Evening star., 1900-09-29
BOARD OF EDUCATION
MEETING OF THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES
HELD LAST NIGHT.
New Rule Governing Entrance Into
Normal SchOOl-Text Books
Adopted.

meeting at the Franklin building last even
ing and transacted considerable routine
business. The selection of military board
was left to Gen. Harries, and 1t Is proba-
BILE the membership may be reduced.
A new rule was adopted governing en-
trance to the Normal School. Heretofore
the pupils standing in the High School has
been taken at IS per cent of total, the
balance of which was made up from an ex-
aminat ton held during the session prior to
entering the Normal. The new rule pro-
vides that the pupils standing shall be
taken as 10 per cent while the examination
will also count at 80 per cent.
AT the suggestion of Mrs. Westcott, prn-
cipal of the Western High School, the board
voted to recommend the detail of watch
man at that building in order. to better
protect 1t from vandalism. 1t was repre-
sented that a fence or a watchman was
necessary to keep undesirable people away
from the building. As the neighbors oo-
jected to a fence the board concluded TO
ask the appointment of a watchman. the
matter was referred to the District COM
missioners.
Establishment of Lunch Rooms.
The establishment of lunch rooms In all
the schools was discussed at length, ana
permission was granted Miss Belle Edih
and Mrs Lamb to establish a lunch counter
in the Dennison building for the use of the
pupils. A provision is made that no aru-
Gle shall cost more than cents. Efforts
will also be made to establish these coun-
ters in other schools.
An application from the board or stew
ards of the Methodist Episcopal Churcn at
Congress Heights, ID. G.. requesting the
use of the abandoned school house at that
place to hold a church fair on OCTOBER Z,
3 and was denied on the ground that the
board has no authority 10 permit the use
of school buildings for other than educa-
tional purposes. Permission TO take photo
graphs of the school children was also de-
MED
1t was arranged that each teacher OF
new kindergarten shall be allowed sZo Ioi
the purchase of supplies.
Text Books Adopted.
The following text books were adopted on
the recommendation of the committee on
text books: McLaughlin's American His
tory: Ayrton's Practical Electricity. IN
place of Thompson's Electricity; Williams
& Rogers First Lessons in Bookkeeping,
Parker & Haswelrs Manual OF Zoology
Jordan & Kellogg Animal Life.
Prof. Kaspar DIR. kimball Miss Bentley,
directors Of music for the pubic schoois' ana
Mrs j r. Francis. chairman of the COM
mittee on industrial education OF the Doard
of education, and DIR. j. W. Bischon haye
been selected committee to conduct tne
examination for assistant director of music
for the colored schools, to be held today at
@ am in the Franklin School building.
There are about twelve candidates who
have offered themselves for examination
for the position.
Secretary Twombly was authorized to
purchase six pianos for use in the follow
ing kindergarten schools; Johnson annex
lexington, Maryland avenue northeast
Brookland Phelps and Briggs schools
NJ Grant Lucas application that he be
restored to his position as principal OF the
Lovejoy School and A. o. Staffords that he
do ,,rfrp # he
School were referred to the superintendent
of schools.
Miss Rosaie Robinette admitted to
the Normal School as graduate from the
Columbia University. under the regulation
permitting admission of five graduates of
the colleges of the District of Columbia who
have not studied in the High schools
Appointments Made.
E. L. Santmyer jantor at the Henry
School has been appointed teacher OF man
ual training at the Brookland School, and
T. J. Jones has been appointed as janitor
at the Henry School. William NJ. Closky
has been appointed temporary janitor.
Miss Jane T. Freeman has been appointed
a teacher of cooking to take effect October
]. and will go to the Lincoln building. Miss
Flora Freehold has been placed on the
substitute list of kindergartens in the white
schools. and Miss Sadie PEBBLES in the col
ored schools. Miss Lena McDevitt has been
made janitor of the manual training school
at Broohldnd ana MISS Sdrdn D. HUDSON
formerly janitor of the Taylor Cooking
School, has been sent to the new kndergar-
ten at 900 Maryland avenue northeast miss
Mary r. Sewall, teacher of kindergarten
a the Johnson School, has resigned, to take
effect September 80. Miss Hattie r. Quin-
ter Of the Mount Pleasant School will take
her place. Miss Portia Oberly is promoted
next on the eligible list, and assigned to
the Peabody School. Miss Florence L.
Smith is placed temporarily as assistant at
the Mount Pleasant School. and Miss Fran
ces A. Payne IS transferred to the Gale
School. The resignation of Miss Florence
X Hinkle was accepted to take effect Sep
tember 30