Show SPREAD OF SICKNESS Last nights session of oC the board of edu education education education cation was largely largel devoted to discussing health conditions The sanitary commit committee committe tee te ee reported families quarantined on mi uc account of contagious diseases This nUmber e Includes twentythree cases of I c rl tJ fever five of smallpox and ninety th f measles The number of pupils school on this account was given iJ Superintendent S Allison submitted a tab tabulated tabulated tabulated statement showing howing that on Feb 7 the number of pupils absent from the schools f on account of oC contagious dis diseases diseases diseases eases was The same number was out Feb 14 H and a week later the trouble was increased by The report for the week Just closed shows another large increase i The number of cases c es of scarlet fever is said to t be the greatest ever reported to too the tho board So far but one death has re resulted suited hulled from measles during the present epidemic The board elected three new teachers and Increased the salaries of oC several oth others otherE others ers erE who have been advanced to more Blare im tm important positions A number of bills In Including Including including those for the recent bond election were werl ordered paid x |