The Washington bee., 1901-09-28
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL, 4:
Night SchOOs opened and Teachers
Appointed.

The board of education last Wed
nesday night held its first meeting
since the reopening of the public
schools of the District. Many matters
of routine were considered, and
action was taken in connection with
the opening OF the night schools. The
board also approved an application
presented by students of the manual
training schools, through their direct
or, Mr. Chamberlain, for permission to
organize two companies Of cadets.
Il was explained that the various
high schools represented in the High
School Cadets organization were on
the same basis with the manual train
ing schools, the only difference being
in the curriculum. The boys sf the
training schools have been manifssting
much enthusiasm in the movement
for the organization of a military ad
junct, and are about to elect officers,
Before proceeding they desire TO re
ceiVe the Endorsement of the board of
education. Ii was requested that the
two new cadet companies be placed GA
the same footing as the High School
Cadets, enjoying the same privileges
and acting under Identical TuleSs
Director Chamberlain waited at the
Franklin Building Wednesday eve.
until action en- the application of hi.
students had been made known 10 him.
Thursday morning he broke the pleas
ing news TO the boys, and the election
Of sfflcers will be held.
NIGHT SCHOOLS OPEN MONDAY.
The only other matter of more than
ordinary importance considered was
The night school question. A COM
plete plan was placed before the board
and approved. The night schools will
begin their sessions Monday evening
and will be open thereafter through
the winter and spring terms every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday eve
ming, with grades from the first 10 the
eight in each building. There will be
three building for white scholars and
as many for coloTed. The buildings
have been only tentatively decided
upon, probably the Gales, Jefferson
and Franklin buildings for the white
scholars. The board designated the
personnel of the night schools as fol
lows:
Director-R. Raymond RiordoH.
Assistant director-F. ]. CaTdoza,
in charge Ofths cOlOred schools.
White schools-Principals, Messrs.
Charles Hart Elliott Kramer ana
Percy Hughes. TeaChers-Miss Haz.
Teton ThrockmortOn Mr.. Harry Ora
per Miss Blanche Pearson Miss Caro-
line RObinstte Miss Joe Keneally Miss
Nellie Hayme Miss Kate Z. Rawlings
Miss Isa Vanderwerker Miss Margaret
O'Brien Miss Bernice Spies Miss Nellie
Brandsnburg Miss Ida Stutz, Mrs.
Sarah NJ. Farr Miss Layton Miss
Louise Emmerson Miss NJ. A. MCMa
hoH Miss NJ. q. Callahan and Miss Mar
garet Whitzell.
Teachers in industrial cooking
schools for white children-MiSS
jacobs and Miss McDaniels.
Teacher of Industrial Weaving-Mr.
Maurice Metz.
Colored Schools-Principals, Mes
danes 6. !. Fisher @. B. Campbell
and M. |. Saunders. TeaChers-L. B.
Syphax G.. F. Smith Z, l.. Runner NJ,
I. brown L. K. Smith II. s Holmes K.
Z. Parker |. 6. Ball n. Z. HameT L.
B Brown II. E. Anderson L. Z. Scott
L. e. Hewlett NJ. A. Stewart A. E.
Hewistt o. V. Contee J. 7. Fox l..
Page d. B. Thompson and @. {. Pol
lard.
Teachers of colorsd cooking schools
Miss Alice c. Pinyou Mss Julia Shaw
Miss Laura Parker and Miss Lena w.
Johnson.
PROMOTION OF TEACHERS.
! The hoard made the following pro
motions:
Fourth division-Miss Sarah Houzon
third grade teacher, 10 be fourth grade
teacher; Mrs. Z. J. MaloneY, second
grade teacher, to be third grade
teacher. .
Firht diyision-Miss Emma L. vii
Eams, second grade teacher at the
Cranch School, to be a second and
third grade teacher at the BennlDE
School; Miss E. c. EsPey, first grade
teacher, TO be third grade teacl r;
Miss n. Y. Bolter, first grade teacher,
TO be a second and third grade teach
er: Miss A. Z. Douglass, second grade
teacher, TO be q second and third
grade teacher; Miss NJ. K. EspeY,
fourth grade teacher, TO be a fifth
grade teacher.
Miss Nena Reed was appointed q
teacher an assigned to the eigh
division.
Miss George Anderson Baldwin va
appointed assistant principal.
Misses Bessie +. Miller, LotIs b
Ray, Evelyn E. knight, Mrs. F. F
Fitzgerald, Clarence Davis. and Wal