The Washington herald., 1912-10-03
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SCHOOLRO0Ms
Petworth Citizens Appeal to Board
of Education for Better
Facilities.
MISS EDITH Z. KERN
NEW BOARD MEMBER
Dr.. Louise Taylor-Jones Appointed
Medical Inspector by the
Commissioners.

\ Rhode Island Avenue Citizens Associ-
atoms told the Board of Education at
| its meeting yesterday their troubles in
the way OF lack OF school facilities.
William NJ. Cromwell, Rev. William A.
| Hagerty, and l. c. Ellis chairman OF
| the school committee, represented the
Petworth Association. They told the
board OF their need Of an eight-room ad-
| dition to the present building, claiming
| that their school is badly congested this
year, and that by next year conditions
will be many times worse.
| Mr.. Ellis stated that the enrolment
was los in excess OF the total desk ca
| pacity. taking into consideration two
| basement rooms. which the Petworth
people object to on the ground that
| they are not sanitary.
Last spring. Mr.. Ellis said, Petworth
| asked for a sixteen-room building on
| some other site. This building will be
necessary in the near future, according
| to Mr.. Ellis, but In default of receiving
| what they asked for last year, they ex-
| planned that an eight-room addition was
| imperative. This school will be some
| what relieved by the transfer OF about
120 Park View children. who will at
| tend classes in the portable buildings
moved by the board into that suburb.
In course of enlisting the interest of
| the board Mr.. Ellis described Petworth
as "a peculiar neighborho od-no rich, no
| poor: all progressives; no race suicide:
nearly all young people owning their own
homes"
The Rhode Island Avenue Citizens As
sociation want a new building. In
creased enrolment in the Langdon School
and the rapid improvement of this Sec
ton will make a new school building
necessary there in the near future, they
believe.
The recommendations of B. W. Murch,
director of night schools. were adopted
by the board. Principals Of the buildings
In which night classes are to be held
will be ready for enrolment Friday and
Saturday. Glasses for white pupils will
open Monday night in the Thompson
School, the Mckinley Manual Training
School. Business High School. Jefferson.
Wallach, and Gales. For the colored pu-
pills the class will be held in the Arm
strong Manual Training School. Phelps.
Garnet, Randall, Stevens. Phillips, Bur-
ney. and Garfield.
Announcement was made of the ap-
pointment of DR.. Louise Taylor-Jones to
the position of medical inspector Of
schools by order of the Commissioners.
The District Supreme Court yesterday
appointed Mrs. Edith Kingnan Kern,
wife of Joseph Quincy Kern, president
of the League of American Penwomen.
ana Dr- Cnarles n. Mdrslidh SoloIeu
physician, members of the Board of Edu-
cation.
Mrs. Kern succeeds Mr.. Elizabeth
Hoeke, who died recently. Her term will
expire July /. 1913.
Mr. Horner again requested DR.. David
son. superintendent of schools. to explain
what was to be done with the four teach
ers' salaries for the colored, OF which at
present there are no incumbents-
int aNf
and designations were acted upon by the
board
Transfer Miss J. VI. Rawlings. teacher Of the
eighth grade and principal. Hilton School to Wal
ZACH School
Appoint Miss E. NJ. Ceres as substitute teachef
Business High School.
Appoint Miss ]. y. Burton as substitute teacher
in German. English. and Latin white high schools
Appoint the following teachers in night schools:
Mrs A. c. Payne. cooking teacher. ~ II Street
Northwest and Eighth and Streets Northeast; Miss
NJ L. Pollard. cooking teacher. lzss H Street North
cast: Mrs. F. B. Clokey. seventh grade teachet
Gales School: Mrs. y. A. McCaw. sixth grade
teacher Gales School: II. B. McCawley. typewriting
teacher Gales School: Miss Ellen Golden. teacher
of English, Business High School; Miss 5. a. Wal
lace teacher Of English Business High school; Miss
T. v Willis teacher Of shorthand, Business High
School.
Transfer Mis-, NJ R. O'Brien. teacher seventh
grade Gale5 School, to seventh grade, Jefferson
School.
transfer Miss B. NJ Price. teacher seventh grade
jefferson School to seventh grade Franklin School
Appoint the following substitute teachers in the
graded and high schools: Mr.. F. l. n MAYER MI
]. ]. Greer Mr.. T. X. Burrows, Miss A. s. Med
ford, Miss J. P. Demsey.
Appoint the following substitute teachers in
the graded schools: Miss S. V. Gusack. Miss Mary
Miss Marietta stockard, and Miss NJ d. Rgsles.
Appoint p. E. Lucas teacher Of typewritinS.
Business High School.
Accept resignation of Mra Z NJ Thomas,
VI AvTT1G rh
Aupoint Mrs b. C. Brooke teacher OF dress
making Armstrong Night School.
Accept resignation Of Miss o. V. Contee, teacher
Of domestic art Randall Night School
Appoint Mrs Z. d. Burrell teacher OF domestic
art Randall Night School.
Appoint W. r. Davis teacher, Phelps Business
Night School.
Appoint W. T. S. Jackson pnncpal OF Phelps
Business Night School.
school. Garnet Building.
Transfer Miss L. A. Mourning. teacher fifth
grade, Monroe School to johnson School.
Transfer Miss NJ. L. Williams, teacher, fifth
grade Van Buren School to Mouroe School.
Transfer Miss R. r. Woodward. teacher. fifth
grade GrcenIeaf School to Van Buren School
Transfer Miss H. B. Gardner. teacher. fourth
grade to teacher third grade. Petworth School
to Park View portables and assigned as principal.
Transfer Miss H Z. Crossey temporary teacher.
nlird grade Morgan School to Petworth School
as teacher Of fourth grade temporarily.
Promote Miss Isabel Clark second grade to third
grade. and transferred from Chevy Chase School
to Morgan School.
Promote Miss E. J. Cunningham first to second
grade Chevy Chase School.
Promote Miss d. W. buckingham first grade to
second grade and transferred from Ross School to
Park View portables-
Transfer Miss NJ A. Stephenson, second to first
Grade jefferson School to Park View School.
Transfer Miss Adele Moody, fourth to third
grade. Powell School.
Appoint Miss F. NJ. Green, substitute teacher.
graded schools.
Appoint Miss Cora Corning substitute teacher Of
German white high schools.
Appoint Miss G. R Lancaster teacher Of do
mcstic art, graded schools.