Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-07

given permission to present a comedy in
the school hail. the proceeds of which Will
be used for identifying the school
grounds. \ request from the East Wash
ington Citizens Association that new
Eastern High School be erected was re-
ferred to the ways and means committee.
At the request of Mrs. Hill a letter was
read showing the success of 1unchrooms
in the high schools of Rochester n. Y.
Secretary Hine reported that quarters
have been rented in 9TH street southeast
for an atypical school
A letter from the District Commission
ers regarding the inspection Of boilers OF
schools was also read. This letter point
ed out that the rules of the board re-
quired the inspection of low pressure
steam boilers by the superintendent of
janitors and his subordnates. 1t was
added that the repair department of the
District has planned to appoint heating
engineer, who will attend to the inspection
of all boilers in school buildings. The let
ter was referred TO the committee on
sites, buildings janitors, etc, for further
report The letter was in reply to a re-
quest made by the board that school
boilers be inspected at once
\ request from the Washington Choral
Society for the cooperation of the board
in the formation of music classes in the
high schools for the study of oratorio mu-
sic for one hour week was referred to
the committee on high schools.
Changes Among Employees.
! The following changes among school en-
! ployes were authorized:
Promotions
| Promote Miss L. L. I4ockhart from the
| sixth grade to the seventh grade, and
! transfer from the Ross School, third
division, to the Takoma School, third
division, vice Miss Compton, to take eff
feet on and after January I, 1909.
| Miss j. T.. Doing from the fifth grade
| to the sixth grade. and transfer from
the WOODBURY. School, third division, to
the Ross School. third division, vice Miss
| Lockhart to take effect on and after
| January /. 1909.
Miss H. X Byrn from the fourth grade
to the fifth grade, and transfer from the
| Brightwood School, third division. to the
! WOODBURY. School. third division. vice
Miss Doing. TO take effect on and after
January l. 1909.
Miss Dorothy Kalb from the third grade
to the fourth grade, and transfer from
the Monroe School, third division, to tbs
Brightwood School. third division, vice
Miss Byrn, to take effect and and after
January 1, 1909.
Miss NJ. a. Emery from the second
grade to the third grade, and transfer
from the Buchanan School. ninth divi
sion, to the Ketcham School, ninth divi
sion, vice Miss Pollock, to take effect or
and after January 1. 1909
L. p. Locke, janitor, from the Morse t.
the Gage School, to take effect on an,
after January /, 1909.
| Lizzie Carroll, caretaker of the Ana
Icostia Road. to janitor of the Burrvills
School. to take effect on and after Janu
AIRY l. 1909
Miss Clotll Houston from teacher Of
the first grade to teacher of the second
grade, James G. Wormley School, tenth
division, to take effect on and after Jan
uary ]. 1909.
NJ. T.. Davis from class one to elias:
two, to take effect on and after Janu
airy /, 1909.
]. NJ Saunders from class two to elias.
three to take effect on and after Janu
airy /, 1909.
Appointments.
Appoint Russell Toms as caretaker o