Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-24

roll Is $1,000. l have taught many years in
this city-nearly seventeen 1 was not in
formed officially. but it came to me through
two persons who had talked with an official
that possibly my salary would be continued
at that sum, but 1 said nothing whatever.
Having done good deal of work during
the first week of the term l was allowed to
keep September's salary, but at the end of
October s. was deducted, reducing my SAL
airy to s95 per month
The Chairman-"Who deducted the s5?''
Miss Steele-'It was through an order of
the superintendent"
No Records Kept.
Miss Chesney-"I received a portion of
somebody elses salary
The Chairman-"Is there any bookkeep-
ing showing the passing of this money from
| one teacher to anCther?'
Miss Hendley-'I believe there is no off
cial record of those who give money to the
secretary and who receive money from him.
No receipts are given received
Miss Tichenor-"Has he not the record?'
Miss Hendley-"He was asked and said
he had no record
The Chairman-"You do not know how
extensive it is among all the teachers?''
Miss Hendley-"There are, l believe, ten
or dozen in the fall. Miss Steeles case
Will continue all the year, as did Miss Ches-
ney's, but in the lower grades. where the
girls are promoted from $500 to s425 or
$3.50, the matter is Strengthened out dur
ing the year There are always more in
the fall
Miss Parkman-"I have never met Mr.
Powell in meetings except just the first
meetings at the beginning of the year when
he goes around to welcome the teachers
but / have met him two or three times in
connection with matters that have come up
especially in my school, and have had quite
a talk with him, and have found him con-
siderate and kind and helpful personally to
me. when l was simply of a number
of teachers
Miss Tichenor-"He always is at that
time. think"
Miss Scott-"It depends upon what kind
of humor he is in. He is always pleasant
to me when we meet"
Miss Chesney-"Those instances have gen.
orally been in the meetings. He has never
been discourteous to me in my school
room"
Miss Parkman-"And have always been
very glad to have him come in my school
ROOM
Miss Steele-"The children have no ac-
quaintance with him at ALL
The Chairman-"What does he do in rela-
ton to the individual school? Does he
have any relation with the individual
schooI?''
Miss Steele-"He may have with other
schools but he has not with mine"
The Chairman-"Does he stop and listen
to the eXerciseS?''
Miss Hendley-"He does in some schools
He has given lessons for us and we go 20
hear them. He will come in and talk with
a class sometimes. Our supervisors are the
ONES Will WlioHl we nave Inc most direct
personal contact. we see them continually"
Miss Chesney-"I will say right at this
point that he gives an excellent lesson,
because he violates every principle that he
lays down for to follow He drills thor
oughly a few points, giving to each pupil
not only his ideas. but his phraseology'
The Chairman-'When he teaches he
drills, does hep
Miss Chesney-"Yes, sir: he carries the
children with him well that l have seen
MIN teach a wrong statement in grammar
| very successfully. Half a dozen pupils had
| recited before he discovered his mistake
| He carried the school with him beautiful
| ly."
Miss Hendley-"I would like to say that
'antquated methods as they were called
were not in vogue when the present super
| intendent came to Washington Pupils were
| taught to read by the phonetic method; OBJ
| jectiv teaching was done: literature was
| taught, and schools We're divided for reci-
| tation, but the teacher was allowed to use
some discretion
Miss Langley-"I do not know that 1 can
add anything to what has been said. indorse
Mr.. Freeman's statements before the COM
| mittee think he covered the ground fully
| indorSe what the teachers have said with
| reference to our feeling of want of con-
| fidence and want of sympathy-that is, MIR.
| Powel's lack of sympathy; We have SYM
| pathy enough-our want of confidence and