The Washington times., 1903-09-10
GET READY TO GO BACK
y TO THE SCHOOLROON
Notice Given of Time and
Place for Permits.
FIRST MEETING or BOARD
Selden NJ. Ely Elected Principal of Sec
ond Division-Memorial on Services
of Late N. P. Gage.

Inc PUBIC SchooiS or washington Will
be .oPened on Monday. September q. At
the first meeting in the current fiscal
year of the Board of Education. held lass
night in the Franklin School Building.
ii. was announced that application for
the admissics of pupils should be made
TO the principals of the schools nearest
The residence OF the pupils on Friday
ana Saturday, September IS and 10, from
TO 10 O'Clock in the morning. and from
4 to 8 O'Clock in the afternoon.
Selden NJ. Ely, principal of the Van
Buren School, in Anacostia, was select
ed TO fill the place made vacant by the
death of Nathaniel Parker Gage, super
vising principal of the Second division
OF public schools. Mr.. Ely is a Virgin
ian and graduate OF the Virginia pub
lie schools and Pennsylvania State Col
lege. He also holds a degree in law
from Columbian University. He has
been a teacher in the District public
schools since 1891, and principal of the
yan Buren School since 1898
Eulogy on Nathaniel P. Gage.
The committee on teachers and jani-
tors presented to the board a memorial
to the late Mr.. Gage, who died at Ches-
ter. VT, August :. The memorial speaks
IN the highest terms of Mr.. Gage, who
had served more than thirty years in
the public schools of Washington. The
memorial was entered upon the records
of the board.
The committee on sanitation recon-
nended that the Commissioners be asked
to have an analysis made to determine
abe purity of the water supplied from
wells to several of the public schools.
This same committee also urged that
the teachers and pupils in the public
schools should operate with the District
Commissioners in the enforcement Of the
hnti-spitting law.
Applicants for positions as teach
ers in sewing viii be examined at the
Franklin School Monday morning at 9
O'Clock. September II: applications for
positions as teachers of drawing, at the
Same place and hour on the following
"Wednesday; and applicants for positions
rs teachers OF music on the following
Friday at the same hour and place.
Appointments of Teachers.
Appointments of new teachers were
announced as follows: H H Roberts
business High School; ]. w Huntberger.
Eastern High School; Miss c. c. Wright
central High school; Miss Gertrude A.
Sharp, Eastern High School; Blanche
Wilgus Blake. Cora Williams and Eva
Thompson. temporary assistants in the
kindergarten departments.
The resignation of w. +. Matteson as
teacher in the night schools was accept
ed The following substitute teachers
for the graded schools were appointed:
Margaret +. Monohan and Ada W Con-
nor. Leaves Of absence were granted 70
AIRS. E. H. Hussey, N. n. Hall, VI. J.
Davenport, Anne Endlcott, and EsteIle
Aeloy. Welesca Pollock was promoted
temporary principal OF the King School.
The board decided that two new books
should be added to the curriculum in the
graded schools, namely, Judson's The
Young American" TO be used in the
Seventh grade. The book is a simple
history of America. II Will take the
place OF the seventh reader. The sec
ond book adopted is Bellheld & Brooks
Irrational Elementary Arithmetic" tc
be used in the third grade
Organization of Board.
The officials and committees of the
present board are as follows: Gen. II
v. Boynton, president; J. HoIdswortH
Gordon, vice president; committee or
rules and bylaws, Mrs Henry L. West
James F. Bundy. and James E. Fitch;
on ways and means and supplies, Cen
eral Boynton, Dr. Richard Kingsman
Mr.. Fitch, and Mrs. Bette Francis; OF
building, repair, and sanitation, DR.
Kingsman, Mr. Gordon. and Mrs Fran
ris; on normal and high schools, Mr.
Gordon, General Boynton, and Mr.
Bundy; on teachers and Janitors, Mrs
West, DR.. Kiugsman. and Mr.. Bundy: on
text books. Mr. Fitch. Mr. Gordon, and
DR. Kingsman: on Industrial education
and special instruction, Mrs. Francis
Mrs. West and Or. Nugsman; on mill
tary affairs. Mr.. Fitch, Mr.. Gordon, and
General Boynton-
The meeting next week will be helt
on Tuesday instead of Wednesday even
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