The Washington times., 1906-04-18
COMPLY WITH RULE
OR LEAVE SCHOOL
Board Insists Students Must
Be Vaccinated.
CONGRESSMAN'S SONS CASE
Free Text Book Petition and Bills
Approved at Four-Mlnute
Session.

The Board OF Education decided last
night that the son Of Representative E
A. Hayes OF California would either
have to comply with the rule regarding
vaccination or leave the Western High
School. at which he is at present stu
dent
The decision was the result Of a COM
plaint lodged with the board by the Con-
gresham IN which he stated that his
son was not sufficiently strong 10 be
vaccinated and supported his position
with an af1davit from the family physi-
clan.
The matter was referred TO Health
Officer Woodward. who reported TO the
board last night that he could see no
reason why he should not be vaccinated.
Mckinley School Mo- Mentioned.
The session Of the board was one of
the shortest in the history of that body.
II lasted little more than four minutes,
which time was consumed in approving
several bills returned for action by COM
mitteeS TO which they had been referred
No mention OF the charges preferred
by the teachers Of the Mckinley Man
ual Training School against Principal
| A /. Gardner was made. but there was
visible expression Of suspense each
| time the secretary was instructed 10
visit Mr.. Stuart who was conducting
the investigation Of the charges in an
other room. The superintendent was alb
sent from the meeting of the board and
each time that his opinion was sought
/ concerning some matter he was visited
| by the secretary. He reported that he
had nothing to say regarding the mat
ter in charge. T. c Daniels and c. w
! 4Ia hA
/ before the Superintendent of Schools
/ last night.
Free Text Books Favorably Reported
The petition Of more than 500 parents
/ for the distribution Of free text books
in the high and manual training schools
as we'll as the graded schools, which
I was referred to the committee on ways
and means at the last meeting. was re-
turned from that committee with itS
approval No action can be taken on
the matter. however. until the estimates
for appropriation are made next July.
II was approved by the board and or
dered to be filed for reference when the
! estimates are compiled. An examination
of applicants for teachers of the cook
ing schools will be held on May and
! for which only those who have had an
education equivalent 70 a high school
training will be eligible Miss Laura
Jacobs was appointed a teacher.
Sign>d by All Students.
A student OF the Mckinley School who
was at the Franklin School last night
in conference with Principal Gardner
previous to the hearing before Superin-
tendent Stuart, said that the petition
being circulated among the pupils pro-
testing against the charges Of the ter
teachers had been passed to the pupils
I'm all years instead OF restricting It tC
! the senior class as had first been in
tended. He stated that nearly 80 name.
are already attached to the petition anC
in no case has the pupil refused to sup
port the undertaking when ii was ex
planned that It was in behalf of the &C
cused principal. It will be submitted L
the superintendent shortly after the be
ginning of school after the holidays
Those who have it in charge say tina
they intend to make it a unanimous sen
timent and that they will not be abl
TO secure some five or six names unit
the pupils return after the holidays.
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