Evening journal., 1922-12-11
GAS FUMES
AGAIN DRIVE
PUPILS OUT
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to the school this noon after it had
been found necessary to dismiss sew
eral of the classes due to monox;de
gas, insisted that the school be
closed, he charging he found pupils
in the eighth grade. on the second
floor being slowly poisoned by the
gas.
Mr.. Hughes demanded that the
school be closed at once, threatening
to take legal steps to enforce the
closing of the building until changes
were made whereby the gas would
be eliminated.
Mr.. Smith said that he would have
the present heaters examined to-
morrow and Wednesday and if pos
sible the school would be opened on
Thursday. President Smith, Of the
school trustees, ordered the school
opened this morning.
Gas fumes were again noticeable
in the school this morning and four
children, Harry Neutz. belinda Toy
Clara Campbell and William Litch-
field, were made so Ill that they had
grade was dismissed. Several chill
dren of the eighth grade were al
lowed to go home in accordance with
written REQUESTS from their parents.
DR.. A. j. Strikol was sent for and
requested to give his opinion on the
conditions. He examined several of
the eighth grade pupils and said that
their respiration was bad and pulse
rapid. He suggested that DR.. Her
bert j. Watson. State chemist, be
asked to come to the school to make
an investigation and analyze the gas
IL possible. Principal Whitehead i'm
mediately tried TO get in touch with
DR.. Watson and will ask him to make
the investigation.
Seeking the source OF the gas II
was found that two Of the pipes lead /
ing from the hot air heater and to
the class rooms above lie on the
basement floor.
It was also disclosed that two of |
the fountains had been leaking down .
on the pipes. These two defects may
have caused the present conditions. /
Between 60 and 20 children are /
out of the school with measles and .
mumps and Miss Ada Jones, teacher
Of the first grade. Is at home i'll with
the measles.
Mr.. Rudolph trustee, with a
member OF the school committee of !.
the Five Points Civic Association.
called on a numbe. of the School
Board of the district yesterday TO
discuss the situation and the re
quest to close the building. It was
SAID by one of the trustees that the
gas which caused the children to
become i'll was due to smoke from
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
lines, nearly half a mile from the
school house.
Mrs. r. I. HUT. another school
trustee. said the heaters had been
on Saturday. and the trou-
bic eliminated
Mrs. HUT in speaking OF the prev
Glance of contagious diseases among
he pupils said: such reports are
Thee is no more i'll
less in this community than is found
n others at this time Of the year."
DR.. A. J. Strikol. the examining
physician, however said today there
we're at least twelve cases Of
measles in the school district and
numerous other physicians had
imiliar cases. DR.. Strlkol today
aid he agreed with DR.. T. r. Brown
PRESIDENT of the State Board of Edu-
alton. and Mr.. Rudolph. a school
rustee that the building should be
losed.
One trustee Of the district who
pposed the closing of the school
lso disapproved of a plan suggest
d yesterday to utilize the Commun-
y Building or other structures for
chool purposes during the present
vercrowded condition Of the school
The action OF the school trustees
n not closing the school after It (
ad been found necessary to close
he building twice last week owing
} gas from the heater causing the Z
hildren TO become i'll came as Z
lrprise among parents today.