The Washington herald., 1912-12-05
5 NOSES
TO BE EXAMINED
@ozena" Said to Be Prevalent
Among Pupils of Public
Schools.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
HOLDS REGULAR MEETING
Body Appropriates $3.50 for Pur.
chase of Trees for Christmas
Celebration.

The noses of the children of the public
schools are to be examined periodically
to detect the presence of 'ozena," a dis
ease said to be prevalent among chill
dren. The examination will be conduct
ed under the charge of the Board Of
Medical Examiners Of the school sys-
tenn, and was authorized yesterday at
the meeting of the Board Of Education.
The matter was brought up through a
letter from DR.. Charles w. Richardson,
of 1917 Connecticut Avenue. who asked
permission to examine the children. DR..
w. NJ. Davidson, Superintendent OF
Schools. laid the question before Dr.
Woodward, Health Officer, who recon-
| mended that the examiners make the
test and Dr. Richardson 'be allowed to
i work in conjunction with them.
| 1t was found that there was little Of
| Importance before the board, and II was
decided that there shall be no meeting
until January s, unless something neces-
states a called meeting.
| In honor to the memory Of the late
| Isaac Fairbrother, supervisor OF schools
in the Eighth division, the Commission
ers will be asked to change the name
of the Potomac School to the Isaac
Fairbrother School, and Mrs. Caroline
W. Harris introduced a motion provid
| ing that the Commissioners also be
| asked to name the new colored normal
school No. after the late George r. T.
| Cook, superintendent Of colored schools.
Protest Against Saloons.
Mrs. Harris was anxious that the
board cooperate with the Anti-Saloon
League in trying to get the Excise Board
to refuse renewal OF licenses to certain
saloon keepers who are said to have
located nearer some OF the school build
ings than is provided by law. She made
a motion to that effect, and II was car
rled. The schools affected are said to
be the Henry, Polk. Central High. Nc
KinIey. Business High, and Dennison
Schools.
The board authorized the appropria-
tion of $3.50 for the purchase of Christ
mas trees to be used in the kindergar-
tens, and referred TO the committee on
high schools the request OF the Samuel
Gorton Chapter of the d. A. r. for the
use of one Of the school buildings for
the production of the play Cinderella"
to raise money for educational purposes.
The Board of Examiners reported that
Miss NJ. F. Clayton and Paul A. White
passed the examination October 10 for
stenography and typewriting.
The following appointments were an
nounced:
Transfer Miss Marion Clark. English |
teacher. from Eastern High School to
MChluley Adnudl Idllllilb oGllOOl
Appoint Mrs. ]. n. Burton teacher |
eighth grade temporarily.
Grant leave Miss ]. n. Wharton.
Promote Miss L. NJ. Burket from
teacher second grade. Henry School, |
fourth division, to physical culture teach |
er in graded schools OF first nine divi- |
sions.
Promote Miss Rossmond Wilson from
first grade Abbot School, to second grade. |
Henry School. fourth division.
Appoint Miss E. NJ. Kerr teacher first |
grade Abbott School. fourth division.
Accept resignation of Miss NJ. H. Lip
pitt.
Grant leave to Miss X. D. Jones' teach
er domestic science, graded schools OF
first nine divisions.
Appoint Miss F. NJ. Dellwig domestic |
science teacher, graded schools, first nine
divisions.
Appoint Miss H. NJ. Jones substitute |
teacher mathematics physical geography,
English. Latin, and history. in white
high schools.
Appoint Miss Ada Trumbo substitute
teacher millinery, Mckinley Manual
Training School.
Appoint ]. W. Adams substitute teacher
of electricity. Mckinley Night School.
Appoint Miss Narene Elliott substitute
teacher, graded schools, first nine divi-
sions
Transfer Miss Z. r. Vanderveer from
model teacher, second grade, Henry
School, to teacher fifth grade, Abbott |
School. fourth division.
Appoint Miss J. A. Ramsey teacher of
second grade, Henry School, fourth divi-
sion.