Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-02
FOR MEMORIAL HALL
Board of Education Pledges
Help for Enterprise.
SPEAKERS OUTLINE PLANS
C. D. Walcott and DR.. Kober Elk.
plot the Movement.
TEACHERS AND PUPILS TO AID
Proposal to Stop High School Foot
Ball Until Rules Make Game Safe
Given Committee.
TEACHERS AND PUPILS TO AID

Cooperation on the part of the board
of education and officers of the local pub
| lie schools with the George Washington
Memorial Association in its aim to erect
| in the National Capital a two-milion-
| dollar building in which to hold national
conventions Of patriotic, scientific, edu-
| cational, literary and art societies was
pledged at yesterdays meeting Of the
board of education in the Franklin School
| building.
Before the members Of the board
Charles D. Walcott Of the advisory coun-
| ell Of the association and DR.. George M.
| Kober, chairman of the local committee,
| outlined the general aims of the associa-
| ton and described the part which the
school authorities and pupils of the city
| are asked to take in the movement. The
| aim is to make the building a national
memorial to the Father OF his Country
and to have a nationwide contribution
to the fund Of $2,5OO,OOO desired for the
| erection and maintenance of the me-
| mortal.
In carrying out the idea for having con-
| tributions from all sections and from all
classes of people, the association desires
| to have contributions from the school
children all over the country And it
| was asked specifically at yesterdays
board meeting that a committee of the
| association be allowed to present its plan
to school teachers and pupils here and
| to collect subscriptions Of 10 cents each
from the school children. payment not
| to be compulsory. BY contributing 10
cents to the fund, 1t is pointed out, a
| pupil buys brick for the Washington
memorial building, and thus becomes a
| part owner Of the structure.
Example for Pupils Elsewhere.
Mr.. Walcott and DR.. Kober also pointed
| out that such action on the part of the
school children Of the National CAPITAL
| Will set an example for the pupils in all
| the other cities and towns OF the nation.
The need for such a building as is pro-
posed was also emphasized by the speak
ers. The structure will be designed to
iurnlsh nome and gathering place
TOT national patriotic, scientific, educa-
tlonal. literary and art organizations. II
VIII contain great hall or auditorium
and rooms for large congresses such as
the recent tuberculosis congress; rooms
for small and large meetings: office rooms
ana students research rooms
The collection of the funds for the I'M
dertaking is already under way, it wa
announced, $4,000 having already been
contributed to the building fund and
$500 Tor running expenses. Dr. Kober
added that the local scientific societies
are expected to raise about 100000 for
the project.
Resolution OF Endorsement Passed.
On the motion Of Mrs Ellen Spencer
Mussey the board adopted resolutions de-
claring that 1t learns with qualification
of the project, and indorses 1t, and will
allow a committee of the Memorial AS
ISOLATION to inform school teachers and
pupils of the plan, and to secure their
cooperation in the work under such regu-
iation as may be recommended by the
superintendent of schools and approved
by the board.
The adoption Of the resolutions followed
statement by Mrs. Mussey that no
part OF the money contributed from the
schools is to be used for running tn.
campaign for subscriptions and ex-
pressions OF opinion by several board
members that such building as is plan
ned is greatly needed in Washington.
Recommendations of the high school
principals that inter-high school foot bali
games be abolished until the foot ball
rules have been amended SO that the
game can be played without endangerns
alton by the board. The principals
specifically recommend a change in the
rules of the board, which will have the
practical effect of abolishing foot bah
made safe game. The changes were
referred to the committee on athletics,
rules and high schools for consideration
and report to the board.
For New Foot Ball Rules.
The high school principals first recon-
mend the adoption Of new rule, In place
Of one now in force, providing that 1.-The
control Of all inter-school athletics shall
be vested in the high school principals
acting as a board. They shall be re-
sponsible, acting jointly, for all rules re-
Iating to interhigh school athletic in
terests. They shall report in writing to
the superintendent Of schools any nlodi-
dcations Of such rules as may be made
from time to time. They may delega-e
such responsibility in the making and
execution of rules and i'm the management
of interhigh school athletics as they may
deem eXpedient to a board OF faculty
advisers, said board to consist Of one
member of the faculty of each scho OIL to
be appointed by the principal Of the
school,
After submitting this proposed rule,
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