Evening star., 1896-07-01
TWO NEW PRINCIPALS
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His elevation to this position was predicted
in yesterdays Star.
Mr.. Montgomery Succeeds Mr.. Car
The only breeze that occurred at the meet
ing arose over the nomination Of Mr.. w. s.
Montgomery, to be principal Of the Colored
High School. in place of Prof. Cardozo. The
latter has been charged with incompetency,
and his case has been under investigation
for several weeks by a special committee.
of which Trustee Bruce was the chairman.
Mr.. Montgomery Is now the supervising
principal Of Mrs. Terrelrs division, and, in
his transfer to the principalship of the
High School, the salary of the latter office
was increased to $1,000 year
Trustees Cornish and Shadd made yigor-
Gus objection to Mr. Montgomerys appoint
ment. Each Of them expressed a decided
preference for the appointment of Mr.. Hugh
M Brown, at present chief assistant to the
principal Of the High School. They referred
to Mr. Browns peculiar fitness for the place,
and advocated 1t as being directly IN line
Of civil service reform. Mr.. Cornish said
he had nothing to say against the character
and scholarship of Mr. Montgomery, but he
did not think him physically strong enough
for the duties of the office. He paid hle n
tribute to the merits of Mr.. Brown, who had
been educated in the public schools OF Wash
ington, Howard University, Princeton Col
surely bring the school up to the much de-
sired standard of efficiency. He therefore
moved to substitute the name Of Hugh NJ
Brown for that of ". 8. Montgomery as
principal of the Colored High School.
DIR. Shadd seconded this motion and made
a strong appeal for the appointment of Mr.
Brown. who, 1t seems, was a classmate of
his at Princeton. Mr.. Shadd said that the
system of colored schools was wrong, II
after twenty years none of the teachers
was fit for the position of principal Of its
High School. According to his view, the
change In the priEcipalship of that school
Should have been made at least four years
ago. Notwithstanding which he was sur
prised, mortified and chagrined at the ur-
expected nomination Of Mr.. Montgomery
Referring to the promotion of Mr. Johnson
to the head of the Eastern High School,
Mr. Shadd said it would seem that white
teachers were promoted according to merit,
but that colored teachers were to be pro-
NOTED according to favoritism
MI Bruce made an able defense of the
action of the nominating committee in Sc
lecting Mr.. Montgomery instead of Mr..
Brown. He said that while MIR. Brown was
an admirable man where he Is, to teach
physics he was not, in his opinion. SO COM
petent man as Mr.. Montgomery for the
extremely difficult position at the head Of
the High School, He referred to the con-
slant friction that has prevailed between
Mr. Cardozo and Mr. Brown in the past
and said that he was opposed to turning
out the leader of one faction merely to put
In the leader of the opposite faction
Mr. Bruce said he had always been in
favor of civil service reform. Mr.. Mont
gomery, he said, Vas a graduate of Dart
mouth College and has been in the public
schools for twenty years If he receives
the appointment, said Mr.. Bruce the board
may be satisfied that he will certainly do
his full duty.
A vote was then taken on the motion of
Mr.. Cornish to strike out the name of Mr.
Montgomery and substitute that Of Mr..
Brown and resulted in three yeas and sew
en- nays, thereby confirming the nomina-
ton Of Mr. Montgomery. The votes in favor
of the appointment of Mr.. Brown were cast
by Trustees Cornish, Shadd and Hazen
Mrs Terrell, one of the colored school trus-
tees. voted with Mr.. Bruce and the ma jority
in favor of Mr.. Montgomery.
Complete List of Appointments.
The following is a complete list of ap-
pofntments rs teachers in the public
schools for the fiscal year beginning to-
day:
Normal School-Ida Gilbert Myers. prin-
cipal; Elizabeth V. Brown, training teach
er; Annie M. Cooling, training teach
er; Helen D. Wise, practice teacher S.
Ella McMahon, practice teacher; Elizabeth
A. Hummer, practice teacher; Mary C..
Breen, practice teacher.
Primary work-Elizabeth A. Denney, di-
rector; Madeline A. Blandy, Edith C. Web
ster.
Central High School-Frsncis R. Lane,
principal: Helen NJ. Reynolds. vice princi-
pail A. w. Spanhoofd, Percy M. Hughes
Louis M. Prindle, Camille Fontaine, Harry
English, William A. Hedrick, Joseph s.
Mills, Sarah A. Rainey, Mary E. Morgan,
Mary Weddell, w. Edwin Priest, Nora
Hoegelsberger. Edwin s. Dales. Loring B.
Helen, M. Hayes. Eva M. Pitts, Mary r.
Hampson, Ellen Golden, Marie Siebert,
Harriet M. Cushing, Clem w. Orr, Della p
Mussey. F. E. Mann Hall, Eugenie G. Bro
I.ucie NJ. Parker, Ralph r. Upton, Louise
G. Saxtcn, Elizabeth NJ. Howell; military
instructor, Paul Finckel: Eugene Lieb-
schultz, Edith L. Compton, Marie Parret,
sic NJ. King.
Eastern High school-Hosmer M. john
son. principal: Mosheim F. F. Swartzell,
saI srantz M: RoszeI. Ida M; DAILY. J. Philip
Holmes. William J. Wallis, Fraak suter.
Lewanna Wilkins. Ida I. Summerscales.
Emory W. Wilson, Margarita spalding,
Bertha L. Gardner, David baltimore, May
ter.
Western High school-Edi.h c. westcott.
principal; Helen B; ofiey; Harriet ].
Robinson. Helene Martin Bertha Gull
laume. Edna T. Town. Sarah e. Budd.
Theodcsia r. Rupli Mr.. Duckett
Business High Schcol-Aran Davis, pr;n-
cipal: Powhatan w. Robertson Louise
Connolly, Agnes M. Graham, Florence v.
Baldwin, Colyer Meriwether, Edna A.
Clark, Arcturus l.. Howard F. Estelle
Throckmorton, Josephine c. Butler Emma
X. Culver. Ernest L. Thurston, Anna 4.
Harman. Hester E. McNelly. Mary ]. Glib
son, Luther H. Reichelderfer. May Meril-