The Washington herald., 1907-12-11
SCHOOL BOARD HIT
Commissioners Complain of
Use OF Postage Stamps.
EXCESS $50 OVER LAST YEAR
Items Stricken Out Are Respectfully
Requested to Be Observation-Disclosures
mas Vacation Begins on December
2O.-WOOdburn School TO Have
Early Closing for Commuters.

Hldybe you wouldn't get mad, IT, after
you had served your District with zeal
as a member Of the board Of education;
had spent a half hour each week In lis
tening to dull school affairs; had preferred
voluminous charges against your school
superintendent. and had then been COM
PEELED 10 listen to them-maybe youF
blood wouldn't boil, if the Commissioners
Of the District came out and publicly
scored you-
1t is pretty safe bet, though that your
blood would get into a little turmoil.
especially if the Commissioners told you.
as they told the board yesterday. that
too many stamps had been used in the
past year. Perhaps the Commissioners
didn't remember about all these charges
and textbooks. and visits to schools. and
other meritorious actions of the board.
The Board Remembered.
But the board remembered. and. fur
thermore. when a letter from the Com
missioners was read yesterday, Capt. Oys-
ter and several other members expressed
a sort Of hurt surprise.
Why / have been using my own
stamps. said he.
Mrs. Terrell said she had been using
her own ink and rubber bands.
The Commissioners win, no doubt feel
badly about that letter. because. after all.
there were only $50 worth Of stamps used
this year. compared with $500 last What's
1910 a year compared 10 peace between
the board and the Commissioners?
Perhaps. too you wouldn't feel lit
tie hurt if the Commissioners forget
ting how long il took YOU. the board TO
make up an estimate for school needs
for the coming year. hacked out small
pieces in that estimate in their proposals
TO Congress. It's pretty likely II YOU
feel hurt about il. you would request the
secretary Of your board 20 write to the
Commissioners and respectfully desire"
that all items stricken out be at once
restored. Any way. that's what the real
board did yesterday.
Vacation Time Fixed.
The board decided on the recommen-
dation OF Mr. Hughes and of DR.. Chan
cellor. to permit The Christmas vacation
to begin this year on December 20. IT
decided that Capt. Oyster shall render
all assistance possible in procuring per-
mission FOR the convention of school su-
perintendents 20 use certain buildings.
This convention meets here February >.
26, and y. The Corcoran Gallery Of Art
and the Library Of Congress are two
of the buildings which the convention
may wish 10 see at special times.
The board suspended the rules so as TO
permit the WOODBURY. school TO be closed
hereafter at 2:S0 O'Clock in the after
noon instead OF 3 o'clock, so that the
teachers may be able to come into Wash
ingtcn on the 2:57 o'clock train.
communication from the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association, asking for
the erection of high school building in
Florida avenue. was referred 90 the COM
mittee or buildings and grounds which
means that the Columbia Heights Citi-
zcns' Association viii carry about with il
"A large specimen Of the yellow citrus
fruit until next year. because the estI-
mates for schools have been handed in
long ago.
The following action was taken:
ResignhtiOnK and Appointments.
designations ccaeptcd-Aliss s. II. Wells sixth
grade. Wallach Night School. 10 take effect from
and after November % Miss Ella =. Cusbcrd. teach
ct fourth grade Henry Wilson school tenth diyi-
sion. to take effect from ard after December 4:
t. l. Trey. assistant custodian Of Textbooks and
supplies at salary Of $500 per year. 20 take effect
from and after December 5; c. Clara Brown. teach
or. first grade. GiddnGs School thirteenth division
% take effect from and after November 90
App1iuiments-Aiiss Mary Mitchell as teacher OF
the first grade. SyUhaN Sclo0l thirteenth division
to taEc effect On and after December s: Miss b. 4
oder. teacher Of tie sixth grade Wallach Night
school VICE Miss Wells 20 take effect on and after
December l;~NOvCu Cooper. as janitor Of the Jones
School 20 take effect on and after October p: T.
L. Tilley. assistant custodian - textbooks and
supplies at salary of 500 per auuum 20 take effect
on and after December o L0ttic Wakefield as care
akcr Of premises 695 q street northwest to take cf
feet ON and after November .; Florence Scott as
teacher OF the first C1ade. GiddingS school thir-
tcCnth division. 10 take effect and after Deem
Der =.
Promoter A. Gulem teacher Of the second
grade, Montgomery School tenth division 20 the
third grade Bruce School. eleventh division 10 take
effect ON and after December s.
The following names were placed upon the list Of
substitutes in the elementary schools: Miss Ellen G.
Mofett Mary T. johnson. Mabel T. Pe-ry. Miss
Cassie NJ. Blacllidge. lrs. Jossy Marshall Wilde
ard Miss Ida Younger. Miss Charlotte K Earring
ton was placed tn, list Of Substitute teachers in
the high schools
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