The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
EACH CHILD TO GIVE
PRICE OF ONE BRICK
Schools May Share in Build
ing Proposed Memorial
To Washington.

Washington school children will have
financial interest in the proposed
George Washington Memorial Han,
which, if realized, viii be used for large
public gatherings. conventions and raj
lies
Endorsement of a plan by which each
pupil of the public schools VIII con-
tribute 10 cents. or Che cost of one brick
IN the edince, per pupil, was given at
me etlng OF the Board OF Education yes
terday afternoon. il was agreed 20 have
q George Washington Day on February
p next. when each pupil Will be given
a button I'm exchange for 10 cents.
This plan was proposed by DR. George
N. kober and Charles y. Walcott, of
tne Smithsonian Institution. who point
Cnt that it would be the patriotic de-
sire OF every child TO have an interest
in the proposed memorial.
The board also decided to ask Con-
gress for an appropriation for separate
school rooms for pupils suffering from
tuberculosis.
This suggestion was made originally
by Miss Ruth Rizer, secretary OF the
Society for the Study an Prevention
of Tuberculosis, and was Endorsed by
Superintendent Stuart in his recon-
mendatiOn to the board Superintendent
Stuart showed that last year there were
sixty pupils suffering from tuberculosis
who were in school rooms with healthy
children, and were a menace to them.
The following orders affecting teach
ers were given:
Substitutes.
Miss s. E. Kerper. graded schools.
Miss Ada Belts, high schools, in ele
mentary Latin and biology.
Miss $. l. stephens, high schools, in
drawing.
Miss Mabel Elliott. Miss S. A. Unger.
and Miss L. =. Sargent.
Promotions.
J. y. Campbell. from second 20 third
grade. and transfer from the Birney to
the Bowen School.
Miss S. F. shorter from first TO see
ond grade, and transfer from the Gid
dings TO the Birney School
Miss 7. NJ. Lind, from the fourth grade
10 model first grade teacher, and trans
fer from the Blair to the Ludlow School
Miss n G. Gates, from the third 20
the fourth grade, and transfer from the
Van Ness 20 the Blair school.
]. p. Ginem. from third grade, teacher
10 fourth grade, and principal az the
Fort Slocum School
Miss r. A. Daley. from the second TO
the third grade at the Military Road
School.
Appointments.
Miss 7. f. Collier. first grade teacher.
and assign TO the GIddings School
Miss NJ NJ Scho6eld, teacher Of ths
third grade. and assign to the Van Ness
School.
Miss O. f. Krey. first grade teacher,
and assign 10 the Van Ness School
Mrs. a T. Freeman, teacher OF Un-
graded class. and assign to Lincoln
School.
Substitute teachers-Mrs. Mary S.
SeWen. domestic science: Miss Ruth
Thomas, kindergarten
designations Accepted
Miss N. T. Clements. model teacher
Of the first grade. DennisOn School.
Miss ]. ID. Eddingfeld, as night school
teacher at the Walach School.
Miss A. L. Freeman. first grade teach
cr at the Van Ness School.
Miss NJ NJ. Downing. third grade
teacher at the Bowen school
Miscellaneous.
Establish. pricipaI at the Fort slo-
cum School
Establish q principal at the Fort sIo-
Lincoln School
close the nth grade at the Stevens
School
open the nth grade at the Briggs
School
Transfer Miss Isabel Sidney. fifth
grade teacher from the stevens 90 the
Briggs School.
Grant three months extension OF leave
OF absence from December 30 to Miss L.
Fl walker. q At grade teacher at the
Peabody School.