Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
FREE DENTAL CLINICS
|. URGED IN THE SCHOOLS
Inspectors Now Furnished, But
Some Parents Tco Poor to Have
Children's Teeth Treated.
Board of Education Considers q
Number of Routine Matters at
Its Regular Meeting.

That washington's schools should
have a free. government aintained
dental clinic, as have a number OF
other cities. was the proposition sub
mitted to the ways and means commit
tee Of the board of education at q
meeting of that body at the Franklin
School yesterday afternoon. At pres
ent Washington has a free clinic for
INDECENT school children. but this is
maintained through the generosity OF
local dentists. and is to be discontinued
at the end of this school year
Great good has been accomplished
through this free clinic. many school
officials believe. 1t was started largely
for the purpose of showing just what
ington.
Dental inspectors are now furnished
for the schools. They make regular in
spections of the teeth of the children.
but many of the youngsters parents
are too poor to pay for the treatment
of the teeth, therefore the free clinic is
suggested. Whether or not it will be
expedient for the board TO ask for a
clinic in the next appropriation bill
viii be determined largely by the COM
mittee on ways and means.
Upon recommendation of Supt. Ernest
l.. Thurston the board decided not to
request Congress for Il special teacher
OF temperance, as had been asked by
the Women's Missionary Society OF
Calvary Baptist Church Supt. Thurs
ton pointed out in letter to the board
that special teachers could only be
used to advantage when number were
employed. as it was essential that they
should be able to make several visits
to each class during a school year
Temperance. as well as hygiene, is
already taught in the schools Of Wash
ington as a part of the regular school
course, IT was pointed out.
Question Referred to Counsel.
The question as to the selling OF
tickets on school premises by high and
normal school alumni associations was
referred to the corporation counsel for
decision. A joint letter from the
alumni associations was received by
the board. President Henry p. Blair
explained to the board that q large
part of the revenues OF the alumni as
sociations was raised through the sale
to pupils of tickets for various func-
tions. He spoke briefly of the many
things which the alumni associations
had done for the schools.
A fund of $4,000, which had been ap-
propriated for the purchase of ground
in the rear of the Maury School for
PLAY space, had to be turned back into
the Treasury, as the land had been I'M
proved to such an extent before the
money became available as TO exceed
in value the amount appropriated.
That the schools are now being run
on an economical basis was asserted
by Mr.. Blair He said that the appro-
priation for running expenses was SUD
stantially the same as that nve or ten
wears ago, despite the fact that the
school plant has been greatly increased
during that time.
Night schools are to be closed March
10 An offer of wenty-flve-doilar
cash prize for the white high schoois
was accepted from the Nationai 90
ciety of the Colonial Daughters IL Is
to be awarded for the best essay on
..The Development of Popular Gov
eminent in America" Permission was
given to the Red Cross to estaplisn =
class in detetics and the preparation
of foods for the sick at the beIree
School 1t is possible THIS couiee S''n;
be incorporated in the schools. supp.
Tbrrston was unable to be present AT
the meeting on account OF sickness.
The following changes were approved:
Appointments.
Douglas Nelson as laborer at the NJ
Street High, Douglass and Simmons
schools
w. E. Simpson as laborer at the John
son School.
Miss E. G. Mckinley as kindergarten
assistant and assigned to Montgomery
School. temporarily.
Miss l.. e. Ballenger as teacher in the
night schools and assigned to the Wall
ZACH Night School
c. Z. Lane. jr.. as librarian. class l.
and assigned to Miner Normal School
MIR. D. j. Shear as substitute teacher cf
freehand drawing i'll the white hleh
schools.
Mr.. d. T MacNair as substitute teacher
of mathematics and German in the whits
high schools.
Mss Ethel Davis as teacher of the first
grade, and assigned to the Gage School.
Substitute teachers in the white graded
schools: Miss NJ. III. holster. Miss X
NJ Oliver and Miss T. A Henry.
Miss T. NJ. Raymond as kindergarten
assistant and assigned to Banneker
School temporarily
Miss X. +. Irving as kindergarten assist
ant and assigned 10 Deanwood school,
temporarily
Miss r. A. lanier as kindergarten as
sistant and assigned TO Randall school.
temporarily.
designations Accepted.
o. II. Homer. laborer at the NJ Street
High, Douglass and Simmons schools.
Arthur Woodson. laborer at the John
son School.
Mrs l. w Norwood. as librarian At
Miner Normal School.
Promotions.
Miss A. l. Willis. from the third grade
to the fourth grade. Blake School.
Miss NJ. L. coggins. from the hrst
grade to the third grade. and transfer
from the Gage School TO the Blake
School.
Miss l.. T. Burke, librarian at Arm
strong Manual Training School, from
class l salary to class salary.
Miss NJ III. Davis, librarian, Western
High School, from class salary to class
salary.
Leave Granted and Transfers.
Grant leave of absence. without pay.
until January 81. 1915. to Miss X. 4.
Williams, teacher Of fourth grade, Blake
School.
Transfer Miss L. q. Mckinley. kinder
garten assistant, from the Montgomery
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