Evening star., 1909-06-12
PUPILS ST0C0-OPERATE
Board of Education for "Safe
and Sane" Fourth.
PLAN HEARTILY FAVORED
Arrangements Outlined for Operat-
ing Summer Fairgrounds.
SELECTION OF SUPERVISORS
President Taft Will Give Diplomas
Next Friday Night-Prepartion
Of Estimates Privately.
SELECTION OF SUPERVISORS

The District Commissioners plan for
| a safe and sane Fourth of July cele-
| bration in the District was indorsed by
the board Of education. at a meeting
| held in the Franklin School building
yesterday afternoon. Upon the recon-
mendation OF Supt. A. T. Stuart. the
board unanimously approved the sugges.
ton Of Commissioner Macfar!and In q
letter to the superintendent. for the CO.
operation OF the public school children
| In the celebration. Through the super.
visory school officials. the attention oi
the pupils will be called to the features
OF the celebration, and each pupil will be
asked to give one penny for the Independ-
ence day fund. Authority was also given
Miss Alys Bentley. director of music TO
organize school children's chorus of 300
to sing at the public celebration to be
held the morning of July 5.
The Summer Fairgrounds.
Arrangements for the operation of thir-
teen school Fairgrounds during the sum-
mer were also outlined. DR.. Rebecca Stone
road. In letter to the board. named the
| supervisors of the school Fairgrounds.
Dr. B. w. Murch. supervising principal,
will be the general supervisor.
For the white school Fairgrounds the
supervisors will be Irma Brashears, Den
nison School: Stella Cullen. Arthur: Elva
Whitcomb. Henry: Mabel Benson, Curtis:
Helen Gardner, Towers: Amelia Wright,
Ludlow: Sarah Tichenor, Ketcham; Mar
garet Mcmahon and David Coville. Jeffer-
son. The substitutes will be Cora Nc
Carthy, Florence Kent. E. S. Price, Eliz-
abeth Wander Veer. Katherine Whitcomb.
Jean Crawford, Mildred Perrie and Eliz-
abeth Garnett.
For the colored school Fairgrounds the
supervisors will be: Jane Henderson.
Phillips: Rosetta Orme, Garrison: Har-
Giddings: George Jenifer. Magruder. The
substitutes will be: F. l.. CardoZo Misses
L. B. Davis. Sarah johnson, A. V. Will
liams and Estelle Jackson.
The cooperation of the board in But
ton day." Monday, June p. for the bene-
fit of the public Fairgrounds, was urged
in a letter read at the meeting. The gen.
eral plans for the day were outlined In
the communication and 1t was explained
that the teachers and girls of the high
and normal schools We're desired to sell
buttons Proper chaperons, 1t was said.
will be supplied and the young ladies will
work In pairs. II their assistance is
given. 1t was explained. one-half Of the
|
grounds. AS more money is needed for
the school Fairgrounds, several members
spoke in favor OF the plan. but the mat
ter was finally referred to the superin-
tendent, with power to act.
A request for the use of the Franklin
School building Thursday evening next
winter for rehearsals Of a chorus to be
organized in the interests of the Wash
ington Fairgrounds was refused on the
ground that the policy Of the board made
it impossible.
President Taft Will Deliver Dip
Tomas.
President Taft, 1t was announced, will
deliver the diplomas to the graduates OF
the NJ Street High School, the Armstrong
Manual Training School and Normal
School No. at the commencement ex-
ercises to be held in Convention Hall
next Friday night.
New Building Insanitary.
Insanitary conditions in the new Lang
don School building were the subject OF
complaint considered yesterday.
''On account Of the deplorable condi-
ton of our basement" A. NJ. Sisson, the
principal. wrote the board. ut was neces-
rooms are unfit for children to play in
and detrimental to health II occupied as
lunchrooms. Even the first floor of the
building is 50 saturated with the damp
ness rising from those wet walls and
floors that I fear sickness will be the
result.
1T is a waste of time and money to
remove the mud from the drain each
time this matter is reported. That partly
relieves yne condition until the next rainy
manently remedy the leakage. in order
that the building during the next school
year may not be In the insanitary condi-
tion In which 1t has been during the
present year."
THAT is one Of our new school build
ings,'' declared Capt. James F. Oyster,
president OF the board of education. This
condition is due to the expert skill of a
District official In draining the water of
the yard into the basement
The board decided to refer the report
to the Engineer Commissioner for imme-
diate action.
Praise for Maj. Judson.
Praise for the Engineer Commissioner
OF the District for his interest in the
schools was voiced by Capt. Oyster. pres
| ident Of the board
municipal architect and work harmonious
ly for the best interests Of the schools. =
| he declared. Maj. Judson has instructed
| the municipal architect that the plans FOL
ScnOOI DOllOlnSS De submitted 10 tne
! health officer, fire chief. electrical en-.
gineer and the board Of education. THAI
| is what we have been working for. Wha,
we want Is improvements in the schools
| and that action IL along that line.
He has suggested through the press
| that the janitors should be transferred
from the jurisdiction Of the board to tina,
| OF the municipal architect: but I have q
letter from him In which he says he doe.
not wish to push that matter. We ought
| to congratulate ourselves and thank the
| Engineer Commissioner for his latest &C
| tion.'
The board instructed Supt Stuart IL
see that the rule Is enforced requiring
teachers TO turn In all reports at the close
| OF the school year before they are al
lowed leaves Of absence.
Problem Solved for the Board.
| That the board may hold secret sessions
TO prepare Its estimates was the opinion
/ of the attorney of the board, Stuart Nc
Namara. read at yesterdays session. II
was pointed out that the law creating
| the present board requires that all ses-
sions must be public, except committee
meetings dealing with the appointment OF
| teachers. On the other hand, the last
District appropriation act requires that
the estimates for all District needs must