The Washington times., 1910-02-17
SCHOOLS DEFENDED
BY BOARD MEMBERS
Deny Pupils Are Thrown
Open TO Disease.
SINGLE POSITIONS
TO ALL TEACHERS
Decided That Instructors Must
Limit Themselves TO
School Work.

MenncFS or ne Board Of Education
are emphatic in their denial Of the
charge that pupils Of the public schools
are thrown open to disease through the
lack OF facilities for heating or through
overheating IN the schools OF the Dis
trict.
Recently IL was stated that either
through lack Of or excess Of heat thou
sands Of pupils. especially those attend
ing school IN buildings rented by the
District government for school purposes.
we're subjected and laid open 10 various
diseases but, according 10 what MEM
bers Of the Board OF Education said to-
day this impression Is entirely wrong
K Is true said a member this morn
ing that recently during a cold spsU
the heating facilities were not what
they might have been during one day,
but It is a w-eII-ku0wn fact that there
IS an established rule that should the
temperature Of a school room fall below
IS degrees a principal or teacher may
dismiss the school OF class. AS for A
school being overheated It stands TO
reason that II Is a comparatively easy
matter for a teacher 10 EentiIate
room Parents Of children attending the
public schools OF Washington may have
no fear on this score Every protection
Is offered pupils against disease from
over OF under heating, and the hue ami
cry that has been raised on the subject
Is entirely UnEOUndeC-
But One Position.
The Board Of Education held a meet
ing yesterday al which II was an
nounced emphaticsIly that teachers
would not be allowed 10 engage IN
other forms OF business or profession.
r H Horner. q member Of the board,
made the charge that large number
Of male and female teachers were fol-
lowing other caIlinEs after school hours.
Some Of them were practlCIng meii-
cine, others were dentists, and others
were engaged in different walks of bust
ness or professions. People engaged ex-
rIuSlvely IN professional pursuits made
complaint against IL and the Board &C
CUTdlnEly agreed that the practices Of
such teachers should stop
letter from principals Of the High
SCHOOLS bearing rIuteDCeDC stuart s
approval. asked for an amendment 20
the rules OF the board so that the con
troll OF all high school athletics ehosld
be vested in them acting as a school
board or through delegates which they
were 70 be empowered 10 appoint
Want More Schools.
The ways and means committee was
ordered 10 appear before the Congress
sioraI Committee on District Affairs in
behalf Of more appropriations for the
erection Of new schools
4 reply WIS -ecsived from Engineer
commissioner Judson 20 the boards let
ter a short time ago asking for the ap-
poiI-tmenL OF more engineers in the
schools in which the Commissioner said
that a. present he could see no reason
for any Sucn action
The board ordered that the nav Of
teacher in the Western High school
who had accompanied his WI le train
ed nurse, 10 the Pacific Coast. he cut
an Tea #ra So
was expected. would absent himself but
q few days, but instead OF that he re-
NAMED away about six weeks The
board also Intercepted a. PRINCIPAL Of a
school who planned 10 allow one OF
his teachers 10 accept a Government
position and draw two salaries
Before the meeting adjourned a Lin
CON CTaTel, was presented 10 the pTeSi-
dent by William '. Cox on behalf OF
the pupils Of the Armstrong Manual
Training School
These changes were announced
Appointments.
John Darlington as jas.+tar OF the Ross
School. for service TO be rendered from
February !. 10 February .
Martha Darlington as caretaker Of the
Ross Portable School for services 20 be
rendered February L TO February 3
G. X. Aundel as ianitOT OF the Ross
School to take effect on and after
March l.
s 7 HighfeId as Janitor Of the Powell
ECn0Ol telEli-Tuom building adjacent IN
the Johnson School TO take effect when
the building is turned over TO the board
of edUCatiOn-
s. 3. Thomas as caTetaker Of the II
Street High Portable schools
W T. Essex as iauIrOT of the Blow
School, TO take effect on February u
II W White as teacher of mathe-
mates, and assign 10 the Business High
School, vice Nj Freeman, decea seG-
Miss Edith M0naEon as kindergarten
aEqistanJ and assign 20 the Blair School
Miss ZEfdee FiaIher a. teacher OF the
second grade and assign 20 the Jackson
School
V. G. Pettys as janitor Of the Car
berry School
\. N AIckeTnan- clerk OF class one AT
the Mckinley Manual Training School
Promotions
Miss Georgette Ross. librarian at the
Mckinley Manual Training School, from
class 10 class .
Albert Fesseuden. clerk at the Eastern
High School, from class 1 to class .
designations.
Miss B L Sanderlin, kindergarten, as
sisfant at the Blair school