Evening star., 1903-09-16
OPENING OF SCHOOLS
BOARD OF EDUCATION MAKES AD-
OPTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.
Normal School Graduates Added to Roll
of Teachers Number of
Changes Authorized.


at the Franklin building last evening, with
all the members present, and made addi-
tionaI arrangements for the reopening of
the public schools next Monday.
Superintendent Stuart submitted a memo
randum in regard to the schools in Takoma,
which was approved by the board.
1T has been announced" said Mr.. Stu
art. that owing to the delay in the COM
pletion of the addition to the Takoma
school the opening of this school would be
postponed, at the suggestion of the Com
missioners, until October Is. In consid-
GRAFTON of the possibility Of further delay,
and in view of the expressed wish Of some
of the parents to send their children tenn
porarily to other schools in preference to
postponing the beginning Of their school
work. 1 recommend that the Takoma
schools be organized at Brightwood as half
day schools until such time as the building
at Takoma can be safely occupied. and that
due notice be given to the press to this
effect"
Appointments and Changes.
The following normal school graduates
were appointed teachers: Clara G. Chap
pell, Jessie D. FAINT. Anna Lewis. Bertha
Lowenthal, Anna B. Macintosh, Helen c.
Moody. Clara l. Rettig. Helen Simpson,
Mabel Simpson, Harriet NJ. Bugbee, Frank
anna Connolly. Anna Greff. Alma Herrle.
Lillian Hoover, Blanche B. Howell, Jessie
MacTaggart, Goldie Miller, Laura NJ. Reeve,
]. Anna Tennyson. Margaret Thole. Mar
garet Thomson. Grace G. Fiegenbaum,
Florence Pierce, Ida NJ. Lind. Catherine B.
Luxen. Mary N. Rucker Alice E. Murphy,
Blanche Russ, Alma Wright and Lillian
Wines
The following changes were approved:
Fourth division-Grant leave of absence
for three months to Rose r. Hessler.
Transfer A. l. Sanderson from third grade,
fourth division. to third grade, third di-
vision. Promote Nettie Burtt from third
to fourth grade. Promote Elsie Vansant
from second to third grade. Promote Kath-
crime Burden from assistant to principal
to the third grade.
Sixth division-Promote j. E. Dyer from
first to second grade.
Seventh division--Promote NJ E. Sullivan
from third to fourth and fifth grades. Pro-
mote @. L. Ladson from first to third
grade Assign A. E. Murphy, normal grad
uate, to first grade, Woodburn School.
Tenth divison-Accept resignation of Vir-
ginia A Pierre, teacher of fourth grade.
Promote Virginia A. Jones to fourth grade.
Promote N. Herbert from second to third
grade. Appoint Clayton Bannister teacher
of first grade. Appoint Beatrice Catlett
teacher of first grade.
Other appointments were announced as
follows:
School-Assistant teachers in English, w.
II. Wolverton. Amy Warn: assistant teach
er In mathematics, Ella NJ. Ford; assistant
teacher In physics. Charles c. Dunning; as
slstant teacher In drawing, Mrs. Lillian c.
Doherty; assistant teachers in shop work,
Z. w. Hacox, ]. w. Beall; assistant engt-
neer, H d. Crooker
Teachers in Armstrong Manual Training
School-Assistant teacher in English, Har-
riet E. Brooks; assistant teacher in nhysics
Benjamin Washington transferred from
the twelfth division
Substitute pianists-Edith Athey, Miss
Gladman.
Meetings Announced.
1t was announced that school teachers
Will meet their respective supervising prin-
cipals on Saturday, September 10, 1903, as
follows: Nine am, fifth division, at Cur
us school; 10 In. seventh division, at
Franklin School; 1870 am, first division,
Dennison School; 1:3O am, sixth division,
Gales School: 1:BO pm. third division,
Wallach School, pm. eighth division, Ty-
son School.
The teachers of the tenth, eleventh and
twelfth divisions will meet their respective
supervising principles at Sumner, Cook and
Lincoln schools, ct 0 am, and will meet
the super1ntendentS at the M street High
School at 4 pm.
The principals Of buildings of the second
division will meet at the Seaton School at
II al
Teachers in buildings now included in the
new ninth division. or whose buildings have
been transferred to other divisions will
meet their former supervising principal for
instructions.
Changes in Text Books
The board decided to substitute in the
Business High School curriculum Synder &
Thurston's Practical Bookkeeping" in
place Of Robertson's bookkeeping and
Science of Accounts" 1t was also decided
to substitute Abernathys american Lit
erature" for Pattees american Litera-
ture" In the manual training schools In
the same branch of school training the
board authorized the use of Montgomery's
The Students American History and
McLaughlin's 1.-The American Nation" in
addition to Thomas United States His
tory" The use Of Peters Modern Chem
istry was also authorized in addition to
the prescribed Elementary Course in
Chemistry" by Remsen.
The board will meet again next Saturday
night to complete preparations for the re-
opening of the schools.