Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-18
Business Matters Before the
Board of Trade.
SUBJECTS CONSIDERED
NEED OF MORE SCHOOL BUILD
INGS SUGGESTED.
REPORTS on Public Library and Public
Buildings, Respectively - Remarks
on the Consular Service.

Four annual reports of committees of
the Washington Board of Trade were
read and discussed a a meeting of the
board last evening at the New Willard.
Later buffet luncheon was served and
members mingled in the big banquet hall.
President w. V. Cox, elected at the last
meeting of the board. presided over the
association for the first time. Gen.
George IL. Harrles, secretary, was pres
emit
The reports discussed We're those on
public schools. public buildings, public
library and public order In order to
facilitate the business of the board all of
these reports We're printed and distrib
uted among the members attending the
meeting
The report on public schools was pre-
scented by DIR. A p. Pardon, chairman,
and was as follows:
Your committee, to whom is intrusted
the interest of the public schools, reports
with much pleasure that with good adj
ministratton, enlarged and improved ac-
commodations and efficient officers and
teachers have produced during the past
year excellent educational results. not
only in the graded schools. but also in
the classical, manual and business.
In the graded schools instructions in
cooking. sewing. drawing and music
have been of much practical value. There
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school attendance for the many that
work during the day appreciate the only
opportunity they have of receiving pub
lie instruction; ample provision should
be made for them.
designations of Teachers.
Your committee announces with regret
that several experienced and efficient
teachers have resigned during the year
to accept like positions in other cities on
account of the increased salaries offered
Nearly all of our teachers are graduates
Of our Normal School. They have, after
years of arduous study. faithful service
and ripe experience by merit alone risen
to responsible positions. We cannot af-
ford to lose them and We would not II
they were fairly compensated for serv-
Ices rendered.
Your committee. in it's last report advo-
Gated medical inspection of the public
schools. Congress at its last session pro-
vided for twelve medical inspectors
These inspectors have recently been APP
pointed
Inspection upon rational lines and with
due Difference TO parents and personal
wishes will undoubtedly improve the by
giene of the schools and health of the pr-
pills
Is not only creditable. but gratifying The
graded schools alone occupy over $50 build
ings, with about LEO teachers. The total
number of pupils in our schools will reach
this year nearly 5000.
The new buildings recently erected and
occupied this year are as follows: The Ed
monds, Wheatley. Montgomery and Abby
8 Simmons.
Additions have been made to the Brook
land. Cranch, Takoma and Good Hope, af-
fording 1.S4o additional seating capa city
Notwithstanding these additional seats
We still have insufficient accommoda tons
for pupils. The Hubbard and Johnson can
not accommodate the population of Mount
Pleasant. Meridian Hill and Columbia
Heights. new eight-room building is
greatly needed in that vicinity
In The sixth division the Webb and Pierce
school buildings can accommodate but eight
schools each; in the two buildings there are
twenty-three schools, fourteen of them
halliday schools.
In the fifth division forty-three schools
are crowded in thirty-six rooms. necessitat-
ing large number of halliday schools
Additions are also needed in the Ivy CITY
and Petworth buildings.
More Pupils Than Seats.
The Mckinley Manual Training School