Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-20
OFFERS GOLD MEDAL
D. A. R. Chapters Prize for
Historical Essay.
PUBLIC SCHOOL CONTEST
Board of Education Disposes Of
Routine Business-Transfers
and Promotions.

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| At the meeting of the board of edu-
cation yesterday afternoon in the
Franklin building items of routine
| business were approved without dis
| cussion. a school building was named
some high school cadet officers COM
missioned and suggested transfers
promotions and other changes in the
schools ratified. 1t was decided that
the school Offering for charitable
purposes previous to Thanksgiving
should be approved for the Tuesday
before Thanksgiving. DR.. William "
Tunnel asked the board to allow the
colored school Offering to be turned
over to Home for Friendless Girls, and
his request was approved.
Henry p. Blair reported that it has
been found that to instruct each night
school pupil costs $3.50 a year. and
asked that the Commissioners be re-
quested to make a regulation charging
non-residents that amount. Mary
Washington Chapter. D. A. r.. offered
gold medal for the best historical
essay on some subject connected with
mitted by a high school student.
Report on Fairgrounds.
Considerable attention was paid to the
Fairgrounds report submitted by DR.. Re-
becca Stoneroad. director of physical
training. DIR. Stoneroad's fine exhibit Of
basket work, garden produce and other
features of the Fairgrounds and gardens
is in the room in which the board met at
the Franklin building.
1t was announced that the new build
ing at Sth and I streets would be named
the Grover Cleveland School. Reports
were read showing that the building at
SD and Wisconsin avenue is ready for
occupancy and that the Alexander Crum-
nell School had been inspected by the
Commissioners No member of the board
accompanied them. Deanwood Citizens
Association sent in a letter asking for a
piano and other improvements. Ida NJ.
DAILY, member of the faculty of Mckinley
the committee on the teachers retirement
bill. DR.. Henry w. johnson was appoint
ed medical inspector in the schools.
Changes in the Schools.
The following changes were approved:
Accept resignation of Miss G. A.
Schneider, teacher, Johnson School.
Appoint Miss R. A McElfresh, teacher,
Johnson School.
Accept resignation Of Miss E. L. Cooke,
teacher. Bradley School.
Appoint Miss X. S. Wells, teacher.
Bradley School
Accept resignation of Miss c. L. Smith.
teacher, Jefferson School.
Appoint Miss E. A. Hanft, teacher,
johnson School,
Open new first grade. Tenley School.
Appoint Miss F. NJ. Jackson. teacher.
Tenley School.
Grant leave of absence to end Of school
year to G. B. Key, teacher, Payne School.
Appoint Miss Marguerite Ferguson.
teacher, Payne school.
Appoint Miss B. c. McNeal, teacher.
Appoint c. G. Woodson, teacher, NJ
Street High School.
Appoint G. D: Houston. teacher. NJ
teacher. Armstrong Manual Training
School.
Appoint Miss A. E. Williams, teacher.
Randall Night School.
Appoint Miss Louise Kingsley teacher
of English. Western High School.
Open new first grade, Tenley School.
Appoint Miss F. M. Jackson, teacher,
Tenley School.
Close second grade, Webster School.
Promote Miss d. l. HUFF, teacher of
High School.
Open new first grade. Potomac School.
Appoint Miss G. G. Rutherford, teacher,
Potomac School.
Accept resignation Of R. W. SHEPARD
Promote A. F. Fessenden, to stenog-
rapher.
Promote ]. P. Taylor. to clerk, class
three
Promote Miss ]. H. Crawford, to clerk,
class two.
Appoint E. w. Dieserud as clerk, class
one
Appoint Miss NJ. B. Trumbo. teacher of
millinery, Mckinley Manual Training
Night School
Appoint John Henderson, jr, teacher of
manual training. graded schools
Accept resignation of r. c. Peck, in
structor in electricity, Mckinley Night
School.
Appoint n. NJ. McKernan, instructor in
electricity, Mckinley Night School
Appoint Miss f. v. Willif, teacher Of
shorthand. Business High Night School,
Appoint Miss c. A. Greene, teacher of
cooking and sewing, Garfield Night
School.
Appoint Miss j. r. Amos. teacher of
sewing. Armstrong Night School
Place Mrs. Sarah Wormley on the list
of substitutes in domestic art, graded
schools.
Place Miss Lillian B. Fields on the list
OF substitute teachers. graded schools.
Place Mrs. A. NJ. Greene on the list of
substitute teachers, graded schools.
Accept resignation Of c. H. Hurd Ia
borer. Jefferson School.
Appoint w. A. Walker laborer, Jeffer-
son School.
Appoint Maj. Butler. janitor, Bunker
Hill School
Promote Ambrose Rivers. laborer. Bust
ness High School, from salary of $500 to
$500.
Appoint Frank Smith, laborer, Business
High School.
Transfer William Mann. to caretaker OF
20 l. street northeast.
Accept the resignation Of Miss G. E.
Vance, kindergarten principal, and assign
to the Emery School.
Appoint Miss NJ. w. Brown temporary
kindergarten principal, and assign to the
Emery School.
Accept resignation of Miss c. A. Hinzen
teacher, Jackson School
Promote Miss S. II. Wells to fifth grade
and transfer to the Jackson School
Promote Miss A. O. McCauley to the
fourth grade.
Promote Miss NJ E. Stallings to the
third grade, and transfer to the Small
wood School
Appoint Miss NJ. ]. Rice, teacher,
Greenleaf School.
Accept the resignation Of Miss N. d.
Wells, teacher. Henry School
Promote Miss Clarabel Henderson tn
the third grade, and transfer to the Henry
School.
Appoint Miss Blanche Street, teacher.
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