The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
SCHOOL BOARD
IGNORES ATTACK
Criticism of Commissioners Not Dis.
cussed at Meeting Of Edu-
eatiOnal Body.
talk OF FREE DENTAL CLINIC.

parently has no terrors for the Board o.
Education. for at the regular meeting o.
that body yesterday at, the Franklir
School. tranquility reigned. The mem
bers Of the board seemed unaware Of
any proposition OF alteration, and Presi-
dent James F. Oyster. welded the gave
with as much gusto and parlimentary
fnesse as has marked the previous meet
/ Ings
i The criticism OF the Commissioner
was not discussed. The members mu.
tually agreed to ignore the thrusts which
have been directed against them in the
past, and only routine business was
i transacted.
| A communication which was highly
commended by the board was received
from the District of Columbis Dental
Society. H. J. Nichols. secretary OF that
organization, Informed the board that
1 the society Is anxious to do something
to aid in the educational work Of the
city. and proposed that each OF his 1oe
feIlow-members be given names Of two
INDECENT white children whose teeth they
VIII restore to good condition. The
/ board accepted the offer with thanks,
and a department Of free clinics viii
be established SO the dentists may carry
out the work.
schools Not Recreation Centers.
! reply was received from the corpora
tion counsel to a letter from the board
asking whether or not the use OF the
public schools as recreation centers for
organizations such as the Boy Scouts
and Campfire Girls, would be legal The
counsel replied to this question in the
| negative, saying that the law requires
that schools may be used only for edu-
cational purposes, and no appropriation
has been made for the payment of in
structors or supervisors.
Mrs Mussey Indignantly declared that
Washington is 100 years behind the rest
% the cities of the United States, in
so far as the disposal OF the public
schools in vacation time is concerned,
and urged the adoption OF some method
by which they may be used as recrea-
ton eenters. Henry p. Blair was ap-
pointed with supt. Davidson as COM
mittee to draw up an amendment to the
A communication from Mrs. Emma
Chelton, President Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. urging the
adoption OF a curriculum which will in
ciude instruction in temperance and
purity, was received.
The charges made by the parents of
Cadets ]. A. Eckert and ]. o. Frank,
the Business High School pupils. who
resigned last fall because of alleged
unfairness in the examinations at that
institution, were sustained in a report
by the minority committee. but the re-
port was rejected by a vote OF to g.
Cadets Receive Promotion.
The inscription Every Day is a Little
Life Time" will be placed over the en-
trance to the new RRndle Highlands
school in compliance with a request
made by Col G. A Randeu. Col, Ran
dell proposed that this legend be adopt
ed instead Of the proposition to put the
name Of the school over the entrance.
The pupils of Normal School No. !
were given permission to hold benefit
performance at the Columbia Theater,
their purpose being to raise enough
money to build a lodge for nature
study and recreation.
The Indoor Rife Tournament which
will be participated in by the high
tional Guard Armory, May n to June /. |
inclusive. The individual trophy, a gold
medal, will be presented by Col. NJ A. !
Winter, and each of the members OF the |
winning team in the company match Will |
be given gold medal by Capt. Sneri- |
dan Ferree.
The following promotions in the Cadet |
Corps Of Western High School was an
nounced:.
Colin Campbell. second lieutenant of |
Company NJ, to first lieutenant in Com
pany H; Theodore Kelley, first sergeant |
Of Company H, to second lieutenant OF |
Company NJ; Kercheval Smith. second |
sergeant Of Company II. to first sergeant
OF Company H; Henry Baker. private, 10 |
nth sergeant OF Company H.
Changes I'm Personnel.
The following change in the personnel
Of the employees Of the board was an
Aoeept resignation Of Miss ]. d. Din. teacher of
The third grade. johnson School. third division.
Transfer Miss Z. B. DHl. teacher Of the third
STade from the Ross School to the johnson School,
Promote Miss NJ T Mckee from the first g7ads
10 the third grade and transfer from the On School
% the Ross School. third division.
Appoint Miss E NJ. Trusheim as teacher Of the
inst grade and assign to the On School, ninth di-
7ision.
Accept resignation Of Mis- j. E. Eckstein as
eHcher ,e. Of the third grade. Powell School, third
TrsnsSer Miss A. NJ. smalivood. teacher q the
hird grade, from the Arthur School, fifth division,
o the Powell School. third division.
Promote Miss r A. Miller from the hrst grade
o the third grade and transfer from the lexington
school to the Arthur School, ffth division.
Appoint Miss NJ. A. Hannah teacher Of the
~ h-S I@AAAskSA 0S1looAB
fth division.
Transfer Miss s. n White. teacher Ct the eighth
1ade and principal from the Morse School, fourth
iiTision, TO the Gales school, nth division. and
ssign TO the princpalship Of the Gales School
Accept resignation Of +. A. II. McDonald. jani-
or Of the Ross School
Promote John Rest. laborer at the Business high
'cbool. to janitor Of the Ross School.
Appoint Charles Edwards as hboger at the Bust
iess High School.
Appoint Lottie Thompson Is substitute caretaker
Aecept resignation Of Charles Edwards. laborer at
he Western High School
Appoint Alexander Dickson as laborer at the
Western High School.
Accept resignation Of W. H. Green lsborsr at the
Western High School
Appoint G. n. Berry as labOrsr at the Western
High School.
Appoint Lizzie Grysou as caretaksr at the Fort
locm Portable School
Promote Robert Boyle from janitor of the Gales
choo to janitor Of the Emery School
Promote G. J. Hmpler from janitor Of Blair
school to janitor OF the Gales School
Appoint W. R. Pruitt as janitor Of the Blair
school
7 in the graded schools
Appoint Miss J. Z. Hodgkns substitute teach
in the graded schools.
Promote Miss NJ. B. Smith from the hrxt to the
III grade and transfer from the Garnet to the ,
rson School eleventh division
int Miss Hope Lyons teacher Of the first
pd assign to the Garnet School. eleventh IL
rs.iEn.tion Of & c. MaHhAll jnnitOr Of
Berkeley as janitOr Of the Taylor
Of Miss /. N. Won Ezdorf ss
grade. Cranch School, ninth