The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-15
Body Approves Stimulation
of Practice for
Cadets.
OYSTER HAS FLING
AT COMMISSIONERS
Complains That "Stereoyped" An
swers Are Sent TO His
Communications.

Additional interest in the field dsy
rife matches which the National Rife
Association is going to hold on the Con-
< ess Heights range, and in which the
nigh School Cadets have been invited TO
participate. along with students of col
eyes and universities. has been created
Is the offer Of Acting Secretary Of War
Oliver 10 donate a prize TO be competed
for By the Washington high school boys
General divers otter was received in
a communication TO Capt James F. Oys-
ter at the meeting Of the Board Of Edu-
cation yesterday afternoon. ana Il is
now IN the hands OF the military CON-
aittee Of the board for acceptance.
Certain members OF the board who en-
tertain pacific notions about training
nigh school students did not know at
h-At whether it would be well TO en-
courage their charges 70 participate in
thA coming rife matches. They only
showed a eursory interest in the reading
Of General divers letter until Captain
Oyster reached that point where the
Acting Secretary OF War eTnpk ASKED the
need Of teaching the boys how TO shoot
- a matter Of future national safety.
Then they readily assented TO Captain
oysters motion to refer the offer to the
military committee
General divers Suggestion.
Everybody who wears a soldiers uni
form and carries e rife" the letter read,
should know how TO use that weapon.
whether he be man or boy, and for this
reason ] hope that rife practice VIII be
encouraged in every way within the
high School Cadet Corps
Considerable interest and not a little
amusement was Afforded the board when
the communication Of +. J. Bell. prln-
cipsl Of the Webb School. relative TO
ais efforts TO encourage cleanliness
around that school house. was read.
Principal Belts letter suggested the
moral thai ais pupils We're teaching
their elders ia the vicinity Of the Webb
School a lesson In municipal tidiness-
He says; we are trying to instill into
the minds of the pupils OF our school the
principle that yards. sidewalks and
streets around khe school building and
their homes should be kept clean. and
they do wonderfully well along those
lines, but our neighbors do not ALWAYS
set them a good example. The next
square north OF Us on Fifteenth street
between @ ana III streets has COngid-
cradle stretch Of unimproved property.
Between the fence and the sidewalk
weeds have been allowed TO grow uncut
this season At least wagon load OF
waste paper has been accommodating
there during the past year or two. Not
only Is this whole frontage unsightly,
but the paper often blows up on our
sidewalk and we feel that the general
erect OF such unudiness is not good for
our children
Takes Fling At Commissioners.
AS a gentle reminder that the con
dition Of certain school buildings are
not 10 his liking, Captain Oyster took
a fling at the Commissioners In re-
ferTing to the delay on the Monroe
school building DepIorinS the fact
that some 5000 pupils are this year
housed in rented and temporary struc-
lures. he remarked with considerable
impatieuce-
we are confronted by the usual
delay because Of the Commissioners
failure TO act quickly on the schools.
We urge them 20 act and the usual
stereotyped letter comes back to u.s.
we don't want thar kind OF letters,
though we usually get them His col
leagues asseuted in disapprovine Of the
delay on the new buildings.
A suggestion Of Miss Catherine Wat
kfns SUPERINTENDENT Of kindergaTteus
rhat attempt be made 10 supply warm
.Iothing 10 those Kindergarten pupils
whose parents were TOO poor 10 supply
them was referred 20 the Associated
Charities