Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-02
Board to Consider Matter.

/ Capt. James +. oyster, president of
the board of education. said this morning
that the matter would be taken UP at
the next meeting of the board of educa
ton Wednesday afternoon, and that the
/ board would determine what steps should
/ be taken at that time
The suggestion was made today that
the members of the board of education
might resign because of the criticisms of
the board made by the District Com
| missioners. This is not likely to happen.
Capt. oyster said to a reporter for The
Star:
Il am perfectly willing to surrender
my place on the board of education to
my successor, appointed under the pres
ent law, but not upon the basis suggested
in this bill.
The board will be gratified to know
that the worst charge that can be made
against it is that it has asked for what
the children of citizens need for school
houses and for teachers If the board has
asked too much for education it is up to
the Commissioners to show what 1t is
that our children can set along without.
is il schoolhouses? Is it fair pay for
teachers? What is it that the schools
can get along without?
1T should be remembered, too, that
what the board asks for Is what the
parents and citizens say they want and
must have. Do we want to keep on Civ
our ChliOren halliday - ScHooiIHS-
DO We want to keep using rented
rooms that are not fit for children to so
. to school in?
What is il that our children ought
not to have that those of other cities
getting?
Present Taxed for Past Omissions.
The estimates of the board for l.o9
were s4,147.5 $50. For 1910 they were s4,
g TINA afoc arfa
approved by the commissioners. II must
be remembered that nearly one-half of
the boards estimates. or s2.20O,OOO, were
for buildings. We have two separate
systems TO maintain. This adds some
thing to the cost.
Then our school buildings have been
neglected .or years. This has been aa-
mlJted again and again by the Commits
sioners, and Is shown III the report OF
the scnooihouSe commission.
If we can once catch up and overcome
the need which, through neglect, now
exists, for more and better school ac-
commodations, / think it will probably
be found that il will cost 10 more to
| educate a pupil in the Washington pub
| lie schools tnan il will to educate one
| in the schools of other cities Offering
similar educational advantages
Vice President Cox's Views.
| of education, who recently made "a reply
| 10 the attacks upon the board by Repre-
sentative Peters, and some If whose 1ig
ures the Commissioners discussed Il their
\ letter approving the bin, said today he
\ had not yet read tine letter of the Com
!nissioncrs and would not have detailed
statement 10 make until later, il then.
"A supp, 81 ii contains ihc usual ANIMAL
/ attack made upon the board 81 cdu"a-
1 ton said Mr. Coz. = ] ne most severe
/ thing that can be said ~ the board Of
! education is that II ls trying - care Tor
children in the public sthrol buildings ana
to eliminate the rented quarters used by
some of tile schools winch are totally
| unsuitea ana inSanitdry III every respect.
| 1T is hardly likely the board 81 educa-
/ ton or citizens of the District Will deslst
! in their claims for The public schools un-
! til all the children, especially those IN the
lower grades. are properly housed. The
great expense, item in the estimates sub
! mitted by the board is for : 'hool build
insS. THIS il To make up for buildings
winch other Commissioners have failed
10 supply.
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