Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
CHILDREN INSIST ON
ATTENDING SCHOOL
Despite Quarantine at No. %
They Want to Have Christ.
mas Entertainment.

Nv order ~ nr. &. NJ. linnhN, rrcsi-
Aon, NJ the nonrd of Health. public
shuol No 20 az Thirtieth and Wash
inu,on ~,r.,s has been closed follow
inston streets. has been closed follow
among the pupils thrrc. although In
very lisht form. The building will Ne
funiiratcd today by the health board
cf,icisls and " viii bc Kept closed until
after the New Year,
Despite this order practically all
IN, boys and girls attending .hc school
gathered about the doors at Ia. usual
hour this morning prepared and anxi-
uus % attend the regular sessions.
TheN could not understand why they
were not admitted. Miss Florence V.
Marley, the principal, explained what
had happened but the children set up
a loud clemor that they wanted to go
W. school 80 they could have the
Christmas entertainment which has
hcon planned and for which they were
preparing for several weeks. Miss
Marley finally racifed them by an
nounvinH that She would have the
Christmas festivities Tor them M per
tfurtam whom they returned for the
regular session after January 2.
While the children do not apparent
~ realize the fun import of the situa-
tion al this school their parents do
ana there IN much concern among
thcin relative To the Developments
Parents of the children 40 are said TO
he making llsht OF the condition OF
their boys or girls bat the mothers
and fnthcrs uf the nearly 500 children
All. Al
net as Yet developed any symptoms
OF the disease are very much worried
lest the fever and skin disease spread
silll further among the pupils.
The Board of Health has taken fun
charge cf the situation In addition
g. seeing that the school IN thoroughly
fumisatrd the health officers have
h'pn directed 90 make a special in
NsHtigation throughout the nrighhor-
hood tn determine how many OF the
thildrcn are ill and to placard and
quarantine the houses where any OF
the sick arc found. The health Of
h'lhlH believe they have now a record
ut all the eases of scarlet fever among
The city children attending that school
hut they naturally have no record of
rural section as they are beyond the
jurisdiction of the city board.
David A. Ward superintendent OF
nhouls last nieht at the meeting of
th0 Hoard of Education reported that
~ vases ot scarlet fever had been re-
ioftod to him yesterday 10y the prin-
cilul at No, "a school who also in
FORMED him that 7b children were alb
H'ht on account of illness. Of this
numher 20 are sick and two are In
HOMES whore Illness exists. lie said
We enrolment AZ the school is 500
~ consultation with the medical in.
srsctcr. Dr Frederick Armstrong. and
the president of the Board OF Health
IN. Handy regarding the situation a,
the school u was deemed advisable te
'lusp % fur the remainder of this week
and be- 20 advised Miss Marley the
principal
Miss Marley said today she noticed
the nfst evidence ~ the ailment among
the children about November l. Tn,
child lives IN the city and when sh,
started to investigate she was Informed
fhe family physician had declared II
simply a ease OF stomach trouble anc
SORE throat The home was neve,
tuafaniincd because the physician
'leimcd, she said II was merely whaf
u, termed stomach rash and thai
hvfo was no danger. This child re.
covered sufficiently within Ave dav.
~ hr able % rCirun 10 school and die
a..
Mics Marley stated further tina
soine parents have kept from her IN,
fhrt That their children were sufferins
nom the peculiar ailment and in othe,
cases whore she found the children
marked with the rash and sent then
homo their mothers have telephone,
~ her and protested strongly arains
their bolns kept from school. Dr. Arm.
suuhs the examining physician of IN.
school board n was said TODAY sas N,
authority in any case where the fam
ny rhNslcihn has pronounced the cas-,
al rirht ana not dangerous Man,
lafchts have refused 60 have physi
,innr 10 attend their children when IN.
fnsh showed on their bodies an,
ihiunEh thes, ways the disease ha.
-rf"ad untli yesterdays decision I,
tlus' the school was the result.
Nhiis there are "a known cases o
rhil'' t"Ner among the children at
Nndinr the school. some of them flt,
trsih"nts and some living In the 'rura
s'ruuhs, " IL thought others may b
inund Tor som. are known TO be n
Mhum phyAiclans have not seen no
whuHr teH"s have not been diagnosed
How the disease was permitted 10 gai,
rnch headway before the situation a
the school was discovered and inves
'h'"u hns not been made clear. Tn
h'hl'h u''cials however, feel they hav,
t' situation well IN hand and the,
n' not have any fear OF a furthe
si'i"ed ~ the fever. with the possibl
'svviilen ~ one or two new cases al
.i'ady developed but not yet reported