The Washington times., 1912-02-27
COMMITTEE WILL
BEGIN INQUIRY into
NEEDS OF SCHOOLS
Board to Investigate With
View to Asking for Imme-
i diate Improvements.

Members Of the Congress Heights
Citizens Association and those VINO
have been interested in the welfare of
the Langdon, Congress Heights, and
Gage Schools are today conSratulating
themselves on the success CT their ef-
forts In obtaining aid from the Board
OF Education, In looking into alleged
conditions which they say warrant inn
mediate improvements.
Henry =. Blair, member of the ways
and means committee of the board
Will today begin an inquiry with visw
TO adding to the estimates already sent
to Congress The improvements deem
ed necessary by the association will be
looked into, and the items already
made out will be increased IL the ways
and means committee finds conditions
as reported.
A special meeting of the Board of
Education was called yesterday to act
upon the recommendations OF Superln-
tendent Davidson in regard to appoint
ments, leaves of absence, transfers and
designations. The regular meeting OF
the board was postponed on account of
the hearing before the Senate subcom-
mittee on the District appropriation bill
last week.
To Attend Meeting.
Permission was given Miss f. V.
Brown, director of the kindergartens, to
attend the department of superintend-
ence meeting at New Orleans, which Is
being run In connection with the Ma
uonal Educational Association, now in
session in st. Louis. Miss Brown will
receive pay during her extended leave
Miss E. V. Given. principal Of the Chevy
Chase School. received permission to
attend the association meeting.
Business and Eastern High Schools
are allowed to give school lunches dur
ing the month for the benefit Of the
school fund for athletics and other ac-
tlvities. The acceptance of the scholar
ship offered by the Radcliffe Club of
Washington for a scholarship to Rad
clitfe College was held over for the
regular meeting.
Superintendent Davidsons recommen-
dation to close the thirteen night
schools was favorably acted upon by
the board.
Many Changes.
Changes which will take effect today
are as follows:
Promote Miss H. I. Walsh, seventh TO
eighth grade, Tenley School.
Promote Miss NJ. H. Lufrio, sixth to
seventh grade. Hyde to Tenley School.
Promote Miss F. S. Lyddane, fifth to
sixth grade, Corcoran to Hyde School.
Promote Miss S. X. Hollingsworth, 1,
fourth to fifth grade, Fillmore to Cor
coran School.
Promote Miss I. G. Arthur, third to
fourth grade, Blake to Fillmore School.
Promote Miss a. L. Willis, first to
do A,,kl,
Appoint Miss Z. A. Kohl teacher first
grade. Arthur School.
Grant leave to Miss NJ. E. Beadle.
Promote Miss l.. +. Bruson. fifth to
sixth grade, Blow School.
Promote Miss Z. NJ. Monk, fourth to
fifth grade, Madison to Blow School.
fourth grade, Madison School.
Promote Miss G. c. Ivey. second to
third grade. BennIng to Madison School.
Appoint Miss r. r. Taylor teacher
second grade, Benning School,
Extend leave to Miss Florence Jen-
kins.
Extend leave to Miss K D. Jones.
ker, teacher third grade, Amdcn School.
Promote Miss z: w. Hefiebower, first
to third grade. Potomac to Amidon.
Transfer Miss Dorothy Crossley
teacher first grade. Bradley to Potomac
Accept resignation of Miss Alice Ber-
~, kindergarten principal. Petworth
Appoint Miss F. c. Goldsworthy SUBJ
sttute teacher graded schools
Appoint Miss Mabel Moore substitute
teacher graded schools.
Appoint Mr. r. c. Peck substitute
teacher white night schools.
Accept resignation of Miss D. NJ.
Daily. teacher fourth grade, Payne
School.
Transfer J. D. Campbell teacher
fourth grade. Bowen School to Payne
School
Promote Miss ]. H. Smith. from third
to fourth grade, Birney to Bowen
School
Transfer Miss Eliza Matthews, teach
e. third grade. Bell to Sirney School
Promote Miss S. B. Piper, teacher
second grade, to teacher of domestic
science in graded schools.
Appoint Miss r. B. Wilkinson teacher
second grade.
Promote Miss A. B. Johnston, third
TO fourth grade, Lovejoy to Logan
School.
Transfer Miss Thomasine Corrothors.
teacher first grade, Simmons to Jones
School.
Grant extension of leave to end of
school year to Miss K. Fl. SIade
Appoint ]. II. B. Evans substitute
teacher high and manual training
schools.