Show OBJECTIONS TO MODEL ROOMS Their Views Regarding Plan Members of Board of Education State to Adorn Two Rooms in Schools Unless the Committee on Buildings and Grounds of tho Board of Education Educa-tion changes Its mind there will be no model schoolrooms placed In the Jackson Jack-son and Webster schools and the plan of the home and education section of the Ladles Literary club will have failed I will be remembered that some time In April the club utter giving giv-ing a very successful art exhibit communicated com-municated with the Board of Education Educa-tion and asked permission to expend the 378 which had been realized from the exhibit In furnishing two model 1 I schoolrooms one tho corridor at the Jackson school tho other room 11 of the Webster The jnatter was referred to the Committee on Buildings and Grounds and after consideration by the members they decided to not grant the request I The home and education section was duly Informed of Che action of the committees com-mittees and while deeply disappointed i and Inclined J to be rather Indignant the ladles l feel that their purpose Is misunderstood mis-understood and that when n thorough explanation Is made their request will be granted Several members of tho Board of Education were seen yesterday and their views obtained as follows Mr Young While 1 may not fully understand what Is meant by the establishment es-tablishment of model schoolrooms as tho ladles were not very explicit in their communications to the board my idea is that it would cause additional expense to the board would create rivalry between pupils and cause them to call upon parents who are not in circumstances to do so to assist in furnishing all the Looms in a similar manner If upon further Information I find that I a mistaken there Is no member of the board who will moro gladly comply with the wishes of the ladles Mr Walker was not familiar with the movement for the establishment of a model schoolroom or rooms and thorefore did not wish to express an opinion before considering the matter a little Mr GlaqueI think the Committee on Buildings and Grounds did not fully ful-ly understand what the ladles wish to do and a complete understanding of their Intentions might cause the committee com-mittee to somewhat modify the decision deci-sion made I think however that the approval of the request woyld probably prob-ably lead to needless expendlturo of money money which tho board has not fit Its J disposal because if I thes found to be nl lei schoo1 rooms were rooms rOOIH and the effect upon the chlcren would be IL was as good as16 thought to would be led the board naturally bonId naturaly model wish to nfako all the roams rooms Mr BambergerT am not In favor oC having ornamentation or decora havlng any ornmentaton bulluiiff of a school buJcUS lon In one room that will distinguish it from another wil distnguish to creating addi I am also opposed crcalng tional expenditure In the maintenance I I of repairs and the workmanship 01 a room such as the ladies wish would certainly be more expensive I would not object in the least If some rich I citizens would volunteer to urnloh and maintain all the rooms as model I schoolrooms but think to have one In i a building would only create a spirit I of rivalry which would cause the children chil-dren tocl on their parents tralo In the money to furnish all the rooms I think the same manner Altogether saro to catabr It would be a bad precedent llsh Mr Newman When the ladies talked I with me about the model schoolrooms I I I approved of their Ideas and my only objection now is that If the board permits per-mits them to do the work outlined it mlghtcstablsh an expensive precedent prece-dent and create envy among the chi dren of other schools This of course would not do as the aim of the school board Is to treat nil children of all schools with equal consideration Mr Geoghegan All I havo to say about the model schoolrooms Is that such matters are f to n committee and I shall of the Board of Education shul abide by their decision whatever that may be Mr Critchlow do not wish to give an expression of my opinion In the matter until tho question comes up before the board for discussion Mr Moyle I am really not conVersant conver-sant enough with what the ladies wish to do to give an opinion but if all they desire is to tint the rooms and beautify beau-tify them by putting In pictures and casts so far as I am concerned I see no objection However the members 01 committee who have Investigated Investigat-ed thesubject may advance objections which would meet with my appro land l-and I would bo guided by their Judgment Judg-ment The purpose of the homo and cdu I cation section it Is understood Is from I time to time as It can to furnish othor model 1 school rooms In various schools 0c in the city I was thought too by I the laces at the time the matter was discussed In April last that their action I ac-tion would be an incentive for others and would lead to the furnishing cf several model rooms in the schools |