Evening star., 1908-01-22
REGARDED AS INExpEO|ENT
BOARD OF TRADE COMMITTEE
OPPOSES SCHOOL INQUIRY.
Report to Be Presented at Meeting
of Board This Evening-Insur-
ence Matters

The public schools committee of the
Washington Board of Trade. at its meet
ing last evening in The Star building.
unanimously adopted resolution which
provided that We recommend 10 the
Board of Trade that it adopt a resolution
declaring. in its opinion. it is ineNpedient
To make any change i'll the law or in the
administration of the schools at the pres
ent time. and that the Board of Trade
convey such resolution To the District
| committee Of the Senate and House of
Repre- SentativeS.
The foregoing action was based upon a
report submitted by the subcommittee on
the administration Of schools after il had
ma de an investigation into affairs touch
ing the organic law governing the public
schools and the conduct of the schools
under that law.
The report of the special committee was
submitted by Judge Charles G. Bundy,
and signed by the members of the COM
mittcc as follows: Charles {. Bundy,
chairman: William H. Baldwin, e. L.
! Harding. l.. +. Barnes. Earnest Fl. Dan
iel. Arthur r. Ramsey, Mrs. ida q. Mey-
eIs. David l.. Selle. John l.. Smith and
Percy $. Foster.
The report recommended the passage
of resolution similar to the foregoing.
and asked that the title of the committee
b" changed to the phrase. committee on
administration of schools.
The report led Ia an extended discus
sion. III which there was free exchange
Of opinion the part Of the members
of the committee Those speaking were
Judge Btndv. Herbert +. Allen. Arthur
r. Ramsey Earnest H. Daniel. David
S"lke. Percy :. Foster and Mrs. Ida q.
Meyers
Subject Discussed
Th" substance Of the discussion was
fEat what the situation needed most of
Ill was peace. II was the unanimous
opinion Of the committee that the funda-
mental law governing the schools was 4
good law. II was further said. a dozen
times. that sufficient time had not elapsed
tn test til" utility of til" law. and that
Congress. trade bodies citizens associa-
tlonS. and all concerned should keep hands
OF. allow quiet to reign for time. and
permit the law and administration of the
system To work out salvation
Ihe committee was not quite Unani-
nous. except in the vote taken on the
resolution. one member of the committee
offered II substitute motion calling for d
complete hVeriurning OF the present sys-
tenn. 1t w:tS not put to vote
Acting Chairman Herbert +. l.. Allen
and Secretary Benjamin F. Barnes will
prepare Il report of the matter and sub
init it to the January meeting of the
Board of Trade. to bc held tonight at
kduStHtT s.
Other Committees.
The initial session of the Board of
Trade committee on insurance WAS held
yesterday afternoon. Chairman Edwin
{. Brandenhurg presided. The COM
mittee completed its. organization by
the election Of 4. =. Crenshaw as vice
chairman and Walter c. Balderston as
secretary.
Several topics of importanc. to in
Surer and insured were discussed The
committee decided to favor tn. recon-
mendatons in the annual report of
the former COMMITTEES. which will he
presented ut the meeting of the full
board at Rauscher's tonight
The matter of uniform hydrantS as
recommended by the Maine state board
OF trade. was referred to F. =; Davis.
who is directed to confer Will, the
District authorities and report ut - fu-
ture meeting of the committee
The committee on charities ana cor
rectionS-'Thomas 6. Moves chairman
Will hold its initial meeting tomorrow
afternoon at 4:1I o'clock in the Board
of Trade rooms. ~ vice chairman and
Il secretary will be elected a number
of important matters are slated for
discussion.