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Constructive health plans and wild
rned educational facilities. TO meet the
needs and requirements Of rapld1-
growing Casper. vie with IA other
ard with the entertainment numbers
on the program for general interest OF
the crowd which gathered TO partici-
pate in the activities.
To a. A. Siade, superintendent OF
Jasper schools fell the duty OF report
ing tho rozress Of the school sys-
tenn. He traced the growth OF educa-
ton here, during the past 10 years un-
III at the present time. Casper with
a total enrolment OF S.S5s students
surpasses all other cities OF tho state
n tho point of attendance.
He suggested that tho demands
which are being made for schoo ac-
commodntion here would require a
Junior high school. 20 take care OF sew
enth, eighth and ninth grade
such n building during the coming
year ho though would have an en-
rcIlment OF nearly 1000 students.
So remarkable has been h growth
Of tho school enrolment OF Casper
u at This years total represents an In
| crease OF 500 per cent during tho past
decade. BY continuing Its proportion
| alto increase next year. he said. Cas-
| 1cr schools will a to provide for an
| enrolment of nearly 5000 students.
which will make them the largest mn
| gie educational unit in the state OF
Wyoming.
other school topics were ably han,
| died by w. o. Wilson. a member OF
| the grade SCHOOL board and by NJ. +.
| wheeler an active worker In behalf
OF the school system here and a mem
ber OF the high school board.
Or. j.. r. O'Dornen. as city n
county henith officer was assigned the
major topic or the health features OF
lilo program His topic. ny
tho COMMITTEES. was Smallpox ana
means OF Prevention; Diphtheria n
lis Prevention Possibilities
In summing up he stated by y
opIng first one phase OF his sun)ect
| and then the other. that smallpox n
| diphtheria were absolutely prevent
| able diseases. During his term as
| health officer. extending over a period
| OF several years. no 'hat
| Natrona county had always been SUD
| jected to moro or less snaiipok out
| hat IL was always in h same mild
l form tnaI II now pcihk
| to some extent in Casper.
I'm all that time however" he sale
ct have never seen a case of smallpox
in which the person had been success
fully vaccinated in 20 years
He covered the conscientious obtec-
| tor. by stating that nearly every per
son knew someone who had nearly
lost his arm because OF vaccination.
He said IL remains n fact that all OF
these "nearly-so" cases still have the
use Of both of their arms and that
never In his professional life mad he
ever seen a person who had lost his
arm on account ct vaccination
He announced that vaccination had
made Advancement and that doctors no
longer attempt to carve their initials
on tho arms OF the patients. All re-
quired now. he said. is two short
scratches This successful form OF
vaccination he announced is entirely
practiced in the present day.
DR.. O'Donnell said that he had been
misquoted regarding tho smallpox
with exists here now.
II never told anyone that smallpox
now was any different thar II has
been for years in this county at GER
tain periods OF the year. The county
pays me TO prevent epldemics and ]
have felt it necessary on account OF
the virulent form of smallpox which
is rampant In certain parts OF the
country and because OF the high nor
tally records in Kansas City. Omaha
and Denver to urge the people of the
community 10 take the means at hand
of preventing a possible epidemic. The
mortality record In Kansas City lone
claimed ITO patients out Of $40 re-
portable asses"
He urged that every person in Cas-
per who had not been successfully
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