The Washington times., 1908-11-04

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uuiotest OF conversational tones his
statement that Il called this special
meeting that We might answer this
without too great a delay Your cont
mittee, of which ] ans member. has
drawn up a reply TO II which viii now
/ be read"
Reply Of Captain Oyster.
The boards letter to Major Morrow
/ was as follows;
, October 81. 1908.
Major J. ]. Morrow, c.. E. L. s. A.,
/ Engineer Commissioner, District OF
Columbia, Washington, d. c.
! Sir: l have your letter OF the S0th
/ instant, and you will pardon me for
! saying that .ts expressions are beside
! tie case-its viewpoint beng = little
warped, perhaps from -he impulse it
which Il was conceived
! You are in error in stating that 7 have
ever consented 20 the pcrsoI mel % the
committees Of three members each to
] inspect the new school buildings, and
/ YOU .ail 20 understand that The lettcr you
+ received records not my personal, luz
the unanimous official protest IF the
/ Beard OF Education This protest, ad-
+ Judged reasonable and necessary, is not
/ tse voice Of one member, bat of the en-
/ lire nine members Of the board
! For YOU as an Individual ! entertain
Jh- highest feelings Of regard, and unite
with tile board IN observing fer YOU as
an official tho broadest measure of re-
succt As To CAPTAIN Kelley you are
( grossly in error. as 4 do not question
his ability OF integrity. Bur very prop
eTiy neither considcra uon viii tempt
I thC Board Of Education, ca myself, 10
I suppress OF modify our official juCg-
lneHt or action. when the conditions So
vltally affecting the children and tie
? ttDrh hers iutrustgd 20 our SteWa rdsf ip
steps taken ia the appointment OF two
/ committees referred 10 Is adaTtcd TO
such relief the board officially asserted
] its diSpRssiOpate objection
Controversy is uuseemly AMI pr0hJlees.
IT have none with yOu and Slail not be
brought TO one By any Illumination 1C-
/ credited To YOU and the press. In s0n-
mon with tie other members Of the
I board, I sacrifice private feeling ana iu-
! teIeSt. that NE may gnrCscrvtGly aG-
/ dress ourselves 70 the welfare OF the
/ schools. fslut duty must be done. even
! at the pain Of differing with YOU and
! let il be understood that from its fun
disc barge now or hereafter, ia no wise
and by no one shall the Roard Of EdU-
cation be halted or the least swerved-
JAMES K. OYSTER.
! President OF the Board of Education
Unanimously Adopted.
Almost enthusiastically the board
unanimously adopted the letter. and or
dered it sent 10 Major Morrow, as rep
resenting the District Commissioners.
With that the incident was closed, and
other matters were taken up.
/ The Suspension OF Janitor James
] Hunter OF Philip School, Tor violation
of the fire protection rules OF the board,
( was reported. and referred TO the in
Ice #ra@4.H lon
Two payrOIs OF schools In which the
doors opened inWardly were declared
10 have been held up because of pro
I vision in the law to that effect This
question was not finally settled. and
went over until the regular melting OF
the board next Wednesday
Morrow Replies.
1T note that Captain Oyster states
that / am IN error in saying that he
consented 70 the personnel of the com
mittees OF three members each 10 in
spect the new school buildings. It may
be that Captain oyster Is endeavOring
I to Justify this false statement by the
insertion OF the words three members
each and is quibbling thereon"
! Commissioner M5rrOW thus made
/ answer today to the letter Of the Board
of Education, in which exception is
taken TO the appointment of Capt VIII
( liam Kelly. Assistant Engineer Com
I missioner and Building Inspector Ash
ford on a committee TO inspect the
schools.
! Commissioner Morrow declares that
/ Captain Oyster agreed TO the oTganlZa-
tion of a committee for fire protection
some time ago. and at that inteTvieW =
made no objection 20 the presence or
the committee either of Captain Kelly
or Mr. Ashford.
In relation TO the appointment on the