Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-13
PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEES
A New Member of the Board Formally In
stalled.
Drills for Lower Grade Pupils-COn-
gressional Appropriations and an
Anonymous Letter.

A regular meeting Of the board OF trus
tees of public schools was held at the
Franklin building yesterday afternoon, with
President J. W. Whelpley in the chair.
Before proceeding to business. Mr.. Falk.
the secretary, read an official communica-
ton from the District Commissioners, an
nouncing the appointment cf Major George
Fl. Harries as trustee Of public schools
In place of Mr.. Paul Bowen. resigned. Roll
call showed the presence of Trustees
Whelpley, Wilson. Bruce, Cornish, Shadd
and Harres. The president said that Maj.
Harries would take the place vacated by
Mr.. Bowen on all the standing committees
OF the board.
The secretary then read 4 communication
from w. W. Eldridge. special aid to the
commander-in-chief. G. a. r., in charge
of military instruction. IN the District of
Columbia. inviting the attention of the
board to a pamphlet on the subject Of
military instruction in the public schools
prepared under the direction of the Grand
Army of the Republic. He said he submit
ted the matter to the board with view OF
obtaining its opinion as to the ACCESSIBILITY
of extending military Instructions to the
graded schools in the District. so far as
to introduce rudimentary drill i.e., the set
ing up with marching and salute drill
principally. as a physical exercise. once or
twice week.
Maj. Harries said that military instruc-
ton was being agitated in the graded
schools of New York city, and that
there was general campaign On this line
throughout the country. He said that eN-
President Harrison and Gen. Miles of The
regular army, stationed at New ork. have
shown a great interest in the subject. and
that 1t was being favorably considered by
school authorities In other cities.
On motion of Mr. Wilson, il was decided
to refer the matter to a special committee
of three for consideration and report. The
chair appointed Messrs. Harries, Bruce and
Wilson as members of this committee.
Anonymous Letter.
The secretary then read an anonymous
communication, referred to the board by
the District Commissioners, reciting that
certain janitors Of school buildings, single
men, were engaged in lucrative business
outside, and saying that such state of
affairs was an injustice to married men
in need Of employment, who had no means
of support.
In the short discussion that ensued as to
the proper disposition of this letter Mai.
Harries said that n general proposition
he considered it n good plan to consign
al 1~C"rv1rl1r.S C"'---.-..'.7-
waste basket. Mr.. Wilson said that he did
not like 10 follow tac ,ot..-c Soc .-..
this communication, for the reason that it
had been referred to the board by the Com
missile ners. Another I"ember suggested
that this reference was probably mere
matter OF form. without any Significance
whatever. He moved that the c0mmuntca-
ton he laid upon the table. The motion
was adopted
The attention OF the trustees was called
to the action of the board of trade at
cent meeting on the subject OF the congress
sional appropriation for the public schools
of the District. ard. on motion of Mr.. viii
son, il was decided to request the commit
tee on schools of the board OF trade to use
its best efforts to induce Congress TO make
an appropriation Of $ipG.G0 for the benefit
of the Business High School of the Dis
trict.
Applications Filed.
The following applications were received
and fled:
Teachers-High school G. F. Folk. II. c.
Crumbine, f. l.. Morris and Mary Noycs:
manual training, w. II. Johnson; grade
schools. Laura w. Geld. II. +. C. Walker
and Jennie p. Wilkinson; sewing, Naomi
+. Began. Kate +. Butler, Jennie Hamil-
ton. Mary f. Iitten, Nellie j. CayWood;
cooking. Elizabeth e. Elliot; drawing, Lii
ian Z. Moore.
son. Arthur Stocker, Charles II. Ware and
James Gormully.
Changes Confirmed.
Changes in the various schools We're an
nounced and confirmed by the board as
follows:
Western High school-Appolnt Irene o.
Young. teacher of mathematics, at SEQ.
Central High SchooI-Appoint Richard
". Test. teacher, at $500 per annum, vice
Paul Finckel, promoted to SicO per aEnum'
in place OF c.. q. JOchunl. resigned
Colored High School-Promote c. NJ.
Thomas from $500 TO 500; appoint Char
lotte F. Hunter teacher. at salary of $500,
to take effect February g.
First division-Irouote C. II. Hail. each
err from $iIJ to SGD per annum, to take
effect January !, vice +. l. Galeski, reduced
from $3.50 to $40.
Second divisiOn-Prorote G. NJ. Martin
from 500 to $3.50, vice Nina Goetz. reduced
at her own request Promote q. l.. Lutz
from $40 to $3.50, vice -. y. Williams. re-
signed Transfer Sarah Lamborne from
sixth division, a, to second grade, second
division. Appoint NJ. \. Kelton, teacher
first grade at 500. Promote a. Rakenan
from first to second grade and c.. y. Bal
lard frcIn $500 to $i2I.
Third diYisicn-l'romote NJ p. Forbes
from fifth to sixth grade: II. r. White from
fourth to fifth; NJ. y. kuhnel from third to
fourth; NJ NJ. Gardner from second to
third. Appoint Anna II. Williams, normal
graduate, to the second grade. Promote
Antoinette Clements, teacher. from 500 to
$i2J. Appoint George H. Paddon janitcr of
the Madison building in place OF Henry
Sixth division-Promote NJ. c. Johnson
from 500 to $I25: l.. Shackelford from $500
to 500; A. c. McDade from $3.50 to $3.50;
Belle Allen from SJa0 to $3.50: j. ID. Daniel
from first to second grade: B. NJ. Hipllins
from $4ZJ to $500. Appoint S. =. Waters
teacher at 500. Promote II. Il. King from
500 to SI15; J. E@cl.cley from $3.50 to $500
Appoint f. +. Las.Cr at $lcU. Transfer j.
p Fernald from 6 \ to b.
Eighth division, A-Leave of absence of
NJ C. Brown. teacher. extended for three
months from February l.
other Changes.
Other changes were announced as fol-
lows: Resignation of J. Z. Brown, teacher,
sixth grade, Mt. Pleasant. accepted; Kate
IT. Bevard, teacher. transferred from Con-
duit Road school to Mt. Pleasant school;
II. f. King. promoted from 800 TO S!i3; Z.
A Johrson transferred from Il to a;
T.. r. Eeckley. promoted from $50 to $500;
NJ. L. Hile, promoted from $3.50 to si25.
POLICE AND PUGILISTs.