Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-29

| oyster said the CONDITION was W.
to the failure of the District official IN
charge OF the construction to make pro-
| vision for proper sanitation at the school
/ The wording of the two letters OF pro-
! test was decided on at a preliminary con
| ference of the board members. continuing y. g
| about an hour and a half in the once
of Supt Stuart. With the board was
| Stuart Mcnamara. assistant nlleu
States attorney, who is the board
! counsel.
f, Because of this preliminary conference
| the meeting began forty minutes after
| the scheduled time. All the members ex-
cept R. r. Hoorner were present. ". v
| Cox. chairman OF the ways and means
committee, reported that the DISTRICT
| Commissioners had agreed to submit the
boards estimates for next year to Con-
! gress practically without change.
The proposition for a school architect
however. was not received with cordially
] by the Commissioners he added
As to Drinking Fountains.
". D. Hoover reported that he had call
ed the attention of the Commissioners to
the boards desire to have bubble drinking
fountains and vacuum cleaning equipment
installed in school buildings.
That refers to new buildings. does it
not?" Mr. Cox asked.
But the District officials have given us
a new building out at Brightwood and
the pupils are compelled to use tin drink
/ ing cups" Capt. Oyster remarked
| Their answer to my letter Will put
| them on record on the plan," Mr.. Hoover
| concluded.
Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey reported
| that the Calf prizes had been awarded
| to Benjamin Amos Harlan and Miss Mary
| Agnes Boss.
Changes among the High School Cadet
| officers were approved. as follows: Second
| Lieut.. Eugene Woody, resigned. and john
toni a n
| John Coleman appointed second lieuten-
| ant: Walker Clair, appointed first SER
geant
The credit for the present inspection of
| school buildings by the volunteer com
| mission and the housekeeping in progress
was claimed for the board of education
by Capt. oyster, when the subject was
brought up.
Accumulation of Rubbish.
Il want to say a word about the debris
and other rubbish that has accumulated
in school buildings during the last forty
years." Capt. Oyster stated. Eighteen
months ago the board discovered this ac-
emulation of useless material in school
buildings For many months efforts have
been made to get it cleared out We ap-
pealed for relief In April d committee of
the board went through the debris and
picked out what was worth saving. Inc
Commissioners We're notified to have the
remainder removed Every month since.
we have asked to have 1t done. Ihey
promised that some of the wagons of the
engineering department would take 1t
away on some rainy day.
AT last. after d consultation with
Treasury and District auditing officials,
we have decided to use the contingent
fund to hire wagons to cart it away and
it is now being hauled off. The janitors
have had instructions to. get it out of
the buildings.
mo one is entitled to the credit for
cleaning up the buildings but the board
loads of debris have been taken out OF
the buildings.
Where is it being hauled?' DR.. Ever
mann asked.
II would have liked to have had it
hauled to the plot in front of the new
District building" Capt. Oyster replied,
with a laugh. But it really is being
hauled to the District property yard
some one to the fact that the school build
ings need attention. he concluded. 1T is
no fault of this board that it hasn't been
known before"
Cooperation in Inspection.
r Secretary Hine read a letter sent by
the president of the board to Appleton p.
Clark, jr., chairman of the school inspec-
ton commission, telling him of the CO.
operation of the school authorities and
employees in its work of inspecting the
several buildings. The letter also outlined
some of the steps taken by the board to
make the buildings safer, pointing out its
Efforts to get the debris removed and it's
Recommendations to Congress to appro-
pirate about $3.50, 600 for making buildings
safe in the event Of fire.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, chairman of
the committee on school Fairgrounds,
recommended that the Fairgrounds be
kept open from 3 o'clock to O'Clock aft
ernoons until the end of October and that
the Fairgrounds association be requested
to save enough money to have the play
grounds open next spring from April /
until June Is. The report was unani-
mously adopted
Changes Among Employees.
The following changes among school
employees were approved by the board:
Promote Miss E NJ. Lansdae from the
fourth grade to the fifth grade. Curtis
School, first division.
Miss A. c. Kelher from the third grade
to the fourth grade and transfer from
Addison School, first division, to Curtis
School. first division.
Miss Clara Rucker, from the first grade
to the third grade and transfer from the
Toner School. first division, to the Addi-
son School, first division.
Miss f. c. Jackson, from second to
third grade ana transfer from AMBUSH
School to Syphax School, thirteenth di-
vision.
Miss l.. o. Burroughs, from the second
grade to the third grade and transfer
from the Dent School building. seventh
division, to the Henry School. fourth di-
vision.
Miss NJ L. Hines. from the first grade
to the second grade and transfer from
the Morse School, fourth division to the
Don't School, seventh division.
Miss Katherine Burden, from the fourth
grade 10 the fifth grade, jefferson School,
eighth division.
Miss G. E. Miller. from third grade to
fourth grade and transfer from Potomac
School. eighth division, to Jefferson
School, eighth division.
Miss r. c. Patterson, from first grade
to third grade and transfer from Amidon
School, eighth division. to Potomac
School. eighth division.
Miss l. Freeman. from kindergarten as
sistant to kindergarten principal and
transfer from Mott School. eleventh di-
vision, to Magruder School tenth di
vision
List of Appointments.
Appoint John l.. Harrison eighth grade
principal and assign TO the Military Road
School. eleventh division.
Miss Hattie Williams as caretaker of
rooms at 10th and V streets northwest.
Miss Adele Lee. as caretaker of portable
division.
Miss E F. Wilson. teacher of sewing
and assign to the Armstrong Night
School
Miss r. G. Marsden. as teacher of the
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