Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
MEDAL AND DIPLOMA
PUPILS OF CoLoRED SCHOOLS
WIN A PRIZE.
Announced at Meeting Of Board Of
observation-disclosures Against
Students Refuted.

AT the close of the meeting Of the board
of education at the Franklin building last
night it was announced that the colored
schools of the District had been awarded
a gold medal and diploma for their exhibit
at the South Carolina and interstate and
West Indian exposition held at Charleston,
S. C. 80
The secretary submitted to the board
communication from Mr.. Gardner, principal
of the Mckinley Manual Training School, in
regard to the alleged misconduct of the
boys of that school at the recent competi-
tive drill of the High School cadets. 1t had
been charged that some of the boys sang
verses of drinking song to the tune of
America" much to the scandal of the in
stitution they represented. It was assert
ed that the song was used as yell by the
Central High School in 1896 and 1897 in
foot ball contests and that it has since been
printed in the high school paper. The first
line of the song Is ''One beer for one of u.s.
II was present near the main body of our
students" says Principal Gardner, during
the greater part of the drill but did not
hear the song from any one. 1 have made
a careful inquiry into the matter and have
questioned number of pupils, all of
whom say they did not hear any of our
boys sing any song. Two very reliable boys
state that there was small group of Older
boys, not members of any public school,
the Western pupils, and gave the Central
Manual Training and other yells, in a de-
risive manner and sang the drinking chorus
quoted. L believe the reporter was in error
in calling 1t the popular school song as 1
have never heard it sung by any one, and
believe that our pupils have too high an
appreciation of the tune of America to use
it as alleged
Appropriations Considered.
The board considered the school appro-
priations in the District appropriation BILL
now in conference. and decided to ask that
the clause providing that teachers of day
schools be paid $3.50 per night for services
In the night schools be stricken out The
provision authorizing the employment of
day school teachers in night schools with
extra compensation contains an appropria
ton of $4,000.
Changes in the schools were ordered as
follows:
Appointments-Miss V. L. Hungerford
teacher of drawing; Miss Marie Sipe as
sistant teacher of drawing: Miss lisa bella
Solomons. teacher of millinery al Mckinley
Manual Training School; Miss Alice Pinyon
teacher of cooking. Armstrong Manual
Training School, William S Wormley
teacher of free-hand drawing in the Arm
strong Manual Training School; Ina D.
Eddingfield. Caroline F. Barnard Lillian l.
Tolson, Jennie Boring. N. Conway Coles,
Jessie NJ. Kenzie, Matte Smith, sixth
grade teachers; Miss Fern Hoskins and
Bessie B. Mosher, teachers of kindergar-
tens.
Leaves of absence for three months each
were granted Miss NJ. E. Hedrick and F. M
Gilbert.
designations were accepted as follows:
Misses e Thompson, Gertrude A. Davis,
Hetty n Diver. c. C. Holzberg. Cecil
Frances Mckee. Mr.. J. H Voorhees,. Miss
Kebekah j. Baldwin and Miss Media b.
Moore. grade teachers; Mary K Coffin and
Irene Book. teachers Of kindergartens.