Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
WORK OUT OF HOURS
School Teacher Denied Privi-
Iege of Practicing Dentistry.
CASE OF J. E. WASHINGTON
Action of Board of Education Does
Not Indicate Policy.
FIRM ON NORMAL SCHOOL SITE
Two Classrooms May Be Used With
Windows Thrown Up-Scrutiny
of School Wells.
CASE OF J. E. WASHINGTON
FIRM ON NORMAL SCHOOL SIT

Concerning the right OF public ScnOOl
teachers to earn money outside of school
hours, the board Of education argued for
considerable time yesterday in the spe-
cific case Of j. E. Washington, a sixth
grade teacher, who wants to practice
dentistry, and finally decided not to grant
the permission in the particular instance.
School teachers who have been practic-
Ing medicine, dentistry and earning
money in a score Of ways outside of their
regular work have recently had the at
tention Of the board directed to them. 1t
has been found that about twenty various
methods of increasing incomes are fol-
lowed by teachers. Canvassing for book
publishers is a popular method; medicine
is a close second. The board has been
granting permission to do outside work
In some cases in the past the permission
to be asked for annually.
Whether or not the board will eventual
ly adopt the policy Of refusing to allow
teachers to work outside of school hours
is a question. 1t was definitely stated
yesterday that the board adopted no
policy In refusing Mr.. Washington's re-
quest.
1t was argued that Mr.. WASHINGTON
the sixth grade is a particularly impor-
tant one, demanding the full time Of
teachers.
Site for New Normal School.
The board refused to change its opinion
on the matter Of the site E the new
Normal School No. /. about which Com
missioners, school officials and thousands
of colored residents Of the District, alumni
and faculty of Howard University have
been arguing for a year. The board of
education has said it wanted the Bal
loch property, on the eastern edge Of
Howard University grounds. A letter was
received by the board yesterday from the
Commissioners calling attention to the
fact that the Howard University site,' -
on the southeastern edge of that reserva-
ton, had been offered at a great reduction.
and the letter asked the board of educa-
ton to make a new recommendation. This
the board refused to do. following the
deliberations of the committee of build
ings and sites and the recommendations
of Chairman Hoover. who said that the
Balloch property has ~, 13l square feet of
ground, entirely sufficient for the new
school. The Howard University offer in
cludes 1850 square feet, offered at
SIS, 500 The Balloch property is offered
at IS cents square foot. total of $780,
672. o..
Manual training teachers and super
visors are about to experience the throes
of poverty. as far as money for material
for their classes Is concerned, as the bal
ances are small and the classes are large.
The allotment of money for the graded
Shops for instance, was $5.915. OF this
amount s., 236 81 has been spent McKin-
ley Manual Training Schools allotment
was 1880. and of this S4.151. 80 has been
spent Armstrong Manual Training
School had 81. CAS- to spend and has spent
2.4Os The domestic art classes have
spent 81 ,9O1 - of their allowance Of $3.50.
$3.50
Proposed open-Air Schools.
Two classrooms somewhere In the school
system may soon be turned into so-called
.'open-air'' schools IL the superintendent
is able to follow the suggestion Of DR..
George NJ. Kober read TO the board yes
terday, which is nothing more or less
than conducting classes with windows
wide open and the heat turned of. The
open-air school is gaining Roadway rap
idly, has been adopted in many western
cities, and six buildings in the District are
so built that roof garden schools can be
started Dr. Kober's idea is one Of SIM
plicity. as he believes that with the pres
ent many-windowed classrooms the win
dows can be raised and the heat turned
of the children, of course, to wear heavy
outer clothing and get all the advantage
there is la the fresh air.
The schools will supply the heavy out
er ciothing'if the plan Is adopted.
The board approved plan for a school
athletic league in the colored schools.
Scrutiny Of School Wells.
The old question of when is well
clean was discussed by the board yes
| terday again. The same old wells at Gar
field. Stanton and Benning schools came
Fnr nm a
said of the we'll at Good Hope that 1t is
unfit and must be closed or the water
boiled. A new we'll is being drilled there.
At Stanton and Congress Heights schools
the water is cloudy. Mr.. Horner volun-
teered to make a personal visit to the