Evening star., 1921-03-03
ASK NEW S|TEFOR
HAMILTON SCHOOL
Board of Education lnstructs
] DR.. BaIIou to Draw Up
Request.
NUMBER OF PUPILS CITED
Report Points Out That Building
for Tubercular Children Was
Opened as Experiment.

With Il view to ending the persist
ent criticism of conditions at the
Hamilton School for Tubercular Chill
dren. the board of education, at It's
meeting yesterday afternoon, author
ixcd Supt. Ballou to request the Com
rnlSSionerS to submit to Congress Tor
inclusion in the next deficiency act
an appropriation to provide for a new
site and building to replace this m
stitution. In taking this action. the
board pointed out that il recognizes
the fact that the location and some
of the surroundings of the Hamilton
School make il undesirable as per-
manent site for school of the char
aCter of the classes now occupying
this building.
report on the Hamilton School
situation read by Harry q. Hine. Sec
retdry of the board. stated that 'it
. should be noted that this school be-
gan in the spring of 1919 as an eX
perimcntal class with less than twelve
children. The classes have now grown
in enrolment to such an extent that
even if the building were satisfac-
tory in every particular IT would be
TOO small for the number of pupils
now in attendance"
Fowler's Advice Followed.
'.The board of education the re-
port continued. has felt justified in
asking that all funds which were
available for the purpose should be
spent to render this building as COM
Portable and as satisfactory as possi-
bic. in view of the fact that it ap-
H pears necessary to continue the To-
cation of these classes in this build
ing until a better situation could be
provided by securing funds from Con-
EreSS.
The fullest advice and co-opera-
ti"u in regard to the needed i'm
1'rovouentS at this school have been
invited from the health officer. and
T." has responded to our request in
>1hc most generous cooperative spirit.
Practically every suggestion which
has been made by the health officer
has been adopted by the board of
education. and Improvements cover
ing these suggested changes either
have been or are in the course OF
being made at the present time"
On motion of Mrs. Coralie +. Cook,
the board accepted the offer of a
prize"of $50 from the College Wom-
ems Club to be given the pupil at
the Dunbar High School attaining the
highest rating and who desires to
pursue learning in a higher institu
tion.
The board acknowledged receipt of
resolution from the Benning Citi-
zenS' Association requesting that nom
resident children be prevented from
attending the public schools in the
from Commissioner kutZ stating that
the realty firm of Weaver Brothers
had offered to sell property at 2Sth
and NJ streets for school site. and
from the o street Junior High School
Parent Teacher Association. indorsing
. the floating of a s2O,0OO.0OO bond is
sue to build schools and improve the
public parks. also were acknowledged
by the board
Changes in personnel approved by the
board are as follows:
White schools.
Leave OF absence-VHiiam Hughes.
janitor, Military Road SSchooi: w. n.
Berkley, clerk. financiaf.office. Franklin
School, and f. l.. Raun. teacher. kinder
garten principal. TwiningS School.
Promotions and transfers-G. NJ. Nix,
janitor. Wallach chool: II. NJ. Cross.
ianitor, Peabody School; Miss ]. f.
wiler. teacher Gales School: Catherine
Bracket kindergarten principal. Twin
ing School: =. V. Elicit. kindergarten
assistant, Brightwood Park School: FL
len Richards teacher, Gales School: S.