Letters From The People

Mr. Editor :-We have been informed tlmt, notwitli.stiiihiinjr the t'rti-t that tliere have been tlnee deaths in Ihe Hamilton Block. f rom contagious diseates, (such as diptheria), a teacher In one of the ward schooU has beeu a visltor at the bed of one of the patients, at least, who bas slnce dled. Wint I would like to know is, is it a proper thlng tor a teacher to do, to vislt such a place and then proceed to his classroom, where there are a large nuniber of children, any one of whom may be in just the right state of health to contract the disease? The parents of most. if not all of these children, would have serious objections to allowlng theni to come in contact with the contagión; then can they deern It vvise to send their children to school, not knowing whether or not tli is teacher uses any precaution to prevent snreadintr the sanie.