Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-17

q In view of the careless and unbusi-
nesslike methods in in the office. and
in consideration of the grave responsibility
placed upon the board in its care of public
property, the committee regards 1t neces-
sary to reorganize the methods of conduct
ing the business of the office. Dilfgent ef-
fort has been made to obtain from the Dis
trict Commissioners expert assistance, and
from other departments of the government
permission to employ an expert accountant
to introduce a proper system, but as they
have authority to grant this. and as the
board has no authority to employ such an
accountant, our efforts have failed on these
lines.
.. The committee recommends. since no
other way is open to accomplish improve
ments. that the office force be reorganlzed
through various transfers and by the crea-
ton of one or more vacancies. in order that
a system may be installed by which the
board can ascertain and meet It's reSpon-
sibiiitieS.
Consideration Postponed.
The merits of the report were not dis
cussed after it had been received. AS it
was late it was decided to postpone consid-
Grafton until the committee on rules. to
which it was referred. might ask the pres
ident to call a special meeting to take up
the matter.
Use of School Grounds.
BY unanimous vote the board agreed to
allow the of the Western High School
and grounds by the public Fairgrounds
committee for the benefit of the children of
Georgetown. The building is to be open in
the summer evenings for short while.
Prof. Evermann moved that hereafter the
call for a special meeting, besides stating
the specific purpose for which the meeting
is called. shall include the announcement
that such routine matters as are neces-
sary may be taken up. Mrs. Mussey gave
notice that she would object to the consld-
Grafton of any matter at special meeting
if there should be the slightest question on
the part of any member to the proprlety or
considering it at that time. She SAID such
action was due to those members VINO might
not be present at special meeting ana
who might have the impression that only
certain specifically mentioned matters were
to be considered.
adopted, directing that three members OF
the board and the superintendent act as a
committee to consider plans for the retlre-
ment of deserving teachers on hait-pay
after they have been in the service of the
schools for a long term. Superlntendent
Chanc ellor asked permission TO aodress lne
board on the subject. He explained prlehy
several different methods by Whlch TINS re-
suit is reached in other cities and said he
was heartily in favor Of the resolution
offered by Mr.. Cox
board were the following changes. made
upon recommendation OF the superintend-
ent ,, ~
Street. teacher of the second grade, to
take effect from and after December 81
1906.
Assign to the second grade, vacated by
Miss Street, Miss Alys T. Tucker. third
grade teacher who has returned from
three months leave of absence. Assign TO
class 2, at salary of $3.50 per annum to
take effect on and after January 2. 1907.
LAST salary drawn $taD) 80
the privilege of extension, to Miss Minnie
w. Farr teacher of the second grade, on
account of i'll health, to take erect from
and after January I. ~
Appoint Miss Mary Louise Lee (No. 81
and next on the list of normal graduates)
as teacher of the second grade. at a sal
and after January I. 1907. Assign to
class Q
designations and Appointments.
Accept the resignation of Miss Josephine
s. Mcdonald. teacher of the third grade. at
a salary of $3.50 per annum. to take effect
from and after December 26 1906.
Promote Miss Harriet Underwood from
the first to the third grade, from class to
class 3 and from salary of $500 to $3.50 per
annum to take effect on and after January
1. 1897.
Transfer Miss Esther Linkins from the
eighth division to the fifth division, at same
salary.
Appoint Miss Edith Moore (No. 30. and
next the list of normal graduates) as a
teacher of the first grade, eighth division,
at salary of $500 per annum to take eff
feet and after January 2, 1907. Assign
to class ..
Grant one months leave of absence from
January l. 1907, to Estella Keys, caretaker
of 1917 10Th street northwest, at S2S per
month.
Appoint John Gooden temporary care
l. 90 ~ CIV ri OF col
airy of 500 per month, to take effect on and
after January l. 1897.
Appoint Mr. II. W. Draper usher at the
free lectures to be given at the Northeast
Temple
Names put upon the list of substitutes for
the graded schools: Mrs. Gertrude B. Will
der, Miss Marguerite B. Neale. Lora Todd.
Dates for Free Lectures.
Admiral Baird. chairman of the free
lecture committee, made his report. He
announced that DR.. A. E. Winship, editor
of the New England Journal of Education,
would deliver the first lecture in course
Of ten professional lectures for teachers at
the Central High School hall this afternoon
at $3.50 O'Clock, subject, The Accompa-
MIST"
At the Northeast Temple, 18th and H
streets northeast-January 49, Mrs. Karl
Larenbeck. subject, Japan" January %.
". L. AuStln, SUBJECT, Inc SOHlHleTCldl
Prize of the Orient and Its Relations to the
Commerce of the United States;'' February
/. Woodwork Clum, subject jamaica"
February g.. Rev Charles H. Butler. sub
ject From New York to jerusalem"
February IS. ]. H. Gore. subject. I'm the
Wake of the Pilgrims;'' February o. c. F.
Warren. subject, Porto Rico" March 1.
j. F. Hogan, subject. From Washington
to the Philippines" March 8. ]. w. Chick
ering, subject, Alaska" March 10, ]. Tit
comb, subject, Fish Cuiture:' March %,
Rev. U. G. B. Pierce. subject, I'm the
Land of the Cliff Dwellers'
At the Public Library, Mount Vernon
Square. K street between It'll and 9th
streets-January %, A. J. Osgood. SUBJ
ject How Do Four Hundred Million Chi
nese Earn Living?' February 8. Wood
worth Clum. subject, Panama" February
%. Harry Oberholser. subject, Picturesque
Lake George" March g. E. d. Wilcox. sub
ject, "Ranching in the Rocky Mountains"
March D. William Hamilton, subject, I'm
Alaskan Waters April r. j. L. Ewell.
subject. "The Story Of the .1ohenzellerns
and the New Germany" April 10. NJ A.
Carlton, subject, Scenes From Russian
Life" April 20, D. w. Skellnger. subject.
Down in Coal Mine: May 5. H. Marion.
subject. John Paul JONES' May 10. Hugh
NJ. Smith. subject, Japan