The Washington times., 1895-06-19
the promotion of pupils is made with careful
and dIsCrIminating Intelligence.

The supervising principals, the principals
OF buildings, and all the teachers are elected
To their positions by the trustees. 1t Is
provided, however, that precedence shall
De given In the selection OF teachers TO the
graduates o fthe nornalschooIs. Being ranked
at graduation from the normal school these
teachers are appointed in the order OF
their ranking as vacancies occur Other
persons become eligible to teachers po-
sitiOHs by passing an examination pre-
scribed by the board OF Trustees and are
appointed 10 schools after the list OF
normal graduates is exhausted, according
to their rank, as sho wn by their eXamiua-
tions. Persons may also be appointed TO
teachers positions who are graduates
from accredited normal schools.
Neither the teachers uf the high schools
nur tie special teachers have III the past
been taken from these lists necessarily,
but have been selected from lists of can
didate5 by the respective committees on
high schools, manual training music, etc,
nominated by them and elected by the en-
tire board OF trustees. 4 proposition is
now pending before the Board OF Trustees
to restrict nominations fOr.pOsitions in the
high school and for special teachers 10
those only who sheil have passed an eX-
animation on the respective subjects for
which teachers are required
1t Will be seen that the trustees individ-
uGlly have little discretion IN the appoint
mcnt Of teachers, the select ion Of a teacher
to a grade school being almost a perfume
tory act. The absence of patronage III the
management OF the schools has been re-
lief to the trustees and, because OF the
superior character OF the normal course,
the severe character OF the examinations
and the care exercised 10 aCcreditiug
normal schools, has been powerful agency
in improving the instruction and general
efficiency OF the schools.
Few persons are appointed 20 teachers
places who do not readily ana in a short
tine become acquainted with our methods
of Instruction, and thus become at an early
day satisfactory il rot efficient teachers.
The number of teachers who have had nor
NAL training, or college training, is con-
spiCuOusly large, and the relative number
OF teachers who are not only satisfactory,
but who are gTaJfyiugly successful IN their
work, is also very large.
Although the supervision is restricted in
quantity compared with that OF most
cities IL Is su used is 20 have its prof essiOudl
eye and its helping influence largely upon
the weaker portion Of the teaching force
all the time. Thus are the successful teach
crs left TO exercise their individuality while
the less successful ones are helped and en-
couraged. The freedom given to the sue
Cessfui teacher in the execution OF the Work
OF tue curriculum j. UTMOST lotdl, whereas
the tendency to disunlOn or disintegTatiOn
Of the work because Of this freedom IS con-
sp;Cuously absent, such is the union OF pur-
pose on the part OF those who do the main
teaching OF the city.
Thesalariesofth thesuperyisingp principalsare
50 GOO: those of principals OF schools from
81 600 to 81, 500. The salaries OF the
grade teachers are: Eighth grade, $3.50;
seventh grade. SS25; sixth grade, S775;
fifth grade, 500; fourth grade, $3.50;
third grade, $3.50, and for the first and