The Washington herald., 1911-02-02

Members Of the board Of education will
attend pink tea at the Potomac School
next Tuesday by invitation Of the prin-
ctpa1, MISS Beulah Price. Capt Oyster.
who presided at the regular meeting yes
terday afternoon at Franklin School, read
tho little sweet-scented note. which was
responded to with delight
It was a featureless meeting until
Capt Oyster rose and told his associates
about q little coal Investigation he had
been making. In answer to the charges
that the schools used entirely too much
fuel
He said that where the furnace at one
school he visited consumed forty tons a
year as an avarage. another Of the same
size burned nearly twice as much. He
| Just related clear statement Of facts,
and denied nothing.
| Restrict Teachefs' Absence.
A long string OF proposed rules re-
stricting the absence Of teachers and
principals Of all departments and provid-
ing for reduction In pay accordingly
was submitted to the committee on rules
| II 1t reports favorably and the board
makes the new rules a law, no teacher
| will be permitted to be absent unless i'll
or exposed to a contagious disease in the
immediate family. Leave Of absence may
be obtained to visit other schools, how
| ever.
It was announced that Fred bennett.
Commissioner Of the Land Once. had
sent twenty United States maps to vari-
Gus schools in the city.
| Miss Myra Hendly wanted permission
to hold the annual meeting OF the league
for the decoration Of public schools in
the Hubbard School Saturday, February
II. which was given.
school Changes Announeed.
The following is the list Of changes for
the past month:
! TRANSFERS.
Miss j. G. Weston, teacher. fourth
grade, Wormley School to Phillips School
| H E. Wilson. teacher. third grade, Mont
gomery School to Wormley School,
Miss R. E. orme. teacher. third grade.
Phillips School to Montgomery School
| Miss l. v. Lewis. teacher. first grade.
Douglas School to Payne School
Miss NJ. E Sumner. teacher. first grade.
Payne School to Douglass School
| Miss E. E. Green. Grant School to
| Weightman School
! Miss c. h Shipley. weightman School
to Grant School
Miss Alma Jones. Hubbard School to
Webster School
Miss NJ E. Robinson. Takoma School TO
Monroe School
Miss Adele Moody. Monroe School to
Takoma School
Miss F. w. Jacksn, Brookland School
! to Hubbard School
Miss Z. H. Matthews. Gales to Brook
| land School.
Miss c. NJ. Dent, teacher. first grade,
Cook School to Ivy City School
Miss F. C. Butler. teacher. second
grade. Bowen School to Cardoza School.
Miss Jeanette Wagner. Webster to
Morse School
Miss Ethel Browne, Madison to Webb
| School.
Mrs. E R. Boughton. Jefferson to
Gales School
Miss NJ. E. English. Pierce to Thomson
| School.
Mrs. A. A. Nevitt Abbot to Morse
Miss Mabel wann. Morse to Abbot
| School
PROMOTIONS.
Miss L L. Jordan, fifth to sixth grade.
| Blair to Pierce School
Miss p. L. Cover, fourth to fifth grade.
| Hamilton to Blair School.
Miss B. Z. Schreiber, third to fourth
grade Madison to Hamilton School.
Miss F. D. Egbert, second to third
Miss H. e. Bundick, first to second
grade, Webb to Blow School
Miss A. NJ. Jackson, first to second
grade, Lincoln School.
Miss V. e. Chase, first to second
grade. Garfield School.
Miss NJ E. Clarke. third to fourth
grade. Jones to Payne School
Miss B. NJ. Shipper. first to third
grade. Ivy City to Jones School
Miss c. ". Byra, music teacher.
graded school to high schools.
Miss R. B. Stokes, third to fourth
grade, Simmons School.
Miss Sally Lacy. first to second grade,
Threlkeld to Hyde School.
Miss NJ. M. Duvall. Tenley to Threlkeld
School
Miss NJ. G: Ridgate. Toner School to
Henry School
Miss s. E. Thomas, sixth to seventh
grade. Threlkeld School, first division.
Miss E. L. Smith. fifth to sixth grade.
Dennison School.
Miss E. c. Henderson. first to second
grade. Force School
Miss NJ. c. Pimper, fourth to nth
grade. Webster School.
Miss NJ A. Hanley. third to fourth
grade. Henry School, fourth division.
Miss N. D. Wells. first to third grade.
Morse School to Henry School
Miss M. E. Follin, fourth to fifth grade,
Henry School to lexington School.
Miss L v. Powell. first to third grade,
Emery to Gage School.
APPOINTMENTS.
Miss Edith Athey, teacher Of music in
graded schools.
J. H. Wilson, teacher Of manual train
ing. Mckinley Manual Training School.
Miss Florence Booth. teacher first grade
Emery School
Miss Ethel Hehebower, teacher night
schools.
Miss M. B. Wilson. teacher first grade
Lovejoy School.
MISCELLANEOUS
Accept resignation Of Miss r. M. Began.
teacher fifth grade. Langdon School
Grant leave, without pay. for two
months. to Miss A. e. Douglas. 6fth
grade, lexington School.
Accept resignation Of Miss 8. T. Mason.
teacher Of music in high schools.
Place name Of Miss C. E. Sawin on list
of substitutes in graded schools.
Accept resignation Of Miss N. A John
ston. teacher in night schools.
Accept resignation Of Miss X. n. Raber.
teacher in night schools.
Detail Miss A. v. Williams, teacher
fourth grade, to NTH grade. Payne School.
Reduce tat his own requeso g. B. Key
from teacher Of the third grade to teach
er Of the second grade, Payne School.