Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-03
DEATH Of R. N. WALKER,
DELAWARE COLLEGE BOY
Though He Died of Typhoid, In
vcstIgation Fails 20 Trace
Disease TO Newark.

Robert NJ. Walker, son Of State Sens
tor ard Mrs John Nj Walker of Hockes-
SIN. died yesterday at hrs home, following
q thrs4-week illness OF typhoid fever
He was 10 wears OF age and q student IN
freshman class OF Delaware College He
was a graduate Of the Wilmington High
School "a well Though not "a member 81
the football team. he took au active part
in All the practice work Of this sport, as
well rs other out door games lie Is sur
yIved by his mother and father. ore
brother. John NJ Walker Jr.. and 8
sister Esther Walker The funeral will b.
held AZ his late home on December ~
. O'Clock lnterment viii he private IN
Iuckessln cemetery
Astwo other Delaware College freshmen
John Lynch of Iewes AMI james Chapman
az Georgetown are Ill with typhoid
though both arc reported 20 be recovering
livery Evening sent a staff man = Della
ware College TODAY 10 ascertain whether
there were arv more cases or any appar-
ent local cause for the affection. The IN
formation obtained was gratifying Ii
was found through inquiry among col
lege officials that there are no more cases, ,
neither Is there any apparent local cause ::
also that the proportion of three students
among the nearly 500 in the two colleges.
i very small. which Is considered q
particularly gratifying showing II was
also learned that the college and state
health authorities have becu conductIn q
l. rigid Investigation, with the above
result
Accor ding to the college officials Lynch
and Chapman left the college on Noyem-
Der 10. after having been in the lnfirmary
there two or three DAYS Walker. howcver
went home as soon as he began 10 feel
badly and had not returned. The officials
stated when inquiry WAS made today,
that every precautlOn was being taken 70
prevent further cases and they see no
reason why any should occur from any
local cause Regular inspections are made
Of the kitchen, dlningrOom and store
rooms. The State Board Of Health last
Saturday week sent q representative 10
Newark. who took blood tests Of waters
and dietitians, and they found all to
be in a healthy condition. The object Of
the tests was 10 ascertain whether there
were any germ carriers, and IT was found
that there were not. Every Evening $
representative today found the kitchen,
dinIngroom and storeroom scrupulously
ciean and in good order Posted in the
diningrooIn was the following series Of
menus for today, at 30 cents each, which
are fair sample Of the food served the
students each day: Breakfast Grape
fruit, cream Of wheat, French toast, coffee
Salmon outlet, macaroni and
cream, pickles, biscuit or sally lunn,
cocoa or tea Dinner Roast veal and
dressing, mashed potatoes, beets, Wash
ington cream pie, coffee.
The reporter was informed that the
college officials expect to recommend to
the president that the students be in
oculated as a special safeguard They
said they had learned nothing however,
10 indicate that the disease had been CON
tracted through any local cause by any
of the boys The college uses the town
water, which is said to be good
Mayor Frazer of NewaIk said today thht
the town has clean bill of health and it is
proposed to keep it so. He said the water
and milk supplies are good, while town
sanitation receives constant attention.