Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15
BOARD TAKES ACTION
SCHOOLS PROVIDED WITH AP-
PARATUs FOR BOILING WATER.
Eradication of Disease Germs-Promo-
tions and Transfers of Teachers
Other Changes.


evening, and completed arrangements for
the execution of the plans of the District
Commissioners for the sterilization of the
drinking water provided for the pupils Of
the public schools. With the money appro-
priated by the Commissioners the board
has provided each school building with an
equipment for boiling the water and de-
stroying whatever disease germs it may
contain. This equipment consists of gas
stove, ten-gallon tin boiler and water
cooler.
1t is proposd that the janitor shall have
ten gallons of germ-proof water. properly
cooled. when the children arrive in the
| morning. At that time another boiler VIII
be put on the stove, and by recess another
ten gallons will be ready. If necessary. a
third boiler will be prepared.
: Meetings for the 18th instant were ar
ranged as follows: Tenth division, 8 a m.,
Sumner School; eleventh division, 10 q. m,
Cook School; twelfth division. 1890 am,
| Garnet School; thirteenth division, II am,
Lincoln School.
general meeting of the above divisions
will occur at NJ Street High School at 4
| o'clock pm, as previously announced
Changes in Public Schools.
The changes in the schools were an
nounced follows
Washington Normal School No. PRO
Ilole D. Sipe, from 4l,UpV 10 III, kOU, f. a.
Hummer, from $3.50 to s1,OOO, and Rose L.
Hardy, from $3.50 to $3.50
Second division-Promote the following
teachers: Seventh grade, principal, Gage
School, Mrs. NJ. E. Walker; seventh grade
A. +. Burlingame; sixth grade, E. j.
Lackey; fifth grade. a. NJ. Williams; fourth
grade NJ. S. Smith; third grade, E. r.
Woodward; second grade H. c. Moody; as
sign to first grade b. L. Raun; second
grade, B. Lowenthal; assign to first grade,
E E. Kalb and B. Whitford; promote to
third grade, Mrs. B. c. Davis; promote to
second grade, E. l. Bettes; assign to first
grade, NJ. w. Farr
Fourth division-Promote the following:
NJ B. Hutchinson, from third to fourth
grade; NJ L. Walter. from second to third
grade; l. A. Crawford, from second to third
grade; K. T. Sorrell, from first to second
grade; E. II. Lamson, from first to second
grade.
Fifth division-Promote the following: E.
n: Lansdale, from third to fourth grade; q.
W. Gift. from second to third grade
sixth d1vision-Promote the following: NJ
T.. Bryson, from one-third to three fourthS
grades: M. E. Beadle from second to one
third grade.
Eighth division-Promote r. E. Thomson
from second to third grade
Ninth division-Transfer NJ Edith Mo
kee, fifth grade, from the ninth to the sec
ond division.
Appointments Authorized.
Appoint Blanche Wilgus and Mamie 6
McClelland kindergarten teachers: Emma
Brown, temporary teacher; Eleanor ].
keene, substitute kindergarten teacher.
Accept resignation Of Maude NJ Hall:
transfer Thusnelda Breuninger to the
physical culture department.
Appoint the following substitute teach
ers: Miss Mary Stewart. Mabel G. Thorn
son and Cornelia Y. L. Davis
Mckinley Manual Training School-An-
point George A. Schitze assistant in me-
chanical drawing.
Other Changes.
Armstrong Manual Training School-Pro-
mote the following: c. II. Madella from
$500 to $3.50, o. Cromwell from $3.50 to 5000
E. NJ. Thomas from SS25 to $3.50, B. C. Dod-
son from $500 to $3.50, W. A. Wilder from
500 to $500, B. Washington from $3.50 to
$1OO A. w. Grimke from 5000 to $3.50 and
NJ Harper from $3.50 to 5000.
Tenth division-Appont James Campbell
to first grade; transfer Z. Hall to first
grade. twelfth division.
Eleventh division-Promote L. P. Hill to
second grade; transfer X. H. Slade to
division, B. L. Nalle to twelfth division and
j. c. Payne from Payne School to Garfield
School, thirteenth division.
Twelfth division-Promote H. E. Bell to
fourth grade. j. E. Davis to third grade
and b. L. Warrick from first grade to Sec
ond grade. Transfer Maud Johnson from
Mott School and assign her as eighth grade
assistant. Garnet School; l. Plummer to
first grade, eleventh division L. Lancaster
to first grade, eleventh division; Arhelia
Johnson to eleventh division; A. Tyson to
first grade, tenth division.
Thirteenth division-Transfer E E. Nc
Ginnis from Garfield School to Payne
School, eleventh division: d. E. Smith to
eleventh division, and j. rocks and E. E.
Brent to twelfth division. Appoint NJ Har-
rison to first grade.
Transfer E. B. Henderson from first
grade. thirteenth division, to the depart
ment of physical culture.
Appoint b. Longhorne to Iirst grade.
Transfer n. n. Lyman from first grade,
tenth division to the kindergarten depart
ment.
Appoint NJ Bruce to first grade, tenth di-
vision.
Teachers of Physical Training.
The following were the successful candi-
dates in the examination for teachers of
physical training: Edwin B. Henderson,
Thusnelda Breuninger, Bessie L. Raun,
Julia j.. Davis, Azeiie Thomas, Julia E.
Jackson and Sara G. Simpson.
Appoint the following graduates of
Washington Normal School No. /: Maud r.
Stewart Clemence =. StinZing, Edith E.
Everett and Ethel NJ. Nelson.
Baltimore and Return $1.25.
Pennsylvania Railroad. Every Saturday