Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-26
TRANSFER TO STAND
Miss Kinner Will Remain Head
of Smothers School.
PETITIONS FAVOR CHANGE
Efforts Being Made to Solve Over
crowding Problems.
NORMAL GIRLS AID TEACHERS
Four Will Be Appointed to Regular
Positions-Advice on Choice
of Subjects.
GIRLS AID TEACHERS

Miss Kinner, the new principal at the
Smothers School. Benning. will not be
sent back to her old post at the Garfield
Garfield School, will not be placed again
at the Smothers School, despite the Pc
titions and counter petitions of residents
Of both neighborhoods.
Miss Kinner said this morning that she
knew nothing at all about the matter
other than what she had read in the
papers. The matter of sentiment is fur
ther complicated today by the receipt at
the Franklin School Of a request for
night school at Deanwood, sent by COM
mittee of the Deanwood Citizens Associa-
ton and signed by eigllty-four residents.
The letter concludes with this sentence:
I'VE point with pride and satisfaction
to the loyal and public way in which this
association .has supported the present
school administration
Reasons for the changing of Miss Kin
ner and Mr. Cardozo are based principally
on the fact that hard problem was
presented to the school officials when It
became known that there would have
to be one less classroom this year at the
Smothers School. BY law part Of
principals salary is based on the number
of classrooms in the building. This year
there were not enough pupils to make
seventh grade. Previous to that there
had been eight grades at the school. al
lowing Mr.. Cardozo $500 salary and $40
longevity pay. and by reducing him to
seventh-grade principalship he would
have to drop back into class 4 and un
dergo other technical changes. all of
which would mean $3.50 less in salary.
Hard Matter to Decide.
When the matter came before the SUI
perintendent and assistant superintendent
Of schools it resolved itself into a toss
up between reducing man with a family
to the extent of $3.50 or reducing an
unmarried woman about $50 a month.
Miss Kinner was known at that time
to be seeking promotion to the position
of principal of the Deanwood School,
where she had been teaching. After con-
siderable thought Assistant Supt. Bruce
decided to send Miss Kinner from the
Garfield to the Smothers School, where
she is a seven-grade principal and Mr..
Cardoza was made principal of the Gar
field School.
With the second week of the school
year started the board of education is
busy trying to solve several problems
which confront 1t: The greatest of these
is to do away with the cOngested condi
tions of the schools. Since last Monday
the entire enrolment of the schools of the
District has been increased J,197. This
makes the total number of pupils A. 767,
about 600 more than last year at this
time. Several girls from the senior class
of the normal school have been sent to
the schools where conditions are most
crowded, to aid the regular teachers.
At the meeting of the board of educa-
ton the latter part of this week a per-
manent remedy for this condition will be
effected and at least four girls from the
normal school will be appointed as teach
ers. 1t is believed by the officials that
everything will be in good running order
by the first of next week The high wa
ter mark of attendance will be about Oc-
tober 20 1t is announced.