The Washington times., 1901-12-19
TO SAFEGUARD
PUPILS HEALTH.
PLAN OF MEDICAL INSPECTION.
school BoaTd Hears Report of Com
mitfcc OF Medical Socicty-spc-
ciai instruction for Normal
school students.

Consideration was given at the meeting
of the Board of Education at the Franklin
School building last night tc plan to
establish system OF medical inspection
in the public schools.
Some time ago the Medical Society Of
the District Of Columbia appointed com
nittee on legislation to make an investi-
gaticn regarding this subject. The report
Of the committee and the acticn Of the
Medical Society we're submitted at the
meeting last night.
The Medical Society recommends that
Congress be urged TO appropriate sufficient
funds TO establish the medical inspection
system. The system. 1t is recommended
shall be under the control Of the Health
officer and operated on lines approved by
the Beard Of Education. The inspectors
viii probably be required to pass com
petliiye examinations
Instruction in Normal Srhool.
II Is further suggested that students in
the Normal School be given such instruc-
tion as will enable them when they be-
come teacher to recognize the symptoms
OF any communicable disease. anI thus be
able to safeguard The health OF their
pupils.
The report was signed by the following
physicians ID. &. LAMB, " C. Woodward.
H. r. Sewers. g. Wythe Cook. c. Lloyd
Magruder. RoteTt Reyburn. ". O. Morgan.
y. Percy Hickling. and W. ". Johnson.
a letter has been received Icy the board
from the Commissioner asaiug for sug-
gestions relative to the reduction Of the
appropriation asked for educational pUr-
poses. In the pairing process which Dis
trict appropriation bills generally undergo
the Board Of Educatiuns estimates viii
probably be somewhat reduced The csii-
mates when made up. however, were
trimmed as closely as possible
Changes Among Teachers
The following promotions were ap-
proved last right
G. G. N'enncr from Third grade Cranch.
at $3.50, to Fourth grade, buchanan. al
$3.50. vice VI. +. Graves, granted leave OF
absence, s. c. Guerdrum. from Second
grade. Van Buren. Al $500. TO Third grade.
Cranch, al $3.50 vice c. {. Wenner. pro-
NOTED; NJ NJ Crahame, from First grade.
Buchanan. at 200. TO Second grade. Van
Buren. at $500. vice : c. Guerdrum. pro-
NOTED; Z. n Bell from $40 to $500: NJ
E. Bowen. from $3.50 TO $40; \. l.. Conck-
lin. from s425 to Si5U. l.. A. Cuddy. from
Sl25 TO $3.50; : c. Collins. from Segenth
grade 20 Eighth grade and the principal
ship Of the lexington school. NJ. l. Fur
mage from Sixth TO seventh: VI. W. Cam
cron. from Fifth to sixth. y: Richards.
ron Fourth to Fifth: NJ Dcming. from
1hir to Fourth; IL. X. Gary. from Second
to .hlrd.
". l.. Linn Normal graduate. was ap-
pointed assistant TO principal OF Seaton
School. Leave OF absence TO Mary T..
Gl-lves. teacher of fourth grade eighth
divi' ion, for three months. from January
/, 1902. Nellie MOriarty was assigned at
S425 10 first grade. Buchanan, vice NJ. N.
Giabame promoted. Annie G. Kelihcr
Normal graduate. was appointed at $i25
per annum. The resignation of Miss +.
X Scott, principal OF this Henry School
! vas accepted. a. a. Chesncy was trans
| ferred from the principalship OF r.c Eek
/ ington TO the principalShip OF the Henry
School. and +. Hoyme from assistant to
principal at Seaton School. to second
grad