Evening star., 1901-06-13
PERMANENT TENURE
Action of the Board of Education Last
Night.
SCHOOL OFFICIALS TERM OF OFFICE
A Vacation School for CoIored
Children.
NJ RS. FRANCIS REPORT

Several important matters were decided
at last nights meeting of the board of ed
ucation. So far as the board can do it, the
tenure of office of school officials is made
| permanent. but of course all such appoint
| ments will have to be made in strict con-
| formity with the annual appropriations, as
| in the past. The action of the board was
| the adoption of a resolution, offered by Dr.
| kingsman, which declared that all ap-
pointments of officers, teachers and other
employees, heretofore or hereafter made,
| shall continue during good behavior and
efficiency, unless otherwise ordered but a
teacher may at any time be assigned or
| transferred to any school by the board of
education. or may be removed by the board
for incompetency such other cause as
may be deemed sufficient by the board"
Heretofore all appointments were made
| for one year, but were actually permanent
| during good behavior, the only change
| being in case of promotion. 1t appears that
while last nights action of the board con-
templates appointments without limit of
time during good behavior, the board re-
serves the right to make transfers and re-
! movalS for lncompetency or such other
cause as the board may deem sufficient.
A motion was adopted removing the ban
recently placed on McMaster's and Barnes
histories of the United States. The alleged
| inaccuracies in these text books have been
| corrected in accordance with the wishes of
| the board, and they are now considered
| unobtectionable.
Vacation school for Colored Children.
On the recommendation of the committee
| on industrial education Prof. F. L. Car
| doza, jr., was authorized to establish a va
cation school for colored children in the
Stevens building, similar to the vacation
school in the Greenleaf hlilding. Mr.. Car
| 0OZa and his ptS
| will receive no extra compensation.
| Mrs. B. F. Francis submitted the report
| of the committee on industrial education
| embodying regulations for the manual
| training schools. The report was adopted
| The new course of work will be conduct ed
in the two buildings now under construc-
| ton Until Manual Training School No. 1
| is ready the courses for that school will be
| conducted in the Central High School
| Manual Training School No. ., which is
for colored children, will be ready for use
at the opening of the next school year.
Provisions of New Regulations.
Among other things the new regulations
provide as follows:
Courses for boys and girls will be Of
fered, all of which, while technical in
character, will be sufficiently varied to sat-
isfy the needs of those who desire that
| kind of training instead of the academic
| or business training of the high schools.
| boys comprises a course in shopwork, in
| Guiding joinery, wood-turning, pattern
| making, foundry work, forging and ma
| chine tool work. Other lines may be added
| later.
| A course in drawing will be made a
| highly important part of the work of the
| school. The mechanical drawing, while
| closely related to the shop work. will not
| be limited by it. Advanced pupils will be
allowed a choice between machine and ar
| chitectural drawing. The course in free
hand drawing, including work in color, will
| be followed by course in applied design.
A course in English in harmony with the
general character of the school. Owing to
| its recognized importance this work is pre-
| scribed for every pupil throughout the
| course.
relation to the shop work and leading into
elementary mechanics.
Courses in physics and chemistry, CIV
ing prominence to the applications as found
in the shops and in processes, and devel-
oping appreciation Of the meaning of
| these sciences in the mechanic arts. The
subject of electricity as a branch Of phys
les will be emphasized.
A course in German or French for those
who desire 1t.
Upon reaching the proper stage all boys
will be given experience In caring for the
boilers, engines dynamos and motors
which will constitute the heating power
and lighting plant of the building In ad-
dition to its ordinary functions. this appa-
ratus will be made the subject of inves-
tigation in connection with the study of
the principles governing its operation.
Course for Girls.
For girls there will be offered
A course in domestic science: Individual
work in cooking, leading to the discovery
of it's methods. The preparation and serv-
ing Of single dishes and full meals. A
meal for a stated sum. The preparation
and serving Of food for invalids and con-
valescents. The production and trans
portation Of foodstuffs. How to market.
The cost Of materials. The planning,
building. furnishing. decoration, manage
ment and care OF the house Household
hygiene. Laundry methods and materials.
course in domestic art: Plain sewing
by hand and machine. The making of
| undergarments and unlined dresses Shirt
waists. Clothing for infants and children.
Cloth dresses. Evening dresses. Millinery
A course of biology, including zoology,
physiology and botany, all bearing to a
proper degree upon the work in domestic
science.
A course in basteriology: Dust, molds.
yeasts, basteria. Household and munich
pal applications.
Courses in drawing, English, mathemat-
les, physics, chemistry, German or French,
which will be essentially like those indi-
Gated for boys; any notifications will be
the natural ones due to the difference be-
tween the domestic science and the shop
work.
The above courses, for both boys and
girls, are organized into three groups One
group covers two years Of work. while
the others cover four years each.
The two-year group does not include
German or French. but gives double time
to the technical subjects, covering SUBJ
stantialy the same ground as in the four
year courses. Students taking this group
and properly qualified after the two years
are completed may make special arrange
ments for returning for an additional year
or longer. when greater choice of subjects
will be permitted.
One Of the four-year groups includes no
German or French. the pupil being allowed
to emphasize some one technical branch in
each year.
The third group is planned especially for
those desiring to prepare for scientific or
technical schools Of college grade or for
the normal school.
Students who satisfactorily complete one
or more years of study will be given GER
tifcates specifying the work accomplished.
Pupils showing marked ability In any Of
the technical subjects and who desire to
specialize therein, may be permitted to
do SO.
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