Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24

that your committees are on the alert.
for they supported the same propositions
which the commission laid down. We
ought also to be thankful 40 some one
who was thoughtful enough to appoint
the commission. Quite number of neces-
Sary improvements have been made in the
school since the commission began its
work. We are not disposed to quarrel;
We want results in protection for the
children. and We have gotten them.
The board will miss Mai. Morrow S
assistance as Engineer Commissioner. He
has been willing to do much for the
schools. and he has been very kind to us
and very clever in getting sites for new
buildings"
A short time later President Oyster
continued his comments on school i'm
provements by announcing that a COM
mtttee of the board had been before the
District committee of Congress and had
been well received
1T was gratifying to your committee to
find that there was pleasant atmosphere
during the hearing" he remarked.
Answers Mr.. Allen.
President Oyster also touched OH the
criticisms of the boards management of
the schools at a recent meeting of the
Board Of Trade. He stated that Herbert
Allen, who made the adverse comments,
wanted an opportunity to explode him
self" Explaining that Mr.. Aliens daugh-
ter is pupil at the Hubbard School,
about which Mr.. Allen talked, Capt.
Oyster remarked that it was strange that
ME. Aliens daughter should have gotten
the worst text book in the school,
'Aii the books of that school are ac-
counted for but one and we are now look
ing for that one" he declared. I'VE be-
lieve 1t is in the possession of Mr. Allen
Mr.. Allen criticised the accounting sys-
tenn of the schools. but 1 think if We can
distribute books to an eight-room building
and miss one We have pretty good
system"
Capt. Oyster also explained that he
criticised Mr.. Allen for being unfair be-
cause Mr.. Allen read letter 10 the board
criticising the school management, but
failed to read the reply from the school
authorities to Mr.. Aliens letter.
In letter to the board, read yesterday.
citizens in the vicinity of the Chain Bridge
School protest against the crowded condi-
tons in that school and ask that port
able building be placed there. Supt
Stuart remarked that portable building
was needed there, and the matter was
referred to him for adjustment. The
superintendent was also instructed to in
vestigate a request that representatives
of the Ant-Tuberculosis Society be al
lowed to enter the colored schools and en-
roll members.
The voluntary reduction of teacher
from the third or fourth grade to the
SGCOnu kTdu0 pTOVohed ulSCuSSlOH. II was
explained that many teachers desired to
make the change because the second
grade is only a halliday school. while
the higher grades are full-day schools,
and the pay lis only slightly less. Mrs.
Mussey objected to the plan. and Supt
Stuart explained that it was allowed only
when teachers are i'll or are studying In
some educational institution. which takes
much time.
Walter G. Alleger was appointed quar-
termaster of the High School Cadets
with rank OF captain
On motion of w. V. Cox it was voted
that the schools should hold special exer-
ciseS February IL to celebrate the centen-
NAL Of Lincoln's birth, and the superin-
tendent of schools was instructed 10 take
action providing for the general ceiebra-
ton. Supt. Stuart explained that he had
already done SO and had compiled a
photography of works on Lincoln for the
use of teachers in preparing for the ex-
ercises.
The board granted permission to the
College Womens Club to use the Nc
Kinley Manual Training School at an
early date in January for a luncheon. 1t
was explained that several prominent
speakers will discuss Teachers Annui-
ties" with the hope of arousing interest
in the project for pensioning veteran
teachers of the District schools.
Mrs. Mussey announced to the board
that the board of directors of the Play