The flu situation among Portsmouth and Scioto County schools changed but little today.  While more rural schools were closed, better attendance was reported in the public schools of the city.

Valley and Rarden rural schools were closed today for a week.  Minford's attendance was at such a low figure today that announcement was made that classes would be idle for a week after the close of school this afternoon.

Otway pupils returned to school today but illness continued to keep so many from classes that the closing order was extended to next Monday.

Lombardsville also was closed today.  Attendance at Washington High school was reported better today.  The Sugar Grove school in that township also reopened.

Elsewhere in the rural area, the Wheelersburg district schools appear to be the only ones operating.

Only 120 children out of the 1,200 enrolled in Wheelersburg schools were absent today, C.H. Duduit, supervising principal, reported.

Seventy-seven children out of the 460 enrolled in Sciotoville High school were reported absent.  The figure was nine more than on Monday while Harding's abstenee list increased 21 and at Lindsay 18 more were out today than yesterday.

A checkup in the city schools showed 69 more back in classes than on Monday.  Two more teachers were ill today, making seven absent.

Absentees in New Boston's schools today were reported receeding as compared to Thursday and Friday when 25 percent of the children were absent from the three schools.

There are 1,600 children enrolled in the schools and approximately 20 percent were reported absent.

Absentees were classified at the three buildings as follows:  Glenwood High school, 111; Glenwood elementary school, 28; Stanton Avenue school, 100; and Oak Street building, 71.