Evening star., 1909-07-02

these are merited, 1t is under obligation
to share its successes with you. AS you
intimate, not all of the past three years
has been smooth sailing; there have been
shoals and treacherous currents, and If
they have been avoided much is due to
your skillful plotting. Your proffer of
continued assistance in your unofficial
capacity, on account of your familiarity
with the law and school conditions, will
assuredly be accepted, as occasion may
arise"
Recommendations Are Discussed.
When the recommendations Of Supt.
Stuart regarding changes among the
teachers were taken up it was found that
they had not been passed on by the
proper committees and the board took a
recess of fifteen minutes to allow that
to be done. Secretary Hine read, among
others, the following recommendations:
That w. T. S. Jackson. principal of the
M Street High School, be denoted to
teacher Of mathematics and transferred
to the Armstrong Manual Training School,
and that Garnet c. Wilkinson, teacher of
Latin. be promoted to be principal.
That J. G. Nalle, supervising principal
Of the thirteenth division, be denoted to
be principal of the Lincoln School, and
that A. o. Stafford, principal of the Lin
coin School, be promoted TO be Supervis-
ing principal
That II. L. Bailey, supervising principal
of the twelfth division, be denoted to be
teacher in the NJ Street High School,
and that J. E. Walker, principal of the
Banneker School, be promoted to be
supervising principal.
AT the conclusion Of the reading of the
recommendations r. r. Horner pointed
out that those affecting Principal Jack
son and Supervising Principal Nalle had
not been acted on by committees and
that the board was asked to take drastic
steps without knowing the reasons.
Supt. Stuart Explains.
Supt. Stuart explained that he had ap-
proved the changes recommended be-
cause it has been his policy, on account
of his confidence in the judgment and
knowledge of the assistant superintendent,
to approve recommendations unless good
reasons to the contrary were shown. Some
he would not approve, he said, and they
never reach the board
President Oyster declared that as presi-
dent of the board he had noticed condi-
tions in some of the colored schools
which were not satisfactory and had told
the assistant superintendent to watch
them closely. lie said that action has
been slow: that after conditions were
found to be wrong in certain places he
had advised against haSty action, and he
concluded by declaring that if the board
expects results from the school officers it
must support them.
The committees are responsible. If this
has not been acted on by them,' the
president of the board added, they ought
to come here in time to find out what
work there is for them to do"
This matter was not brought to the
attention of the committees, one member
of the board answered.
After protracted discussion, motion
by r. r. Horner, that the recommends
tions be referred to the proper commit
tees before action on them by the board,
prevailed.
Among the changes approved was the
promotion of F. L. Cardozo, former su-
pervising principal, dismissed from the
service Il few years ago, from seventh
grade leadership to an eighth grade
principalship in the Smothers School
Changes among school employees. which
the board ratified We're as follows:
List of Promotions.
Promote A. d. Wall, from kindergarten
assistant to kindergarten principal, and
transfer from Dennison School, second
division. to Normal Practice School.
Rachel Millard. from kindergarten as
sistant to kindergarten principal. and
transfer from Taylor School, sixth di-
vision, 10 Morse School. fourth division.
Miss NJ. c. Graft, from kindergarten
assistant to kindergarten principal and
transfer from Smallwood School, eighth
| division, to Blow School, sixth division.
Miss 4. NJ. Lynch from kindergarten
assistant 10 kindergarten principal, and
transfer from Brookland School, fifth
division, to Tyler School, ninth division.
| Miss Josephine Burke, from eighth