The Washington times., 1901-09-12
MUCH ROUTINE BUSINESS.
The Board Of Education Holds Its
First Fall Meeting.
All Members Present-Everything in
Readiness for the Opening on sep
tembcr ::s-Orders Issued Regard
ing Assignment of Teachers.

A large amount of routine business re-
ceived consideration at the first meeting
of the Board of Education since June in
the Franklin School building last night.
All the members of the board were pres
ent. Nearly all the business had to do
with the opening of the schools on Mon
day. September %. There will be one
more meeting of the board before that
time.
1t is reported that everything is in prac
tical readiness for the forty-five thousand
school children who will take up their
books on that date.
The following orders We're issued:
Or account of the resignation of Miss
Ella Fishback, promote Miss NJ. r. Lyd-
dane from the fifth to the sixth grade;
Miss Sarah Dreer from fourth to fifth;
A T. Murphy from third to fourth: Miss
E. T. Woodward from first to third.
on account of the resignation of Miss
y. NJ Dove, fourth grade, promote Miss
NJ j.. Murphy from third to fourth; MRS.
NJ VI. Stockbridge, III. A. Denison, ana
G. L. Senior, promoted from first to third
Mrs. b. c. Davis and Miss S. Z. Beamer
pro- ioted to second grade vacancies.
On ccount of transfer of Miss s. B
Sipe Norma School, the following have
been advanced one grade: Mrs. M. r. Nc
Causlen, sixth grade; NJ. f. Draney. fifth;
D. III. Caron. fourth: G. A. Davis, third;
Marion Clifton, second.
The following Fifth division changes
have been ordered: Promote Gertrude
Harris from second to third grade. vice
E. E Patterson, deceased. Leave of alb
sence has been granted Miss Caroline
Jones for three months from September L
In the Eighth division, on account of
the resignation of Miss S. A Tichenor.
promote Miss NJ. Il. Croswell from sixth
to seventh grade: Mrs. M j. Peabody,
fifth to sixth, and a. M harrington,
fourth to fifth.
Miss Florence NJ. LASER has been grant
ed a leave of absence for period of three
months from September l.
Miss Landon Carter Blackborn has re-
signed as teacher in first grade; Miss
Jennie s. Campbell has resigned as
teacher in First division: Miss Marion
White has been appointed as teacher of
cooking school in Manual Training School
No. l.
Mile. Mathilde Eugene Bourcethas of
the High School has been appointed to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Mile Paret George S. Edelan has been
appointed teacher in chemistry Miss
Alice T. Gannett has resigned as teacher
of English. 1.tS
1t is recommended by the Committee on
Text Books that Mortons Advanced
Geography be placed upon the list of sup
Elementary books.
high school will be issued at all school
bindings Friday and Saturday, Septem-
Der 20 and z. from Is 10 "A. m, and from
to i. IN. .-.-,,.
Parents and guardians are requested
to apply at the nearest school building
for tickets and Information. The princi-
pals of the high schools may be found in
their respective schools at the time nam
ed above. The principal of Manual Train
ing School No. ! Will be found in his
office al 62b Street northwest. and the
principal of Manual Training School No.
2 at the Douglass School at the hours
named above.