The Washington herald., 1912-04-04
sCHOOLPREs|DENT
TO FIGHT THE CASE
Capt. Oyster will Represent
Board in Doolittls
Litigation.
HOLIDAYS START TO-DAY.

The board of education never has
been more unanimous than * was yester-
day in selecting its president, James T.
Oyster, to accept service for the beard
IN the cause, Doolittle. Reiator. VS.. the
Board of Education and the Superin-
tendent os Schools.
The litigation is an apple atom in the
District Supreme Court for mandamus
to compel DR.. w. NJ. Davidson, superin-
tendent of schools. TO recommend TO the
board that Alfred 4. Doolittle. n teacher
in the high schools In Group A, receiv-
ing salary Of $3.50. be promoted TO fill
q vacancy in Group B. where salaries
range from 81, 800 10 5000. Tile court
is asked also to compel the board to
appoint Prof. Doolittle TO the position.
The application was fled yesterday. and
Prof. Doolittle's counsel, Severn &
Joyce asked the board. in q letter, IL its
members would designate one OF its
members to accept service. or il each
member. and Superintendent Davidson.
TOO. should be served with notice tc ap-
pear
DoOlIttIe Pressed Claims.
Prof DoolittIe in his bill alleges that
he stood the examination for promotion
in 1907, during the incumbency of Dr.
W. Z. Chancellor as superintendent OF
schools and that though he passed with
a satisfactory mark he was excluded
from Class B. When, he alleges, he
pressed his claim upon Superintendent A
T. Stuart, who succeeded DIR. Chancellor,
there was no vacancy in Group b. When
a vacancy, said to be now existent, arose
during the present administration, Prof
Doolittle was informed. he states that
he would not be promoted without sue
cessful competition in examination.
1t was stated yesterday that Dr. Chan
cellor had declined to recommend Prof.
Doolittle for promotion on the ground
that while he had made a mark known
as very good" the candidate had failed
to make Admirable" or excellent.
which DR.. Chancellor had held to be
requirement for promotion
The board of education has no counsel.
and the District Commissioners Will be
asked TO permit the corporation counsel
to represent il in the litigation.
Theft of apparatus from the technical
schools was brought forcibly to the at
tention Of the board yesterday by DR..
VI. Is. Evans. principal of the Armstrong
Manual Training School. DR.. Evans sug-
Gested in a letter to the board that In
asmuch as stolen apparatus was being
sold TO junk dealers and secondhand
dealers, those merchants be required. like
pawnbrokers, 10 report daily to the police
the list OF goods bought.
Condition Is Serious.
President Oyster told the board that the
condition was serious and announced he
would take up the matter with Mai.
Richard Sylvester, superintendent of po-
lice, and ask If the police department
could not make a regulation, without the
need of a law by Congress, to aid in
stopping the sale OF stolen property
1t was said that sometimes youths
not connected with the schools boug1t
uniforms and, thus apParelled, entered
the laboratories OF the schools and took
away valuable materials
The board declined to make public any
Information on ths case of Irving Frank
and John Z. Ecker, students at the
Business High ScnoCl, who alleged that
after being promised appointments as
commissioned officers this year without
examination. they were called upon to
TAX examinations. 1t is understood,
however, that the BOARD will uphold Prin-
cipal Allan Davis and Military Director
Charles Hart, against whose decision the
students appealed. Supt. Davidson is
said TO have negatived in his report the
appeal of Frank and Eckert.
Yesterdays meeting was the last before
with the dismissal Of school to-day and
last until Monday. April Ia Supt David
son said the easter idea" probably
would be emphasized for the younger pu-
pills of the schools, but there will be no
formal observance If the Easter season.
The pupils of the schools have arranged
several picnics and parties, and a num-
Der OF teachers and students Of the high
schools will take long hikes"
Tho foIIoUfnp ~ chanQPS in the
school personnel was announced:
Accept resignation Of Miss L. L Lumpkins
TEACHER third grade. Payne School.
Transfer Miss NJ. Z. Fleming. teacher third grade
Bzuueker to Payne School.
Promote II. II. Ashton second to third grade,
Logan to Banneker School,
Transfer Miss H. n. Gordon. teacher second
grade, smOthers to Logan school
Appoint Miss II. NJ. Grmshaw, teacher second
grade. smothers School.
Promote Miss ]. L. Brooks. seventh TO eighth
grade:
grade. to teacher domestic art. graded schools.
Promote Miss NJ. +. QuAnder, fourth to sixth
grade.
tPrOnote Miss ~ F. Tyson. second to third grade
Promote ]. p. Gillem, fourth grade to seventh
grade.
Promote T H. Holmes second to third grade
Promote W. u. Nixon, teacher of drawing, NJ
Street Hogh School, class four to class five.
Promote Miss S. c. Ulrich. teacher eighth grade
10 teacher Of German and English. Central High
School.
Promote Miss b. r. Randall, teacher Of music
graded schools. to teacher Of music Normal School
No !.
Extend leave to Miss Blanche Street, ono month.
account Illness
Accept resignation S. L. Tatspsugh. janitor Toosr
School
Transfer ]. H. Swain. janitor Eaton, to Toner
School.
Appoint r. C. Sweet janitor Eaton schooi.
Acccpt resignation Miss c. !. Dunn. teacher frst
grade, Gage School.
Appoint Miss NJ. Z. Cosgins teacher frst grade.
Case School.
Grant leave to Mrs l. S. Colson, teacher Of
drawing in the graded schools
Transfer Miss ID. B. KElb, teacher third grade
Ross School, TO teacher Of drawing. graded schools
Appoint Miss J. h. Cornell substitute teacher
elementary and high schools.
C0L0RED CITIZENS SEEK
CHANGE OF CONDITIONS.
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