Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-08
CITY AND DISTRICT.
.HANGEs IN TEACHERsHIPs.
Meeting of the Board of School Trustees
Holiday Today.

President Ross, at the meeting Of the public
school board last evening. announced that an
order had been issued closing the public
schools for today. This order had been issued
after consulting with q majority of the MEM
bers OF the board.
letter was received from j. Y. Ingram
proposing 10 deliver his lectures on the Sand
wich Islands and Australia before the teachers
and scholars of the public schools for q suita-
bic remuneration. Laid on the table
President Ross stated that Emily V. Billing,
one OF the most experienced teachers in the
schools and one of the longest in the service,
had resigned The resignation was accepted
and the board directed that a minute be made
expressing appreciation for the long and faith
full services of Miss Billing.
A communication signed by John F. Cook,
Henry johnson, Aaron Russell and other citi-
zens was read urging that a special teacher OF
elocution be appointed for the 9TH and Sth
divisions. The slgners state that in preferrlng
this request they have no intention of re1e citing
upon the services of the special corps OF teach
ers now engaged ID this work. but they think
that the adoption OF their suggestion would be
a valuable assistance to the teachers. Referred
to the committee on teachers.
CHANCES IN TEAcHERsHIps.
Mr.. Darlington reported the following
changes in teacherships in the first division, to
take effect October /, which were approved:
Promote Miss +. L. Reeves from fifth to sixth
grade: promote Miss Jennie Hodges from
fourth to firth grade, vice Miss Reeves; pro-
mote Mss LASER from third to fourth grade,
vice Miss Hodges; promote Miss Clements
from first TO third grade, vice Miss LASER; as
sign Miss Davenport TO first grade; reduce Miss
>. f. Simms from third to second grade at her
request; promote Miss A. NJ. Dutton from Sec
Ond to third grade. vice Miss Simms; reduce
Miss York from sixth to fifth grade at her re-
quest; promote Miss L. L. Mccartney from fifth
to sixth grade. vice Miss York.
The committee on industrial education and
drawing reported the following appointments,
which were approved: Miss A. Alexander,
teacher OF 3 wing. to take effect October /.
Packer y. Bailey was appointed to the vacant
teachers position in the High school. of the
seventh and eighth divisions, at a salary of
ss75 per annum. to take effect October l.
The resignation of Miss AddIe E. Berry as
teacher in Lincoln school, to take effect at once
was accepted.
Miss Maggie McKingle. Ruth NJ. Sites and
Jennie II. Spies were placed on the substitute
list.
John Syphax was appointed teacher at Grant
road school LIST grade. Miss Mary Gary was
transferred from the Grant road school 10 Sth
division. lst grade. Miss Sarah Dickerson was
appointed teacher Ill the LIST grade, Sth divi-
sion The following promotions IN the second
division was announced. Miss NJ. F. Harman
from 9Th to 7th grade. Miss A. l.. Sargent from
9Th 10 9TH Mss 5. Z. White from 4th to 9Th,
Miss VI. Z. Potter from LIST TO 4th; also
assigns Miss Minnie GoetZ to the LIST grade.
A certificate 70 enable her to teach in 9th
grade school was granted to Clara G. Brewer.