The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-26
SCHOOLRULES DISCUSSED
A Lengthy Session of the Board of
Education.
Consideration Given to n Revision OF
RcguIaticns-A Plea for Aid From
Porto RicO-Protest From Eyiends
OF CoIOrcd Instructors - Appoint-
ments of Teachers in Night Schools

long session of the Board of Educa-
tion held yesterday was principally con-
sumed in consideration of the rules and
regulations for the government of the pub
lie schools. A revised set was finally
adopted
A communication was read from NJ. G..
Brumbaugh, Commissioner of Education
of Porto Rico, as follows:
There are in Porto Rico now a nJmber
of young men and women from fourteen to
twenty years of age. who are very anxious
to obtain an education in the United
States. They are poor-too poor to pay
their expenses. The United States Gov
ernment will give them transportation to
New York. What will you do for them?
Please advise me at once as to the num-
Der of young men and young women you
will take under your. care, and what ex-
penses, il any. they will incur in studying
in your institution. II possible please
give them free tuition, and free homes,
or as nearly this as you can. An appeal
to public philanthropy may aid you in
meeting this condition. | can assure you
that no more noble duty can be done by
the United States than to aid in giving
this people a group of American trained
scholars to mold the destiny OF Porto
Rico"
This was referred to a special COM
mittee composed of Messrs. Bell Har
ries, and Kingsman.
petition signed by about fifty resi-
dents of the District of Columbia was
read, protesting against the proposed
action of the Board of Education that
Will reduce from the rank of directors
of special instruction to that of assist
ant ta nd fffpfa
ladies and gentlemen who now ably fll
the positions in our colored schools"
This communication was laid over for
future action.
"A refusal was given to a request from
John R. Proctor, President Of the United
States Civil Service Commission, for the
use of one or more of the largest school
rooms in the District for the purpose
of examining applicants The board
found that it had no authority to grant
the request.
The board then considered the quss-
tion of rules and regulations, and the
following was an important addition to
the former rules:
"All employees In the school system
are prohibited from soliciting legislation
locking to promotions or increases of
salary, either fer themselves or others"
A now rule requires that the parents
suspension or dismissal from school OF
a pupil
The following were appointed as teach
ers of night schools which are to open
October /:
High schooI-Principal. E. NJ. Wilson;
Assistants, J. A. Chamberlain, P. A
Steele. ]. d. Minnick. G. W. Gordon, NJ. I.
Mcguire.
Franklin School = Principal. P. NJ
Hughes: Assistants, C. A. Springer and N.
R. Wallace. >
Henry school-Principal, s. NJ Ryder;
Assistant, C. K. Finckel.
Wallach School-Principal. H. H. Bur-
roughs; Assistants. Mrs. I. Vanderwerker,
4. E. Hopkins. and L. F. Flannery
Jefferson School-Principal. s. z. Kra-
mer; Assistants. ]. C. Falck and w F.
Matteson.
Curtis school-Prineipal. R. L. Hay
cock
Grant School-Principal. S. NJ Ely.
Gates School-Principal, C. N. Thomp-
son; Assistants. NJ. a. Mcmahon, R. R
Riordan, and NJ. B. Pearson.
Tenley SchooLPrincipal, W. b. Ire
land.
Congress Heights school-Principal, H.
W. Draper.
Cooking schools-609 o Street north
schools. Marian White; Wallach School,
4. NJ. Mcdaniel.
Manual Training-s26 Street north
west. A. ]. Burdine.
Mott School-Principal, w. B. Evans;
Assistants, A. S. Holmes and L. T. Smith
Wilson School-Principal, F. L. Cardozo,
jr.; Assistant l. Page.
Hillsdale-Principal. G. B. Campbell;
Assistant. A. d. Jones.
Stevens-Principal. S. J. Fisher; Assis-
tants. Julia Brandon, L. Joice, ]. T. Free
man. and L. b. Syphax.
High School, Stevens Building-Princi-
pal. D. B. Thompson; Assistant, ]. H. Blu
ford.
Wormley School-Principal, A. f. Smith;
Assistants, E. L. Kinner and NJ. ], Brown
Garnet School-Principal, ]. 8. Bail; AS
sistants. II. z. Hamer and L. Brown.
Cook School-PrincipaI. Lucy A Tur-
ner; Assistants. X. r. Parker, n. F. An
derson, and L. E. Scott.
Lincoln School-Principal, May Saun-
ders; Assistants, E. G. Wilkinson and NJ.
A. Stewart.
Randall School-Principal L. G. Shor-
ter: Assistants. 4. E. Hewlett, o. V. Con-
tee, and ]. T. Fox.
The next meeting of the board will be
held Friday of this week, beginning at
p. m.