The Washington times., 1911-02-16
INFLEX|BLE RULES
ENTANGL|NG BOARD
Auditor Makes Sensational
Statement In Replying to
Accusations.
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taught LAO hours because that teaching
was done in hours or periods OF only
thirty-five minutes.
According to the examiners complaint
under the statutes and decisions af-
fecting these adjustments the right
clearly resides in the board of examin
ers as a body of educational experts tC
make final judgment as to the eXcep.
tional as well as regular cases"
That any such right is vested In the
board of examiners is denied by Mr.
Tweedale, who says careful search OF
the law fails TO disclose any mention
Of that body.
The board of examiners VINO deter
mine the status of high, normal, and
manual training teachers hy which they
are paid, put its grievances squarely be-
fore the Board Of Education, declaring
that its powers had been absorbed by
the auditors
The Charges.
The charges covering fifteen type
written pages. were submitted to the
board at its meeting yesterday, and by
that body referred to its ways and
means committee without being read
before the board
The board Is made up of Harry O.
English. Miss Sarah Simons. Robert
Mattingly, and Miss NJ. E. Riggs. 1t re-
CeiNed the task of determining the num-
ber of years of experience in accredited
schools outside the District by which
teachers in high, manual training, and
normal schools are to be placed on the
schedule for longevity pay.
So far as the board is concerned, the
statement says, its work was a tire
mendous waste of time, a constant fric-
ton and final decision by the Auditor
as he desired and never in accordance
with the judgment of the board as a
body of educational experts handling
delicate matters of educational values"
SO far as the teachers were con-
cerned,' the paper continues, the net
result was a long delay in payment of
salaries. The Auditor was all power
ful; the board of examiners was help
less and could accomplish nothing.
The board OF examiners thus having
been denied the exercise of all discretion
as result of following the first course
certifying according to its best judg-
menb was reduced to the necessity of
following the second course of certify
ing in accordance with the will Of the
Auditor solely in order that the whole
body of teachers might not be subjected
10 a continuation of the unconsciOnable
celay in receiving salaries as result of
the appreciation acts of November 26
1908. and May 49, 1910
Changes in Staff.
ne lOllO"lnS changes IN the teaching
force were made:
Accept resignation of Miss ANY Hum
eston. kindergarten assistant, Jefferson
School Appoint Miss Gertrude Carpen-
ter as kindergarten assistant at Jeffer-
son School. Appoint F. f. Lucas teach
er of applied arithmetic at Business
High School. Accept resignation of E
w. Foote, teacher of applied arithmetic,
Business High School Promote r A,
Heatham from third grade to fourth
grade. and transfer from Giddings
school to Randall School.
Promote Miss NJ V. Hamilton from
second grade to third grade, and trans
FER from Bell School to Giddings School
Promote J. Fl. Johnson from first grade
10 second grade, and transfer from Bir- |
ney School to Bell School Appoint |
Miss i. J. Skinker teacher Of first grade |
and assign to Birney School. Grant |
leave of absence for two months to |
Miss G. A. Patterson, teacher of seventh
grade, Garrison School. Promote Miss
+. f. Perry from fifth grade to seventh |
grade, and transfer from Garnet School |
20 Garrison School. Appoint J. B. Hun |
ter teacher OF fifth grade, and assign TO |
Garnet School Appoint the following |
substitute teachers: Mrs. Clara B. Cans
Miss NJ. G. MinniX. Miss J. S. Elliott |
Miss F. J. Campbell.