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Charles S. Beal

Charles S. Beal

Title

Charles S. Beal

Description

Spanish Influenza ravaged the state of Iowa starting in the fall of 1918. This inevitably led to a statewide quarantine in October of 1918. Penn College closed from October 14, 1918 to November 4, 1918. On November 21, 1918, President McGrew ordered all faculty, staff and students to wear flu masks during classes and chapel. The masks were made by students in sewing class under the supervision of Miss Rosenberger. More flu outbreaks occur in the Women’s Residence and on December 14, 1918 and many students leave school early. President McGrew allows the flu masks to be discarded on January 6, 1919

Source

Box 11

Publisher

William Penn University; Wilcox Library Digital Archives

Date

1919

Rights

www.wmpenn.edu/library/library.html

Format

image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

students 57
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p16125coll3,56

Collection