Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-23
Cold School Rooms.

UNFINISHED OR DEFECTIVE HEATING APPARATUS.
The officials and teachers of the public schools
are now meeting with much embarrassment in
their work on account Of the deficient heating ap-
paratus In several OF the school buildings. In
some OF the buildings on cold days the schools
have to be dismissed. The Gales and Webster
buildings are practically closed In cold weather
On account OF tne failure OF the contractor to COM
piete the heating apparatus. In other buildings
1t appears the children suffer with the cold.
Trouble is experienced in the old part Of the
| rooms, whenever the mercury begins to fall In
the annex or new part the heating apparatus is
morning the teachers and pupils in these schools
mad 10 wear their outdoor wraps in the school
rooms
The trouble about the heating of the buildings
IS said to grow out OF the pending controversy be-
tween officials as to the direct and indirect sys-
TENS OF heating.
THE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS AT THE WEBSTER
rsr-l u. BUILDING.
This morning all OF the schools, except one in
the Webster building, were dismissed soon after
they assembled, some OF them to reassemble at
O'Clock and some were closed for the day. The
| schools In this building have been dismissed in
the same manner during the whole OF the present
week. When STAR reporter called there about
| noon some OF the teachers were gathered about
stove temporarily erected in corridor. The act
Ing principal said that the school on the first
1S noor were the coldest, as the basement beneath
| 1t was the practise, she said, not to keep the
schools in session when the thermometer regis
tered temperature below sixty. The reporter
was taken into one OF the lower rooms, which the
young lady, who presided there as teacher, de-
scribed as ian ice-house." The thermometer in
| this room when the schools assembled in the
| morning registered 4s. The janitor of the build
Ing, Mr.. VermilliOn stated that he expected the
heatlng apparatus would be so far completed by
next Monday that the radiators would be in working
order. He expected to have the indirect heat
Ing apparatus in order by the 1st OF December.
The teachers do not think that the health of the
pupils mas yet been affected in any way as none
OF the scholars have been allowed to remain In cold
rooms When the schools are dismissed until one
O'Clock, many OF the children remain at home dur
Ing the whole day. When the schools are dis
missed for part OF the day, the teachers give out
work to be done by the pupils during the inter-
mission, so as to enable them to keep pace with
pupils In other more fortunate schools.
AT THE GALES BUILDING,
where twelve schools are located, the same state
OF affairs exists as at the Webster building, the
heating apparatus not yet having been completed.
The contractor is now pushing the work as rapidly
| as possible.
In THE EQUITY COURT o-day in the case of Lang
icy agt Ferry testimony was ordered to be taken.
Johnson a9t Chapman was referred to the audi
TOR NOyeS agt Gray; sale ratified. PelZ agt.
PelZ; support pendente lite and counsel fees grant
ed Turton agt Tolson; infants shares ordered
Da1d.