Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-18
Board of Education Names
Standing Committees.
Meeting THIS AFTERNOON
Supt. Davidson Recommends Some
Changes.
RELATE TO TWO HIGH SCHOOLS
Three Board Members Given Larps
Share of Responsibility in Man.
agement of System.

Henry p. Blair. John b. Larner and
capt James +. Oyster will be the three
members of the board OF education VIII,
VIII nave great power In the policy OF
the public school system, following tho
meeting of the hoard of education thi.
AFTERNOON, at which time the committee
assignments for the coming year will b.
made public. The three named will COM
prise the new committee on WAYS and
means. which makes up the estimates
ior congress. and their names appear
either as trio or singly on every COM
mittee to be announced
According to the tentative list made
up To-Day, Mr.. Blair will have a strong
position on at least two committees
winch have to do with the educational
SIDE OF the school problem. Heretofore
ne has had prominent part to play
in the administration Of the schools.
but scarcely anything to say about the
matter of how a child should be edu-
Gated. The Normal and High School
committee. TO be composed of Mr..
Daniel. Mr.. Blair and Mr. Horner, is
one of the most important Of this kind.
The text book committee is another
or which Mr.. Blair is chairman and
Mrs. Rhodes and Mr. Daniel are mem-
bers.
Committee Appointments.
The makeup Of the committees will
be as follows, according to the list
prepared today:
Ways and means-Mr. Blair ME-.
Larner. Mr.. Oyster.
Elementary-Mrs. Rhodes, Mr.. Daniel,
Mrs. Harris.
Normal and hiSh-Mr. Daniel. Mr..
Text books-Mr Blair, Mrs. Rhodes.
Mr.. Daniel.
Inspection and disposal of unservics.
able material-Mr. Horner. Mr.. Daniel,
Mr. Larner.
Sites-Mr. Daniel. Mr.. Blair. Mr.
Oyster.
Hygiene and sanitatioa-Mrs. Rhodes.
| Mr.. Daniel. Mrs. Harris.
! Water supply-Mr Horner, Mr.. Larner
and Mr.. Daniel.
| Rules and by-laws-Mr. Larner, Mr..
Blair and Mr. Daniel
| Military-Mr. Oyster. Mr.. Blair and
Mr. Daniel.
| Fairgrounds and school garden-Mr.
| Daniel. Mr.. Larner and Mrs Harris.
Special Schools--Mrs. Rhodes, Mr..
Daniel and Mrs. Harris.
Libraries-Mrs. Harris. Dir. Blair and
Mr.. Oyster.
Teachers retirement-Mrs. Rhodes Mr..
Daniel and Mrs. Harris.
Calf prize-Mrs. Rhodes. Mr.. Daniel
DR.. Davidson. superintendent of schools
| intends to recommend at the meeting
! this afternoon transfer Of the business
course In the colored high schools from
Armstrong Manual Training School to
| the NJ Street High School, in the Phelps
building.
G. H. Murray. now in charge OF the
business course at Armstrong. will re-
| main at that institution as teacher of
| mathematics. if the present intention Of
| the officials is carried through by the
boards vote.
Issue of Free Tuition.
The question of tuition fees from resi-
| dents Of Maryland and Virginia is still
| being agitated. Harry Hine, secretary
| Of the board, gets new inquiry every
day. The principal unsettled question at
present is the children of the owners OF
large estates. Several cases Of this sort
will be presented, and, 1t is believed. Will
have to be taken to court. The property
| involved is in the District of Columbia.
| and several thousand dollars in taxes. all
| told, are paid. The children who desire
| to go to school here free are from Mary
land, and the estate cannot be divided
| until certain developments occur such as
the death of certain heirs. or any of the
various human possibilities which work
either to clear or becloud a legal situa-
tion.
Practically all the necessary repairs
| to school buildings have been COM
pleted. The last supervisors report Oh
this subject was received today. Not
all the repairs ordered have been made.
but it is understood that no embar-
rassment to teacher, child or janitor
will occur through any that have been
left undone.
Soft Coal for Furnaces.
The experiments with soft coal will
begin this year. Western High School.
Garfield and Powell schools have been
designated by DR.. Davidson as the
places for this experimentation.
Seven would-be janitors applied for
places within an hour at the Franklin
School this morning.
Stephen Kramer. supervisor for the
third division, has moved his Office
from the Ross building to the com-
paratively new Powell School.
SHOT DEAD BY POLICEMEN.