Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-14
FORM SCHOOL COUNCIL
TEACHERS ORGANIZE UNDER SU-
PERINrENDENT's DIRECTION.

Miss Carl L. Garrison, secretary Of the
teachers advisory council of the local pub
lie schools, recently organized under the
direction of Superin tendent Chancellor, has
given out a report of the last executive
meeting The meeting was held yesterday
afternoon at the Franklin School.
A constitution was adopted providing that
this council shall consist of eleven mem
bers and the superintendent of schools;
that the council shall be constituted fol-
lows: The superintendent shall be the first
member and the other two shall appoint the
second, the three shall appoint the next
member, and so on, until the full number is
secured. Not less than one week shall in
tervene between the election of members,
and not less than two weeks shall inter
vene in case of the resignation of members.
All elections shall be by ballot.
Council Officers.
1.-THE officers of this council shall consist
of a chairman and the secretary. The
superintendent shall not be eligible to any
office The term Of the chairman shall be
for one year and he shall not be eligible
for reelection until the expiration of an
other year, and the term of the secretary
Nof the council shall be during the pleasure
of the board.
Members Of this council may be removed
Dy anyone OF the three following pro-
cesses: All voluntary resigna tons shall be
accepted by a majority of the members;
by ballot to be taken on not less than one
months notice and requiring not less than
three-fourths Of the entire members; upon
the written statement of reasons by the
superintendent one months notice, in
which case the Publications shall require
the majority, otherwise the membership is
permanent.
1.-The committees of this council shall con-
sst of the following: Committees on laws,
rules and regulations. two members: COM
mittee on outlook, two members; committee
on courses of study, methods and devices,
two members; committee on text books and
teachers. two members; committee on forum
and lectures, three members; committee of
the whole, consisting of all members In
which each member constitutes an advisor
for the teachers and the superintendent.
Membership of the committee shall be as
signed annually on the nomination of the
chairman of the council and ratification of
the majority of the council.
Meetings shall take place fortnightly at
4 o'clock in the afternoon, and special
meetings may be called by the chairman
on one days notice The forum committee
a month and arrange the program for the
session.
1.-THE forum committee shall nominate for
the teachers advisory council a board Of
governors of five members, and any teacher
shall be eligible. The forum committee of
the council shall constitute the program
committee.
Proceedings Confidential.
"All of the proceedings Of the teachers
advisory council shall be confidential. and
all information regarding its proceedings
shall be transmitted to the public by the
written communication of the secretary, un-
der the direction of the council.
THE purposes of this council are the fol-
lowing two: To promote the welfare of the
ne he x-ht TO Srho Of ha Di1fr of
of Columbia; to advise the superintendent
as to measures and policies"
Miss Carl L. Garrison was elected secre-
tary to the council pending the completion
of the organization.
Harry English was elected as the fourth
member of the council