Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-20
Caustic Colloquy.

Caustic Colloquy.
Capt Oyster moved that the matter be
referred to the committee on teachers and
jantors for investigation and report, but
before this motion was adopted Mrs. Terrell
inquired whether or not Japanese children
were not allowed to attend white schools.
Yes" replied Dr. Chancellor. but they
are not Americans and this Filipino Is an
American.
oh l see" said Mrs. Terrell. somewhat
sarcastically Lucky is the man who is
dark and is not an American.
The superintendent smiled broadly at this
sally.
1t was decided by the board to investl-
gate a report that the Waggaman property
in Georgetown is unfit for school purposes
and should be abandoned. The Congress
Heights Citizens Association addressed the
board in communication, read by Secre-
tary Common. asking for more room for
schools. II was announced that this mat
ter had already been attended to by Assist
ant Superintendent Hughes.
A table of estimates to reimburse en-
ployes of the board who have lost salary
through the reorgar iZatiOn of the system
was returned to the board by the Com
missioners. When 1t had been explained
that this was practically the same thing
which had been prepared by the board
some weeks back. it was referred to the
ways and means committee with power 10
aci
The appointment of the following commit
tec on compulsory education an
nounced Mrs. Mussey chairman and DR..
Atwood.
Reports From Principals.
Reports from principals of schools in the
vicinity of It'll and o streets northwest,
asked for by the board at an earlier meet
ing were read. The principals of the Cen
tral. Mckinley and Business High schools
and of the Pope graded school reported
that so far as they could learn the pupils
di 1 not enter saloons near the buildings.
but that in their opinion their influence
In the neighborhood was very bad.
1t was voted that the superintendent of
tanitors. Mr.. McQueeny, should have
telephone installed in his home
Superintendent Chancellor requested
that the board ask Congress for $4,000 in
the urgent deficiency bill to continue the
work of the night schools this year, and
the matter was approved.
The board made 1t a rule that no one
Should have key to any school building
but the principal and janitor of that
building and the superintendent of jani-
tors.
A request by the superintendent that an
estimate OF $4,000 to improve the Cen
trail High School be included in the esti-
mates for 1907 was referred to the ways
and means committee with power to act.
The board extended its thanks to Mrs.
Edmunds, widow OF the late Commits
sioner Edmunds of the District for her
kindness in presenting pictures to and
her general interest in the Edmuljs
schools.
The Eastern High School Alumni Asso-
citation was granted permission to hold
reception in the school building Deem
Der 81 in honor of Principal Small. Af.er
some little discussion it was decided to
authorize the printing of former Super
intendent Stuarts report for the last
school year-190J-1906.
Mrs. Mussey. after the superintendent
report on his southern trip had been
read. asked whether the superintendent
ought not to report each month what he
IS doing in order that the board might
know how school affairs are progressing.
DR.. Chancellor said he agreed with her
perfectly and would present such reports
as soon as he had the time to prepare
them.
In reply to a question from Mrs. Mussey
the superintendent said that it had not been
the custom heretofore for the superinten-
dent to report to the board.
large number of acquisitions for sup
plies. &C.. were approved collectively.
Before this was done, however. Capt.
Oyster again insisted on knowing what
the state of the finances of the board
were. The secretary satisfied him that
there was enough money to meet the ex-
penSes requested.
New Building in Brookland.
On motion of Capt Oyster it was de-
cided to give a hearing to white and col
ored citizens of Brookland on the ques-
ton OF erecting a new school building in
that suburb.
There was sharp colloquy between
DR.. Chancellor and DR.. Atwood over the
appointment of normal school graduates.
The latter held that the order of ratiig
should be followed and the former de-
clare1 that the board had authorized him
to give weight to experience in picking
from the classes of 1905 and 1906 The
secretarys report sustained Dr. Chancei-
Tor.
The committee on text books and the
committee on lectures made report. 1t