Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-02
F|NCKEL ASKS AGAIN
Wants to Put "Canned Music"
in the Thompson School.
COMMITTEE. IS AGAINST
Question Before Board Of Education.
Tribute Paid P. N. Hughes.
Boiler Room at Tech.

What about music-reproducing ma
chimes in the schools? Are they useful
| in giving the child a correct appreciation
of melody? Or do they foster regard
for the raucous minstrel ballad? If
teacher asks for really musical
machine and the board of education fails
to grant the request is the board on It's
way back to barbarism? These questions
have arisen with the board OF education
Mrs. Mary Church Terrell. member OF
the board, said yesterday at the meeting
at the Franklin School that if the request
Of c. n. Finckel, principal of the Thomp-
son School, who sought permission to
give concert, receipts from which would
purchase one up-to-date, swirling, sing
ing, declaiming, high-tenored machine, be
denied. then the board Of education would
be precipitating itself into the spirit OF
those medieval days when mus1c-re-
producing machine and sorcery would
have walked hand in hand.
Mr. FInckel has been after a machine
for a long time. He has made his re-
quest in writing and in spoken words.
He is anxious to get 1t this year. He
wrote to Supt. Stuart long time ago.
asking permission to give the concert.
Mr.. Stuart said neither yes nor mo. F"
He simply transmitted the request to the
board of education. The board turned 1t
over to a comittee on elementary schools.
1t came back again yesterday afternoon
with recommendation that the request
be not granted.
Whereupon Mrs. Terrell said:
<l>so ~
idea of not granting that request! To
turn down a matter like that would
simply put this board of education back
into barbarism."
So. Mr.. Ffnckers request goes back
again for further study.
Tribute to p. M. Hughes.
The board accepted the resignation Of
Assistant Supt. Percy II. Hughes, and at
the same time adopted resolutions, copies
Of which were sent Mr.. Hughes.
They. set forth that it is with deep re-
greet that the board Of education accepts
the resignation of Mr.. P. NJ. Hughes.
assistant superintendent Of schools: that
the board of education hereby gratefully
acknowledges the valued service which
Mr.. Hughes has rendered to the cause Of
public education In his successive con-
nection as teacher and principal Of the
Central High School. director Of high
schools and assistant superintendent OF
public schools of the District of Column
bia.
That in his ripe scholarship, high
ideals of education, progressive methods
exemplary character and his whole life
educator and citizen this city sustains
a great loss by his departure.
That the board extends its heartiest
good wishes to Mr.. Hughes in his new
field Of usefulness.
THAT this resolution be made a matter
of record and a copy forwarded to Mr..
Hughes"
Boiler Room at Tech.
In a letter from the Commissioners.
signed by DR.. William Tindall, secretary
to the Commissioners. full responsibility
for the location Of the Mckinley Manual
Training School boiler room is placed
upon the board Of education. It had been
suggested by members of the board Of
education that unless some change be
made in the boiler arrangements at Nc
k1nley the place may blow up some day.
The letter from DIR. Tindall said:
THE location of the boiler room was
fixed in 1863 in plans prepared for the or
1g1nal building by the architect, Henry
Ives Cobb. and the assembly hall was not
placed over the boiler room until 1907 un-
deT plans prepared In consultation with
your board of education
The old question Of fancy dresses at
commencement time has been agitated
again. according to a letter received by
the board yesterday. Mrs Mussey re-
ported that a .meeting OF parents in the
northeast section had been held to agi
tate the sentiment of simplicity at COM
mencements. The board put it's collective
feet on the expensive graduation gown
last year, and from all indications will
do the same thing this year.
The committee on prizes and awards
recommended the acceptance of prizes
from the Mary Washington Chapter. D.
A. R., and the Daughters Of 1872, for es-
says on historical subjects.
Changes in the Schools.
Changes in the schools we're ratified as
follows:
Appointment OF substitute teachers:
Grades. Mrs. NJ. X. Hopkins and Mrs.
c. D. Adams; manual training. John Hen
derson. tr.; domestic science. Adelaide
Waring; music. Miss n E. Hall.
Accept resignation of Miss c. L. Jones.
teacher of the fourth grade, Tenley
School, first division.
Promote Miss Katherine Harrington
from third grade to the fourth grade and
transfer fom the Cocoran School to the
Tenley School, first division
Promote Miss c. r. Capers from the
second to the third grade and transfer
from the Addison School to the Corcoran,
first division.
Promote Miss NJ F. Chapman from the
first grade to the second grade ana trans
fer from the Corcoran to the Addison
School, first division.
Appoint Miss Dorothy Hellman as
teacher Of the first grade and assign to
the Corcoran School
Accept resignation Of Miss NJ. /. Davis,
kfnder1arten DrinciDal Smallw0Od 4ch00l
eighth division.
Promote Miss T. d. Adams from kin
dergarten assistant to kindergarten prin-
cipal, and transfer from the Adams
School, second division. to the Small
wood School. eighth division.
Appoint Miss Margaret Cummins as kin.
dergarten assistant and assign to .ne
Adams School, second division.
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