Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-09-14 | Page 7 | Will Reopen Gotham Schools September 25

f ILL REOPEN GOTHAM J SCHOOlS SEPTEMBER 25 Decision Reached Re ced in in Disrel e I t. t l L gard bryard of o Opinion of o Federal Feder Feder- K al III Health Authorities e C New York Se Sept pt 13 The The public 1 schools of New York City will open I September 2 25 25 This was decided to tonight to- to night b by the board of ot education There had ad been a difference of ot opinion between between be be- be- be tween federal and city health authorities author author- ties us ns to the wisdom of oC op opening tho schools at the time set because of ot the infantile paralysis epidemic ZI The federal authorities r were pessimistic pessi- pessi but ut Cit City Commissioner Haven a Emerson merson declared he saw no reason why wh the schools should not open at III 11 Uhe Ithe time Ume set f Commissioner Emerson announced a I that the total of ot deaths still was under 25 per cent of the total number of ot cases reported The number of ot cases I I I continues to decrease but the death rate has Increased during the last three weeks an and it Is feared It may go above 25 per cent Dr Charles E. E Banks senior surgeon of the f federal public health an service ii flounced he lie was not prepared to state M when It would woul be safe to lift the federal inspection here of or interstate tr travel