Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-11
CONTINUES TO SERVE
Superintendent of Schools Will
Retain Office.
BOARD OF EDUCATION ACTS
Appoints Successor to Stuart as In
termediate Director.
DOORS MUST OPEN OUTWARD
Adoption of Policy as to Rented
Buildings-Vote on Allowing
Children to Sell Tags.
BOARD OF EDUCATION ACTS
DOORS MUST OPEN OUTWARD


, Although nothing appears in the min
utes to that effect. the board of educa-
, ton at q meeting in the Franklin build
ing yesterday afternoon indirectly decid-
ed to continue A. T. Stuart as Superin-
tendent of schools indefinitely. The &C
ton taken was the appointment of
Charles S. Clark. now supervising prn-
cipal, as director of intermediate instruc-
ton and the promotion of B. W. Murch.
principal of the Force School. to be SUI
pervisng principal in place of Mr.. Clark,
both changes to take effect July 1.
When Mr.. Stuart was promoted from
Director of intermediate instruction to be
superintendent of schools he stated in
his letter OF acceptance that he took the
helm temporarily. and his old position
was left vacant. The appointment of Mr..
Clark to fill the vacancy is. therefore.
taken to indicate that Mr.. Stuart will
continue Indefinitely as superintendent
The board voted, notwithstanding
strong protest by DR.. Evermann, to al
low public school children to sell tags on
Tag day 1t was also determined that
the policy of the board shall be not to
rent buildings for school purposes unless
such have exterior doors opening out
ward.
The board was called to order fifty-five
minutes after the scheduled hour for
meeting. following a protracted confer
ence in the office of Supt. Stuart. Mr..
Hoover was the only member absent.
Doors Must Open Outward.
The first report presented called atten-
ton to the provision in the District ap-
preparation bill declaring that school ap-
preparations are not available unless
doors of school buildings open outward
and are unlocked half an hour before
school opens in the morning and continue
open until half an hour after the school
closes In the afternoon. The board de-
cided that this should be made provision
in the lease of rented buildings.
w. V. Cox, chairman of the WAYS and
means committee, presented figures show
ing the amount of money which will be
left from the school appropriations for
tne current year after the June expenses
are paid. The amounts In the several
funds are estimated as follows: Salaries
of officers. So. %: teachers salaries
sio.2l6; night schools. % cents; medical
inspectors S1666s: compulsory education,
S1.34S; text books. $3.50; school play-
grounds. S132: school gardens. S673 OF.
Janitors So, TO- %: care of small build
ings. Sa13.tO; salaries of clerks and libra
rlans $500 Mr. Cox urged that necessary
supplies and other things needed for the
schools be purchased with the remaining
funds.
A letter from the District Commission
ers asking the board of education what
work in the schools it desires the District
omclals to do first when the new appro-
priations are available was referred to
the committee on buildings. In this con-
nection Mr.. Cox states that about x27, 900
VIII be available for the purchase of port
aoIe buildings, and he urged that Secre-
tary Hine at once make plans for pur-
CHASING such structures and obtaining
land near crowded school buildings on
which they can be placed.
Promise of improvements.
mad conference with Maj Morrow,
District Commissioner, yesterday. and he
seems willing to improve conditions in
Inc schools" Capt. Oyster explained
lie has promesed to make the i'm
provements We want at the Blow and
Petworth buildings.
but there Is no reason why we should
stop our efforts, as We must keep the
oai! rolling. There is too much red tape
and IT is too late to place the responsible
ny after the building falls. We want 20
place the responsibility for poor work in
school buildings now. before any of the
children are hurt"
W ID. Hoover. chairman of the boards
building committee. submitted a written
report IN regard to the Miner School
oulldlng. rented structure at 18th and
church streets. He stated that the fire
chief and the boards committee found
that the wooden stairs in the building
should be removed. fire escapes erected
ana the basement freproofed, and the
committee recommended that the lease
be not renewed until such repairs have
been made. The report was approved
When Mrs. j. r. Hill called up for
action by the board the plan of the Ma
tional Society of Fine Arts to have each
child in the public schools contribute 10
nI1r,fo iy, in,
Franklin Park opposition developed at
once.
The children are asked to contribute
too often" DIR. Evermann declared.
Parents complain and the children ought
to complain
Wants Money for a Fountain.
Mrs. Hill moved that the board approve
the plan TO raise 5000 for the fountain
by contributions from the children OF the
schools. Objection was then made to the
motion on the ground that the board
thereby assumed a pecuniary obligation
Others thought the school children ought
10 see what they are buying before be-
ing asked to contribute, and 1t vas ex-
planned that a plaster cast of the foun-
tain is being made and will be put on
exhibition soon. After much discussion
resolution was adopted declaring that
1.-The board will allow the school children
10 see the plaster Of paris model with
view to getting them interested in it.
without any pecuniary obligation being
assumed by the board
A report by Building Inspector Ashford
that he found the door of the Petworth
building locked while the school was in
session May s, was read.
There is no question in the mind of
the superintendent or of the president
of the board that the front door was I'M
locked at the time, and the one class in
the school was in session next to that
door, President Oyster remarked
AS to the school children selling tags
on the streets Tag day for the benefit of
the Fairgrounds. the discussion was
started by a request submitted by c. s.
Clark. chairman of the school Tag day
committee of the Washington Playground
Association. asking that the board grant
him permission to call for volunteers
from the pupils of the high and graded
schools above the fourth grade TO act
as solicitors for the sale Of tags on the
streets and in business offices Of the city
June H. Tag day" He also asked per
mission TO use school buildings and
school organizations. as necessary, In