Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-03
AID FOR THE POOR.
Schools This Year Will Make
Direct Contributions.
BOARD WANTS A REPORT
Central Labor Union Inspected
Furniture. But Failed to Dis
close Findings.

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| city for the poor. given through charita-
bic inclinations. were better than a larger
! sum raised through an entertainment was
[ the problem put up to the board of edu-
cation at its meeting yesterday afternoon.
! 1t was decided that a small sum given on
(, impulse from the heart were better.
The question was brought up through
a request made by DR.. Willard S. Small.
principal of tile Eastern High School,
that his students be allowed to give an
entertainment. one-third of the proceeds
of which should be given to charity. while
the other two-thirds should go toward
buying some books for the library of the
school. Principal Small stated in his
1 request that the one-third raised from
the entertainment would undoubtedly be
larger than the entire sum which could
be raised by individual contribution from
the pupils.
| The board decided not to grant the re-
quest because 1t believed that the chill
| dren should be called upon to give di-
rectly to charity once u year, and also
that 1T would be establishing bad prece-
dent to set aside a rule of the board
that only one entertainment should be
given by each high school in d year.
Wants Report on Furniture.
The Central Labor Union was criti-
| cised because 1t had made an inspection
of school furniture without making any
report to the school heads as to its con-
illusions
/ We give people the chance to inspect
| the schools and to learn the school sit
| uation for themselves at no small cost
| of time and money to us, and 1t seems
| to me that when they finish their inspec
| ton they should make a report to us on
their findings" declared President Oyster.
4 CO, inst Tod fn lyrIfo
| to the Central Labor Imon and ask for
its report on the matter of school furni-
| ture.
There was also criticism of those who
not paid on time" Information was
given the board showing the date on
which teachers were paid for the last
seven months. THE Office forces here
| and at the municipal building are very
diligent and work night and day to get
the teachers money to them on time.
said Capt. Oyster. 1t was exp, aimed that
often when the rolls were completed on
the last day of the month information
| would come In from some distant point
that teacher had been taken sick that
very afternoon and had to leave school.
Then, it was said. the rolls had to be
gone over in red ink, necessitating large
expenditure of extra time.
A resolution from the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association. urging the purchase
and use of a piece OF ground at 18th
street and Florida avenue northwest as
school playground and. athletic field
was referred to a committee.
Opening of Kindergarten.
Mrs. Harris explained to the board that
there had been a misunderstanding as to
the opening of the Wormley Kindergar-
ten She said that there. had been. no
controversy about the matter. 1.-THE
IF he ind rte
was recommended last June she said,
by Miss jackson and Assistant Supt
Bruce as it was known that forty-five or
more children of kindergarten age were
being kept together by Miss Hunter and
the classes of Normal School No. ..
The need was seen and the opening
ordered to the extent of having the room
assigned and notifying the janltor to have
the furniture removed. The order was
reScinded July II, with the statement that
it was because Of lack of salary Since
that date an available salary was dis
covered and the kindergarten was reor-
dered opened.
Miss Harris was No. 3. and was rec
commended before Miss Mayer, No. o and
at salary of 5000 Salary and order of
appointment were suggested by Mrs. Har-
ris and by her recommendation the six
hundred-dOllar salary was used as a pro-
motion for length and efficiency of serv
ice. At her suggestion the minutes of
the board meeting relating to this APP
pOintment We're changed.
Teachers Appointed.
The following appointments were made:
Miss Miriam Kramer as teacher of the
first grade and assigned to the Cranch
School.
Miss j. F. Murray as teacher of the
eighth grade.
W. F. Ford as laborer at the Business
High School
Miss Brown as kindergarten assistant
and assigned to the Blair School.
Miss NJ. A. Taylor as temporary kinder
garten principal and assigned to the EN-
cry School.
Miss S. b. Piper. teacher of the second
grade.
Miss N +. Sewell. teacher of sewing.
and assigned to the Garnet Night School.
d. w. Edmonds asubstitute teacher.
Miss NJ. w. Farrar as teacher of draw
ing in the graded schools.
Thomas Cobb as laborer at the Mon
roe School.
Miss Laura Thompson. now on leave,
as kindergarten principal and assigned
to the Emery School.
Agnes Scott as caretaker OF the cook
ing and manual training rooms at the
new Mott School.
Alex Bland as caretaker of premises
numbered 1io1 sd street northwest.
Miss b. l.. Halves as substitute teacher
Of Latin. French. history and algebra
in the high schools.
Miss j. s. Whitney as teacher in the
night schools and assigned to the for
eign class in the Franklin School.
Miss Violet Dowrick as substitute teach
er in the night schools.
Miss Emma Breach as substitute teach
err in the night schools
Mrs. +. II. King as substitute teacher
in the night schools.
The following designations were ac-
cepted:
A. ]. Claiborne, laborer at the Monroe
School
Miss A. X. Taylor, as teacher of English
in the Business High School.
Miss NJ. v. Stone, as teacher of the first
grade, Cranch School.
Promotions and Transfers.
Transfers were made as follows:
G. p Ashton from the Curtis to the
Emery School.
Augustus Thomas, laborer, from the
Emery to the Curtis School.
Promotions approved are:
Miss NJ. T.. Davis, teacher of domestic
science in the graued schools, from class
) to class 1.
Miss X. NJ. Raber, from teacher of the
eighth grade TO teacher of scientific
subjects in the Business High School
Miss Z. II. Foster. teacher of draw
ing in the graded schools to teacher OF
drawing in the Central High School.
Matilda Green, from caretaker Of the
cooking and manual training rooms at the
pauy Mott School tn "a retaker of PREMISES