The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-18
BUSINESS session Oh
BOARD Of EDUCATION
Resolution Favorlng Ross
Memorial Project Adopted.
CHANGES IN DEPARTMENT
Several Important Appointments, Pro
motions, Transfers, and designations.
New Books Ordered Placed on the
Supplementary List.

ton last evening in the Office Of Super
intendent of Schools Stewart was de-
voted almost exclusively 10 routine mat
ters- a resolution favoring the pro
posed Ross memorial was passed. q
number of books admitted to the sup
Elemental list. several designations &C
cepted, and certain transfers and ap-
pointments authorized. The Ross Me
mortal resolution was introduced by
General Boyuton. and was unanimously
adopted. Il reads as follows:
Resolved. That the following be en-
tered upon the minutes OF the board and
given to 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 g sincere
and enthusiastic friend Of the schools
that IL q believed a large number OF the
school force will regard It privilege to
contribute to he projected District ne
mortal in his honor Only small sums
can be expected from a 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
scriptIons to Hon. E. C. Davis, the treas
urer of the fund
New Books on List.
Upon recommendation Of superintend-
ent 4. T. Stuart. the following books
were ordered placed On the supplement
tary list: The Elementary Inductive
Geography The Rational Elementary
Arithmetic" Wood Folk Stories, VIII
derness Ways, and Secrets Of the Woods"
''Pearson's Stories-zgf Bird Life. The
Dog of Flanders - The Nurnberg Stove"
and Elementary Commercial Geogra-
ply"
The successful candidates il the ex-
animation for position as teacher Of
cooking held Wednesday, September i.
we're Julia " McAdco, s c DeNellOtz
and Nellie / Rigglss. while sara A VIII
hanson. Mary Y. COnbOye. Eva VI. Dean,
Christine A. Harris, Amy :. Medtord,
Annie D Jones. liberia G. Brooks and
p Martha C. Gregory were the successful
ones for the position as teachers OF
sewing, the examination having been
held September u and IS
Teachers for the Night Business High
School we're appointed as follows: E B
Baldwin, tgHewriting; NJ P Flannery,
shorthand: c. y. Thompson, English, and
J. Z Minnick, arithmetic
Trazsfers and Promotions.
A number Of transfers and promotions
were made in the upper divisions. as
follows:
Seventh iivision-Transfer and pro-
mote F l. CaTdozo, jr. to eighth grade
pTinciPaIship Of Stevens School, vice
John C. Male. promoted; F. J Cardozo.
r., is assigned 10 eighth grade principal
ship Of Wilson School, vice F. L Car
dozo, il, transferred
Eighth division-TTansfer F J. Car
dozo from Garfield 10 eighth grade prin-
cipalship Of Wilson School; J E Sypbax
is transferred from Benning Road. sew
enth grade 10 eighth grade GARFIELD. H
". Lewis is promoted from Burville
sixth grade. 70 seventh grade Benning
Road; J. c. Bruce Is transferred and
promoted from fourth grade at Garfield
10 sixth grade at BurvilIe
Ninth diTision-O- V Booker is pro-
NOTED from second grade TO third
grade. at $500. and J. l. Johnson. from
hrst grade 20 second grade; NJ Brodie
is appointed eighth grade assistant at
Stevens, At $50 per annum, and N Null
Iigau is transferred 10 eleventh di-
vision, first grade
Eleventh division-B. E. George is as
signed TO model school. vice \. E. Bush,
resigned
The report Of the committee on nor
nal and high schools was read, recon-
mending the acceptance Of the resigna-
ton OF Rene Samson. teacher OF
French; also OF J. T. Allen, teacher In
II Street High ScnooL Il recommended
the following promotions P. PadgeGt,
from $500 10 $3.50. vice Rene Samson.
resigned; F. = Compton, from $3.50 to
5000; F E Throckmorton, from 1925 10
$3.50; NJ J. Gibson, from $500 TO Ss25; H
H. Bell, from $3.50 70 $500 CASTOR Cos
tet IS recommended for appointment at
$500 and James Adkins, teacher in
Business High School, at $3.50.
Promotions in y Street High School
we're recommended as follows " H
Joiner, from 500 10 $3.50, vice , F. Al
len, resigned; y. F. Brown 9zom $3.50 10
S700; Thomas Hope from $500 to $3.50,
y. H. Thomas, from $3.50 TO $500; NJ H
Perry. from $500 TO $3.50. and Garnet
Wilkinson, to be appointed at $500.
The report further recommends the
transfer Of Miss Male 10 the u Street
High School and Miss L A Gibbs from