Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-26
PUBLIC SCHOOL MArrrp.

Teachers. Va
When the school board met Tuesday night
Mr.. Brooks, from the Teaches, ss.... ..s
presented report, which said Tho. S..as"e,,
have been organized upon a ,a.,., snd
economical basis averaging ovar cnv nm.
pills in the grades below tho Ht,s .ss -
Facts are submitted showing thsf the a1rrs.
cation is S4O2. SS5. The apnronp tessnt organs
ries OF teachers for the present 1noI ~. Si;'
S39o,OO0 and the average salary ner feacbes
cheney of S12.Ss5 In the am snefeiore. q den-
pay the annral salaries at the iaoaI hoS, 70
rates. This deficiency 1 and the requirements of
the law as 10 the average salary To Wit. SSSn
per teacher can only be met the renort ST., 20 ~
pro rata retention of the salaries ~ tea h ~
OF teachers because Of Length 5 in salaries
ing in many cases the maximnn,' sei.cn
allowed by the schedule is an Incidental anS
schedule rates. The COMMITTEES suegastas IN, tne
the most practical method to meet this difsi'
Guilty Is for the board to order retention of 2 D
per cent OF the salaries of all teachers ana 70
request Congress to appropriate a snfiiciert
amount to pay the salaries as per schedule now
adopted authorizing the calling of teacb .~s
meetings In each division and submittine 70
tine sesy viii
by the teachers,)
TO ORGANIZE PERMANENTLY
Mr.. Smith offered q resolution, which was
carried, that the board should effect q perma,
nent organization at the first meeting In Oc-
tOber.
AFTER HIS LOST LAMRs.
DR. Purvis, of the sixth division, offered a
resolution "that the supervising principals Of
the city schools return all children of said
schools who reside in the county and who have
not been transferred by the trustees Of the sixth
livison.'
viso "that the rights Of parents to send their
children to the nearest school building shall be
observed"
Consideration Of the resolution was POSTPONED.
THE NEW NORMAL SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Mr.. Curtis, from the special committee 10 Sc
lect principal for the Normal school in place
of Miss Smith, resigned, made report nomi-
mating Miss Emma s. Atkinson, Of the High
and the nomination confirmed.
Leaves Of absence for one year without pay
were granted to Misses ss r. kaufman and NJ
Applications for teachers positions were re-
ceiyed from Alice g. Mailhouse, L. c. Rogers,
The destinations r.; Of Kate NJ Blundon teacher
in the fifth division, and Margaret B. Bozeman.
of the eighth division, were accepted.
Stephens and Eleanor LASER as teachers in the
sixth division, and Alice McDade as teacher
in the fourth division, were confirmed.
PROMOTIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
hepOFGS Vi dSSiSuH anu pFOmOtlOnS In
various divisions were made by trustees as fol-
lows and approved:
Second neutrality-suspicious.: from sixth to
seventh grade, A: N. Cooling; fourth to fifth,
FHbhac and H. A. puffy third to fourth
and F. b. Fairchild; second to fourth, L. G. En-
thoffer; second to third o. Silver; first to third
second. ]. J. summerscales E c. Drane, j. NJ
Humphrey and s. Il. Sipe. Assignment to the
third grade at her own request, J. E. Thompson;
or I non<l nA,,n ~ Del
E. Enthoder, NJ F. Gordon, A. v. Morgan, E.
ney and l.. F. White. Nominations-Harry W.
Quigg, vice A. A. Kimber, declined; Rebecca
Stoneroad, vice c. NJ. Thompson, retired; Clara
Wbsck decined ut a9s we
Smith, Miss r. Ball, Mrs. E. C. Weaver, Miss A.
N. FURNACE and Mrs: R: ]; Floyd. Principals
Pease; Morse, NJ King; Twining, NJ. Steele; Ab.
bot, S. j. Thomson; Webster, s. i. Kent; Seaton,
N. E. Rowe; Gales, C. S. Clark; Blair, j. A.
Third Observation-Disclosures sixth to
seventh grade, Ella G. Kelly; rom fifth to sixth.
Mary E. stockett and Martha w. Garges; from
McNantz; from second to fifth H. r. Walker;
from first to fourth, Leila McCathran; from
hsd to thra 1u aaa q na5S ber E. ksss from On
normal graduates-to first grade, Mary F. A.
Lynch and Elizabeth V. Snowden; to second
grade, Emma Hanford.
Misses a. T. O'Donnell, NJ. NJ. De Vote and
Alice McDade (acting). PrOmotions-from sixth
to seventh grade, S. "A. Langley; fifth to sixth,
A. NJ. Whiteman: fourth to fifth, ]. 6. Falck;
third to fourth. NJ. l.: Smith; first to fourth, w.
G Hartman and NJ. NJ; Hines; second to third,
second, d. w. Boyd and Imogene Bear. Princi-
pals-Jetierson building, Mr.. r. L. Johnson and
Mrs. N. e. Martin; Amidon, Miss v; Y. Trook;
Miss E. f. Halliday.
Fifth divsion-Assign Louise L. Smith and
Kate Robertson to grade one. Promote Emma
signed; Alwilda NJ. Brooke to fifth grade, NJ
Angie Brewer to third grade, Annie F. Perrie
to third grade, and Mariana Schooley, vice Miss
L. L. Gray, deceased. Designate as principals
Prospect building; E A. Norton, High street
building; S. " Fleming, Dickson building A.
4. Houghton, Montgomery building, and ]. w.
Douglass industrial home:
fourth grade, f. Maude HALEY and Emma Pat
terson; from fifth to eighth grade, r. Lorraine
Peters, acting; from second to third grade,
Emma V. Smith. Assignments to school No. 5,
8, William w. fraction; No. -. Mary II. SOM
ervile, acting; No. ~. Jennie Nj. Spears, acting:
No 45, Francis s. Farley; No. 46, Harry r
Peters; No. SO, Alice A. Winans, acting. Desig-
w. Chappell; Nos 8 and Z, Washington E. Nal
ley; Nos. 8, TO- IL and SO, Agnes A, FARLEY:
Nos. ID to 10. Richard T. Moss; Nos. 20 and 81,
Lizzie s. Nichols; Nos % and %, Arthur L.
Nos 30 and 80 Joseph II. voorhees,; Nos. 81,
80 and So, William II. Smith, Nos. "a to 81, as
and so, Henry S. Petty; Nos. 3S to 43, R. Lor-
raine Peters, Nos. a. and "a, Peter s. Lesh;
Nos. AZ and AZ, Harry R. Peters.
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