Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-05

Half pay for absent teachers during the
next fiscal year. as provided by Senator
Gallinger's amendment to the District of
Columbia appropriation bill, has caused
much Joy among school teachers, as has
the provision in the same amendment for
thirty DAYS annual leave for school en-
rlotes who work during the entire year.
This is a reduction. but they are willing
10 stand the cut rather than an entire
loss of pay.
The satisfaction of three days pay
from the salaries of those teachers and
school officials who were absent February
Is has been regarded by many as an injus-
tice. The technicality under which this
was done-i. e.. the claim that every
school month consists Of thirty days-it is
said by the teachers and others,
should rebound TO their advantage,
inasmuch as March 81 falls on Friday.
Under the ruling of thirty days to every
month. it is claimed, this day should be
a holiday. Just how serious the school
employees are in this matter, is yet to be
seen but il is rumored that test case
Will be made.
The position of assistant superintendent
OF schools is sti!l vacant, Supt. \. T.
stuart not having named Mr.. Hughes
successor at the meeting OF the board of
education Wednesday. The new as
sistant will not be selected until the
board meets again, even if then, says MIR.
Stuart.
Activities In the high schools this week
have been many and varied. Prepare
lions for the annual spring entertain
ments and luncheons are Under way.
Cadet companies are on the home
stretch" The debating and basket bali
season is fast coming TO close, and base
ball will soon entirely suppiant these TWO
amusements.
Will Chandler, the caricaturist ad-
dressed the first-year pupils Of the Bust
ness High School Wednesday morning on
the art of drawing. His talk was pra"-
teal, large part of il being illustrated
with drawings, which he made in view
Of his audience. The last picture he
made was a pastel of a Venetian scene,
which he left as gift 10 the school
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The senator's should be elected BY the
people directly. according to the decision
given I'm a debate by members of the
Eastern High School locating Club Fri
day afternoon on the subject, Resolved,
That United States senators should be
elected by the direct vote of the people.
BY vote of TO l the award went 10
The affirmative team. composed OF w. y.
Cornish. ID. +. Mccoy and Riehl Arnold.
The negative team consisted of f. Arm
strong and Misses Fannie Ferney hougl>
and G.. Buckingham.
Messrs Cornish and Arnold were given
first and second honors respectively.
The Junior class of the Business High
school organized during the past =.
officers were elected as follows: Prts1
dent Harold Vanderwerker: vice pr%$
dent, Miss Ethel Copes; treasurer. C..N
ord Hines, and secretary, Miss Amid
Finch.
DR.. Paul b. Johnson member of the
Association for the Prevention OF Tu-
herculosis OF this city, spoke to the pu-
pills of the Mckinley Manual Training
school Monday on The Importance of
Avoiding Infection and the Early Mani
restations of tuberculosis
The defeat of the Business High School
Friday evening by the Central High
School I'm the third interhigh school de-
bate leaves the standing of the high
schools follows:
S 'hool. Won.N Lost
central ....-.-.-..s... '
Eastern ......--.-.-'..-...