The New Spirit . g the disease. The chil-dren can be kept up with better in school than out of school. This can be done by hav-ing the homes where the disease is present, quarantined. The teacher should know thewhereabouts of his pupils each day. If a pupil is absent a day he should be required togive a reason. A pupil who has been exposed to the disease should be required to stayat home until the time has passed for all danger of his taking the disease from his lastexposure. By using COMMON SENSE from the beginning it will not become necessaryto close the schools. In case of epidemics that ca


The New Spirit . g the disease. The chil-dren can be kept up with better in school than out of school. This can be done by hav-ing the homes where the disease is present, quarantined. The teacher should know thewhereabouts of his pupils each day. If a pupil is absent a day he should be required togive a reason. A pupil who has been exposed to the disease should be required to stayat home until the time has passed for all danger of his taking the disease from his lastexposure. By using COMMON SENSE from the beginning it will not become necessaryto close the schools. In case of epidemics that can be checked by vaccination, the children should berequired to be vaccinated. This will enable the teacher to carry the school on withouthaving to close it and will greatly reduce the danger of the epidemic. It is always better not to close the school, as the demoralization that accompaniesa holiday only makes conditions worse. The children can be managed better by con-tinuing the work in school. M. E. MATTOX. 31. R. M. NICHOLSON Neshoba County


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