Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-05
BY COMPETITIVE
EXAMINATION
New Rule Announced by Super
intendent of Schools.
tSCHOOL PRlNClPAlSHlPS
Examinations for the Positions Open
to Both Sexes.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED
Two Supervising Principals Dropped
List of Additional Teachers
Named-Business Of Board.

.ha MCKINLEY Manual Training School, the
I'M Street High School and the Armstrong
manual Training School will be secured by
competitive examinations. which will be
open to any candidates whether they De
residents of the District or outsiders, men
!or women. An announcement to TINS ei-
feet was made yesterday afternoon by gu
eperintendent Chancellor. The date OF the
examinations will be September ID. and
when the board of education meets again
the 18th of the month, the superintendent
will make his final Recommendations 1or
vacancies in the school system before ING
opening of the fall term.
This announcement. made Immediately
after a meeting of the board of education
10 which all looked for definite results IN
the various prncipalship campaigns mas
completely changed the face OF Things ana
,precluded further petitioning ana WIRE
lpulling. The right OF the super,n aS as ~
There were no high school principals IN
these particular schools Is seriously ques,
ltioned by many, especially IN the lisnt VI
A decision handed to the board by jesse y:
4 Adkins yesterday, in which 1t was stated
that in Mr.. Adkins opinion Congress IN
TENDED that members of the old force
tshould continue in office until action oy tne
hoard removed them. But this Is evidently
mot disturbing DIR. Chancellor. He Is gong
fright ahead and carrying out his own IDEAS
In the matter.
Appointments Confirmed.
A number of important appointments. or
ls.confirmations. were made yesterday by
the board recommendation OF the super
fntendent Miss E. c. Wescott was con-
ttinued as principal of the Western Hlgh
lSchool, and DR.. w. s. Montgomery was
imade assistant superintendent for colored
schools instead of acting assistant superin-
ttendent.
The following supervising principals were
named in the white schools: "; W. Blai %
Isubiect to examination). c. s. Clark, w. T.
Patterson E G. Kimban /. Fairbrother, 3
E. Kramer. II. M. Johnson. s. M: Ely %. =.
tJanney In the colored schools: j. Z. Nale'
IF l.. CardoZo. r. c. Bruce (supJect u CA
'amination). H. l.. Bailey.
/ Two of the supervising principals-W. w.
BLACK and r. c. Bruce-are not local men
land have never been connected with .ne
flocal schools Mr.. BLACK has been pro1es-
tsor of education in the Chicago Normal
kSctool, and is a graduate OF the UniVer-
fsity of ILLINOIS. Mr.. Bruce Is son OF tne
hate Senator Bruce and comes from Tuske-
lgee Institute. 49,
Vacancies for the admission Of these two
,outsiders were made by dropping j. N.
lKene. supervising principal OF the seventh
division. and ]. B. Clark, supervising prtnci-
pal OF the tenth division.
Other Positions Filled.
Other officials were named follows:
Z AS principal VI A~oi NoA NN
Lucy E. Moten.
"A heads OF departments In the white high
and manual training schools, the follow
ling:
DEPARTMENT of mathematics-Mr. H. Eng
iish (member of the board Of examiners.
! Department or chemistry anu pioio6S' N'
e l.. Morris
AS heads of departments in the colored
thigh and manual training schools, the foi-
lowing; Department s. OF Ensiish ana hiS-
AS directors of special work: Department
of primary work, Miss E. V. Brown: de-
apartment of music, Miss A. +: Bentiey'
department of domestic science. Miss Il. ..
Jacobs: department of domestic art, MIS-.
M W. Cate; kindergarten department. MISS
lG r. Watkins; department or pnysical
Training DIR. Rebecca Stoneroad.
AS director OF night schools Mr.. B. W.
lNurch.
AS librarian, Miss Nina Goets.
As assistant directors Of special work.
department of music, Mr. ]. T. Layton, de-
ipartment of domestic art. Miss jeanette E.
Anderson; department of kindergarten
work, Miss Grace r. Campbell.
AS kindergarten training teacher, Miss
Helen Gordon.
AS principal of Normal School No. 1, Miss
"A. NJ. Cooling.
Heads of Departments.
& AS heads of departments in the white high
and manual training schools: Department
of modern languages. Mr. A. w. Span
hoofd; department of business practice and
training. Mr.. d. l.. Thurston; department
of history. Mr.. e. 8. Noyes: department of
physics, DIR. w. A. Nedrick.
, AS head of department in the colored
high and manual training schools: De-
partment of science. Mr.. N. E. Weatherless.
As assistant directors Of special work:
Department of primary work. Miss E. F. G.
Merritt; department of drawing, Mr.. T. w.
Hunster: department Of domestic science
Mrs. ]. w. Shaw; department of physical
training. Miss A. ]. Turner.
As teacher In the Central High School
Mrs. NJ r. Hampson.
As teacher OF music. J. G. Tyler.
As stenographer Ada Birch.
The Teachers List
As teachers: L. A. Chester. c.. G. Rivot.
f. B. Baldwin Clair Burkett. L. NJ. Bishop.
NJ. f. Robinson. E. T. Prince, NJ. L. Scott.
A. NJ. Coultry. Adele Moody j. L. Win
field. Marguerite Mcpherson. M. A TAFT,
Jane Hodges. NJ. ]. Malone Magdelen
/ Breuninger. II. X. Raymond, M. L. Muir
ply. Eliza Cation, Louise Chatfield, Mary
cleveland. H. b. Rose. J. E. Rosse E. p
! Wild. H. F. Dunlap. NJ. B. Hardy, L. H.
Berry. F. II. Whitney. Lillian Haley Nelly
| Ramby, A. c. Bright, E II. Lamson F. B.
Jones e. NJ. Johnson. Catharlne Boyle
Julia Mcclellan: Reginald Thompson l. H.
-.
Coles. Viola Onutt. NJ. X. Blandford Her
/ tina Nordhoff. Lena Fowler Marian Lar
ner. NJ. G. Garst NJ. d. Jack H. NJ Bug
bee. M. V. Hidreth c. v. Graham ~ w.
Hallam. A. V. Townsend. X. K. Williams,
Laura Thompson, H. NJ. Soule, T. d.
Adams c. Snow. NJ. Farquhar. Laura ia
cobs. +. r. Tiffany A. B. Mclean. E. E.
Smith. X. K. Bresnahan. Wellesca Pollock,
Jennie P. Grady, Josephine Mason Isabelle
r. Meloy. Rachel Coffin. E. @. Swami, M.
Deming. NJ G. Sylvester. C. Robinson, A.
Grefr. A. T. Tucker, c. NJ. Thomas. NJ H.
Perry. ]. b. Allen. III. G. Douglass A w.
Grfmke. NJ. z. Cromwell. E. NJ Dean, G. B.
Campbell F. j. Douglass. NJ L. Beason NJ.
A Brodie. s. A. Davis. Emma Patterson. A.
r. Bowen. A. E. Johnson, NJ. B. May Edith
Savoy. L. NJ. Gibbons. r. NJ. Costin NJ Z.
Hite. l.. ]. Noten, Herndon Jones' Eva
Browne. /. c. Plummer. Joseph Johnson,
Gertrude Early. z. r. Clarke. c. G. Harris.
r. f. Richardson. E. C. johnson, C. J.
Shields. N n. Hyman, G. Forester, b. F..
| Nalle and Z. b. Lewis.
Boards Proceedings.
! The meeting of the board of education
yesterday was set for o'clock and at that
\ hour all M fha unembers eYcepf President