Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Business Transacted by the District Poard of
Trustees.
Amendments Proposed TO Regulations
Appointments and Promotions.

| The board of trustees of the public schools
met in regular session at the Franklin
building last evening. There We're presen,
Mcssrs. Whelpley I'm the chair, Barnard,
Harries, Wilson, Spear Wright and Rich
! ardson, Mrs. Tulloch and Mrs. Terrell
Mrs. Tuiloch, from the committee on san
| itation reported that there were five school
buildings near liquor saloons which had mol
yet been licensed. The investigation was
made at the instance of the Anti-Saloon
League, which has asked the cooperation
of the board in suppressing all such places
! in the vicinity of public school houses. Mrs.
Tulloch moved that the communication OF
the league be referred to the District Com.
| mssioners fer the information and guild
ance of the excise board IN the considera-
ton of applications for liquor licenses. The
! motion was adopted.
Regulations Amended.
Mr.. Spear made motion that the rules
and regulations be amended as follows:
| In section ~, relating to school year ses-
| sions,' at the end of paragraph II, page l.,
in the third line, strike out the words
Good Friday and Easter and insert
Good Friday until the Friday following,
bot inclusive"
He stated that he proposed this amend
ment at the instance Of Superintendent
I>OWell. anu explained tHdI us purpose was
to extend the school holiday Easter
from the day before Good Friday through
out the following week. Under the pres
ent system the schools are closed on Good
Friday and Easter Monday. The proposed
amendment will have the effect of closing
them on Good Friday and the entire week
following. The reasons for the change are
briefly stated in the last annual report of
Superintendent Powell as follows:
Experience has proved very clearly that
the time from Christmas to the close of the
year, toward the last of June. is too long
for continuous school work and the unre-
hitting care and responsibility of the teach
ers' duties Every year manv teachers show
before school closes that the strain on their
physical strength has been too severe. Our
teachers assume responsibility. Primarily
they decide all promotions without resort
to examinations, which burdens the teach
err though it relieves the pupils very much.
Our teachers do not simply keep school
They care for the children: they are as a
rule. solcitous for the welfare Of each and
every child whom they teach. Thouehtful
care and continuous soliciude are wearing
and eyhausting. The work especially dur
ing the snring months. seems to be ener-
waiting. There should he break in this
long term of school. think a break long
enough TO give freedom from work that
will insure rest and remuneration. I re-
snectfulv suggest an amendment to the
rules giving a week of vacation al Ea ster."
Under the rules the nrnnnsed amendment
viii lie over for month before it can
be acted upon by the board.
Competitive Examination.
Mr.. Spear also made motion that vacan-
cies occurring in any of the departments of
special work, music, cooking. sewing, man.
ual training and physical education, after
all proper promotions have been made
shall be filled by competitive examinations.
He explained that the proposed action had
the approval of the superintendent.
Mr.. Harries suggested an amendment that
graduates of the Normal School be given
preference in such appointments.
Mr.. Richardson spoke in the same line,
but expressed doubt of the ity of such
graduates to compete successfully in such
special examinations, not directly with
in the scope of their education.
Inasmuch as the proposition involved an
amendment of the regulations. it was laid
over for action at the next monthly meet
ing.
Miss Miriam Bangs was appointed teacher
of music at 500 and Miss Eleanor Simms
teacher of drawing, both to fill vacancies.
Changes Authorized.
Other changes in the schools were re-
ported by the various trustees and approved
by the board as follows:
Manual Training School-Extend leave of
absence of Samue! Keys. teacher, for three
months from December /.
Second division-Appoint Miss Ella r.
House, normal graduate. temporary teach
err at S4oo. in place of Miss Carusi Reap
| punt hTS L. IL CIlIOlt TO the seventh
grade. Grant leave of absence for three
months without pay to Miss Inez P. Carusi
Third diviSion-Appoint Miss Minnie NJ
Meyer, Normal graduate, to first grade
Promote Clara Wilenbucher from sixth
to seventh grade; E. J. Book. from
fifth to sixth grade; Flora Steinberg,
from fourth to fifth grade; Wilma Willen-
bucher, from third to fourth grade; S c.
Goodman, from first to third grade; NJ. T.
Brady from $3.50 to S475. Leave of absence
granted l.. Ambrose
Sixth division-Accept designations of
Miss r. Moore, third grade and Miss Ag-
mes w. Brewer, first grade. Promote Miss
Mary c. Bresnahan from second to third
grade, from $500 to $3.50. Transfer Miss
Winifrd NJ. Costigan from first grade,
Arthur, to second grade, Madison, same
salary. Appoint Miss Effie Bundick. first
grade, Arthur; Miss Ray Kaufman to first
grade. Pierce
Seventh division-Johnson School: Miss NJ
B. Moore, Normal graduate, assigned to
first grade vice Miss Florence Shuttle re-
signed.
Brightwood School-Miss S. r. Robinson,
promoted from fourth to fifth grade, vice
Miss Marion E. Oliver, resigned; Miss NJ.
E. Sullivan, Normal graduate, assigned to
grades thre" and four, vice Miss Robinson,
promoted.
Johnson annex-Mrs. Mary Conner ap-
pointed janitor, vice Mrs. Ellen Smith,
transferred to cooking school.
Eighth division-Promote Miss w. Wen
ner from first to second grade. vice Miss
NJ. NJ. Stockbridge. Appoint Miss E. V.
Trow, Normal graduate, to first grade, at
$500
Ninth division-Grant leave of absence to
Miss Teresa Marshall, teacher, for three
months; extend leave of absence of Otelia
Cromwell three months, from February 1.
PETITION FOR A BRIDGE.