Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-21
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO PROVIDE ELIGIBLE LIST OF
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS.

ARRANGEMENTS have been made by the
public school authorities to hold an exami-
nation April and to secure an eligible
list from which to appoint teachers IN the
high schools. No vacancies exist at pres
ent The examination is only open. under
the law, to persons holding college or nor
NAL school diplomas. or to those who have
taught at least five years successfully In
high school,
At meeting yesterday afternoon Miss
Rose NJ. Parkman was elected member OF
the teachers advisory council. After the
consideration Of routine business the coun-
Gil adjourned to meet next Wednesday
afternoon at the Franklin School.
Mabel Lee yesterday was elected mem
Der of the advisory council of colored
teachers to represent the primary schools.
If the suggestion of Admiral Baird. presi-
dent of the board Of education, Is carried
out, the corner stone Of the new Anacostia
public school, to be erected on Adams
street between Harvard and Jackson
streets, will be laid with appropriate Ma
sonic rites. 1t is expected that the cere-
mony will occur about April Is. 1t is
hoped that the building will be ready for
occupation January l next.
To Open Recreation Center.
At the last meeting of the board of
directors of the Washington Playground
Association it was decided to open
recreation center in the Western High
School during the week following the
Easter vacation. The evening of the
opening will probably be Tuesday. April
8. 1t will be open Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday evenings from o'clock
until $50 o'clock.
The school gymnasium cannot Ut
present be opened, because It is not
sufficiently lighted. but every effort. it is
said, is being made to see that the de-
feet is remedied. The public library
has purchased about 300 young peoples
books, and there are about 200 more
books formerly belonging to the Wash
ington Boys Club. This will make a
small but very practical library for the
use Of the young people in the vicinity
of the school
Other features will be added to the
library as soon the attendance war
rants it and preparations can be made
1t is hoped that soon the rooms or halls
can be used for quiet games such as
checkers, authors and dominoes and that
certain class rooms can be used for
clubs. Such recreation centers have been
successfully operated in New York city
work has recently been taken up in Bos-
ton. Newark, Rochester and Cincinnati
have made a beginning this year, and
the new charter of Chicago provides for
buildings for clubs. classes and par
tisan and non-sectarian public meetings.
Colored Citizens Committee.
In opening a meeting of the colored cit-
zens' committee on public school affairs
at John Wesley Church last night Rev. DR..
s. L. Corrothers said that after F. L.
Cardozo had been dismissed by the board
of education at midnight Friday DR.. Chan
cellor declared in a Sunday morning paper.
a little over twenty-four hours later, no
teaching day having interviewed, that there
was already a marked Improvement In the
colored schools since the dismissal Of Car
doZo.
DR.. Corrothers said the inconsistency need
not be pointed out to be seen. He added
that the board of education, barring Mrs.
Mussey, in his opinion had made its de-
cision in the Cardozo case before hearing
the evidence. The speaker declared that
no one could tell where the fight on colored
teachers would stop. The race has no rep
resentative on the board. he held
The colored members are responsible, 1t
was asserted, for the dismissal of the COL
ored teachers, as evidenced by the state
ments of the white members and by DR..
Chancellor that they have followed the
wishes of the colored members.