Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-11
THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
Business Transacted ut Their Regular Board
Meeting Last Night.

THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES
Business Transacted ut Their Regular Board
Meeting Last Night.
Only routine business was transacted by the
school board last evening. What was done was
done promptly and the meeting was brief
one. The amendments to the rules reported
at the last meeting from the committee on
rules and based upon resolutions offered by
Mr.. Cornish were taken up and adopted, a.
follows:
THAT the resignation Of a teacher, brought
about by the payment of money to the re-
signing teacher by q normal graduate or any
other applicant, to obtain the position thus
vacated, shall be deemed . violation Of the
rules Of this board and shall forever disqualify
the applicant 40 offending for appointment as
teacher, and the teacher encouraging the
same by receiving compensation shall not be
permitted to resign, but shall be dismissed
Leave OF absence shall not be granted to a
teacher for q longer time than three months,
and then without pay: Provided, that on the
recommendation Of tha local trustee leave OF
absence may be renewed or extended for an
further, that no leave shall be granted to a
teacher who seeks such leave to engage in an
other occupation for pay or profit"
CONVERSATION 70 JASrroRs.
A communication was received from Van Fl.
Manning and Duane E. Fox giving some rea-
sons why the compensstions paid to janitors
should be increased. The jani,ors, so the COM
munication states. in some of the buildings are
compelled to have assistants and to pay them
from their salaries. For some buildings an ex-
animation is required before an appointments
made, and all the ianitors are expected to act
A. "a universal tinker" and make small repairs
in the buildings. In the majority Of instances
the salary nowipaid is about $500. and 1t 10 urged
that the increase in these cases be TO $72O. In
cases Of higher pay An increase il asked
On motion. the communication was referred
to the committee on teachers and jauitors. with
instructions to prepare q revised list of all SAL
aries deemed necessary.
A request was received from ]. W. Douglass,
. teacher at the Industrial Home School. for
leave to purchase an EVENING STAR route and
continue in the discharge Of his duties ae
teacher.
Referred to Mr. Mitchell, the trustee Of that
division.
leave Of absence for three months was
granted to Miss Emma Bettes on account OF
sickness.
COMPLAINT NOT WELL FOUNDED.
report was read from Supervising Princi-
pal Montgomery in regard to the complaint Of
Mrs. z P. Thompson relative TO the noisy con-
duct Of pupils Of the Garrison School, which
stated that the complaint is not well founded:
An announcement was made by Principal
Powell Of the regular examination for teachers
certificates which would be held a week from
next Friday at the Franklin School.
The rules governing the purchase, distribu-
ton and use Of free text books and supplies
adopted by the District Commissioners were
read and referred to the superintendents.
TEAcHKRsHIP CHANCES.
l. b. Reichelderfer was appointed teacher
l. H. II s-l Cot. L.
p Moore In the Business High School H. E.
Snyder. teacher at s400, was transferred to
the sixth division, A, vice L. P. Bailey, trans
ferred.
The resignation Of Miss Maggie De Van, .
teacher. on account Of i'll health, was accepted.
Also that Of II. Gertrude Cowling, q teacher.
l. P. McElfresh. a teacher at 900, was trans
ferred from the first to the second division,
vice E. 7. Schultz, transferred to the first di-
vision
Miss I. N. Humphrey was promoted from
fifth to sixth grade, vice Miss Cowling, resigned,
and Miss NJ. NJ. Hundley from first to third
grade, vice Miss Devan. resigned. Assign MiSs
Rens Shuster, normal graduate, to the first
grade, vice Miss Hundley, promoted.
The following names were placed on the APP
proved list Of substitute teachers: Blanche
Street. n. A. Brosuis. E. 8. Green, NJ. Z. Fisher
and Emma B. Alexander.
leave Of absence for three months was
HrAnte0 70 L. a. WlneDerBer
SCHOOL SITE ACCEPTED.
report was received from Mr.. Darlington
recommending that the offer Of the owners of
the ground adjoining the Harrison School
building on 18th street between v and " streets
be accepted. This ground is to be used as q
play ground. The report WAS adopted and
ordered to be sent to the District Commits
sioners-
leave of absence Of three months was
granted to Prof G. 8. Fellows. teacher Of
chemistry IN the High School. and Prof W. b.
Bigelow, graduate Of Amherst, was appointed
to fill the vacancy.
Appoint Miss Fanny NJ. Roof substitute
teacher third division.
Promote N. J. Francis from $500 to ESQ;
A. L. Smith, from s475 to $500; Grace Hunter,
from e450 to s475.
Transfer F. NJ. Layton from the Van Buren, to
the Tyler building. Appoint Horton Simpson,
vice Layton, transferred.
Accept the resignation of Miss W. A. Nichols,
10 take effect October 81.
Promote Miss n. NJ. Atwood, from second to
third grade. Appoint Miss L. NJ. Hansoms TO
oil vacancy.
Grant leave Of absence without pay to Miss
L. Cook for one month on account of sickness.
The resignation Of W. A. Nichols was &C.
cepted.