EMPTY DESKS at Grand View Elementary school are evidence of the effectiveness of the flu bug attack on city and county schools. Thirteen of the 28 students in this class were absent today. In the county, 15 per cent of all students were absent today. "CLOSE CLASSES? WAIT AND SEE oe Flu Slackens at High Schools, | witches to Elementar des | | 3 mauney A et oD cs CF By Cliff Thompson | at the Valley, Lakeview and Plain City schools, Supt. Bell said. p Invading influenza forces switched their attack schools By been to the noon firm beachheads had established in several schools throughout The the area. main attack was the schools possibility hardest Weber 2) per - county Supt. cent of closing T. H. Bell elementary senteeism the hit.’’ casualties for reported at several schools the Weber High School showed some improvement today with only 338 absent pupils. Absenteeism had been around and entire ab- district nearing 15 per cent. Of the 10,400 _ students, 1,552 were out of school) today. fC eS 600 earlier the same at the three county jun-| ior high schools where absenteeism| had been about triple for the past ‘few days. The situation was not as serious in the city schools, although the flu bug was making some inroads in elementary attendance and _. bit harder in the two high schools. Fhe junior high schools were reeae SEA iT te yy v “We'll see. what happens Monday ‘and if the situation is any worse _ we'll be forced to seriously think about closing,’”’ Supt. Bell said. Hardest - hit were the West and North Ogden about 25 per cent Weber schools where| of the student population was absent today. Ab-| _ Senteeism yer i RAT ae, A » wea Pose serious ue that almost was " r y this week. The situation was reported about| directed against county schools where skyrocketing absenteeism was causing authorities to give ‘‘some thought to WEBER ‘HIGH IMPROVED elementary today. ae “ ported holding trielr own against the assault. Ben Lomond High School officials reported absenteeism ‘‘has been get- ting. worse all week long’’ reaching a peak of 190 today. This was up from yesterday’s 168 and Wednesday’s 140. DOUBLE NORMAL Today's absent students were about double normal. Absenteeism at Ogden High School climbed again today after dropping slightly yesterday. Of the 1,800 students enrolled, 275 were reported out today, a 2 per cent increase over yesterday. Hardest hit of the city elementary schools were Dee, Grand View, Lincoln, Lorin Farr and Thomas O. Smith with absenteeism ranging up a to about 15 per cent. Grand View reported 70 of its 421 students absent with 13 out in one class of 28. School officials said the brightest spot appears to be that the illness doesn’t last long. Most students are ‘reported out only a day or two. |