Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-22
BOARD FAVORS
VACCINATION
OF STUDENTS
Treatment Against Diphtheria
Subject to Consent of
Parents.

At a meeting of the school board
MONDAY evening at the Washington
school, DR.. G. A. Fuson of the city
county health office vas given permits
SION to vaccinate students in the public
SCHOOLS of Great Falls, including the
hlgh school, against diphtheria. The
only thing which can prevent such vac
clnatlon is the withholding of consent
by parents.
In speaking of the need for such ac-
ton, DR.. Fuson told the board that
dlphtheria had reached such a stage in
Great Falls that it is impossible to
check a possible epidemic by means of
isolation and quarantine.
Last year, the same vaccination was
made in the Franklin school on the
vest SIDE, with the result that. since
then, there have been no cases Of
diphtheria reported from those who
were treated. r. B. Noble, member
OF the board from the west side,
vouched for the statements of DR..
Fuson as to the result of vaccination in
the Franklin school. Mr.. Noble said
he knew Of eight cases of diphtheria
on the west side, one of which was
fatal. None Of these patients had been
vaccinated.
No Test for Small Children
For children under 10 years of age,
DR.. Fuson recommended that the
Schlck test be not used. He said that
this was but a test to determine
whether the person is immune to the
disease. This is done because 50 or
10 per cent Of the public are naturally
immune to the disease.
-Four teachers IN last years staff in
the public schools have resigned their
positions, three have declined appoint
ments and seven new teachers were
recommended by the board.
The four who resigned were Gussie
Elsesser. Irma Shordon, Stella Warren
and Lottie Kinney. Those who were
recommended for the positions are
Nellie Stephens. third grade. Whittier:
Alice McCracken, fourth grade, Whit
tier; Anna Corbett. fourth grade.
Hawthorne: Eudora Westergard. Latin.
high school; Wilma Goehner, English.
high school: Frances Benge. Spanish.
high school. and Ruth James, kinder
garten, Emerson.
The problem of taking care of rural
school children near the Big Falls was
taken under consideration. but nothing
definitely decided. This will probably
be reported back at the next meeting
VI II DcdIu. IL was fOuSut Jul thdt
there were but four children who would
attend the school and that the parents
of one child were planning to move to
Great Falls during the school year.
Because the expense of running the
han the cost of caring for the stu
dents in Great Falls or at Portage. il
may be decided not to open the school
at Big Falls.
Bruce E. Milliken. former principal
of the Butte high school, who will as
sumo the same position in this city.
will arrive in Great Falls Wednesday.
He is driving through from Dillon.
where he recently closed a term as in
structor at the summer sessions of the
state normal school.
Attend Nearest School
s. D. Largent, superintendent of
schools, has had several inquiries as to
the feasibility of children living near
other schools in the district coming to
Great Falls. He advises that all such
cases attend school at the nearest
building. II do not expect any great
increase in the enrolment of the pub
lie schools this fall" said Mr.. Larent.
unless business conditions improve.
Because the crops in Alberta are good
this year. I do not expect so many Ca
madam students in Great Falls this
year. Last year there were many in
both the high school and the public
schools. I
The teaching staff of the public
school system will not be increased
this fall. and no plans are being made
for the addition of any new courses.
Every year we have the same diff
Guilty in getting all children of school
age to begin with first day of school.
This is vitality important to the sue
cess of the student and the teacher.
So that it will not be so serious this