The Washington herald., 1907-10-06

After harmonious session of the board
of education lasting five hours, the es-
Inmates which viii be submitted 70 Con
gress at the next session were yester-
day approved, ana VIII total between
S45o0O0O and $i,0000
Most OF the estimates drawn up by
the estimate committee were enlarged,
and although Mr. Cox stated at the com
mencement Of the meeting that the
former sum would suffice, il is thought
by Capt. Oyster that at least a hundred
thousand more VIII be necessary. The
estimates We're drawn up by the COM
mittee under the impression which is
said TO have been gained from Building
Inspector Ashford, that the cost of each
room in new school building would be
$6.00o, but this was thought to be in
sufficient By Dr. Chancellor and the
board which allowed $500 for each
room.
Clerical Force Small.
AR Cox. chairman Of the estimate
committee, in the preamble to his re-
port said that the clerical force IN the
schools was insufficient. and he called
particular attention to those suggestions
which asked for an increase
He also called attention to the fact
that several new school buildings were
necessary and made recommendation to
that effect, excepting industrial schools
for which ne said q new plan was being
formulated
That the schools must have an architect.
was also decided by the board. who also
asked for an increase I'm the salaries, and
the numbers OF books
Mrs Terrell brought out the point that
some Of the text books In use now are un-
nj 20 place in the hands of the pupils
from sanitary and moral standpoint. due
10 writing on them
Capt. Oyster objected to having the
police as attendants. asserting that that
branch of the District government was
already taxed 20 its utmost A provision
was made for attendance officers.
Among the largest appropriations asked
are: 3,000 for an architect; 81 400. for
stenOgrapher and clerk TO the superiu-
tendent; I,290 for clerk 10 the board of
examiners in the white schools; for ad-
diJional repairs 10 the schools, 0000o;
GO -sI
Various Other Provisions.
Provision for horses and carriages for
the assistant superintendent Of schools
and for the head of the iauitors was also
made; for Teachers Institute. 81 500; for
Fairgrounds. $500: for gardens, 5000;
FOR text books. $4,000; for compensation
OF counsel Sl,2g0; for equipment Of the
Mckinley Manual Training School, SS5. .O10:
for construction of new normal and
model school on Columbia Heights. $500. %
Coo: for a negro normal school. including
grounds, $4,000; for tWelve-rOom
building In the fourth division. 500. 900.
gymnasium and repairs 20 Central High
School. Ss0,000; extension and completion
OF the plans for the Mckinley Manual
Training School S1Z5.O00, for four-room
addition to the Monroe School, $4,000;
for school in Cleveland Park. $500: for
redtting the Franklin School building
$4,000; for twelve-room school in thir-
teenth division TO take the place Of the
Garfield School, $4,000
1t was remarked at the meeting that
of the seven schools appropriated for last
year, not one was under way, and that
the plans for only two had been drawn
up, and that only two buildings of those
appropriated the year before had been
erected.
DIT. Chancellor stated TO the board that
there were twenty-f0ur more high-schoOI
classes this year than last An addition
10 the Western High School Is also rec
commended, 10 cost not more than $72. COO
Last years estimates were s. .272. 600 asked
for. and s. $4,000 received