The Washington times., 1912-12-05
ISAAC FA|RBROTHER
TO Be HONORED BY
NAMING Of SCHOOL
Board OF Education Votes to
Change Designation of
Institution.

Resolving TO rename tne POtomac
school In honor of the late Supervising
Principal Isaac Fairbrother, granting
permission for the examination Of school
children's noses to determine how mtny
have ozena. otherwise running" noses,
and indorsing request that the Board
cooperate with the Anti-saloon League
In the removal Of saloons from the
neighborhood of school houses. the
Board OF Education yesterday held Its
last meeting Of the calendar year. 1t
will meet again January.
The matter Of the saloons came before
the meeting on motion OF Mrs. Caroline
Harris, who offered resolution that the
board record itself as opposing the re-
newal Of licenses to saloons near school
buildings The motion carried unani-
mousiy and the resolution adopted Will
be taken to Congress BY the Anti-saloon
League in connection with It's propa-
gsnda for the Jones' Works excise s OH;
School. Tenth and 4 street southwest,
after the deceased supervising principal
| was signed by all the surviving super.
visOrs and bore the Endorsement OF all
the school Officials In the, the fTamsl.n Rbaasa
| moved that a resolution to make the
| change be adopted.
Withdraws Motion.
Then Ernest Daniel rose and In voice
moved with feeling asked that Mrs.
Rhodes withdraw her motion and let
him make It. Mr.. Daniel told how he
himself had gone to school under Prin-
cfpal Fairbrother and had later been
ssociated with him as board member.
Mrs. Rhodes at once yielded to Mr.. Dan
lei. The motion was adopted unani-
mously.
| The new colored normal school build
ing, officially Normal No. 2" will here
after bear the name Of George +. T.
Cook, in honor Of the late supervising
principal. This change was made on
motion OF Mrs. Harris.
| Secretary Hine Of the board had pre-.
viously offered evidence that names OF
schools have been changed In the pa st.
the Peabody school having first been the
L'Enfant School 1t was changed be.
cause the children called 1t the Infant
| school,"
The board acted on the matter of
ozena In answer to the petition OF DR..
Charles w. Richardson. member Of ,. the
District Health officen gave his ap:
lproval and with DR.. Richardson Will
work out the details Of the exam!na-
IllOns WHICH VIII oe SNSiy SSos Aoi s"ANS
years.
Many Changes.
The following transfers. appointments
and promotions were ordered on recon-
mendation Of Superintendent Davidson:
Transfer Miss Marion Clark. teacher
Of English. from the Eastern High
School to the Mckinley Manual Train
Appoint Mrs. ]. n. Burton as teacher
of the eighth grade temporarily:
Grant extension Of leave Of absence.
without pay. until May 81. 1913. to Miss
J. NJ Wharton. now on leave OF ab-
} sence.
Promote Miss L. NJ. Burket from
teacher Of the second grade. Henry
School fourth d;visiSn sdsa to teaGnsr schooIs Is
Promote Miss Rosamond Wilson from,
the first grade to the second grade, and
transfer from the Abbott scnool 10 'he
II Appoint Miss f, NJ. Kerr as teacher
Abbott School, fourth division ~ II
!! Accept the resignation OF Miss .t. NJ; r.; H.
Lippitt. now on leave. as teacher !"
the public schools.
| Leave Is Granted.
Grant leave Of absence. without pay.
! for the remainder Of the school year to
| MISS IS. -. jones, tehSHSi VI eo''Ss>'
science in the graded schools OF the hrst
nine divisions.
Appoint Miss F. NJ. Dcllwig as teacher
of domestic science In the graded
schools Of the FIRST nine divisions
Appoint Miss H. NJ. Jones as sunsti.
tute teacher OF mathematics. physical
geography, English, Latin. and history
In the white high schools.
Appoint Miss Ada Trumbo as subsn'
tute teacher OF millinery In the Mckin'
ley Manual raining School.
Appoint J. W. Adams as substi'
tute teacher of electricity In the NC
| kinley Night School.
Appoint Miss Narene Elliott as substi.
tute teacher In the graded schools oi
the first nine divisions.
Transfer Miss +. r. VanderVeer from
| model teacher OF the second grade,
Henry school, to teacher OF the fft'
grade. Abbott School. fourth division.
Appoint Miss ]. A. Ramsey as teacner
Of the second grade and assign to the
Henry School. fourth division.