said.
It is not thought necessary to close
the theaters. in fact it Is thought UNI
advisable to do such q thing at this
time II b crowding regulations are
enforced. because theaters are places
of amusement. People need amuse-
ment to take their minds of influ-
enn.
CFowding regulations, apply.
Ing TO crowds under all Circum-
stancees In department stoFc9
'eevators general stores, street s
/. ccerss hoeeas, restaurants. ands,6th-
er places viii essstffct1y .en. II
! forced by the Grand Forks po- Y
J hoe department. III corporation 4,
with health authorities. Mr.. q
M~endohlson said. .
The Crowding regulation Il, in
substance, that people shall keep
thcR ice without coughing dis
lance. CArefulneas OF ones own
health, and keeping Of these reg.
ulataons is the only known safe
guard, MT. M~eudoh2son Sid.
Carrying out by the theaters Of the
crowdtng regulations put in force
yesterday, was done satisfactorily,
Mr.. Mendohlson said. An attempt to
stop crowding in street cars. partic-
utarly the.aones running to the uni-
veratX, tAlbelME worked out today.
~ 9poltceuaanssiaA.t be- stationed at
the'S curve onysThird Street where
cars from the south end.and the uni
versity meet, with. instructions to
stop any crowded car.
Today's Reports.
One death fro NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
monia; three serious cases Of influ-
enza-pneumonia; fifty new cases Of
influenza developing in the city yes
terday n being reported in today.
been reported to the health oficer
since the beginning of the epidemic
Is today's report.
Probably q good percentage Of the
40 cases reported are wholly or par
tally recovered. Mr.. .Mendohlson
said. It is alsns possible that there
arqe, la,bgood 200 Gases an Grand, Forks
that are not under medical care. and
as a consequence have not been re-
ported in to the city health officer.
the new cases reported today,
all were light in nature.
One new case was reported in the
state university hospitals this morn
ing, making a total Of 81 cases on
the campus. The one influenza
pneumonia case is>pronounced influ-
medical men in attendance. None
OF the cases on the campus are Of a
serious nature.
VIII Take Students.
sit Il ssPq i = x, s,ats ,es ua9fs2sSz
President Garland A: Bricker Of the
state school Of science, Wahpeton,
n. D.. wired President Thomas F.
Kane Yesterday as follows:
Hear you are closed on account
of influenza. Accept our sympathy.
Let us extend this offer. we could
care for fifty to one hundred first
and: second year college students
during u second semester which
began yesterday. No desire to
>prosolyte you studenta All would
be urged to return to the university
next fall, transferring their credits"
Although no statement from state
~l4niversityI oficiahswas, available this
afternoon itT,was, believed that, Be
cause the university. has full inten-
Mons Of opening within ten days, the
offer would not be seriously consid-
cred. The state school Of science
Is a state trade and. industrial school
Offering first and second year college
work. A unbe of its graduates
come to the university to complete
their work.