The times., 1901-06-13
FOR AN UNLIMITED TENURE
School Teachers May Hold Their
Positions Indefinitely.
Good behavior and Efficiency the
Essential Qualifications - synopsis
of the Curriculum for the New
Manual Training school Issued

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Teachers in the public schools of the
District, who have not generally regarded
their tenure of Office as certain, viii
doubtless be much relieved by the action
taken by the Board of Education last
! night. Hereafter the appointment of
teachers will be permanent during good
| behavior and efficiency. Under the old
rule teachers We're appointed for a year
only, and had to be reappointed at the ex-
piration of that time if it was desired to
retain them in the service as is usually
| the case
| Frequent rumors of radical changes at
the annual reappointment meeting each
year created uneasiness among the peda-
gogues. 1t was thought that a change
would be beneficial and after due consid-
Grafton the following resolution was
drawn up, presented by DR.. Kingsman
and unanimously adopted:
| All appointments of officers teachers
! ana other employees, heretofore or here
after made, shall continue during good be-
| haNlor and efficiency, unless otherwise
| ordered; but a teacher may at any time
De assigned or transferred to any school
| by the Board of Education. or may be
| removed by the board for incompetencv or
| such other cause as may be deemed suffi-
| ciSHl Dy the board.
| <iother matter regarding teachers in
the pubic schools which has of late been
| given some attention by the board is the
matter of pensioning teachers who have
spent a certain number of years in the
service. A communication received from
A I. Stuart, Superintendent of Schools.
advocates some provision of this sort
The matter has been referred to the prop
er committee for reDort
The colored school children of the Dis
trict will be afforded the advantages of
vacation school during the coming sum
mer. f. j. Cardoza, principal of Wilson
School. has applied for and has been
granted permission to conduct vacation
school, beginning June "a, at the Stevens
school. He will be assisted in the work
by several other teachers In the colored
schools.
The question of the establishment of n
training course for kindergarten teachers
in connection with the Normal School
came up and was referred to the Commit
tee on High and Normal Schools. If such
an innovation is made the practice of
holding examinations for applicants for
positions as kindergarten teachers will be
done away with. as there will doubtless
be enough graduates to fill vacancies.
The American Book Company, publish
ers of Barnes and McMasters histories
of the United States. having corrected all
the errors found some time ago by Gen.
II. Y. BOynton, the ban placed on these
books has been raised. Study will be re-
sumed next year on the previously objec-
tiOnable chapters. a general synopsis-sf
the curriculum which VII = III be placed in eff
feet in tthre-rIew manual training schools,
'Both for white and coored pupils. which
will be opened next year, has been pre-
pared. 1t has been recommended that
military training be introduced in the
manual training schools 1t is also de-
sired that students completing the four
year course at the MANUAL training school
be permitted to enter the normal schools,
the same as graduates of the high schools !
These matters were referred to the |
Committee on Industrial Education. of
which Mrs. Bette G.. Francis is chair |
man.
The manual training and its accom- |
panying academic work, heretofore Of |
fered at the Central and NJ Street High |
Schools. is to be reorgauized. and in its /
extended form will hereafter be conducted |
in Independent schools, designated, re- |
spectively, Manual Training School No. |
and Manual Training School No. 2.
Courses for boys and girls will be Of
fered, all of which. while technical in |
character. will be sufficiently varied TO
satisfy the needs of those who desire |
that kind of a training instead of the |
academic or business training of the high |
schools.
The general plan of the instruction for
boys comprises a course in shopwork,
including jGinery, wood turning, pattern
making, foundry work forging, and ma
chine tool work. Other lines may be
added later, as follows:
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highly important part of the work Of
the school The mechanical drawing,
while closely related TO the shopwork,
will not be limited by it. Advanced
pupils will be allowed a choice between
and architectural drawing. The
course in free-hand drawing including
work I'm color VIII be followed by
course in applied design.
A course in English. in harmony with
the general character of the school. Ow-
ing TO its recognized Importance, this
work is prescribed for every pupil
throughout the course. A course in math-
ematics planned with relation to the
and leading into elementary
mechanics.
Courses in physics and chemistry giving
prominence to their applications as found
In the shops and In processes. and devel-
Oping an appreciation of the meaning Of
these sciences in the mechanic art. The
subject of electricity. as branch of
physics, will be emphasized. A course in
German or French for those who desire it. |
Upon reaching the proper stage, all boys
will be given experience in caring for the
boilers. engines. dynamos, and motors
which will constitute the heating, power |
md lighting. plant of the building. In ad-
iition to itS ordinary functions. this ap-
1aratus will be made the subject of In
in connection with the study |
IF the principles governing it's operation. =
FIT girls there will be offered Il course |
n domestic science; individual work in |
cooking, leading to the discovery of it's
methods, the preparation and serving of
single dishes and fun meals meal for a |
stated sum, the preparation and serving |
If food for invalids and convaIescents, the +
production and transportation Of food | .
ituffs, how to market. the cost of mate
'ials, the planning, building. furnishing.
decoration, management, and care of The
lOuse; household hygiene, laundry meth
IDS and materials.
a course in domestic art, plain sewing
" hand and machine, the making Of un-
crgarments and unlined dresses. shirt z
waists, clothing for infants and children,
10th dresses evening dresses. millinery.
A course in biology, including zoology, |
physiology, and botany, all bearing to I
roper degree upon the work in domestic (
cience. course in bacteriOlogy- dust, Y
nOlds, yeasts, bacteria; household and d
applications. /
Courses in drawing. English. mathemat-
IS, physics, chemistry, German or 6
'reach which will be essentially like | L
hose indicated for boys; any mOdifica- 3
ions will be the natural ones due to the &
Inference between the domestic science n
nd the shop work.
The above courses, for both boys and =
iris, are organized into three groups. one Z
roup covers two years OF work, while d
he others cover four years each. n
The two-year group does not include II
erman or French but gives double time e.
} the technical subjects, covering sub h
the same ground as in the four b
ear courses. Students taking this group
nd properly qualified, after the two years fl