Called to order by the President at 2 p. m. Present: Drs. Davis, Wishard, Tucker and Hurty. Sanitary surveys of the schoolhouses at West Newton and Val ley Mills read as follows: SANITARY SURVEY OF SCHOOLHOUSE AT WEST NEWTON, DE- By J. N. Hurty. In response to an invitation of the Trustee, Mr. J. D. Sanders, and several patrons of the school, the State Health Officer made an inspection of the schoolhouse at West Newton, April 23, 1906. This schoolhouse is known as West Newton School No. 3. Site. The site comprises about two acres. It is high and rolling and well drained. It is in every way satisfactory. The Building. The building is frame, built in 1876. There are three rooms above and three below; no basement; narrow box winding stairway, heated by Ideal Heaters, which are not satisfactory. There are two fire escapes on the building. The foundation is brick and somewhat washed by water, but not dangerous, nor could it be termed bad. The steps are in bad repair; the floors are worn and very poor, yet the building can not be said to be dilapidated. First Floor.—The building is entered by a vestibule facing the west. From the vestibule a narrow winding stairway leads to the upper story. Two doors open from the vestibule, one into the primary room and one into the room for the Sixth and Seventh Grades. Primary Room. It is 24x30x12, total 8,640 cubic feet, furnishing space for forty children. There are 41 seats; enrollment 41, average daily attendance 32. The light is admitted from three sides and the teacher is compelled to look into the light. Considerable space in this room is occupied by the Ideal Heater. Blackboards glossy and teachers complain of this. Sixth and Seventh Grade Rooms.-This room is 24x30x12, total 8,640 cubic feet. Enrollment 26; average attendance 22. Floors worn, glossy blackboards. Much space in this room is occupied by the large Ideal Heater. It is lighted from three sides and the teacher is compelled to look into the light. Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Rooms.-This room was built on to the main building some time after first construction. It is entered by a vestibule built inside the room. The said vestibule is used as a cloak room. The room is 30x30x12, which is 9,600 cubic feet, supplying space for 48 pupils. There are 50 seats, enrollment 46, average attendance 40. Glossy blackboards, floors worn, considerable space occupied by the large Ideal Heater. The light is admitted from three sides, and the teacher is compelled to look into the light. Second Floor.-Second floor is reached by a winding narrow box stairway, which opens into a vestibule. Vestibule is lighted by two windows and is used for a cloak room. One room opens into a narrow hall, which has been created by building a partition through a room which is immediately above the primary room. The room partitioned off as described is used for a laboratory, is lighted from three sides, floors are worn, blackboards glossy, and is heated by the Ideal Heater in the room below. Eighth Grade Room.-This is the high school room and it is 30x30x12, which makes 9,600 cubic feet, space for 48 pupils; enrollment 52, and average daily attendance not given. The room is lighted from three sides. Glossy blackboards, floors worn, heated by the heater in the room below. Teacher faces light. Third and Fourth Grade Room. This room is the second story of the addition which has before been described. It is 30x30x12, making 9,600 cubic feet, furnishing room for 48 pupils. It contains 50 seats; glossy blackboards; lighted from three sides; the floors are worn. The teacher is compelled to look into the light. Warmed by the Ideal Heater in the room below. Remarks.-Whooping cough prevailed in the school towards spring, but no epidemic diseases. Coughs, colds and catarrhs prevalent every winter. Opinion and Recommendations. It is very plain that this schoolhouse is not sanitary. On account of defective lighting the eyes of both teachers and pupils are being injured, and on account of defective heating and ventilation their general health is being injured. It is very apparent that the building can not be repaired so as to make it sanitary, and I therefore recommend its condemnation. After consideration of the above survey, and after hearing arguments from patrons for and against condemnation, which arguments were duly considered, the following order of condemnation was unanimously passed: PROCLAMATION OF CONDEMNATION OF THE SCHOOLHOUSE AT WEST NEWTON, MARION COUNTY, INDIANA. Whereas, It has been shown to the satisfaction of the Indiana State Board of Health that the schoolhouse at West Newton, Decatur Township, Marion County, Indiana, is unsanitary and unfit for school purposes; it is therefore Ordered, That said schoolhouse is condemned and shall not be used for school purposes from this date, May 18, 1906, forward. And in the event of the trustee or any school teacher or any person violating this order of condemnation, then the Secretary of the State Board of Health shall duly inform the Attorney-General, who will bring prosecution as in the statutes provided. REPORT OF SANITARY SURVEY OF VALLEY MILLS SCHOOLHOUSE, MARION COUNTY, MAY 14. Site. The site is excellent in every way. It is high ground and surrounded with few trees. * Building. The building is an old frame with a much worn foundation, holes are torn or broken in, and there are cracks in the foundation in several places. The building is one story. The plaster is off in places and there are cracks in the ceiling and walls. Eighth Grade Room.-This room is 24x32x14 feet, making the cubic contents 10,752 feet. This supplies space sufficient for 51 pupils. The enrollment is and the attendance is The light is introduced from two sides. On the west side there are four windows and on the south there are two windows. The teacher is compelled to look into the light. Each window has eight glass lights, 12x18 inches, making the total glass area for the whole room of 72 square feet. The required amount would be 128 square feet. The room is therefore not properly lighted. The blackboards are glossy and chipped in places. The room is heated by a stove and there are no ventilating shafts. Primary Room. This room is 24x24x14, making in all 6,064 cubic feet, furnishing space for 30 pupils. The enrollment is the attendance is The arrangement is such as to compel the teacher to look into the light. The room is heated by a stove. There are no ventilating shafts. The floor is bad. Outhouses.—These are well separated and are in passable condition. Water Supply.-The water is carried from a well at a farmhouse, about one-eighth of a mile distant. The well at the schoolhouse furnishes water which is impure and is not liked by the children. Opinion and Recommendations.-It is my opinion that this schoolhouse is unsanitary in every particular and unfit for school purposes. I recommend that the same be condemned. Ater consideration of the above survey, and after hearing arguments from patrons for and against condemnation, which arguments were duly considered, the following order of condemnation was unanimously adopted. PROCLAMATION OF CONDEMNATION OF THE SCHOOLHOUSE AT Whereas, It has been shown to the satisfaction of the Indiana State Board of Health that the schoolhouse at Valley Mills, Decatur Township, Marion County, Indiana, is unsanitary and unfit for school purposes; therefore it is Ordered, That said schoolhouse is condemned for school purposes and shall not be used for said purposes from and after this date, May 18, 1906, and in the event of the trustee or any school teacher or other person using the said schoolhouse for school purposes, then the Secretary of the Indiana State Board of Health shall duly inform the Attorney-General, who will bring prosecution as in the statutes provided. Passed by the Indiana State Board of Health in special session, May 18, 1906. Documents concerning the schoolhouse at Monument City, Polk Township, Huntington County, were read as follows: MONUMENT CITY, HUNTINGTON COUNTY. Monument City, Ind., 1906. To the State Board of Health: We, the undersigned, residents and patrons of School District No. 7, in Polk Township, Huntington County, Indiana, respectfully request that you make an examination of the school building in said district as to its fitness for school purposes, and that you make known its condition to the Trustee of said Township. Geo. C. King, John Ammerman, Mathias Chrisman, Homer REPORT OF SANITARY SURVEY OF SCHOOLHOUSE AT MONUMENT CITY, HUNTINGTON COUNTY, POLK TOWNSHIP. Survey Made May 10, 1906, by J. N. Hurty, Secretary. Site. The schoolyard covers about one acre and is well situated. The ground is high, gravel is found a short distance beneath the surface and the natural drainage is excellent; so good, indeed, as not to require tiling. Building.—The building is brick with a stone foundation; no basement, two stories, two rooms, built about twenty-five years ago. The walls are sound; no cracks. The entrance is by one front door, which opens into a small vestibule lighted by one window. No provision for warming vestibule. Primary Room. The primary room is on the first floor and is entered through a door from the vestibule. It is 36x24x12 feet, which makes 9,504 cubic feet, furnishing space for 47 pupils. The room contains 52 desks, enrollment 43, average attendance 40. The desks are of the old wooden variety, yet are of good condition. Wraps are hung on hooks which are attached to the east wall of the room. The floor is in bad repair. Light enters by six windows, three on each side. Each window contains eight panes of glass, 12x18 inches. This does not furnish enough light, for the total number of square feet amounts to 72, and if the rule of one-sixth of floor area should be in glass is followed there should be 192 square feet. In other words, there is not quite one-half as much light as sanitary science demands. The blackboards are slate and the room is warmed by a stove. There are no ventilating shafts. High School. The high school room is on the second floor and is reached by a narrow stairway of twenty steps, in which there is one turn.. This stairway is not of the variety known as "box stairway," but is, nevertheless, such in a general way, because it is so narrow and so confined in a small vestibule. If this schoolhouse were ever to catch on fire there would certainly be a pile of corpses to count in and upon the stairway. This schoolroom is 36x22x10, making 7,920 cubic feet, which space is sufficient for 39 pupils. There are 40 seats, enrollment is 29, and average attendance 27. Floors are worn; no ventilating shafts; blackboards are slate. The room is lighted by six windows, three on each side. Each window pane is 12x18 inches, eight in each window, making 72 square feet of lighting surface. The sanitary requirements for lighting surface for this room would be 192 square feet. The room is heated by a stove. The Water. The water is supplied from a drilled well, which the trustee said was 110 feet deep. From this it is fair to presume the water is potable. Outhouses. The two outhouses are ordinary frame and are widely separated. Sickness. The testimony was to the effect that no epidemics had prevailed among the school children within the last few years; but, as would be expected, coughs, colds, and acute catarrhs were all frequently reported. Recommendations. As the above report, measurements and all considerations show this schoolhouse to be unsanitary and not up to standards, I therefore recommend its condemnation. After due consideration the following order of condemnation was unanimously adopted: PROCLAMATION OF CONDEMNATION OF THE SCHOOLHOUSE AT Whereas, It has been shown to the satisfaction of the Indiana State Board of Health that the schoolhouse at Monument City, Polk Township, Huntington County, Indiana, is unsanitary and unfit for school purposes; therefore, it is Ordered, That said schoolhouse is condemned for school purposes and shall not be used for said purposes from and after this date, May 18. 1906. And in the event of the trustee or any school teacher or other person using the said schoolhouse for school purposes then the Secretary of the Indiana State Board of Health shall duly inform the AttorneyGeneral, who will bring prosecution as in the statutes provided. REPORT OF SANITARY SURVEY OF SCHOOLHOUSE AT ROCK CREEK CENTER, ROCK CREEK TOWNSHIP, HUNTINGTON COUNTY. Survey Made May 10, 1906, by Trustee W. D. Cline. Site. The site is bad. It is low, wet and undrained, and can only be drained with difficulty. Building.—The building is brick with stone foundation, built in 1890. It was originally a one-room building, but lately it had been made into two rooms by a rough board partition. The building is entered by a |