Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-18
board was sitting at the table. Mr.. Cox

board was sitting at the table Mr.. Cox
pointed him out:
"See, he's wearing a drab suit. That's
drab. The shades are the color OF the
wall"
The wall is cream color.
A messenger brought samples of what
t1e health office called a drab shade.
Meantime some one was making refer
bonnet. with the blue strings upon It,"
Mr.. Blair held the alleged drab sample
against his clothes. They matched about
as well as rose pink and Erin green.
why, that's not drab. it's a new color
called Observation-Disclosures ="
volunteered lady member OF the board.
A male member asked If 1t were not
crepe de chine but 1t was explained to
him that the term was not one OF color.
but Of material.
No official action was taken on the
name Of this new and strange color.
Anyhow 1t is not the color OF Mr.. Blair's
clothes.
Beyond this injection of color into the
meeting of the board of education there
was SO little of general interest that
the meeting was far from being tfnged
with the spice Of former gatherings. All
the organization changes were ratified
and announced. Five more normal school
girls received appointments. making IL In
all of this years class. and the usual
amount of formalities were started for
the year.
Report on Vaccination.
For few minutes 1t appeared that
something radical might be done in the
way Of protesting against the law which
makes vaccination compulsory. While
none Of the members appear to be very
enthusiastic about compulsory vaccina-
ton, 1t was clearly set forth at the meet
ing that Congress Is responsible for tt
not the board of education. A commit
tee composed of Mrs. Mussey, Capt.
James +. Oyster and Henry p. Blair was
appointed to study the compulsory vac
clnation law and make q report on the
general situation.
President Cox spoke his mind about
teaching Spanish in the schools. He
claimed that too much attention is paid
to Greek and too little to live COM
1T seems remarkable" he said. that
here at the capital we cannot organize
a Spanish class In the high schools
Supt Stuart explained that attempts
TO organize classes had met with fail
ure. because pupils would not follow
the course.
President Cox also expressed himself
as much displeased over the action OF
the Commissioners in setting out &c
make o street. in front Of the Central
High School. narrower than 1t is now
1t will be narrowed from fifty-three
feet TO thirty-two feet. and the cadets
cannot then drill on 1t very comfort.
ably, 1t is claimed.
Children to Plant Trees.
The board accepted the offer Of
Woodward & Lothrop to give to every
pupil a seeding catalpa tree Tor plant.
| ing in the spring The planting will prob
| ably be under the direction OF Miss Susan
p. Sipe of the Normal School, and the
entire gift of the firm will amount to
| SO, 900 trees The board learned from
President Cox that Assistant Secretary
Hays of the Department Of Agriculture
| wants to get In closer touch with the
schools in the matter OF school gardens
Capt. Oyster mentioned that many OF
| the repairs to schools had not beer
finished Secretary Hine said that the
estimates for repairs had been lowe,
many Of the schools still needed
carpenters and other mechanics before
they would be In good shape. It II
probable that the matter OF school re-
some individual or. COMMITTEES OF TIT
board, with the object Of doing ava,
with dissatisfaction and delay,
Mrs. Mussey. reported that the Gal
ing School had been won by David A
| Lane, who is entitled to $50 Of tn
Gait legacy, and Jesse B. Watts. $40.
| Normal school graduates were appoint
ed as follows:
Miss Agnes Garrels. teacher Of the frs
grade. WOODBURY. School.
Miss Elsie Weaver, teacher OF the sec
ond grade. Benning School,
Miss Lillian diversified. to the Wheafle
School, second grade.
Miss Louisa Darcy. second grade Res
ervoir School.
Miss Cecil Norton. first grade. Curt
School.
Transfers and promotions were made q
follows:
Miss NJ. q. Callaghan, sixth grade, froI
the Tenley to the Fillmore School.
Miss A. p. Goebei. sixth grade, from tn
Fillmore TO the Teniey School.
Mis- Grace Houchen. fourth erado. II
idDstrial Home School. transferred I