Evening star., 1901-10-03
| NEW SYSTEMf OF RATING
TEACHERS TO BE GRADED ACCORD
ING TO MERIT.
Plan Adopted by Board OF Education
-ReOpening of Night Schools
Under Consideration.

Several important announcements were
made as result of last nights delibera-
tions of the board of education. One was
the favorable consideration of a new sys-
tenn of rating of teachers according to
merit. resolution was offered which di-
rected the superintendent ito cause to be
prepared a complete list of teachers In the
graded schools, arranged by grades and In
order of merit. The order of merit shall
be established by monthly efficiency re-
ports, rendered by the several supervising
principals not later than the 9Th day OF
each month, except the months of August
and September. These reports, which are
to be consolidated by the superintendent
shall rate teachers as excellent, good, fair,
or poor. In making promotions tho board
shall select the teacher whose standing is
higher than any other teacher of the same
grade: should there be two or more teach
erS of equal merit the length of service
shall govern the promotion
Under the rules the resolution was re-
ferred to the committee fon rules. 1t will
undoubtedly be adopted at the next meet
ing.
The Night High School.
Plans for the reopenihg of the Night
High School were ANNOUNCED as follows:
''The Night High School will reopen on
Monday evening October Z, at the Business
High School. 1t will have the same general
organization as last year, giving instruc-
tion in the business branches to pupils VINO
have had an equivalent of the first eight
grades of the day schools. 1t is not, how
ever, necessary that pupils should have
attended the day schools in order to enter
the Night High School,
THE school is intended to give practical
instruction to boys and girls who have been
compelled to stop school in order to go to
work, and to men and women who feel the
necessity for better business education.
Instruction is given by competent teachers
of the day schools in shorthand, bookkeep-
ing, typewriting, arithmetic and English
composition.
THE principal of the school will be in his
Office at the Business High School on 1st
street between and c streets northwest,
on Thursday and Friday of this week from
4:15 until o'clock, and on Saturday from
until s, for the purpose of enrolling
pupils. On account of the large numbers
which always enter these classes It is par
t.culariy desired that pupils intending to
enter the school should be enrolled this
week. In many of the classes especially
typewriting, pupils have been unable to en-
ter because of the crowded condition OF
the school,"
The following night school teachers were
announced: Principal Mr.. Emery S. Will
son: instructors, Mr.. T. A. Steele, Mr. ]. D.
Minnick, Mr.. Thurston. Mr.. Thompson,
Miss Flannery, Miss Baldwin and Mrs. G.
w. Gordon.
The following special Instructors were
appointed: Sewing in the first eight divis-
ions, Miss E. Bartholow; sewing in the
ninth, tenth and eleventh divisions, Miss
G. B. Campbell; drawing In the first eight
divisions, Miss Ethel E. Foster; drawing
in the ninth, tenth and eleventh divisions,
Mr.. Nathaniel L. Guy. Miss E. C. Beaded
was detailed as instructor of music in the
kindergarten. Miss Rachel Coffin, a kinder
garten teacher, was promoted. Miss Clara
Davis was appointed assistant teacher of
kindergarten. Miss Christiana Thompson
was appointed assistant principal of Henry
School. The resignation Of Miss Maude E.
Alton, an assistant kindergarten teacher
was accepted.
The following third division changes were
announced: Resigned, Miss May Jenkins of
the seventh grade; promoted Miss Sarah j.
kealy, to the seventh grade; Miss A. l..
Bassett to the sixth grade; Miss i. J..
Lackey, to the fifth grade; Miss D. L.
Pumphrey to the fourth grade;' Miss c. M.
Fuller, to the third grade; Miss NJ. NJ Hall,
to the second grade; assigned Miss p NJ
Bradshaw, to the first grade.
Central High School promotions We're an
nounced as follows: Miss A. M. Wilson
head ad of OF department Of drawing. from $1,000
to $1,000; Mrs. E. r. Walton, department of
health, from $3.50 to $1,000; Mrs. NJ R.
Hampson, from $500 to $3.50: Miss J. L.
Ditto, $3.50 to $500; Miss Rene Sampson 500
to $3.50
The board considered a resolution provid-
ing that mo person shall be considered
eligible to enter examinations for special
instruction who has not high school edu-
cation or it's equivalent" 1t was laid over
for future action.
1t was announced that the troubles over
the preparation of the pay rolls of teachers
and school employees will be adjusted in
time to permit the payment of the Septem-
Der salaries on the 10th instant. These sal
aries are usually paid on or before the 1st
of the month.