Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17
Teachers Work Outside Schools.

Capt. Oyster. in discussing these specific
cases, said there would evidently have to
be little stiffening up all along the line,
and turned over to appropriate commit
tees suggestions to look into matters at
fecting the pay rolls. There is no charge
of anything more than possible misinter-
probation of rules.
Supt. Stuart was handed a new broom
and asked to investigate the statement of
r. r. Horner that some of the teachers
are practicing professions outside Of their
school duties. Mr.. Stuart explained that
the rules do not allow this, except with
his permission. and he also said that ii
he could get line on any teachers hang
ing out doctors or dentists shingles with
out his permission he would ask for an
explanation.
All rights said Mr.. Horner, Il know
many of them. l know lot of teachers
who have doctors signs on their doors
and who. believe. are practicing. while
other teachers complain that they are not
permitted to do outside work.
The matter of cold schools was dis
, cussed. Supt. Stuart said there has been
| no general complaint of cold schools ex-
cept on one very cold and blustery Mon
day this winter. Mrs. HOeke suggested
that the janitors of all schools be in
structed to keep the fires going between
Friday and Monday morning. and this
probably will be done. Capt. Oyster said
he believed that much of the complaint
| about children catching cold in schools
could be eliminated If teachers would
send small children home when the rooms
could not be heated to 81 degrees. Sixty
six degrees is the low limit for tempera-
ture In the schools
Trouble Over Heating Plant.
The board is in difficulties over it's CEN
trail heating plant for the NJ Street High
School. the Abby Simmons School and the
Douglass School. An engineer to run the
plant was asked for. but Commissioner
Judson told the board that he did not see
why the schools needed an extra man to
run the plant inasmuch as there are
three ianitors to run the furnaces of the
three schools at present. Capt. Oyster
explained to the board that 1t would be
impossible to detach janitOr for the
licensed engineer service required by this
plant. and said that if the plant could
| not be run they would have to close those
three schools.
Health Ofi1cer Woodward sent a sugges-
ton to the board relative to nonresident
pupils and the contagious disease problem
which will have to be settled by the at
torney for the board. DR.. Woodward be-
lieves that every nonresident pupil should
bring a signed stipulation from his par
| ents promising that they will report every
case Of communicable disease occurring on
their premises. Ii they should fail to do
this their children would be barred from
the schools. DIR. Woodward believes this
is the only way to keep communicable
| diseases from the schools. in so far as
| they are brought in by children from
Maryland and Virginia.
The high school principals urged the
| board to hurry up the proposed rules
| regarding the oversight of the faculty
| in foot ball and other athletics. 1t is
proposed that board of principals
| should be created to control all inter-
| high school athletics. This board would
/ he the father of athletics, and the
strong and active young children of the
ligh school athletic teams would have