Evening star., 1901-10-24
MUST EARN PROMOTION
TEACHERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS UN-
DER MERIT SYSTEM.
Regulation Adopted by the Board of
observation-disclosures Made i'm
Assignments.
Assignments.

At last nights meeting of the board OF
education at the Franklin building it
was announced that hereafter all ad-
vancements in the list of teachers will
be based entirely on merit and capability,
to be determined in accordance with new
system. Without intending to reflect on
their predecessors in office the members of
the board are of opinion that their plan
will give better results than the former
system of promotions. Both systems were
based on merit but they differ somewhat in
their methods of execution.
The new system, as embodied in an order
adopted at last nights meeting, is as fol-
lows:
THE superintendent shall cause to be
prepared, annually, In the month of June,
a complete list of teachers, arranged by
grades or according to their special schools
or departments and in order of merit. The
order OF merit shall be established by efl-
cheney reports rendered not later than
June 1 and in the following manner: In
the normal schools, by the principals there
Of; in the high schools and manual train
ing schools, by the principals, with the ap-
proval of the respective directors; in all
special departments, including the kinder
gartens. by the directors of the same, and
in the graded schools, by the supervising
principals
I'm the first three grades the supervising
principal shall be aided in his Judgment of
the teachers standing by the reports of the
director of primary instruction. Teachers
shall be rated as excellent, good, fair and
poor. These ratings. when approved by the
assistant superintendents and by the super
intendent, shall be consolidated, and in
making promotions the board shall select
the teachers whose standing Is higher than
that of any other teacher of the same
grade special school or department.
Should there be two more teachers of
al arif tEn of
govern the promotion.
Schools for Firemen.
On motion of Mrs. Francis the board de-
cided that two teachers shall be appointed
to teach one night each week in one or
more fire engine houses. The branches
taught will be elementary or advanced ac-
cording to the requirements or desires Of
the firemen. If the experiment proves sue
cessful additional teachers will be provided
for the instruction of fremen.
Changes in the schools were announced
as follows: E. L. Thurston, assigned to the
head of bookkeeping and business practice,
with a salary of $1,000, vice P. w. Robin
son, resigned; Miss E. A. Clark, promoted
from $3.50 to $1,000; Miss A. A. Mcknew,
promoted from 5000 to $3.50; p A Steele,
promoted from $S25 to $500; Miss c. C. Rob-
inette, promoted from $500 to $S25; Miss NJ.
j. Gibson, promoted from $3.50 to $500; Miss
F. S. Hay. promoted from s10O to $3.50, and
f. H.. Deland, appointed teacher of book
keeping, at S700
Transfer the Hubbard and Johnson
schools from the seventh division to the
first; transfer the Arthur school from the
sixth division to the fourth; transfer the
Langdon and Hamilton school from the
sixth division to the seventh; transfer the
Mccormick school from the third division
to the fourth, and transfer the Reservoir
and Conduit Road schools from the seventh
division to the fifth.
Teachers Promoted.
Promotions-S. B. Holland, from S125 to
$500 per annum; NJ. NJ. Meyers, from $3.50
NJ. Dowden, from s425 to $3.50; E. E. Stacey,
from s425 to $3.50.
Transfer N. L. Guy, second grade, to
drawing department, at $500; transfer A.
E. Wormley from Orphans Home to Bruce
school. at $40; appoint Charlotte E. Olney,
normal graduate, at $425; promote A. E.
Douglass from $500 to $3.50; promote L. E.
Bryson from S4T5 to $500; promote NJ. NJ
Grahame from S475 to $500; transfer Anna
r. Payne, first grade, to Burrville school,
eighth division, at $3.50 assign Beatrice Ridge
Cook school, at $3.50; transfer Alice NJ
Nelson. first grade, to Ivy City school, sew
enth division at $3.50; assign l. +. Mitchell
to first grade, Bowen school, at s425; ap-
point Laura Thompson and Elizabeth En-
dicott assistant kindergarten teachers,
grant leaves of absence to Anna Schmitt
assistant kindergarten teacher, until De-
cember 1; appoint S. NJ. Ely as .eacher N
the night schools; promote NJ E. Janlfer,
teacher, from $475 to $500, vice NJ. v. Over,
resigned; promote NJ. A. Smith, teacher.
from $3.50 to S475; promote Herbert E. Will
son, teacher, 1925 to $3.50, and appoint E. T.
Lewis as teacher, at an annual salary OF
s425