Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
HIS STORY OF MARATHON
Inspection Something More Than .
Farce" When He Goes Again.
OBJECTION TO SCHOOL NAMES
Associated Charities Authorized to
Make Thanksgiving Collection.
Criticism Of Building Plans.

Capt. James F. Oyster and several
| other members of the board OF education
yesterday Joined the Never Again
Club"
| Never again will they attempt to make
inspection Of schools on invitation Of the
District Commissioners. At least the
| never again" holds good until they re-
| cefve some assurance before starting on
| an automobile cruise around the school
| buildings that the inspections proposed
will be something more than a farce
In Pursuit Of Commissioners.
| Capt. Oyster organized the Never
Agains" at the meeting Of the board Of
education yesterday, after telling story
Of the ups and downs of a recent lin
spection' in about the following Ian
guage:
[ we of the school board went to the
Western High School to inspect the new
buildings there and found that the Com
missioners had just left for Cleveland
Park. We broke away and speeded to
the Eaton School, at Cleveland Park, and
found that the Commissioners had been
there for five minutes and considered
their inspection made and had gone to
Chevy Chase.
so we hoped into the automobile and,
by dint Of smashing the speed laws, we
reached the Chevy Chase School by a
snort cut just ahead of them. They got
through hurried inspection and went
on to the Lovejoy School.
We hurried after them. But at the
Union station tire on our machine blew
up. Never again.
School Names Objectionable.
The right of the Commissioners to
choose names for school buildings was
questioned and the discussion developed
the fact that no one knew the right
name of the NJ Street High School. 1t
probably has a name. It may be that
M Street High School" is correct, but
no one seemed to know
The Commissioners sent word to the
board that they would call the little red
schooihouse out on Bunker Hill road
the ALEXANDER Crummell School," Dr.
Tunnel objected to this, saying he
thought the name of so great an educa-
TOT OF MS race should be given to a great
school, and suggested that it be given
to the NJ Street High School,
Whereupon everybody began racking
brains to remember. If possible, what the
right name of that school is. A faint
suggestion was made that the school had
another name-but no one dug it up at
yesterdays meeting.
The engineer department was criticised
for having left opt forty-seven book
| closets from the Ketcham. Bryant, Cooke,
Chevy Chase. Monroe and Eaton schools.
1t will cost 81, $50 to install them.
Because the engineer department re-
ported that the basement rooms used as
manual training and cooking schools for
Congress Heights cannot be repaired, be-
cause the job is too big for the repair
fund. the board intimated that the school
there might have to be closed.
If enough boys can be found in the
high school regiment who want to spend
| q dollar to have a day on the Fort Myer
rife range, about ten miles across the
Potomac the board voted to allow the
trip. One dollar will cover car fare,
lunch etc.
Mrs. Hoeke read a report on the school
Fairgrounds. She said there are 100
grounds still awaiting proper equipment.