Evening star., 1907-11-05

pected, and couple of other hearings
had to be postponed on it's account. 1t was
noon when the school question was set
tied Then Mr.. Macfarland, Capt Oyster
and Mr. Hughes told what had happened
on the inside.
Capt. Oyster was smiling when he came
out and SO were the other members of
the board of education.
They are going to do what we want
said the captain.
Mr.> >Macfarland had the following to say
Of the conference:
Commissioner Morrow's Views.
Engineer Commissioner Morrow took
up each Of the schools, and stated what
had been done. AS to Petworth, he said
that the health officers condemnation ap-
piled only to the two basement rooms and
not to the whole building, and that those
rooms were never intended for Scho IL
rooms, and that prov sion should be made
for putting the pupils elsewhere. He
stated that he had been planning to brin 9
old frame school building to the SPOT
which would provide for the children of
one of the rooms, and had been await
ing the approval of the board of educa-
ton.
Capt Oyster on behalf of the board
of education, stated that they We're still
endeavorng to secure rooms outside, and
thought they would be able to secure a
building just back of the Petworth School.
He complained specially of the toilet con-
ditions as he saw them a week ago.
''CommiSsi ioner Morrow stated that
since then toilet conditions had been in
proved, and that further Improvement
would be made, but that there must be
inconvenience until the addition should
be completed
Emery Building.
LAS to the Emery building, Commits
sioner Morrow stated that it had not been
condemned in whole or in part by me
health officer. and that the conditions
complained of were in process of being
improved, and would be completed as
soon as possible.
LAS to the Berret School, he stated that
the health officer had not condemned it in
whole or in part, and that the inspector
of plumbing reported to him that the
plumbing conditions complained of had
been remedisd last week.
Capt. Oyster said that all that the
board of education desired was to have
the conditions corrected, and if this had
been done or would be done the board Of
education would be satisfied.
II said 1t was evident. from Commits
sioner Morrow's statement, that much
had already heen done. and that so far
as possible. all the other conditions would
be improved. l stated that the nGalth
officer would be asked to make a personal
inspection of the three buildings and re-
port to the Commissioners. Capt Oyster
said that the certificate of the health ofil-
Ger would be entirely acceptable to the
board of education.
Desire of the Commissioners.
HE stated that 1t was the desire
of the Commissioners that communicl-
tions on school matters should be eX-
changed directly by the board of educa-
tion and the Commissioners rather than
by their subord!nates. Capt. Oyster said
that ever since he had become president
of the board of education he had advo-
Gated that policy. and the Commissioners
and the board agreed that there should
be no exceptions to it. Capt. Oyster
stated that the board of education had
designated it's president and its secretary
as the mediums of communicat ton.
Capt. oyster asked the Commissioners
to see that repairs were made as quickly
and as thoroughly as possible. and the
Commissioners stated that they had al
ways endeavoTed to do SO. and would con-
tinue to do So
Capt. Oyster spoke of the Monroe
building, where the health officer had con-
demned one Of the basement rooms, and
said that in that case the board of edu-
CATION met the situation by removing the
pupils from that room and distributing
them in the upstairs rooms and that they
had not included that in the order to
close the other buildings"
The statements of Capt. Oyster and Mr.
Hughes covered practically the same
ground as that of Mr.. Macfarland.