Evening star., 1909-02-18

HORTON SIMPSON DISMISSED
Board of Education Approves Action
in Case of Takoma Principal.
Changes Among Teachers.
II the High School Cadets want
band to precede them in the inaugural
parade they Will have to chip in about -
cents apiece, according 10 a statement
made by W. V. Cox at the meeting of
the board of education yesterday after
noon. A band of thirty-tive pieces will
cost the boys $3.50, and as they recos-
nze that the board does not feel like ask
ing the Commissioners for the money,
they would rather pay themselves than
march bandless. AS least 50 it was said
at tho meeting Yesterday. The board ap-
proved this method Of providing for music
II was also decided far enough in ad-
Vance to avoid repetition of the miX-up
OF Lincolns birthday To give the schools
holidays March and >. Mr.. Cox related !
his experience on February II, when
large percentage of the city's population
anxiouslv sought him by telephone to ind
ont the real truth as To whether the next
day would be n holiday. and seemed re-
Ucved to he able to help publish i'll ad-
vance the dates of the next holidays.
Principal Simpson Dismissed.
Formal action was taken approving the
dismissal from the service of Horton
simpson formerly principal of Takoma
School and who deserted the service at
the time of the death of Miss Abbie NJ
CouItry. Mr.. Simpson was dismissed by
the school officers a day or two after his
disappearance and yesterdays action was
III confirmation. Helen Merriam was ap-
point ed yesterday to succeed Miss Coultry.
Secretary Hine reported the receipt OF
the keys to the new Cook School. and
read brief of the report of the COM
mittee on sanitation and committee OH
fire escapes and safety.
\ vigorous protest came 10 the board
from Howard University on account of
n scholarship offered by teachers of the
NJ Street High School which specified |
that the student receiving it should pur-
sue his studies outside of the District. |
Attached to the Howard University letter
was a report from Asst Supt. Bruce dis |
approving the idea. of Il scholarship dlS-
eliminating against local institutions. and
the committee on night and high schools |
indorSed his views and the board stood |
back of the committee.
Portraits in Schools.
While the board was in session Mrs |
Musscy brought up an amusing little dis
cussion about portraits being placed in |
the schools. There was a rtlmdr that |
some one who has been discharged from |
The service was about TO be pcrpetuated |
in the pupils memories by Il portrait of |
some sort that would stare daily from the |
walls, although the original would not be |
allowed TO enter into the scenes of his for |
mer activities. The rule of the schools |
is that censorship shall be exercised to |
prevent cases of that sort.
Elizabeth V. Brown asked leave to at |
tend the coming meetings of the Divi- |
sion of Superintendent of the National
Educational Association in Chicago. and
received il. Immediately Mrs. Hill intro |
duced a motion to ask the Commissioners
for 500 TO defray the expenses Of send
ing a teacher to the meetings. 1t passed
with one dissenting vote.
The board assented to the request OF
Mrs. Frank Mass, president of the Noei
House, to use the basement of Webb
School all afternoons except Sunday and
Monday TO teach sewing and other doElcs-
tic arts
The meeting was presided over by Mr..
Cox in the absence of Capt oyster, who IS
at Atlantic City.
Appointments and Promotions.
Appointments, changes. promotions, etc,
were approved follows:
Resignations-G II. Conant Mckinley
School TO take effect from January 10:
l.. w. Davis. kindergarten assistant,
Toner School TO take effect February IS.
Appointments. V. Lampson, to per-
manent position in Central High School;
4 +. Booth, as jantor in Johnson School;
s r. Teeple. caretaker at f05 + street,
10 take effect February 1G; Virginia Jen-
kins. as caretaker ut Deanwood cooking
room. effective February 10; S. A. Collier.
as janitor of Blow School. effective Feb
ruary IL; Mrs. NJ. S Baker. Latin
teacher in the Central High School after
March /, Mary Endicott. kindergarten
assistant at Toner School after March /:
Alice J. GreenberS. as substitute teacher.
Samuel T.. Compton, as third grade
teacher in the Langston School. effective
February III.
Promotions-M Iackey from seventh
To eighth grade. Dennison School. effective
February Is: l.. f.. III. Ballinger, from
the fifth TO sixth grade. Force School. eff
fectiVe February Is; c. r. CorrotherS,
from fourth 10 fifth grade and transfer
from Adams 10 Force School. effective
February IL; VI. J.. Scott. from third to
fourth grade and transfer from Grant to
Adams School, effective February Is; \.
kelton. from first To third grade and
transfer from Force to Grant School: +.
6. Mortimer. from sixth 10 seventh grade
and transfer from the Force To the Denni-
son School, effective February IS: Robert
II. Ashton. from first grade to second
grade, effective March I. f. j Crittenden,
janitor. from Ludlow To Bryant School,
as soon a. Inc Bryant Is ready Tor oc-
capaucy; D.. y. Lowe. janitor. from the
old Mott School TO the new Mott School, |
soon as ready for occupancy.
Transfers-k. r. MacQueen. teacher of
eighth grade. from Dennison School to
Takoma School. February Is: Jane
Wright, first grade. from Polk to Force
School; IL l. Gregory. janitor. from
Jackson to Ludlow School, as soon the
Bryant School is ready for occupancy: j.
y. Rogers. janitor, from Blow 10, Denni-
son School, effective February II.
Extensions of leave of absence We're
granted To :. r.. Thomas because OF i'll
ness. and To Miss + X. Noss for the
purpose OF studying at Columbia I'nivcr-
Sty. Three months leave granted
TO Mrs NJ X. Hampton, Central High
School, because of Illness.
Miss V. o. Humphrey was placed upon
E,p list of substitutes