The Washington herald., 1912-01-04
oyster OPENS Up
ON LEAVETAKING
School Board Head on the
sC0lor Line"
WHEN YOU'RE OFF THE JOB
Meetias Of Education Body En-
IIvened by Charge by n. n.
Horner of Determination in
Granting absence Orders "-Ob-
lection IL Withdrawn.

Contending that the board Of educa-
tion has been discriminating between
white and colored teachers in granting
leave without pay, r. R. Horner. at a
meeting Of the board yesterday enlivened
the routine session. but his objection was
withdrawn after President oyster ex-
planned that afr. Horner had been mis-
informed.
Horner said that Arthur Brooks. col
ored messenger to President Taft and
military instructor OF the colored schools.
had taken a leave for stxty-five days. but
ont being authorized by the board, while
white teachers desiring leave have been
required first TO procure sanction.
President Oyster explained that Brooks
had taken a leave for sixty-ive days, but
that these were calendar and not school
days. He explained also that the rules
provide II Is necessary fer the board TO
authorize the leave OF teacher without
pay when leave is for more than sixty
school days.
Changes I'm Personnel.
Following is a list of changes in the
personnel:
Extend leave Of absence without pay Il Miss
Blanche Street. on account Of illness, for thres
months.
Promote Mis- n. Z Nitsei third E-ads TO fourth
grade. weightmAn School 10 H. d. Cooke School.
Promote Miss 4. Z Green ssoond Erads 20 third
grade. Grant School to WeightmAn School.
Appoint Miss z NJ. Goodman teacher second
Grade. GIANT School.
Aeeept resignation o. Miss B. B. Block teacher
NTH grade, WheatleJ School.
Promote Miss NJ l. Thomssen. fourth grade "a
hfth grade, Taylor School TO wheGfiey School.
Promote Mis- Z. 7, Thomson third Erade to
fourth Erade. Taylor School.
Prumote Miss II. L. Bundick second EIade to third
~7rnNa rnnl "a TnVln
Prumote Miss B. +. Walker hrst grade to second
grade. BLOW School.
Appoint Miss A. R. lawson TEACHER hrst rade.
Extend leave oF sbsucs without pay to W. Z.
Nalley. account Of Hines. for SiI months.
Accept resignation Of MiSs c. n. AgnsW tsaeh-
eT In the white public night schools
Appoint Ms c. n. Barnett teacher In white
night sebools Franklin School
Aocept resignation Of r. W. Morse. teacher Of
mechanical drawing. Mckinley Manual TrIiuing
School
Close sdtancrd cooking class in p1hlic white night
school at 2l2 n street northwest.
open class in public white night school At Eighth
and streets northeast
Appoint Miss AsIaide warinE cooking tsacbsT
public white night school and assign TO building At
Eighth and ] streets northeast
Apputnt Miss Z Il Williams shEituts teacher
q physical trimming In white high and manual train
ing schools
Grant leave for two months to Miss C. y Smith.
teacher sixth grade and PRINCIPAL q Phillips School,
drawing Mckinley Manual Thinning School
Appoint Miss A. Il Treut substitute teacher Of
history and civil government white high schooS
Appoint Thomas Williams laboreT at Western High
School.
Appoint Mr. =. T. Luoas permanent teacher of
scientific sihjeets Business High School
Appoint Nal. n. Bearcr permanent teacher of
scientific subjeots in the Business High School,
Complaint by Women.
Charges that the board OF education has
been showing preference by appointing
men TO high school positions over the
heads Of women va stood higher on
the eligibility list, and that the board
has been detailing teachers TO the
high schools at grade school salaries.
were brought TO the attention of District
Auditor Tweedale.
According TO the complaint, the teach
ers detailed TO the high school have
passed the required examination, but
have been forced to remain at the grade
school salaries. The board OF education
has found that there has been an INSULT
cient number OF teachers in class s,
Group A, ana consequently has appointed
teachers at graded school salaries to
positions at the secondary institutions.