Evening star., 1926-11-04
EDUCATION BOARD
PROBES SANITATION
Lists 222 Situations in 95
Schools as urgent"
Funds Are Limited.

The Board of4 Education yesterday
afternoon decided that there are 222
sanitary situations in 95 public
schools which are urgent" and
demand prompt attention.
After a general discussion among
members of the board at their regular
meeting, it was decided that the entire
body would aid DIR. II. B. Learned's
committee on buildings and grounds
in the remedying of the unwholesome
sanitary conditions which were Of
ficially called to the attention of the
board by Health officer William c..
Fowler at the opening of the present
school year.
Scores of needed improvements in
the sanitary condition of the schools
outlined in the Fowler report already
have been taken care of, and the 222
situations now placed on the urgent"
list have necessarily had to be held
in allegiance through lack Of funds.
Funds Are Needed.
DIR. Frank w. Ballou, superintend-
ent, who has annually fought for a
larger repair fund, said today that
naturally If the money was available
the sanitary situations before them
would have been remedied months
ago. AS it is the members OF the
board are going to carefully analyZe
each one of the situations in conec'
ton with the compilation of the De
cember repair list. with the probabil-
ity that the ma ajority of them will be
taken care of before the end of the
present school year.
Bad ventilation, non-adjustable fur
niture, unsatisfactory toilets, un-
healthy drinking rountains, and bad
nf
ture are prominent among the 22 stu
atoms being scrutinized by the board.
Fraternity Subject Up.
Approval by the board of the recog-
milton Of the Phi Delta Sigma Sor-
ority and the Sigma Delta Fraternity
provoked a mild discussion OF the
fraternity subject. Henry Gilligan, a
nem member of the board. Ventured
the opinion that if one fraternity IS
approved all should be approved. DR..
Pallou declared that the fraternity
situation must be kept under control
and said that it probably would come
to the attention Of the board at a
later date.
The board authorized school officials
TO provide bus transportation for tu'
bercular children who attend the
Health and Harrison Schools. The
RESIGNATION OF MISS Eva w liSNTl d.
director. of domestic art in the col
ored schools was accepted
Personnel Changes.
The board authorized the following
personnel changes:
Resignations-E. D. ArmeS, teacher,
class A, now on leave of absence; NJ.
w. Bruce, annual substitute. class la,
Divisions 1 to 8; j. r. Mccarthy, Ia
borer, Eastern High School; j.. NJ:
Weekly, engineer janitor, Brookiand
School; A. w. Burleigh, teacher, class
la. music department, Divisions 1918.
Terminations-Jane Crawford, teach'
er, class "a, Eastern High School;
r. H. Jackson, caretaker, Zion Bap-
tist Church, domestic science room;
w. +. Nickens, caretaker, Military
Road School; William McCloskey,
caretaker, Petworth School.
Leave of absence-E. G. Smith,
teacher, class 1.A, BlairHayes School
+. S. Mitchell, teacher. class 3A,
Business High School; r. II. Shorter,
teacher, class la, DeanWood School
Promotions.
Promotions-A. r. Entwisle, teacher,
from class la, Edmonds, to class 2C,
Macfarland Junior High; II. E. Town
send. teacher, from class "a to class
&c. Macfarland Junior High; n. S.
Diermier, teacher. Macfarland JUNIOR
High. from class "a to &C: Nj. r.
Whitzell, teacher. MaCfarland Junior
High, from class "a TO &c; NJ: p: Mont.