Evening star., 1901-03-21
TEXT BOOKS DISCUSSED
BOARD OF EDUCATION SELECTS
READER FOR MINOR GRADES.
Teachers Appointed to Aid Principals
in Large NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
tion Accepted.

The subject of text books was again dis
cussed at last nights meeting of the board
of education, with the result that a new
reader will be introduced in the first four
grades of the public schools. The new text
book is entitled Stepping Stones to Lit
erature." 1t was prepared by Miss Sarah
l. Arnold supervisor of the Boston pub
lie schools, and Mr.. Charles B. Gilbert,
superintendent of schools at Newark, N. j..
and is designed to oe used in connection
with what is known as the Merrill read
er, eventually supplanting the Normal and
Franklin readers now in use. The book was
adopted on the recommendation of the
committee on text books, of which Mr..
Gordon is chairman.
At the request of the Congress Heights
Citizens Association it was decided to sub
stitute brick pavement for the dilapidated
board walk leading to the public school
house at Congress Heights. The request
of Rev. w. c. Davenport, pastor of EN-
manuel p. E. Church of Anacostia, to use
the old school house at Congress Heights
as a Sunday school and place of worship
was denied by the board.
A communication was received from Mr..
b. G. Davis of the Takoma Park Citizens
Association, asking that the new school in
that suburb be opened April l. 1t was
explained for the information of the asso-
citation that the building will not be ready
for use by the date banned. and that the
school can hardly be opened much before
the close of the. present school year.
As Aids TO Principals.
1t was announced that fifteen teachers
had been selected to aid the principals of
the larger buildings at an extra salary of
1925 per annum each The list is as fol-
lows: Miss Catharine Burden, Jefferson;
Miss Mary B. Mulligan, Stevens; Miss
Mary L. Sanderson, Wallach; Miss S. l..
Gardner, Franklin; Miss Carrie Christian
sen, Force: Miss Emma SB. Jones, Pea
body; Miss l.. F. Flannery, Gales: Miss
Julia E. Davis, Garnet; Miss Sue II. Gard
ner. Webster; Mrs. Georgia E. Baldwin,
Henry; Miss Christine Brecht, Grant; Miss
Leonora Wright. DenniSon: Miss Grace r.
Fuller, Seaton; Miss Mabel NJ. Lee, Lin
coin. and Miss Ida NJ. Washington, Sum-
ner.
The following promotions were recon-
mended and approved:
From s415 to $500 per annum-S. T. Ma
Winfield. L. E. Pollen, E. W. Cliff and
E B. Grahme.
From $50 to s475-M A Baker. G. E.
Senior. E. NJ. Bell, NJ. E. Glenn. F. S. Lyd-
dane. Mamie Lowry, B. NJ. Brooks and NJ.
E. Bozzelle.
From s425 to $50 per annum-v. R. Lud-
gate, H. A. Dennison, Mary Weide. Nettie
Burtt, Alberta Walker, r. r. Kennedy, NJ.
b. Moore, L. NJ NanStaH ana Lula A. NC
Nally.
The promotions will take effect April l.
The resignation of Miss Zue H. Brockett
as director of physical training in the
schools was accepted, with an expression
of regret. An examination of applicants
will be held at the Franklin building Sat
urday at o'clock am to fill the vacancy
created by the resignation.
j. D. Barstow, janitOr of the Hilton
School, was transferred to the Johnson
School. exchanging places with Frederick
Eermilion. Oliver L. White was appointed
janitor of the Randall School.