The Washington herald., 1912-02-27
CLOSING OF NIGHT
SCHOOLS APPROVED
Board of Education Indorses Supt
Davidson's Recommendation.
Changes in staff.

Because OF big decrease in the fund
! allotted for the maintenance Of night
| schools. several Of these institutions
were closed by the board Of education
at special meeting yesterday held In
the Franklin School. This action was
taken by the board because Of its In
ability 20 continue the large number Of
sessions under curtailed expenses, and
partly because OF the small attendance
at the schools now closed
Superintendent Of Schools William NJ.
Davidson recommended the action, de-
claring that the pupils who have been
attending the schools now closed al
ready are enrolled in other night insti-
tutions left open, the transfers having
been made a week ago.
The schools which will discontinue the
night sessions are as follows:
white-Gales. Jefferson. Wallach. Ber-
ret. Eighth and I streets, 2l2 II street.
SAG Massachusetts, avenue, Takoma, and
1888 Fl street.
Colored-stevens. Garfield. Lovejoy.
Phillips. Birney, Randall, Lincoln, and
Deanwood.
Leaves and FurIouEhs.
Recommendations for promotions and
appointments and the acceptance OF res
ignations OF teachers in the District
schools were unanimously approved.
Leaves also were granted to several OF
the teachers. and in some cases fur
loughs were extended.
Tho members OF the board present
were President James +. Oyster. Henry
p. Blair, W. V Turneil. Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey, Mrs. Carrie Harris, and
Z. F. Daniel.
The board authorized the committee on
ways and means, composed OF James r.
Oyster. Henry r. Blair. w. V. Turnell.
E. F. Daniel. and W. v. Hoover. to rec
ommend to the Senate committee or the
conference committee Of Congress an
additional appropriation for the estimates
on three new buildIngs-Congress
Heights. Langdon, and Gage schools.
The applications Of Miss NJ. z. Given.
principal of the Chevy Chase School.
and Miss f. V. Brown, director of
primary instruction. for leave that they
might attend the convention OF the de-
partment OF superintendence OF the Ma
tional Educational Association were IA |
vorably acted upon. A leave from Feb |
ruary IS to March ], the dates OF the con- |
vention at ST. Louis, was extended by |
the board.
Changes In Personnel.
The list OF changes follows:
Promote Miss II. l. Walsh xrruth TO eighth |
grade. TenIey School.
Promote Mis- NJ H. Lufrio. sixth to seventh /
E1Ade. Hdyr to Tenley School.
Promote Mis- p. s. Lgddane hfth to siIth grade
Corcn-an to HYDE School
Prumots Mis- S. X. Hollingsworh fourth to fifth Il
sTade. Fillmore 70 Corcnrln School.
Promote Miss l. G. Arthur third to fourth grade.
Prunots O. Miss A. L willis hrt to third srads.
Arthur 70 Blake School
Arthur School.
Grant leave to Miss A. Z BeadIe.
PrUnots Miss L. T. BrusOn nth to sirth Erlds
Blow School
PrUnOt. Mis- e. NJ Monk fourth to fifth s,d..
PTonots Mis- P. D. Esbe-t third 10 fourth
,rade Madison School
Prun0ts Mis-, O. c. Ivy secuod to third rr,d..
Appnint Mis- r. R. Taylor teacher secood Esde.
3Snning School.
Extend IeaTe To Mis- Florencs JenkinA
Extend leave 10 Miss X. d. JonesL
Aocspt resignation q Miss 1. d. Parkef. teacher
hird grade Amidon School.
Prunots Mis- Z W. Hetebower frst to third
TAde. Potomac to Amidou-
TnnaeT Miss Dorothy CroSsley, teacher hrxt
rade, Bradley To Potomac School
Aorept resignation Of Mis- Alics BsTy. hinder
zrten principal, Petwurth School.
Taded schools
Appoint Mis- Mabel Moor. substitute teacher
Iaded schools
Appont Mr.. n. C. Peek substitute tescher white
light schools
Accept resignation ot Mis- D. n Daily, tesch4
0urth ETads. Payne School.
Transfer J. d. Campbell. teacher fourth gTlds.
'oren School 10 Payne School
Promote Mis- ]. II. Smith frun third to fourth
rads. Birney to Bowen School.
Tfanser Miss Eliza Matthews. teacher third rads.
'en to Biruey School.
Promote MiSs 8 r. Piprr, teacher secrnd rrads
} teacher ot domestic science in graded schools
APPOINT Mis- R. B. wiItnsou teacher second
rade.
Promote Mis- A. h. Johnston, third to fourth
lade LoTejoy to Loan School.
Transfer Miss Thomasine Corvthers, teacher frst
fade. Simmons to Joner School.
Grant eItensioo of leave to end a choo year 70
Iiss K Il. slade.
Appoint J. a. B. Er,ns substitute teacher high
I'd manual training schools
Clos the following night schools foe term Of
nI-l2:
white-GAles jefferson. wsIseh, Eirhth and
reefs. ~ n street. s4s Massachusetts, avenue Ber-
( LIS Il street and Takons.
Colored-stsEsns. Garneid. Lorejoy. Phillips, Bir-
y, Randall. Lincoln. and Deanvood.
Accept resignation Of Thomas Carroll, earetaks of
lkurna hall
APPOINT Edward stephsnson carvt,ker q TAKEN,
AL.
Appoint S. Ia Trtzaush jsnitor q Toner School.
TnnsfT billiard Berry. engineer " Street High
,hool. Douglas and Simmons schoo,z. to assistant
gineer Armstrong Manual Thinning School
Transfer Longstueet Bradford. -azixtant engineer
rnstrong Manual Training School TO engineer n 2
reet High. Douglas. and sinmons srhoolN
Accept resignation Of W L Holnss. hborsr Arm Q
Appoint Robert Lewis laboru Armstrong Manual !
aiming School.
Appoint Miss ~ @. Morrison substitute librarian
lite high and manual trimming schools