The Washington herald., 1906-10-30

superintendent Chancellor. OF the local
public school system, yesterday afternoon
in the assembly hall Of the Central High
SchooI, shook hands with over nine hun
dred teachers of the public school
This is the elimination of his plan To
bring himself in closer contact with his
corps OF instructors. The teachers were
very much pleased with the reception that
was given them. az Or. Chancellor had a
pleasant word FOR ALL The teachers were
presented to Dr. Chancellor and the mem
hers OF the school board by Mr.. English
and Superintendent of Intermediate In
struction A. T. Stewart. This is the first
chance many of the teachers have ever
lad TO meet those who are such prominent
factors il their school life
& Previous 10 the reception. DR.. Chancel-
lor, after his introduction by Mr.. Stew
art, made a little informal talk 10 the
teachers. lie outlined his purpose ip
creating the proposed advisory council
Tor their particular benefit. The superin-
tendent has already chosen one member
OF council Mrs. Daily. The teachers were
advised 10 send i'm nominations for other
members Of the board. Dr. Chancellor,
with the aid of Mrs DAILY, will select
one name from those sent in, and these
three, after TWO weeks. viii select an
, other The four Will then decide on an
other member. This method viii be
continued until the council Is composed
of eight
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all matters pertaining to the teachers
sent TO them and, after careful consider
alton these viii bc presented TO the board
OF education
II is probable the public school teachers
viii receive their October salaries two
or three days sooner than expected. r O.
WilmaTth, clerk for the board Of educa-
lion, yesterday morning completed the
pay rolls for this month and viii forward
them to the auditor for approval immcdi-
ately.
BY the Comptroller's decision teachers
who were not appointed and continued
after September /, were not entitled to
receive their whole salary for the month
OF September, but only such fractional
parts thereof as might have been due
from the dates on which they were rc-
appointed ard continued in the service.
In the preparation Of the pay rolls for
the month OF October, it has been neces-
sary 70 deduct from the salary OF each
teacher TeappOinted and continued after
september ], the amount oveTpaid on the
nay rolls Tor September, being in each
ease the number of days intervening be
tween September ] and the date OF their
lespective reappontments.
In order ID get fha Fllf- grsf llfag. fIra
end OF the month, AR. Wilmarth has been
working night and day since the last
Aeeting OF the board This has been
ssSed by the communication received at
81 meeting of the board, from Com
- Macfarland. informing the
S%Sendent and the members of the
s=eard that the rolls would have 10 be
altered as above stated. At that time Mr..
Wilmarth bad nearly completed the pay
rolls and he was compelled TO revise them
and make the specified deductions
Investigate OHice Work.
Yesterday morning the committee Of
flee affairs. ot The school board, compOs-.
cd OF Capt. oyster. Mrs Hill. and Mrs.
Terrell which was appointed several
months ago by the members of that board.
began q systematic Investigation of the
methods used by the present Office force
Secretary Connor was called home from
Atlantic City where he spent last week.
hy "a telegram from the president OF the
board, Admiral Baird
Every document and voucher filed in
be- office viii be- Inspected. recorded and
later reported by the committee to the
board Tho INVESTIGATION. IL is believed
viii last several days, and viii be the
liTst step oi its kind ever undertaken by
board OF education i'm this city. The
primary cause for the investigation arose
over a question al one Of the first meet
ues OF the board as to what course
should be pursued in renting buildings
Tor school use.
Secretary COnnor Rented Building.
Mr.. Connor reported TO the board thar
he had rented building 10 be used as q
school and had drawn up
q contract with the owner of The building !
specifying the rent he should receive /
lGr month. The secretary further said
that the contract had been dated some
time in July. This was done. he ex- 4
planned 70 the board, that improvements I
might be made, IL desired
The contract drawn up by Mr.. Connor /
was later cancelled, and a new one soon
litter signed by the owner of the build
ing. with the approval of the boards COM I
uittee on buildings
The Office force employed TO Go the gen
'Tll work for the board is entirely adc-
guate TO MAINTAIN it, according t0.a state
ment made by Secretary ConnOr
It viii not be necessary for every men-
Der Of the board of education TO appear
il person In court ON Friday to answer
8. summons 10 show cause why Nr. Car
lozo, the deposed supervising PRINCIPAL
Nf the Thirteenth division, should not be
rrinstated into the school system
This is, according 20 a statement made
-asterday by Ire boards legal adviser
assistant United States Attorney stuart
Mcnamara. The president OF the board.
ADMIRAL Baird, intends 10 be 0u hand in
be courtroom. and If the other members
fl the board DO not care 20 De present. it
IS understood no objection viii be- raised
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