Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-04
SCHOOLS ARE CHILLY AT CALL OF TAFT
Storm Bothers Education in Committees on Efficiency and
the Suburbs. Economy Meet Tomorrow
PUPILS ARE BUNDLED UPlT0 DISCUSS ESTlMATESl
Fills Building President VIII Then Deliver Address
With Cas- the Subject
HEALTH OFFICER LOOKS IN IMPERIAL VALLEY PROTECTION
Expected Conditions From Floods Subject
Comfortable Everywhere. ferences With omcias
Storm Bothers Education in
the Suburbs.
PUPILS ARE BUNDLED UP
Brent's Bad Furnace Fills Building
With Gas.
Ventilation System, When Working,
Expected to Make Conditions
Comfortable Everywhere.


With the first real outbreak of winter
ofiicials Of the public schools were kept
busy today ascertaining whether or not
all the schools are properly heated and,
at the same time. supplied with q proper
amount Of fresh air.
In only three schools were unsatisfac-
tory conditions found. At the new John
Eaton School at Cleveland Park and the
Chevy Chase school. both recently opened,
it was believed the children would have
to be sent home. -. = -
The fans which send heated air up from
the basement have not been connected.
The rooms are cold.
Pupils Are Bundled Up.
In the Cleveland Park school some OF
the rooms were partially heated without
the use of the fans. The children were
moved into these rooms. BY dint Of
frequent health exercise through the day
and with bundling up they were comforts
BILE.
In the Chevy Chase School conditions
were practically the same. Occupying
only the warmest rooms. pupils stayed
the day out.
In the Brent School there was q suf-
ficiency Of heat, but IN oversufaciency Of
coal gas. The gas was attributed to the
dilapidated condition Of the furnace.
Although the school ofdcials have en-
deavored to have q new furnace installed,
they have not as yet been able to do so.
The condition at the Brent was consider
ed SO bad today that an inspector was
sent down from the health once to look
into the matter.
New Ventilation system.
Health is the primary object sought by
the school authorities. To this end they
are doubling precautions this winter to
make certain that none OF the boys ana
girls will have their noses pinched by
cold nor suffer from lack of fresh air.
The new schools are. all equipped with
a ventiiaung apparatus which pumps
thirty cubic feet Of fresh. heated aiy into
each room for each pupil every minute
This is the most perfect ventiiatinG de-
vice used in the schools today. It is be-
lieved 1t will have Z great effect upon
the health OF the children.
In all schools that are In any manner
modern there has Oeen installed Q ven-
tila,ing device, which. though not ~ good
the GA sty oen i
dow. draft-producins method. declares the
school chiefs.
An teachers are compelled to keep a
record Of the temperature in their rooms,
and to m 81 q =. fer Z: s1sssss
schedule 10 put on the blackboard In each
room and here the temperature 10 re.
corded at 8, IL and 2 o'clock each day.
These records have to be turned In with
the teachers other reports at the end OF
each month. s =
On rainy and other disasreeable days
this winter the pupils Of tho schools will
be given only q h&lf session, remaining
In the schools until o'clock. instead of
going home at 12 o'clock and returning
at o'clock. which in bad weather ID apt
to be productive OF colds.
open-Air School Plans.
Arrangements for an open-air school
for delicate children have not yet been
completed. 1t is hoped that two such
schools will be established in the near fu-
ture.
The school authorities have been grant
ed permission to open one room In a
provided they see that the. children are
furnished with proper clothing and lap
robes Besides this, Il Is hoped by the
school authorities that they will be able
to provide hot lunch for the children OF
these schools.
It il the belief of many school heads
that the open-air schools will be great
institution for children In delicate health.
It IL hoped the board OF education will
be able to obtain enough funds to open
an entire school for this purpose some
tine not too far In the future.
Washington. in this respect, is a little
behind other large cities. The majority
OF them have built open-air schools and
found them Of great benefit to children
who attend.