Show SCHOOLS DO NOT OPEN MONDAY DecIsion Made by Board of Edu Education caton cation last E Evening AlY MEASURE The Tue Power Jover or Ile the or Do 10 I is ar I It I lies Il She lIWer The public school children of thi this city wi will b be deprived of school chool tt at lea least On ono more week The bor board ot of education decided at their meeting last evening that the tho schools hal not net open until Monday January 2nd 2nd This decision WIS wile reached after n a most earnest debate ot of two 10 hours hour and ond was sustained by fe five and opposed d by three rho rhose who tn ta OlOt the postponement were Vilson Henderson Young Walker and Crich Crichlow low ThOe who voted against It were Moyle MoyIe Newman and The reading ot of the following com Introduced the queston question To lIon Board ot of Education On account ot of enco ence of at contagious diseases In the city and especially on account ot of the dred dread dreaded e ed disease smallpox the tho local board of health adI advised d the board of education sma some time ago to cOe close the tho public schools for thIrty days Since then 11 all cles cases or of smallpox have havo ben been carefully und and quarantined tined as WI we do that smal small smallpox pox can be prevented by vaccination we tel feel justified In nc ou that I it wi viiI 1 be soe safe to open the public schools l provided that no one be c admit admitted ted to the either t teacher or pu pupi pi who ha has not ben been successfully vac vaccinated and we 0 advise you ou I as I a moI meats ur ore for tor the protection ot of the tho health Malth that you henceforth reus refuse 10 to admit unvaccinated to the pub 10 lb schools The he evidence of vaccina ton lion required should b be a certificate from some come legally qualified practitioner of at medicine In the State or the local bord board ot of Very respectfully J C 13 KIN Health CommIssioner Dated January 1 11 1900 loard Board of Education Sal Salt Lake City executive commIt tee tea ot of the State board ot of health de desires sires Bires to endors endorse the tho rule ot of th the board of at education requiring ni all school hol chi chil children dren to sho show tIn signs of at successful or present n a certificate ot of vac ac from ron n a responsible physician before belore bing being allowed to reenter schol school we recommend the strict enforce ment ot of said eald rule F S BASCOM T D B A general discussion tol owed the reading ot of this ob to I It because I it was given b by byWay wn Way ot of advice and not a command Some members questioned the author authority Iy ity ot of th the board ot of education to enforce vaccination and as that I Ocr ower was held b by the ot of health It should hoult order what It wants anta tone done nt not merel merely Th The Idea ot of enforced and the tho closing ot of the dorl doors ot of the public schools against children who nt not b been n suc successfully vaccinated was rig vig vigorously rigorously opposed by Moyle Newman and They contended that It If the tho b board ard or of health had power to enforce vaccination upon the public school children they had iwer to en enforce force torce It upon the children ot of prate schools hals and ot of Sunday schools and In Intact tact fact the tho entire community Dr Beatty was 0 present and aoel avowed that the board 0 of health had the power to suppress al all public and place the whole city under quarantine but the queston question was A what is II best beat to tob 1 b donl done I It was much ealer easier hE he sold said the chool children to 10 vaccinate public to 10 vaccinate the entre entire community Re He sold said the tho situation In Salt Lake made It vr very for tile the board ot of health that of at so 80 may bing being honesty honestly opposed to vaccination The board ot of education did not car care to assume the responsibility ot of lag Ing vaccInation but would le leave o that responsibility to 10 the board ot of health Dr Kin ICing said lie he was willing to order the board ot of educatIon to take this step It if the tho other health officers would concur wih with hIm II ha could not do I it alone Henderson thrust the mater matter ot of cbs clos closIng lag Ing the tho schools upon the tho board ot of edu education cation b by moving that the vacation acton be extended for tor one week Mr Ir Newman amended this moton motion by moving that when the schools open next morning al all children be nd ad admitted I if tile tho are healthy whether they are arc vaccInated or not not After a brief this was ruled out ot of order anti Mr Ir Moyie lole moct moved an anan an amendment that al all schools open Ir Ic respective ot of vaccination I think says he that the schools should to ni all or closE close to al all The board was ns warming up to a controversy when a Vote ote on Mr amendment was ordered Tle The resul result was that Hender Henderon son on Young Walker Wison Wilson and Crich Crichlow CrUel low voted against It Newman Moyle and supporting 1 11 A vote was then Ihen taken on Hendersons moton motion wih with the same result as above stated The board voted oled 9 to Sup Superintendent Pinney for tor work done at the Lowell school chol and then adjourned until Fri Frida Friday da day further Jan discussed 19 when hen the wU will I be I |