The Washington times., 1902-09-11
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Opens FALL MEETINGS
Met Last Night, Transacting
Routine Business,
TRIBUTE TO LATE J. w. ROSS
Resolutions Were Adopted Expressing
1rreparable' Loss to the District
Many Changes Made in Schools and
Teachers-Leaves of Absence.

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Education was held at the Franklin
school building last night All of the
members were in attendance except
Gen. George II. Earries, who is out of
the city. Gen. H. " Boynton, president,
occupied the chair The meeting being
the nrst since the death of Commissioner
John W. Ross, resolutions of sympathy
and sorrow were adopted. number of
resignations were accepted and appoint
ments made.
Inc following is the action taken by
the board On the death of Commissioner
| Ross:
The Board of Education. with pro-
found sorrow, enters upon it's Journal an
expression of the great loss which the
school organization of this District has
suffered in the death of Hon. John wes-
ley Ross, late Commissioner of the Dis
trict.
His School Record.
He was appointed School Trustee
March, $. 1856, to succeed William Bir-
ney. resigned. He met with the Board
March 90, 1885. and was elected its
president September 20, 1887, and was re-
elected October 8, 1888. He was an ear
nest. efficient and most devoted friend
OF the schools. and continued as such
after his appointment as Commissioner
of the District till the day of his death,
his interest and his activities in all that
involved the interests of the schools
growing with his years of service. His
was the work of patriotic public Off
Ger, which the District should not fail to
commemorate.
II is ordered that copy of these
resolutions be forwarded to the family
|. of the deceased
Many Changes Announced.
The following changes in the high
schools were announced:
Resignation OF Miss Rachel S. Hoge,
teacher of English in Central High
School, accepted.
Resignation of Dr.. A. c. Bryan
teacher of Latin and Greek in Western
High School. accepted.
Leave of absence for one year granted
TO Paul A. Steele. teacher of bookkeep-
ing in Business High School
Edmund S. Moves appointed TO be
head OF the department of history and
teacher OF history in the Central High
School: salary, $1,000
Miss Sara P. Lynch appointed teacher
of English in Central High School; sal
ary, 5000.
Mr.. E. w. Matthews. appointed teach
er OF Latin and Greek in the Western |
High school, salary $3.50 Increases in
pay were granted DR.. Brantz NJ. Rozelle, |
Central High School, TO s1,200, vice Dr. |
A. c. Bryan. resigned: DR.. Colyer Meri |
weather. Business High School. to
High School, to $3.50; Miss E. Lieb- |
schultz. Central High School, TO $500.
The following are the designations |
in the graded schools:
Annie L. Bush, Eleventh division; An
ME Williams. Third division; Lottie L.
Mckenzie. DR.. j. H. \. Waring, super
vising principal Tenth division. John c.
Nalle, principal of Stevens School, is ap
pointed to succeed DR.. Waring.
Changes in Teachers.
Leave of absence for three months is
granted to Miss Harriet d. Foster, prin-
cipaE of Jefferson Kindergarten.
granted to Miss Edith Williams, assist
ant at Toner Kindergarten.
Miss Bertha Dawson is promoted from
assistant to principal of kindergarten,
md the following appointed rs tempor-
Try assistants: Miss Ethel Anderson.
Miss Lorraine Macfarlane, and Miss
Elizabeth Dickinson.
The night schools will open October
3. and be held in the Franklin. Gales.
and Greenleaf, and Stevens, Randall. ani
Cook buildings. The teachers are as
follows w. f.. Matteson, e. Il. Foster,
VI. +. Whitzell, NJ b. Shipman, and r.
Luckett.
Mr. Emory Wilson is appointed prin-
ripal of Business High Night School. l
Examination of candidates for posi- {
ions of various kinds will be held as
Sewing. September IL. al 3 a.
M; cooking. Wednesday. September II. I
Il 9 a. M; physical culture, Friday. Sep I
ember -. at a. M; drawing, Monday, {
September % at a. IN.
The following call for teachers to |
meet their respective supervising prin-
.ipals on Saturday. September 90, was {
ssued: 4. m, Fifth division at Curtis
chool: 10 a. m. Seventh division at J
o'iiopi, ~ Ot IL. H. ot vi Y
'ision al Dennison school: / 80 a. m.
second division at Seaton school; Il
H.. Sixth division at Gales school; 1:30
}. m, Third division at Wallach school; I
p. M. Eighth division al Tyler school,
p. m. Fourth division at Jefferson
chocl. i
The teachers of the Ninth. Tenth and
Eleventh divisions will meet their re- y
pective supervising principals at the y
umner, Cook and Lincoln schools at 9 e
=. IN. and will meet the superintend- s
nts at the Nj Street High School at e
D. N. ii
instructions relative to the admis q
on OF pupils to the schools Were is I
led as follows: Cards of admission
grade below the high school will he
sued at all school buildings or Friday n
I'd Saturday. September - and 20. irclE G
to 10 a. m, and from TO p. N. r
The principals of the high schools and d
le manual training schools may he d
und in their respective buildings at n
le time named above. i
Parents and guardians are requested Fl
apply at the nearest school building +
r tickets OF admission or for inforna $
on N