Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24

One of the most important measures
| considered by the present board or educa-
ton was unanimously adopted yesterday
afternoon at meeting in the Franklin
building. The special commission com
posed of Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey OF
the board, Superintendent Chancellor and
| Assistant United States Attorney McNa-
mara returned to the board, through Mrs
| Mussey. the rule which is intended to
abolish the teachers lobby and which
was presented by Mrs. Mussey at the last
| meeting of the board
| The debate was brief. Mr.. w. V. Cox
| said the measure was very drastic and
thought 1t might be better to adopt
more lenient one. The good teachers,
he declared. would obey it, and the bad
| teachers" would find way to get around
it. He suggested that the board simply
go on record as being opposed to the
lobby, without adopting the rule.
| The arguments In favor Of the adoption
| of the rule were made by Mrs. Mussey.
| I'VE want to present solid front to
| Congress and to make the strongest plea
| for better schools that has been made by
| board for many years." she explained
| Capt. James F. Oyster, president, asked
| DR.. Chancellor what he thought of 1t, and
| the superintendent said he did not think
| 1t was bit too drastic.
Matter of School Estimates.
| Mr.. Cox. reporting for the ways and
| means committee, said the committee had
| conferred with the District Commission
ers few days ago. from 2 O'Clock 2. m.
| until dark on the matter OF school esti-
] mates and the Commissioners would rec
| ommend practically everything in the
boards schedule. Some items would not
be recommended, however, but he did not
know what they are. Capt. Oyster de-
clared that last year the Commissioners
| cut the boards estimates without the
right to do so. and he asked that the
committee there Is no cutting this
| year, but that they leave the Commits
sioners hands in the form adopted by the
board.
Capt. Oyster reported regarding a trip
made by him recently through number
of the schools to learn the progress of
repair work. This work has been very
poorly done, he asserted. and is a dis
grace to the District government. He re-
ferred especially to the "deplorable state
of affairs in the Central High School,
locks and toilet facilities were left in
very poor condition. In some schools
where repairing has been done he de-
cIared blackboards were left with big
cracks in them and all sorts Of neg1-
gence was apparent.
Building Inspector Ashford, Capt. Oyster
added. wanted only $4,000 to complete
repairs in the schools next year. This
amount should be cut in half. the presi-
dent Of the board thought, II no better
work is done than is at present visible.
The board has asked for 100000 for re-
| pairs next year.
To Organize Choral Society.
Superintendent Chancellor announced
that he is going to present to the board a
fn ha nj ton
of a school choral society OF 800 voices
among the children of the white schools.
On recommendation Of the military COM
mittee the following high school, cadet
appointments were made:
Eastern High School, Captain, Ralph
w. Brown; first lieutenant, c. J. Evans;
second lieutenant. Jackson Mccoy. Capt.
Brown is also captain of the school track
team: Lieut.. Mccoy is manager of the
foot ball squad, and Lieut.. Evans is man
ager of the school paper.
Mckinley Manual Training School:
Regimental Quartermaster w. f. SLAYER;
captain. F. NJ. Pelzman; first lieutenants,
N. M. McKernon and w. c. Ballantyne;
second lieutenants. H. r Schmtt. w. K.
Scammell and H. A. Cobaugh.
There was objection on the part Of the
colored members of the board to the ap-
, pointment Of Henry Adams. colored as
engineer at the Armstrong Manual Train
ing School, on the ground that they per-
and did know that the present assistant
; engineer at that school was qualified for
the position. DR.. Chancellor informed the
board that Adams had passed a remark
; ably good examination and is, in his
opinion. an unusually capable man for the
place. The appointment was finally ma de
without dissenting voice.
The board honored Prof. l. E. C. Col
ler, teacher Of French and head of the
French teachers in the schools under the
, old regime, by increasing his salary to
y Sl9OO year and making him second to
the head of the consolidated department
; OF Ftench and German. Resolutions were
adopted commencing Prof. Collier. and
stating that the action was taken as an
, evidence OF the high esteem in which the
board holds him.
Approval of Changes.
: The following changes were authorized.
Accept resignation Of Miss Daisy Lee
) Worthngton, teacher Of English and
; Latin in Central High School.
. Appoint Miss Ethel McCleary. teacher
; of Latin and English in Central High
School
: Appoint James D. Kirkpatrick teacher
. or mathematics and English In white
high and manual training schoolsI
Promote Irving N. Boerstein, clerk at
Business High School, from class / to
class 2.
Appoint Henry Adams engineer at Arm
strong Manual Training School,
Promote Miss Maud Hovermale, clerl,
to the director of intermediate instruc-
5 ton. from class 1 to class q
Promote DR.. w. B. Hudson. teacher OF
physical culture in the high schools. from
class to class 5.
Accept resignation of Miss V. E. Watts
$ teacher of fourth grade, Grant School.
Promote Miss S. H. Wells from second
to fourth grade.
=. Appoint Miss Selma Greenapple. norma
7 graduate, to second grade, Adams School
1 Accept resignation of Miss NJ. F. Bug.
i bee. teacher of first grade.
Appoint Miss Irma McCauley, norma
graduate, as teacher of first grade, Ia
{ koma School.
Appoint Miss c. Belle Meyera teacher