Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02
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| school conditions. and 1 know that she
will be Of great help to u.s.
Suspects Blunders in Building.
ct is charged that we have been ex-
| travagant, but are we not only catching
up in the features where we have Jagged
behind the rest of the world? The
question OF expenses and of salaries
especially is passed on by Congress.
penses although we could perhaps con-
troll them better II we had more power
| in the building question. In buildings
we have not had all we are entitled to-
There have been bIunders. and / am In
clined to believe $4,000 has been wasted
at the Western High School alone. There
has been unnecessary expense at the
Thompson School.
There have been inexperienced in
spectors on school building work. The
Brookland School has been built below
grade and Will take money to straighten
out. The Benning School was put six
teen feet beyond the building line and
there will be unnecessary expense in
Strengthening out the road.
with these few exceptions have been
unable to find any extravaganza. Build
ings cost more than they did at one time,
and land costs more.
I'VE have with us today for the first
time the new superintendent, DR.. w. M.
Davidson. ! think we had better give
him six months time to run the schools
as he chooses, and to give him your
to size up the situation during that
time,'
Other Officers Reelected.
Mrs. Mussey was reelected vice presi-
dent without a hitch. and when 1t came
to secretary President Oyster turned
to Secretary Hine and asked:
What do the rules say about sec
retary's election?"
Appointed during efficiency and good
behavior was the answer
"Have you been behaving yourself?
asked the president.
II surely have been good" replied Mr..
Hine.
And that was all of that.
The first recommendation OF Supt.
Davidson was the appointment Of boards
Of examiners for .the year to come. These
were approved, and the board for the
white schools will be Harry English and
Miss s. E. Siynin: for the colOred schools,
r. n Mattingiy and H. E. Riggs.
The committee on buildings and sites,
William Hoover chairman, recommended
the adoption of site on O street be-
tween LIST street and North Capitol north
! west. for the new colored high school.
Appointments, promotions. designations,
transfers, reinstatements and other
changes We're approved as follows:
Appointments.
]. J. Thomas. probationary teacher as
permanent teacher in the Central High
School, with longevity placing of one year
because of experience in teaching the
probationary year.
Miss Aida Smith, probationary teach
er as permanent teacher In the Business
High School.
Miss r NJ. Banta. probationary teach
er as permanent teacher in the Business
/ ley Manual Training School.
Miss Rosamond Wilson, second grade
assigned to the Stanton School, ninth d.
vision
Miss NJ. E. Morgan. second grade, Gage
School. fifth division.
Miss Ruth koontz, as kindergarten as
sistant, Potomac School. eighth division.
Miss M. Y. Stone. second grade, Kenii-
worth School. sixth division.
Miss Minnie Wingate. as kindergarten
assistant. Phelps School, third division.
Miss Anna McCoach. second grade.
Brookland School. fifth division.
Miss Caroline Martin, second grade.
Langdon School. fifth division
- Miss p. L. Elliott; first grade, Hub
Miss Elizabeth Lacy. first grade. Len
nox School. ninth division
Miss {. A McAvoy. eight grade.
Arnold Belmont. eighth grade
G: r Dewitt. teacher of chemistry. and
assigned to Western High School
Promotions.
Miss E. I. Noack, from first grade "a
third grade. and transferred from Adams
School to Phelps School, TO take effect on
and after September 1, 1911.
Miss A. NJ. Fletcher, from fifth grade
10 sixth grade. and transferred from Ia
koma School to Petworth School
Miss s. G. Otterback, from sixth grade
to seventh grade, Monroe School.
Miss Clara Hartogensis, from third
grade to fourth grade. and transferred
IRON Phelps Schoolto Takoma School,
MISS ~ T.. Galloway, from third grade
to fourth grade, and transferred from
Emery School to Gales School.
Miss Marywillis Farquhar, from kinder
sarten assistant to kindergarten principal
and transferred from Toner School fo
Buchanan School.
Miss Margaret Ourand, from second
grade to third grade. and transferred
from Gage School to Seaton School.
Miss L. 3. Hardell, from second grade
to third grade, and transferred from
Bryan school to Van Buren, School.
Miss l.. H. Wright. from third grade
TO Fourth grade, and transferred from
Hayes School to Webb School.
Miss G. G. Fiegenbaum, from third
grade to fourth grade. and transferred
from Tyler School to Stanton School.
Miss H e. Bundick, from second grade
to third grade. Blow School.
Miss r. F. Wild, from third grade to
Fourth grade, Blow School.
Miss E. NJ Condor. from first grade to
Inird grade and transferred from Lenox
School to Congress Heights School
Miss nj. d. Moriarty. from fifth grade
to eixth grade and transferred from
Cranch School to Lenox School.
Miss F. E. Hutchinson, from first
grade to second grade and transferred
from Blow School to Blair School,
Miss E. A. Conover. from third grade
to fourth grade and transferred from
Tyler School to Van Buren, School,
Miss M. E. Graves. from sixth grade to
seventh grade. Ketcham School.
Miss @. A. Schneider. from first grade
to second grade, Johnson School.
Miss s. III. Gardner, from fourth grade
to fifth grade, Blake School,
Miss Selma Kause, from second grade
to third grade and transferred from
Blair School to Hayes School.
Miss K. I. Doopan, from first grade to
second grade. Monroe School.
Miss e. NJ. Ward, from first grade to
second grade and transferred from Gage
School to Emery School.