Evening star., 1912-06-27
Might Prove Fire Trap.

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| Mrs. w. Loney, chairman of the school
| committee Of the same body represented
| by Mrs. Clark, also made a brief state
ment regarding the lack of proper school
| facilities. She said that one frame build
ing where third-year children were kept
might prove a fire trap. as it had only a
| of children could pass at time.
| Claiming that many children OF mis-
school had been affected by throat trouble.
cracked lips and other ailments due to
perfect system Of ventilation sent through
| the building. C. K. Finkel, principal OF
the Thomson School, asked that hui
| midifier be installed In, his school. The
installation of a humidifier was indorsed
| by DR.. w. H. Barton, medical inspector
| of the schools.
The meeting was the last to he held by
| the board of education as 1t now stands.
The body had reached Its maturity, some
one remarked, since it held its twenty.
first meeting Of the fiscal year yesterday.
| OF the retiring members Mrs Mussey was
the only one present. while OF the number
dent James F. Oyster and Mrs. Caroline
w. Harris were the only ones present.
Oyster Sums Up Work.
President Oyster sent a letter to the
board In which he summed up the work
which has been done by it and bade the
| retiring members farewell. The letter said
| in part:
"As your presiding officer I believe l
| voice your conviction as we'll as my own
| that the year has been most profitable
| The appropriations for buildings and
grounds for 1912 show high-water mark
in the sum Of $780, 725. Then new buildings
| or additions were put into commission
| this year, with beginnings on two others.
| This result is perhaps the most gratify-
| ing outcome of our past efforts to give
| the children of the city the facilities they
| deserve. These buildings are the Wiscon-
| sin avenue Manual Training School and
| the Cardozo Manual Training School,
! each of six rooms and devoted to distinc-
lively manual work for grade pupils. Elk
| tensive additions have been made to the
1 Mckinley and the Armstrong Manual
Training schools. Others are the Grover
| Cleveland School Of twelve rooms, the J.
| r. West School Of eight rooms. the Alex
| ander Crummell Of six, and the Randle
| Highlands of eight. the keys to which
were handed to us last week: The Mill
| Schools of four rooms each are nearing
| completion. OF the two new normal
| school buildings, the j. Ormond Wilson
is promised for September or October
next, while that for Normal School, No.
2, is under way. The Phelps School has
been made the home Of the business de-
partment Of the Armstrong. The list also
| shows fine sites for the new Central High
School. and for the new Nd Street High
| School.
Two Legal Decisions.
There have been two notable legal de-
icisions affecting the administrative au-
thority of the board Of education. One in
the Court of Appeals Of the District OF
Columbia was the case of Miss Mildred
Dean, appellant The regulation for the
employment of substitutes, as adopted by
the board and rejected by the controller
of the Treasury on the grounds Of un-
reasonableness and in conflict with the
statutes, is not only reasonable. but the
board in making the rule for substitutes
acted within its legal power-in fact. 1t
Regulation Of questions not covered by
lstatute.
Another in the Supreme Court of the
District Of Columbia was the case Of Miss
Sarah p. Lynch VS.. the District of Co
lumbia. Judgment was found in favor OF
the plaintiff. The decision acts as a re-
versal of q decision Of the controller OF
the Treasury debarring certain teachers
. Of group A Of class 6 from the benefits
Of the act of May Is, 1910, relative ia
longevity placing because OF experience In
teaching in. accredited normal, high or
manual training schools.
i Practice Is Approved
Furthermore, in certain rulings Of the
controller Of the Treasury. under Septem-
ber 8, 1911. and September Z. 1a11, the
Ipractice Of the board Of education rela-
tive to longevity was approved by that
official.
when the new organic school law re-
ceived the signature Of the President Of
the United States this community real
ized that the value of that law would de-
pend, not merely upon the. wisdom OF Its
framers, but also Upon the intelligence,
energy and public spirit Of the citisens
whom the Supreme Court judges might
appoint to membership upon the new