The Washington times., 1907-05-30
CHANGE SCHOOLS,
ALTER DISTRICTS,
GRADE TEACHERS
Sweeping Readjustment
Ratified by Board of
Education.
DemotiOn of Miss Nor
ton Recommended;
Action Deferred.

sweeping changes recommended by
The superintendent. which included the
REMEMBERING and readjustment Of al
thirteen school divisions with relation
10 the geographical situation Of the in
dividual schools. were ratified by the
Board of Education. This redistricting
Of the schools, while it Affects all
schools so far as the new number OF
the division is concerned. vitality affects
about forty schools. in that they have
been transferred TO other divisions with
a corresponding change OF supervising
principals.
In addition TO this important ratifica-
ton. the board accepted the resignation
ef Winfield S. Montgomery as assistant
superintendent of colored schools and,
upon his request. appointed him as su-
pervising principal Of the Tenth d.
vision. Roscoe Conkling Bruce. a Har-
ward graduate. was unanimously elected
TO DR.. MOntgomery's former position.
W. V. Tunnel, professor OF history In
Howard University, was named 10 sue
ceed Francis L. Cardozo, deposed. as
supervising principal of the Thirteenth
division.
Teachers Grading Ratified.
The grading and assignment Of ap-
proximately sixteen hundred teachers
engaged 81 the Washington school sys-
TEN, was ratified without change and
without a dissenting voice. as recon-
mended by the superintendent.
James L. Farmer. a Washingtonian.
who for ten years has acted as ex-
ecutive clerk for the Government ex-
hibits at the various expositions, be-
ginning with the Paris Worlds Fair,
was named to succeed w. w. COnnor as
secretary of the school board. at a sal
airy Of 5000. Mr.. Farmer is now It
jamestown. He was highly recommend
cd for the position. and was selected
from total OF twenty-eight applicants.
Miss Morton's Demotion.
The demotion Of Miss Lucy E. Morton.
principal Of Normal School No 2. as
forecast in The Times yes lerday after
noon, was recommended by Superin-
tendent Chancellor. but on request OF
one or the members Of The board ac-
ton was deferred until the next meet
ing. Miss NJ. e. Riggs is slated TO sue
coed Miss Morton. who will be offered
the assistant dictatorship of primary IN
struction in colored schools.
A large number OF ianitors were
recommended for dismissal the board
every Instance.
The janitors thus affected draw salaries
ranging from sec to 5000 per annum.
In requesting The redistricting of the
school divisions, the superintendent ex-
planned that he desired each division
TO be readjusted to include both city
and country schools. II was also ex-
planned that under the present arrange
ment some supervising principals had
intend. while others had more than an
hundred each.
An inequality in distances to be COW
cred was also complained Of.
Transfers of Schools.
With a view Of eqUalizing building.
teachers. and distances, the following
transfers OF schools from one division
70 another were ordered:
From first to seventh division, Ross,
Hubbard, and Harrison.
From first to second, Franklin and
Thomson.
From second to seventh. Phelps.
From third to sixth. Edmonds.
From third to eighth. LenoN.
From fourth 10 ninth. Arthur.
From fifth TO first, Weightman and
Grant
From sixth 20 third. Benning and
kenilworth.
From seventh to first. Chevy Chase.
Tenley, and Grant Road.
From ninth to sixth. Hayes.
From eleventh TO twelfth, John T.
Cook
From twelfth TO tenth. Wilson.
From thirteenth to eleventh. Lincoln
New Division Numbers.
To follow geographical order. tho
divisions are to be numbered as fol-
lows:
Fifth 10 be first.
First to be second.
Seventh to be third.
Second to be fourth.
Ninth to be fifth.
Sixth unchanged.
Third 10 be seventh.
Fourth 70 be eighth.
Eighth TO be ninth.
Tenth. unchanged.
Twelfth to be eleventh.
Eleventh to be twelfth,
Thirteenth, unchanged.
All new divisions are rearranged TO
begin near the center OF the city and
extend toward the suburbs with spe-
cial reference to the relative distance