Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-29
SLIGHT TO SCHOOLS
Not Fairly Treated in District
Bill, Says Mr.. Cox.
BOARD WILL TAKE ACTION
Appeal Will Be Made to House and
Senate Committees.
COURT TO FIX COLOR LINE
Matter of the Wall Child to Be Sub
mitted for Disadvantages
Among Teachers.
BOARD WILL TAKE ACTION
COURT TO FIX COLOR LINE

Some apprehension that the public
schools of the District have been sighted
unintentially in the Commissioners bill
to install new system of financing the
District was expressed by w. v. Cox at
the board of education meeting yester-
day afternoon MIR. Cox showed that in
the section of the bill which provides for
the financing of extraordinary improve
ments there is no specific mention OF
public schools.
I'VE notice that in the newspaper fore
casts of coming events they say that the
Hon. Senator Jones, ex-President Roose-
velt and others will speak. AS the mat
Ter now stands we come in with the and
others 1 do not believe the schools
were left out of the extraordinary i'm
provements by intent, but I>think that
we had better busy ourselves to see that
The matter is remeded, SO that the
schools will receive preference
II have it on good authority that the
bill will be passed within sixty days.
advise that we write not only to the Com
missoners, but TO the Senate and House
committees and let them know what We
want
This suggestion of Mr.. Cox will be
followed.
Courts to Decide.
The board of education will not at
Tempt to pass finally on the case of the
daughter of S. r. Wall, 1919 Kearney
street. who was excluded from the Brook
land School several months ago, after a
close study of the color line. Although
Supt Stuart yesterday recommended that
a letter be sent to Mr.. Wall stating that
the board would uphold the superin
tendent's action in keeping the little girl
from the white schools, the move is taken
only to try the matter out in the courts
Ii is the understanding of the board or
education that Mr.. Wallis attorney will
now apply for a mandamuS from the
courts to prohibit the board from fol-
lowing this line of action, and the men,
Ders of the board, with possibly one eX-
ception, have decided that the courts
had better settle this rather delicate ques-
lion.
One Vote in Negative.
Mrs. Mary c. Terrell voted against up
holding the superintendent letter on
the ground that the child is a white child
and should go TO white school.
The board adopted the following reso-
luton:
In view of the death of Mr.. John F.
Cook. this board desires 10 place on rec
ord it's appreciation of his high cnarac-
ter and the faithful and intelligent serV-
ices which h. rendered on this board in
behalf of the public schools of this city.
Resolved, That the family OF the de-
ceased be assured of the sympathy OF TINS
board in their bereavement.
Mrs. Hoeke presented a statement or
the school playground money. There Is
now SS13.35 TO the credit of the fund.
a long letter from the Grand Army OF
the Republic was read by the secretary.
The organization protests against the
continuance In the schools of the use OF
a text book entitled stories OF American
HISTORY" on the ground that the book
extols the virtues of Robert E. Lee I'M
duly. and that the text has distorted sew
eral important facts in regard 10 ms
toric events. The matter will be discuss
ed by the committee on text books. Other
matters taken up We're of routine nature
Changes in the Schools.
The following changes In the schools
we're confirmed:
Transfers:
Miss Il. S. Catlett, teacher of first
grade. Phillips School. to LanSston
School.
T. A. Richardson, teacher third grade.
from Abby Simmons School to Frederick
Douglass School.
A M. Ray, teacher of third grade. from
Frederick Douglass School to Abby Sim
mons School
Miss Ethel Browne. teacher first grade,
from Wheatley School TO Madison School.
Miss f. L. Booth, from second grade,
Corcoran School
Miss A. l.. Galeski, teacher eighth
grade, Force School. To II. ID. Cooke
School.
Miss Adele Moody. teacher of fourth
grade. from Weightman School to Monroe
School.
grade. from Monroe School to Johnson
E.ahn
Miss X. NJ. Jaauette, teacher OF sixth
grade. from Abbott School to johnson
Miss II. NJ Blanford, teacher of third
grade. from Madison School to Blair
Miss A. NJ Foley. teacher of fifth grade,
from Wallach School to Brent School.
Miss NJ. c. Bosk. teacher of fifth grade,
from Brent School to Berret School.
Miss NJ. NJ. Short. teacher of third
grade. from S. j. Bowen School to Brad
ley School.
Miss Grace Houchen. from second grade
10 fourth grade and transfer from Jack
SON to Industrial Home School.
Miss X. L. Carroll. from first to second
grade and transfer from Corcoran to In
dnstrial Home School:
Miss E NJ. Monk. from third grade to
fourth grade. and transfer from Blair
School to Madison School.
Miss Corinne Wheeler, from teacher of
first grade TO teacher of second grade.
Enoch Ambush School.
p, A. Clark (for better grading and or
ranization), from teacher of fifth grade
fo teacher of sixth grade, James q. Bir-
ney School.
Miss l.. l.. Shield. from teacher of first
crade to teacher of second grade, Abbot
School.
orranization), from teacher OF fifth grade