Evening star., 1908-01-31
DOLLNER SCHOOL BILL
Adopted by Senate District
Committee Today.
SUBCOMMlTTEE'S REPORT
II Speaks Of Factions in Board Of
Education.
EFFECTIVE JULY l, 1908
Action Of Committee Unanimous.
The Measure as Amended
Given in Full.
SUBCOMMlTTEE's REPORT
EFFECTIVE JULY l, 100

1t took the Senate committee on the
District Of Columbia just an hour and a
quarter this morning to adopt the favora-
BILE report of it's subcommittee on educa-
ton and labor on the Dolliver school
reorganization bill. A few minor amend
ments were decided upon. but they affect
in no way the essential provisions OF
the BILL which provides for abolishing
the board of education, the offices OF
secretary to the board, superintendent
assistant superintendent and supervising
principal. and the appointment by the
United States commissioner of education
Of director of education. who shall have
sole charge of public schools in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Senator Buriett, chairman of the school
subcommittee, submitted to the Senate
the favorable report of the District COM
mittee on the bill this afternoon, and the
bill was placed on the calendar.
Opposition to Appointing Power.
There was some opposition In the COM
mittee to several important features OF
the bill. especially that giving the ap-
pointing power to the United States COM
missioner OF education. 1t was urged
by one or two senators in the committee
that the District Commissioners should
be given this power. in order that the
District governmental system might be
kept centralized as far as possible This
opposition. however. had no ultimate eff
feet and. the report was adopted almost
unanimously.
No one was heard by the committee
either for or against the bill. notwith-
standing that Senator Burkett. chairman
OF the subcommittee, had received ntl-
merous requests for hearings, especially
from opponents of the measure.
The changes proposed by the full COM
mittee are as follows: That the date upon
which the act shall go into effect be july
|, 1913. instead Of April l. 1908; that the
United States commissioner of education
may remove the local director at any
time he sees fit: and that the director
may designate one of his assistants to act
as director in his absence without extra
compensation.
Chairman Burkett submitted the sub.
committees report and advocated its
adoption In support OF the bill the sub-
committee had the following observations
to make:
Subcommittee's Report.
"As must be commonly observed, the
present situation in the public schools OF
the District of Columbia is unsatisfactory
to everybody. and it is the opinion OF
ton is had to remove the schools en-
tirely from certain local influences that
now surround them the agitation will
continue. The teachers are in nervous
condition. the community is aroused over
the situation. and the i'll effects OF the
controversy in school matters that has
been pending fo- the last several years
have reached even unto the students
Your committee is thoroughly o. the
opinion that under such a condition OF
affairs the best work cannot be accom-
plshed in the schools. and that the school
system cannot attain the high degree OF
perfection which the schools OF the cap.
ital Of the nation should hold. We believe
that the Washington schools should be
a model for the country: they cannot be
so long as they are handicapped by per-
sonal prejudice and factional jealousies.
Your committee has not thought i,
best to go into a general hearing Of the
rumored charges of all sorts that have
been made by the board and against the
board, and by the teachers and agains,
the teachers. or by the former Fuperin
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