The Washington herald., 1908-04-09
SCHOOL BOARD ACTS
Fixes Dates and Places for
the C0mmencements.
that Requests Were Made for
Repairs of the Mccormick and Po-
tomac schools Previous TO Report
of the Fire ohief-Appeintment
Promotions, and Transfers.

Dates for holding the annual commence
ment exercises IN the Washington public
schools were selected yesterday at the
regular meeting OF the board Of educa-
ton.
The offer Of Mrs. Helen Nelson DOGGY,
OF 3 in gold for the best essay on the
American dag. was accepted.
In discussing the recent action OF the
District Commissioners in forcing the
hoard to close the Mccormick anG Poto-
mac schools, for lack Of repairs President
Oyster said the Commissioners had inti-
mated that the board OK education had
made no requests for the repairs in these
buildings previous - the report Of the FIRE
chief he said he wished to call the
boards attention to the fact that there
had been requests made for repairs on
these buildings at different times every
year for the last FIVE years. end that he
had tb>se requests in writing.
l. Examination of Teachers.
Recommendation submitted by the COM
mit,ee on special schools. that examina-
stlons for teachers be held four times
year were adopted. Similar reeommenda-
tons applying to normal high, and
manual training schools. and others. pray
ing for examination Of teachers every two
years for elementary and night schools
were also approved
The recommendation OF Assistant Super
intendent Bruce that April ls be set aside
as day for pupils to voluntarily con-
tribute toward the fund for the restora-
ton OF the Frederick Douglass home at
Cedar Hill was adopted
The recommendations Of Mr.. Bruce 10
hold the annual competitive drill Of high
school cadets on June / in the American
League baseball park was referred to
the committee on military affairs
Following are the dates and places OF
holding the Is0s commencement exercises:
June EN- Street High school. Armstrong Manual
Training school. and Normal School No. z. Conyen-
ti0u Hall
June 5-Busipsss High school, at one o, the local
playhouses.
June l6-Nomal School No l. Franklin school
June ll-McKinley Manual Training School. at one
Of The local thsaters and Central, Eastern, ana
Western in Convention Hall.
Following are the appointments, pro-
motions transfers. designations, and
leaves Of absence decided upon:
APPOINTMENTS.
Miss 4 T. Sullivan. as teacher Of the fourth Grade
and assigned % the fourth division, 20 take effect
on and after April G. lsla
Miss g. ". Tibbetts. as teacher of the first Grade
and assigned 70 the Van Buren School. ninth djFi-
sion to take effect on and after April g. 1903
j. n Hutchinson, as earetaker Of Lincoln Tsmuls
to take effect on and after April l. la0s
Samuel German. as isnitor q the Strong John
Is. 1913
PROMOTIONS.
". s. Caulheld isuitor. from the Strong John
Thomson School to the John Quincy Adams school.
20 take effect on snd after April l2 ls1s
v. Z. Nay. ianitor. from The John Quincy Adams
school e The william ". Seaton School. 20 take
effect on and after April r. 1865
Mss Isabel Cu1idSn. from the arst grade 70 ths
second grace. Van Buen school ninth division. =
take elect 90 and after April 9 1903,
TRANSFERS.
j. A. Richardson. teacher Of the third grade. nom
tbo Henry H. Garnet building eleventh division 10
the Abbey y simmons brildins twelfth division 70
take effect and after March 30. Ise.
=. (, Shorter. teacher Of the third grade rom the
Abbey s. simmons building. twelfth division % !
The Henry H. Garnet building eleventh diyidon. to
take effect ou and after Afanrh 30 1913.
DESIGNATIONS.
J. y. r. King janitor Of the William W seatop
School, TO take effect from and after ApTil H. lss
C. Z. Queen, caretaker q Lincoln Temple 10 take /
effect from and after March 81. 1903
Miss &. \. Irwin. teacher OF the second grade. |
Van Bureu building. ninth division. to take effect
from and after April s. iss.
LEAVE or ABSENCE,
Miss Katherine Bryan. to take effect from ard /
after April J. 1913 for the purpose of Continuing her
course Of study az Stamford University.