Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-15
Refuses Position rendered With
Proviso-Attention to Conges-
ton in High Schools.

Admiral Baird called the meeting 10 orde.
In the library.
When $50 O'Clock had come around the
beard had dismissed arbitrarily several OF
Hcials and teachers i'll the high schools; ap-
poiuted a number of others and changed
the method of admitting candidates to the
porral schools demoishing rule of the
board for the purpose: approved long
ontuInu of Superintendent Chancellor con-
raining scores of radical suggestions for re-
form; disposed hurriedly and with iausn
of a ietter from Representative benHvt. oi
New York to the effect that ne pei'eNSu
congress did not intend that any one Shouiu
los, his lob by the change in school man.
agen,ert shifted teachers and officials gen
orally: refused hearing to teacher .ls
missed and to a number OF ihnu.I ti'a ; - :
,rs of a petition in behalf or SUPERVISING
PRINCIPAL Keane of the seventh dlVlsloh'
and hau done numerous other things OF eA-
,antinut interest to Il community
secretary Conner read the minutes OF the
,,oetins, held last Wednesday. At the sug-
g.,tion of several members of the board tne
entry In regard L. Mosheim +. r SwarAeil
was corrected TO read; Iranslerieu t tII,t,
me priuCipalship of the Eastern ffiSh
school and appointed teacher.
pismissals and Transfers Ordered
\ recommendation by the superintendent
was then read by Mr.. Common, 1t was as
follows:
L
following persons he dismissed for the good
of the service from the service of the pub
liz schools of the District of Columbia: MIR.
j. r Clark. from the position of supervising
principal of the tenth division: Mrs. A D.:
Cooper. from the position of principal OF
the M Street High School: Mr.. ]. L. Love,
from the position of teacher in the Nj
Street High School; Miss NJ: E. Male, from
the position of teacher OF the M Street
High School.
Capt Oyster moved that the recommen-
dations be approved. and they We're. unani-
mously.
On recommendation of DR.. Chancellor the
soll~ing transfers of teachers in the high
schools We're made by the board: Mr.. L.
Illeupfel. from Mckinley Manual Train
ing School to the Central High School, Miss
Elsie Turner. from the Central to the West
ern High School: Mr.. W. 4. Priest, from
the Central to the Western High School;
Miss f. X. Brandenburg, from the McKin-
ley to the Western High School: Mr.. A. A.
Doolittle, from the Western to the Central
High School; Miss r. e. Stanley. from the
Business to the Eastern High School; Miss
Ar. F. Flannery. from the business to the
Eastern High School; Miss A. S. Hazleton.
from the Business to the Eastern High
School: Mr.. p. B. Crandall. from the Busi
ness to the Eastern High School.
Superintendent Chancellor's report upon
the findings of Special Commissioner Rey-
nolds who investigated the local school
system under instructions from President
Roosevelt. was read 1t was much longer
than the report of the Presidents commits
sioner and entered fully into matters
brought to notice by that report.
Both reports are given in full elsewhere.
Mr.. Cox moved that the superintendent's
communication be approved and forwarded
20 the President and this action was taken
without a dissenting vote.
A communication from Miss NJ. +. Male
one of the two NJ Street High School teach
ers who had just been dismissed from the
service, addressed to the president of the
hoard. was read. She said she understood
her name had been dropped from the list
of teachers and entered plea for a hear
ing. She held that If the facts in her case
were properly presented to the board she
would not have been dropped.
Mr.. Oyster moved that the letter be re-
farred to the proper committee. but quick
ly changed his motion TO one that the
letter be laid upon the table. The last
motion prevailed.
Place for Supervising Principal.
The following recommendation in regard
to Supervising Principal Keane of the sew
enth division was approved by the board:
Transfer Mr.. Joseph R. Keane from the
position of supervising principal of the sew
euth division to that of principal of the
Petworth school. Also transfer Miss May
w. Frank from the principal of the Pet
worth school to that of principal of The
Tenleytown school. Also transfer Mr. W.
NJ. Ireland from the prncpalsh!p of the
Tenieytown School to a leadership III the
sixth grade. the school to be assigned"
This action had scarcely been taken when
a communication from several citizens of
the vicinity OF Brightwood. the headqutr-
tiers OF the seventh division. in behalf Of
Mr. keane. was read. The petition wGs
signed by l.. p Shoemaker j. Il. Kfnnear,
!. Enos Ray. Ellis Spear. William +. GUIDE
and John W. Chapel and was as follows:
The people of our community have been
greatly disappointed by the removal of Jo-
seph r. Keane as supervising PRINCIPAL Of
our county schools. His long ana sa.isfac-
tory services. his we'll known ability to con.
tinue work and the nigh esteem entertained
for Mr.. keane compel US 10 ask for hear
ing In his behalf. which we hope you will
fix at an early date"
DIR. Chancellor at once announced that
these gentlemen had asked him for an in
terview and he had refused TO grant them
one On motion of Prof. Evermann, second
ed by Capt. Oyster. both OF whom Thought
The case OF Mr.Keane should not be reopened
the petition was denied Before a vote was
taken. however, Mr.. Cox said he Considered
inc case sad one. but realized thai
younger men must take the places of the
older In every line OF service.
Changes Authorized.
Upon recommendation of the superintend-
ent the following changes were made:
Granted admission to the kindergarten
department of Normal School No. /. having
passed the required examination. Brace f.
Batchelor. Marguerite II. Connolly, Airline
Dufour.
In the kindergarten department Of the
public schools of the District of Columbia,
Promote Kathryn Brown from principal 70
model kindergarten; promote Irene Zeiders
from assistant TO principal: promote Mary
F. Wilkins from assistant to principal: pro.
mote from assistants to principals and as
Sign TO kindergarten practice school in Nor
NAL School No. ], Grace Alden, Marie
Pearce
Appoint as assistants the following grad
yates of the kindergarten training depart
ment In Normal School No. /: Coinelia AL
Ian. Elrean Williams, lillian Davis Alice
Berry Carrie S. Nailor.
Appoint as assistants the following teach
ers who passed the kindergarten examina-
ton last May: Beulah SanderlIn, NJ. A.
Johnston.
Granted a three months leave OF absence,
on account OF Ill heath: Miss Jenny Powell
ashaz L. Lin. ~ q.