Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-13
PUPILS NOT TO BOX
No Appropriation for Teaching
Manly Art of Self Defense.
AND NO JOB FOR SIxSMITH
Endorsed by Theodore Roosevelt, He
Submitted Proposition Vainly.
JUNE COMMENCEMENT DAYS
High School Ceremonies Are sched-
uled-Board of Education Tired
Of Child Labor Duties.
JUNE COMMENCEMENT DAYS

Comes William X. Sixsmith, apostle and
eXpositor of the manly art of boxing,
originator of many internal exercises for
weak-muscled men and women, distrib-
utter OF flesh, putter-on and putter-off of
| weight, and friend of the former admins
| tration.
He wants to make boxers of the school
| boys Of Washington. II would require
about month of his time. for which lie
| would wish to receive $500. Or he can,
for $1,000, teach infghting and clever
| footwork. combined with a system of
physical exercises in which the girls can
| revel.
| He has been in communication with the
| board of education. President Oyster had
his letter at the board meeting yesterday
afternoon. 1t was read with due soem-
nifty to the assembled members.
The instructor is friend of Mr. Roose-
welt, so he says. He bears a letter from
| that strenuous one. plainly marked at the
| top Not for publication
There is no money III the school appro-
priation which will warrant any such con-
tract. MIR. SiXsmith has suggested that
asprants to pugilism sign contracts with
| him, to be fulfilled by himself as party of
| the first part and by the parents with
money as parties of the second part
There was not much enthusiasm over
the proposition. Supt a. I. Stuart took
charge of the letter to dispose of it later.
Much Other Work Done.
That matter was only one of a great
| many items Of business which came up at
yesterdays meeting. Thinking there
would be but little to do, the board met
at o'clock and was hard at work until
| nearly dark.
|
| In terms of dollars and cents was present
ed by W. V. Cox.
Mention of the child labor law
| brought up another discussion as to
how the school authorities are to De
able to enforce it, The school board
wants to get rid of the responsibility,
if possible. At nearly every meeting it
is showp that the present arrangement
| is unsatisfactory
Mr.. Stuart proposed yesterday to use
| parts of two days every week, after
| April /, in connection with the child
| labor business: and after July 1 to
| make use of the 5000 allotted in the ap-
| preparation for 1910 to employ a clerk
TO attend to the many details. Capt
| Oyster and Mr.. Cox, on motion of Mrs
| Mussey, will confer with the Commits
| sioners on the matter.
| The dates for high school commence
1
NJ Street High School. Armstrong
Manual Granting School, Normal School
No. 2, june 10. at Convention Hall.
Business High School, June II, after
| noon or evening.
Normal School No 1, June 81, fore
! noon.
Mckinley Manual Training School
| June 80. afternoon or evening.
| Central. Eastern and Western High
| So Tn
For Permanent Textbooks.
! \ report from Supt. Stuart, concerning
textbooks fer the coming year, wa:
read. In brief, Mr.. Stuart stands fol
clean books for every student, and doe:
not approve of sweeping and radica
changes every time there is chance.
In consideration of many high schoo
students who find it necessary or con
Stuart said that frequent changes o
textbooks made it impossible for then
to save money in that way. His repor
and list of books for the next year wa:
referred to the proper committee.
Another report from the superintendent
covered an account of his visit to thu
convention of the National Educationa
!; Association. division of superintendent
In Chicago. during the past month. HI
was accompanied to Chicago by S. A
Kraemer and Miss e. v. Brown, whose
/, reports were also read.
Mr.. Stuart drew a sharp contrast be
tween the normal school conditions il
Chicago and these in Washington TIL,
normal school here Is cramped and crowd
ed in comparison with the school in Chi
cago. The legislature cut out the ap
preparation which would build a fin,
school for the training of future teach
ers.
Capt. Oyster made a formal report o
the visit to the New Bryant School
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