The Washington herald., 1907-10-24
FOR CLEAN SCHOOLS
Board of Education Discusses
Sanitary Measures.
BETTER REPAIR WORK NEEDED
Capt. Oyster Discusses the Power of
Commissioners to Pare Down the
Boards EstimHteS-ReSOIutfO Is
Adopted Aimed at LObbyists-Ap-
pOintments and Promotions.

| Better sanitation and better workman
ship in the repairing Of school buildings
was the sentiment of the members Of the
Board of Education expressed when they
met yesterday in Franklin School
One Of the committees had reported
that one Of the buildings used by the
Langdon School was entirely unfit for
school purposes and unhealthy, and that
the water supplies Of the schools should
be subject to an analysis at least three
times a year.
After listening to the monthly report
OF the ways and means committee, Capt.
Oyster president of the board, expressed
himself strongly to the effect that the
Commissioners should not cut down their
recommendation TO Congress foN school
appropriations The question was raised
whether the District Commissioners had
the power 10 cut down the estimates the
board submitted.
Capt. Oyster said that, although the
board asked for about $4,000 more than
last year for repairs, that the financial
condition Of the schools was good. But
he gave great emphasis to the fact that
better workmanship in the repairing Of
the schools should be demanded. He re-
cited many cases of bad work being
done, and said that often when lockers
were found broken, the pupils were held
at fault. when. in reality, the blame
should be attributed to the workmen who
had fixed it in the first place. Specific
instances Of this were mentioned in the
plumbing. black-boards, lockers, and ce-
ment floors.
Aimed at Lobbyists.
Mrs AIussey recommended that none
of the employees Of the schools should be
allowed to go before Congress or any
members or committees of Congress to
recommend any measure that could be
conducive 20 their welfare or that Of any
oEe else. The point was raised that many
important measures We're hampered be
cause some one would give a biased view
Of the situation. The resolution was
carried.
DR.. Chancellor reported that the board
would be asked at some future time 10
sanction the plan to raise a chorus Of 300
voices from the public high schools.
II was recommended by the board 10
change the classification Of L. f. c.
Colliere from group A, class 6. 10 group
B, class g. This viii give him a salary
of $1,000, with the opportunity 10 obtain
an increase on the plan OF the automatic
increase. The recommendation was made
on Mr.. CoIieres efficiency as a Hnguist
and a teacher.
Cadet Officers Named.
The cadets TO receive appointments as
officers were as follows:
In Eastern-Captain. Ralph w. Brown.
first lieutenant. Clarence J. Evans; second
lieutenant, jackson Mccoy.
In Mckinley Manual Training School
Captain, F. N. Pelzman; first Lieutenant
y. N. McKernon, w. C. Bauantyne: sec
ond lieutenant. II r. Schmitt, W. K.
ScammeIl, II. A Cobaugh.
The following changes in teachers were
approved by the board:
designations accepted-AIiss Daisy Lee WortbiDr-
ton. teacher Of English and Latin in Central High
school; Miss ]. L. DUmont. first grade model
teacher, Dennison School; Miss V. L. Watts
teacher, Grant Scho0l.
PromotiO1s-Irving " Boernstein. clerk az Busi-
Maud Hoyernale, clerk to the director Of inteune-
date instruction, from class / 70 class ?; Dr. ".
y. Hudson teacher Of physical culture in the high
schools, from class to class 5; Miss S. H. Wells
from second 70 fourth gTade Miss Mary Brown
teacher Of fourth grade. % first grade model teach
er: Miss 5. B. Holland from third 10 fourth grade;
Miss ', 3. Sullivan. from second 20 third grade;
Miss A. NJ. Simont0n, from class ! 10 class 2; c.
Ii. Fearing. from class ! 20 class 2; Ms. r. G.
Baldwin. from class to class 3. with an increase
Of salary.
App0intments-Niiss Selma GreenappIe, Normal
graduate, 10 second grade, Adams School Miss
Ina McCaUley. Normal graduate as teacher Of
first grade, Takoma School; Miss C. Belle Meyers
teacher Of physical culture in the grades; Miss
Maude Flemming. teacher Of first grade, Payne
School: Mary A. Wheeler teacher Of German IN
the college section Of the elementary schools Henry
Adams, as engineer at Armstrong Manual Training
School; Miss Ethel AiCCleary teacher Of Latin and
English IN Central High School James D. Kirkpat-
rick, teacher q Mathematics and English in white
high and manual training schools; Miss Ethel Kei-
ST. teacher OF second grade, Grant School. Miss
NJ J. Watts, teacher Of sixth grade, Gales night
school.
Names put upon list Of SIhstitutes-Niss Josephine
Driver Miss Camille Herman.
Establish class for foreigners at the jefferson
School in connection with the night schools to be
conducted Monday and Wednesday evenings
Appoint Miss Ida Harmel teacher Of the foreign
class:
TranSfer-lliss Agnes 4. Jones, physical instruc-
tor from CenJTal 70 Business.