The Washington times., 1902-09-18
BOARD Of EDUCATION
BUSINESS MEETING
Decides to Honor Late Com
missioner Ross.
MONUMENT TO BE ERECTED
Many Minor Changes in the Personnel
of the Department, Such as Appoint
ments, Promotions, and designations
Accepted.

At meeting of the Educational Board
of the District. held last evening at the
Franklin building, large number of
changes were made IN the assignment OF
teachers for the school year just begin
ming. Several transfers were made, and
reports from the committee on normal
and high schools were presented. A
number of books were added to the sup
plemenIary list but beyond this the
meeting was featureless. All members
of tie board were present
General Boynton offered resolution
calling attention to the movement to
erect monument to the late Commits
soner Ross. The resolution was unani-
mously adopted. as follows:
Resolved, That the following be en-
tered upon the minutes of the board and
given 10 the press for the information of
all connected with the school organiza-
ton:
Commissioner Ross was for so many
years and until his death such a sincere
and enthusiastic friend of the schools
that il is believed large number Of the
contribute to the projected District me-
mortal in his honor. Only small sums
can be expected from body which is so
poorly paid. and there is not the least
obligation upon anyone to contribute.
But such as desire to do so can send sub
tn hp
urer of the fund"
New Books on List.
Upon Recommendation of superintend-
ent A T. Stuart, the following books
were ordered placed on the supplement
tary list: The Elementary Inductive
Geography" THE Rational Elementary
Arithmetic Wood Folk Stories. Will
derness Ways, and Secrets of the Woods"
"Pearson's Stories of Bird Life The
Dog of Flanders "The Nurnberg Stove"
and Elementary Commercial Geogra-
ply"
The successful candidates in the ex-
animation for position as teacher of
cooking held Wednesday, September IL,
were Julia W. McAdoo, S. C. DeNellotz
and Nellie |. RiFples, while Sara A. Will
hanson, Mary v Conboye, Eva NJ Dean,
Christine A. Harris. Amy S. Medford,
Annie d. Jones, alberta G. Brooks and
Martha G. Gregory were the successful
ones for the position as teachers of
sewing, the examination having been
held September l2 and 16.
Teachers for the Night Business High
School were appointed as follows: L. b. |
Baldwin, typewriting; NJ p. Flannery !
shorthand: c. n. Thompson, English, and
J. D. Minnick. arithmetic
Transfers and Promotions.
A number of transfers and promotions
were made in the upper divisions, as
follows:
Seventh division-Transfer and pro-
mote f. L. Cardozo jr.. to eighth grade
of Stevens School. vice
John C. Naile, promoted; i. j. Cardozo.
jr., is assigned to eighth grade principal
ship of Wilson School, vice f. l.. Car
dozo, jr.. transferred.
Eighth division--Transfer F. j. Car
dozo from Garfield to eighth grade prin-
of Wilson School; J. E. Syphax
is transferred from Benning Road, sev-I
enth grade. TO eighth grade Garfield. H.
w. Lewis is promoted from Burville.
sixth grade. to seventh grade Benning
Road j. c. Bruce is transferred and
promoted from fourth grade at Garfield
TO sixth grade at Burville.
Ninth division-O. v Booker is pro-
noted from second grade to third
grade. al $500, and j. l.. johnson. from
CT |
IS appointed eighth grade assistant at
stevens. at $3.50 per annum, and NJ. Null
igan is transferred to eleventh di-
vision, first grade.
Eleventh division-B E. George is as
signed to model school, vice A. Z. Bush,
'esigned
The report of the committee on nor
nal and high schools was read. recon-
nending the acceptance of the resigna-
ion OF Rene Samson. teacher of !.
french; also of ]. f. Allen. teacher in
u Street High School 1t recommended
he following promotions: P. Padgett. q
rom $500 to $3.50. vice Rene Samson. a
esigned; f. l.. Compton, from $3.50 to 1
900: F. E. Throckmorton, from $S25 to I
$50: NJ. J. Gibson, from $500 to SS25: H. I
|. Bell. from $3.50 to $500. CASTOR Cos
ct is recommended for appointment at
800, and James Adkins, teacher in
business High School. at $3.50 r
Promotions in NJ Street High School !,
we're recommended as follows w. II.
DINER. from $500 to $3.50, vice ]. F.. AL l
en-, resigned; n. F. Brown. from $3.50 TO p
700; Thomas Hope, from 5000 to $3.50; f
:. II. Thomas, from $3.50 TO $500; NJ H.
'erry from $500 to $3.50, and Garnet !,
Wilkinson, TO be appointed at $500 u u
The report further recommends the a
ransfer of Miss Nalle TO the NJ Street
Iigh School and Miss l. A. Gibbs from
nat school TO the Armstrong Manual
raining School, and the promotions of
A Wormley, of Normal School No. 2,
'om $500 to 81 900; C.. r. Shippen. from n
800 to $500: NJ. L. Bowie, from $500 to u
100. NJ V. Dickerson is promoted to s.
900 and transferred from tie seventh c.
vision.
Promotion in junior grades were rec il
nmended as follows: p
C. " Trow. from second TO third 81
'ade; A L. Douglas. from third to ri
urth grade; NJ. l.. Lewis. from first OF
second grade; NJ. Schultz. from first =
seconI grade; l., e. BrysOn. from
st. 10 second grade; NJ. /. Dodd, from
st TO second grade; Lena Reed, from
st TO second grade. and A. S. Hughes, ~
ON second 10 third grade. W
General and miscellaneous changes m