The Washington herald., 1908-01-10
PROBE INTO SCHOOLS
Board of Trade Hears Re-
ports from Members.
THREE COMMITTEES NAMED
These VIII Investigate the Admin
istratiOn of the Public schools, and
Will Report on sanitation, Needed
Repairs, and sites for New Build
fngs-Meeting Well attended.

AT It's initial meeting last night the COM
mittee on public schools Of the Washing
ton Board of Trade made progress to-
ward the investigation OF present condi-
tions and recommendations for the better
ment Of free education in the District.
Work for the ensuing year was mapped
out, several subcommittee appointed. and
a good beginning made toward giving di-
rection 10 public opinion with reference TO
the Improvement Of educational facilities
at the Capital About twenty-five mem
bers of the committee responded 10 the
call Of the vice chairman. and the discus
sion Of various questions regarding the
schools was full, frank, and exhaustive.
1t was explained that in the absence
from the city OF William II Singleton,
chairman Of the committee. it had de-
volved upon the vice chairman. Herbert
F. l. Allen. to call the committee to-
gethar for organization, with view 70
begin " ork before the January meeting
OF the beard on January %
Plan Complete Report.
Mr.. Allen stated that it was desirable
that the committee should have some
thing definite TO report at the January
meeting Of the board. and If this were to
be done, the members must enter upon
their duties at once, investigate present
! conditions, and frame a report which
should be a guide to the action of the
/ board at its coming meeting
Postmaster Barnes. William F. Guide
/ and Ernest Daniel, members OF the Cham
| ber of Commerce committee on schools,
were called upon 20 give statements OF
/ what had been done by that organization.
They stated that an investigation had
/ been made regarding the organic act uu-
+ der which the schools We're now 0perat-
/ ing, and the committee had in terms ap-
proved the law. Tha Chamber of Com
/ merce committee had examined several o.
/ the supervising principals and those who
/ testified had agreed thar the law was in
/ itself satisfactory, and that the principal
/ thing needed was TO give It a fair trial
Need a superintendent.
/ The opinion was expressed that what
was needed was an efficient superntend-
ent Of public instruction to give the
statute the proper force, rather than a
/ change of the law. II was also stated
that the schools now needed quiet, and
plenty Of it,"
/ After these statements it was decided
that the committee should resolve itself
! Into several subcommittee TO investigate
I the school system make reports upon
several minor parts Of the system, and
collate the whole into a consistent report
To this end three subcommittee were
named, with a special committee upon
Fairgrounds and school gardens.
Members of Committees.
The first committee appointed was upon
school administration and the amend
ment Of act -, which is the organic act
upoa which the present system IS
founded The committee named is com
posed Of Charles :. Bundy. chairman
William II Baldwin. C. l. Harding. Er
nest IT. Daniel. Arthur d. Ramsay MTs
Ida q. Meyers. David L. Selke. 3. F
Barnes, John L. smith, and Percy 3
Foster.
The second committee named was upOT
repairs and sanitation, composed of VIII
tam F. Guide. chairman; Clarence II
! Rheem. r. A. Phillips, Ellis Spear, John
L. Henderson, William TindaH, c. r
Yoder. Victor J. Becker. and Edgar D
Shaw.
The second committee was upon build
iugs and sites for new buildings, com
posed of Sidney J. Besseiieyre, chair
man; Walter y. Acker. A. Lisner, c. a
|Joerissen. Frederick A. Fenning. Henry
Xander. A. LeftwiCh Sinclair John DOYLE
Carmody, and J. ID. Creamer
The special committee on playground
and school gardens is composed of VIII
lam F. Guide. chairman; 4. Lisner, IN,
7 )hu Nj. Henderson.