Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-01-03 | Page 5 | Opening of Schools May be Postponed for Awhile

OPENING OF SCHOOLS MIT BE POSTPONED FOR AWHILE "Warning to the public of the measles meas-les epidemic, In yesterday's standard, has proved sufficient, 1 think," today said Sanitary Inspector George Shorten. Short-en. "Now that everyone knows ot the. Beveral hundred cases and tin' ioc s sit ol keeping children out ol the theatres until the epidemic is under control, we find the parents and the theatre managers cooperating with us In the effort to prevent a spread of t he disease " Mr Shorten said the warning also had the effect of causing several cases which were hidden to be reported this morning. "I think the opening of the schools should be postponed another week ' from Monday," the Inspector said, I "o.therwi 1 some of the schools will be short of enrollment and much dissatisfaction dis-satisfaction may result from the loss of several days of class work. "When the schools open all children I t orn homes under quaiantine must ob-tain ob-tain a certificate at the health office, in the city ball, for which no charge is made, before they can bo admitted."