The Washington times., 1910-11-29

Important changes in the rules and
bylaws Of the Board Of Education that
affect the appointment OF new teachers,
remove limitations on the home work
done by pupils, and inaugurate aItera-
tions in the methods Of payment Of sal
aries were made public today with the
issuance Of the revised manual OF the
board
The revision Just conn pIeted BY q com
m-ttee &C Ing under the authorization
of w Y Cox president OF the Board OF
Educaucr marks the first time the
rules haT been altered since they were
hrst tOrI lated by Dir. Cox in 1907.
The " * OF revision which has ex-
tended over several MOI tbs was under
taken by the rules and ty-laws commit
tee OF the Board OF Education. OF which
Nj Cox IS chairman. and ". V. Tuu-
nellie and Mrs Z 5. MlIsssy are mem
neTs- The work OF actual revision was
aone by committee delegated by them
Schools = r stuart. As sistant Supersn-
lenoSnt - ~ Hughes. and W o VIII
m2rth. acting secretary OF the board.
appointment OF Teachers.
The most sweeping chs nee IS that AZ
teCJing the appointment Of new teach
eTs- Under the old rules normal s-rad15-
ates were placed on the force or. recon-
llendaIlon' OF the superintendent on a
oasis OF certificates from the uo-u,aI
school principal Under the new ES-s4s-,1
teachers are to be placed on probation
IQr a year ana at the expiration OF that
tllne II their services are satisfactory
an indefinite period
This provision allows the superIutend-
eIlt 70 select the best material tom
ates Heretofore there haSa 6s,, : ,..-, s.
N which girls who graduated from ry7e
normal school with high achoTs v+F-
honors have failed to show a p-oDeT
tons as teachers and cousiders57I. ,fIF
Eculty was experienced in removing
them
Payment of Salaries.
The salaries Of teachers, being fixed
and classified by organic law. remain
unchanged under he new rules f,74
there are number Of technical changes
IN the manner OF paying them
Teachers wishing to resign must give
the board ten days notice or thev wis
IOrLelL ten days salary Tha rerYyrfv,a
ment regarding the notice TO be given
!. y = II ~ lhe Old rules, but the forfeiture
The single change IN th, bylaws Is
JhaI authorizing an added standing
committee TO those already named fo-
the Board Of Education. -Ttis -oT5y5;y -.
tee Is TO have under It's charge hygiene
ana sanitation. Its first work will he
20 investigate the charges made at
recent meetings Of the board to the eT-
feet that hygiene in the VVashfnpror
schools IS neglected
Duties Of ianitOrs have been Hzhtc1ed
Eow tney are no longer required 70
clean biackbOards and erasers. but thai
work is TO be left to the pupils under
direction Of the teachers.
Pupils Home Work.
The most unwel come change to the
small boy viii be the removal Of the
old rule which prohibited him from
studying arithmetic, penmanshiD. or
map drawing at home
Under the present rules teachers are
allowed 70 assign home work in all
these studies. The assignment must not
exceed the time schedule allotted fnr
home work. however Home study be
=lns IN the third grade, when lessons
mat VIII require not more than fifteen
minutes study may be assigned Fff-
teen minutes Is added to this time for
eeeh grade through the eighth.
The regulation OF high school athletics
has been taken out Of the hands of the
advisory athletic committee formerly
appointed by the superintendent fro1l
the teaching corps Of the high schools.
and put directly into the hands of ihe
principals. The principals are given the
power to delegate their authority 10 2
teacher II they wish.
The rules governing inter-hizh school
athletics must hereafter be submitted
70 the superintendent and approved BY
the board on his recommendation This
measure defines exactly the status Of
athletics in the high schools
HonOrs for Dead.
Provisions for honoring teachers who
die while IN the school service was
made by ordering flags at haIf-mast on
the DAY Of his or her funeral
Included In the handbook in which
these changes are Incorporated Is
compilation Of the statutes affecting the
public schools.
The changes made today leave the
rules and bylaws as promulgated in
1907 unchanged N their essential details
The revisions were made largely as a
result of statutes passed since the orig
inal framing Of the working bylaws Of
the board
The original rules were compiled by
Mr.. Cox after nearly years work
During that time he examined the stat
utes passed by Congress affecting the
schools and went into the methods of
school administration in other cities.