Evening star., 1908-01-23

designated by him. the superintendent OF
schools. the colored assistant superintend-
ent. the director of intermediate instruc-
ton. and six teachers, two representing
the high schools and special subjects. two
representing intermediate grades ana TWO
representing the primary grades. one
white and one colored each. Inc SIX
teachers will be elected by the teachers
they represent two each year after the
first year
Section 3 provides. on recommended
tion of the retirement board. the board
of education shall have power by two
thirds vote to retire any teacher, etc.
mentally physically unfit. who has
taught twenty years. ten years in the
District of Columbia. 1t may retire an!
member of the force who has attained
the age of sixty-five and has taught thirty
years ten years in the District of Co
lumbia The board of education has also
power. by a two-thirds vote. to retire any
member of the teaching staff. on appll-
cation. who has been engaged in teach
ing thirty years. and also any member OF
the supervisory staff engaged in that work
or teaching for thirty-five years. fifteen
years of which must be in the District OF
Columbia.
Amount of Annuity.
Administration 1 provides that the
person retired shall receive an annuity of
not less than one-half of annual salary at
time of retirement in case of teachers or
principal not to exceed $1,000. but in case
of supervising principal S1.JON. In no
case. after thirty years of service, shall
the amount be less than 500.
ANY teacher retired with less than
thirty years. service shall receive an an
nuity in the ratio that the number OF
years service bears to thirty years.
'Any officer retired after twenty years
service but with less than thirty-hve
years service shall receive an annuity In
the ratio that the number of years bears
to thirty-five.
.The annuity will be payable at the
same time as teachers salaries.
Dates of Retirement.
"All retirements. except for physical
disability, will be on July ] or Febru-
AIRY I.
Section 3 defines who compose the
teaching and supervisory staff.
Section provides that annuities shall
be free from levy etc.
Section construes masculine pro-
nouns in the act.
Section 3 provides that retirement fund
shall accumulate during fiscal year l9ns.
and shall be available July 1. 1900. An
annuitant during this time will forfeit no
right. All acts in conflict with the fore
going are repealed
on GnDIlOn OF F<ilell NpeIlNci Ahbss-
sey. the board decided to hold a special
meeting a a date to be fixed later to con-
slider the proposed plan.
Protest Against Colored School.
A communication was read to the board
from Miss Catherine Howe. protesting
against the erection of a colored school in
University Heights ne.r Brookland, the
writer pointing out that no colored chill
dren reside in the vicinity of the proposed
location. President Oyster stated in this
connection that no decision regarding the
location had been made or would be made
until a change in the appropriation Of
Congress for the school has beeh made.
1t was next brought out that the mar
riage of a teacher, Miss M. A. Wright. oc-
Cured last September. but was not dis
closed to the school authorities until Jan
uary. and that she had drawn her pay un-
til January 1. The rules provide that the
marriage of a teacher causes her imme-
diate dismissal from the payrols, but as
the pay until January l could not be re-
called, her resignation was voted to take
effect December 81.
Resolutions passed by the North Wash
ington Citizens Association commencing
the board for it's action in dismissing DR..
William f. Chancellor and in opposition
resolutions adopted by the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association, ap-
proving the election of Mr.. A. T. Stuart
as superintendent. were presented to the
board and the board voted to return its
thanks.
Another communication called attention
to insanitary conditions in rented quar-
ters for school children in Ivy City.
I'VE are in deplorable shape for
school buildings" commented President
Oyster Those we rent we are ashamed
to put our own children in. and yet we
cannot spend any money on other peo-
pies property. If Congress will grant us
the appropriation for portable buildings.
for which we have asked. we will be in
better shape next year. The case In
question was referred to the superinten-
dent for investigation
The board voted thanks to Commits
sioner Morrow for pushing repairs on
school buildings. communications from
the Commissioners conveying information
of the completion of several repair Jobs.
Money forMe MORALS.
The bill introduced in Congress. ap-
propiatne $4,000 for busts of great men
Of the country, to put in the school build
ngs, next came up, the matter having
been referred to the board by the Com
missioners.
II think we would rather have good
buildings to take care of the children and
in which to teach the children who these
great men are. suggested Capt. Oyster.
The board voted that the papers be re-
turned to the Commissioners with the
statement that the money could be used
with greater benefits in other ways.
Passing upon the distribution of money
collected in the schools at Christmas
time the board decided that the entire
sum should be turned over to the Asso
ciated Charities. but that $50 of the
money be turned over by that organization
to the Crandall Society, a colored charity
organization to be used entirely to buy
shoes and rubbers for needy school chill
dren Permission was granted to the
branch of the w. {. T. L. to present
pictures of Miss Frances T.. Willard. the
founder of that society, to the Mckinney
Manual Training School. Normal School,
No. !, the Ludlow. Jefferson and Emory
schools and a grade school in George
town. and to hold appropriate exercises
in connection with the presentations.
Commendation of the Board
The denial of the board members that
they used coercion in any way in connec-
ton with the netitions of the teachers in