RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY BOARD OF HEALTH

FEB. 25, 1909

EVENTS

WRITTEN BY : TINA EASLEY

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I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LACK OF RESPECT OF OUR FAMILIES HISTORY , THAT A FREE FAMILY - HISTORY WEBSITE HAS TO COME TO THESE KIND OF TERMS , DUE TO INTERNET THIEVES .

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H.J. WHITSITT (WHITSITT' OPERA HOUSE )AD - FROM THE DAILY SOLIPHONE 2/25/1909

PARAGOULD , ARK. FEB. 25, 1909

THE SCHOOL BOARD MET AT THE COMMERCIAL CLUB HALL AT 7:30 P.M. IN A RESPONSE TO THE CALL ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD , R.C. GRIZZARD .

ROLL CALL WAS MADE AND THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT :

R.C. GRIZZARD - PRESIDENT , J.A. MORGAN , SECRETARY , A..A. KNOX , J.R. THOMPSON , J.A. SMITH , J.A. LAMBERT.

ALSO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH THAT WERE PRESENT :

DRS. J.G. McKENZIE , F.M. SCOTT , W.R. OWENS .

THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD AND AGREED TO BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH WAS AS FOLLOWS :

WHEREAS , THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE A NUMBER OF CASES OF SMALL POX SCATTERED THROUGHOUT PARAGOULD .THERE APPEARS TOO BE DANGER OF ITS SPREADING UNLESS PRECATIONARY MEASURES ARE ADOPTED AND ENFORCED .

THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED :

THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PARAGOULD SCHOOLS IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO PUT INTO EFFECT "AT ONCE " THE FOLLOWING :

HAVE EACH TEACHER TOO NOTIFY EACH PUPIL THAT THEY CANNOT RE-ENTER SCHOOL MONDAY MORNING , THE 1ST OF MARCH , 1909 , UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN VACCINATED BETWEEN FRIDAY EVENING , FEB 26TH , 1909 AND MARCH 1ST , 1909 OR UNLESS THE CAN PRODUCE A CERTIFICATE FROM A PHYSICIAN STATING THAT THE SAID STUDENT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY VACCINATED WITHIN THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

IT WILL NOT BE NECCESARY TO BE RE-VACCINATED IF THE STUDENT OR STUDENTS CAN PRODUCE THE CERTIFICATE FROM THE PHYSICIAN .

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED . THAT EACH ROOM AND HALL OF EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING IN THE CITY BE THOROUGHLY FUMIGATED UNDER THE DIRECTIONS OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH .

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED : THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT HAVE EACH TEACHER TO NOTIFY EACH STUDENT THAT THEY MUST NOT ATTEND MOVING PICTURE SHOWS WHILE THIS ORDER IS IN EFFECT ANY STUDENT CAUGHT ATTENDING A MOVING PICTURE SHOW DURING THE EXISTENCE OF SMALLPOX WILL BE EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL.

THE SUPERINTENDENT IS FURTHER DIRECTED TOO HAVE EACH TEACHER CAREFULLY CALL THE ROLL EACH MORNING AND AT NOON. IF ANY STUDENTS ABSENT ARE TO BE NOTED AND THE NAMES SENT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT . THE SUPERINTENDENT IS TO IMMEDIATELY GET IN CONTACT WITH THE FAMILY ASCERTAIN IS SICK. IF SO THE SUPERINTENDENT IS TO NOTIFY THE BOARD OF HEALTH , IMMEDIATELY.

PARENTS ARE REQUESTED TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE BOARD OF HEALTH. AND ARE ASKED IF THEY FIND THEIR CHILDREN SICK TO KEEP THEM AT HOME UNTIL THEY ARE CERTAIN THE CAUSE OF THEIR ILLNESS.

J.A. MORGAN - SECRETARY OF THE SCHOOL BOARD