Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-04
ACT IN SIMPSON CASE
Board of Education Members
Order Suspension.
PASS THE EXAMINATION
Twenty Applicants Recommended
for Appointment.
PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS
Superintendent Stuart Submits Rec
concentrations Embracing Large
Number of Changes.
PASS THE EXAMINATION
PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS

concentrations Embracing Large
Number of Changes.
Horton Simpson. principal of the Tako-
ma School. who has been absent without
leave for several days. and whom the po-
lice are seeking in connection with the
| recent death Of Abbie NJ Coultry. was
suspended indefinitely yesterday at
meeting of the board of education. Capt
Oyster. president told the board that he
had considered Mr.. Simpsons disappear
ance sufficient grounds for immediate
suspension. and the suggestion was unani-
mously approved. Mr.. Simpson sent
word to his supervising principal that he
would be absent January % and would be
at his school the following day, but moth
| ing has been heard of him.
A letter was read to the board signed
by Dr. Charles w. Richardson. secre-
tary of the Anti-Tuberculosis Society. ask
| ing permission for a woman lecturer to
| talk to the children of the higher grades
on the subject of tuberculosis. Supt.
Stuart said that schools of certain other
| cities permitted lectures of that kind
and the proposition was accepted.
| Another organization asked the board
by letter to have the school children
| undertake a health crusade, take a ny
gienic OATH play in the sunshine and
conduct themselves in a thoroughly by
| gienic manner, but the letter was laid
upon the table.
Eligible for Appointment.
Secretary Hine read long list of pro-
motions and other changes. The follow
ing applicants have passed the require
ments of the board of examiners and were
| recommended for appointment:
Miss Jessica F. Murray, Miss Mary f.
Heller Miss Juliet p. Zimmerman, Miss
| Maude G. Gunther. Miss Ruth Darwin
Miss Eleanor Swift. Miss Matte Liver
krey. Miss Isabel Dacus. Miss Fannie
Norman. Miss Roberta 0. Blunt, Miss
Nellie NJ. Brinkley, Miss Helen G. SAINT
ley Miss Helen w. Merriam, Miss Beulah
A. Dove. Miss Ethel Seymour. Miss Mary
w. Farrar, Leonard T. Brown and James
E. Lamb.
accommodations Approved.
| Superintendent Stuarts recommends
| tons for promotions and other changes
were approved as follows:
| Accept resignation of Miss Edith Sum-
merbell teacher of physical culture in the
graded schools; appoint Miss e.. H.
| Thomas as teacher of physical culture in
| the graded schools; appoint Miss J. E.
Dyer as teacher of the third grade and
assign to the Hubbard School: transfer
| Miss Virginia Haneke from the Addison
| School to the Curtis School: transfer Miss
Marie Bontz teacher of the first grade,
| from Curtis School to the Dent School;
| transfer Miss S. b. Gardner from the
Grant School to the lexington School;
transfer Miss r. G. Elliott from the john
son School to the Chevy Chase School:
| yhrtd frOrV1 hA
Abbot School to the Madison School.
Grant leave of absence for three months
to Miss n w Hallan. teacher Of the
third grade lexington School: accept
resignation of Miss NJ. E. Barnes. teach
er of the third grade Webb School; pro-
mote Miss Mamie Blandford from the
second grade to the third grade. and
| transfer from the Taylor School TO the
Madison School; transfer Miss E. c. FL
lott teacher of the first grade. from the
Madison School to the Taylor School:
promote Miss NJ l Thomson from the
first grade to the third grade. and trans
fer from the Dent School to the Webb
School; promote Miss ]. j. Frost from
the first grade to the third grade, and
| transfer from the Smallwood School to
the PetWorth School
List of Substitutes.
Transfer Miss Sarah Musson from the
| Greenleaf School to the Gales School:
of substitutes: In the graded schools,
Miss Edith Earnest. Miss w. B. Martin
and Miss NJ. C. Collins In domestic
sciences. Miss Katharine Whitcomb: pro-
mote Miss L. c. Randolph from teacher of
the sixth grade to teacher of the seventh
grade, and transfer from Bell School to
LOvejOy School
Promote Miss NJ. E. Burrill from teach
er of fifth grade to sixth grade. and
| transfer from Cardozo School to the Bell
School; promote Miss r. b. Martin from
teacher of fourth grade to teacher of
fifth grade. and transfer from Miner
| School to the Cardozo School; promote
Miss II. +. Gillem from teacher of third
grade to teacher of fourth grade, and
transfer from Stevens School to Miner
School: promote Miss Nj. Hall from teach
er of second grade to teacher of third
grade, and transfer from Mott School to
the Stevens School; transfer w. A. nam
| iton, teacher of second grade, from Ste
vens School to the Mott School; close sec
ond grade at TnaddeuS Stevens School,
tenth division: open third grade at the
Anthony Bowen School. thirteenth di-
vision; transfer Miss Josephine Dand
| ridge, teacher of second grade, from John
A. Logan School to the CardOZO School.
New Sixth Grade School.
Close second grade at Logan School,
| twelfth division: open sixth grade at Gar
net School. eleventh division; transfer
| Mrs. L. j. Moss, teacher of sixth grade,
| from Henry Wilson School to Garnet
School, close sixth grade at Wilson
School: open third grade at Wilson School; ;
| transfer Miss n s. Lewis. teacher of Sec
| ond grade, from Lincoln School to Bowen
| School.
| Promote Miss 4. NJ. Jackson from teach
| err of first grade to teacher of second
grade, Lincoln School; close first grade
/ at Lincoln School, open third grade at the
| Logan School: promote Miss b. A. Martin
! from teacher of first grade to teacher of
/ second grade, Douglass School: close first
grade at Douglass School; promote Miss
" Collier from teacher of first grade to
teacher of second grade. Benning Road
School; transfer Miss II. l.. Collier teach
er of first grade. from the Abby Sim
mons School to the Banneker School;
| close first grade at the Abby Simmons
| School: open second grade at the Abby
! Simmons School; promote Miss Serena
! Carter from teacher of first grade to
/ teacher of second grade. and transfer
/ from Banneker to Simmons School.
! Promotion of One Grade.
! Open new sixth grade at the Payne
School. Promote Miss NJ. L. Jordan from
! fifth grade principal to sixth grade princi-