Evening star., 1912-10-03
Petworth Citizens Tell Board
Facilities Are Inadequate.
H0RNER ENTERS A PROTEST
Objection to Shift in Colored Night
Teachers Voted Down, However.
ALL NOW READY FOR OPENING
List of Appointments, Transfers,
Promotions and designations An
nounced at Meeting Last Night.

Because they claimed that race sui
eide is thing unknown in progressive
Petworth," three members Of the citi-
zens' association of that community
made a plea for larger school accomo-
dations before the board of education
yesterday. l. C. Ellis. chairman Of the
school committee of the association,
epitomized Petworth's situation in his
peroration:
'Petworth is one Of the most pecu-
llarly situated communities in the Dis
trict." he said. There is neither rich
man nor a poor man there. There are
lots of children there, and race sui
eide is unknown.
According to Rev. W. A. Hagerty. a
member of the association, there are
ninety children in the primary depart
ment of his Sunday school between
three years and nine years. and that
the future bids fair to increase that
number greatly. w. N Cromwell, also
a member Of the association, spoke of
small school facilities and great crowds
of scholars.
S. S. Symonds Of the Rhode Island
Avenue Suburban Citizens Association
made a similar argument for his neigh
borhood. He said the neighborhood
would like to see a new school some
where north of Rhode Island avenue
and east of 18th street.
Horner Enters a Protest.
Two shifts in the colored night school
situation ELECTED a protest from r. r.
Horner. Supt. Davidson recommended
that W. H. Davis be made a teacher in
the Phelps Business Night School and
that W. T. S. Jackson. principal of the
NJ Street High School, should take charge
Of the business night classes, which will
be taken to NJ Street High from the Arm
strong Manual Training School. Hereto
fore Davis has acted as principal.
When Mr.. Horner protested. Supt.
Davidson sent for Asst. Supt. Bruce. as
the original recommendation came from
him. Mr.. Bruce explained that since
the business night classes are to be shift
ed to NJ Street High School it seemed
wise to have them under the principal
ship of Mr.. Jackson. who Is already prin
cipal of the high school,
II want to protest against it," said Mr..
HOrner. because two years ago you
recommended that this same Jackson
should be denoted; you gave incom-
potency as the reason then, and now in
two successive meetings of the board Of
education you recommend two successive
promotions for him. l say if Mr.. Jack
son was incompetent then he is incompe
tent now.
You are using the members Of this
board as foot ball. and are putting the
finishing touches on one of the greatest
wrongs ever done the colored school sys-
tenn
Capt. Oyster, president Of the board.
put the matter to q vote. The change
was sustained. Mr.. Horner alone voting
against it.
Night School System Changes.
The final touches were put on the or
ganization of the night schools. The
teachers employed last year in nearly
every case have been held over. and the
changes in the system appear in the fol-
lowing list Of appointments, transfers,
ETC.:
Transfer Miss J. NJ. Rawlings. teacher
of the eighth grade and principal, Hilton
School, to Wallach School.
Appoint Miss E. NJ Capes as substitute
teacher Business High School.
Appoint Miss J. N. Burton as substitute
teacher in German, English and Latin,
white high schools.
Appoint the following teachers in night
schools: Mrs. A. c. Payne, cooking teach
er, 21o H street northwest and Sth and Z
streets northeast: Miss NJ. L. Pollard.
cooking teacher. 1888 H street northeast;
Mrs. F. B. Clokey. seventh-grade teacher.
Gales School; Mrs. n. A. McCaw, sixth
grade teacher. Gales School: H. B. Nc
CaWley, typeWr1tlng teacher, Gales School:
Miss Ellen Golden, teacher of English.
Business High School; Miss 8. A. Wal
lace, teacher of English. Business High
School: Miss E. V. Willis, teacher of
shorthand, Business High School.
Transfer Miss NJ. r. O'Brien. teacher
seventh grade. Gales School, to seventh
grade, Jefferson School.
Transfer Miss B. NJ. Price, teacher sew
enth grade. Jefferson School. to seventh
grade, Franklin School.
Appoint the following as substitute
teachers in the graded and high schools:
Mr.. +. L. n. Mayer. Mr.. J. J. Greer, Mr..
T. X. Burrows, Miss A. s. Medford, Miss
J. p Demsey.
Appoint the following as substitute
teachers in the graded schools: Miss s. V.
Gusack. Miss Mary Elefsiades Miss NJ. v
Demsey, Miss X. V. Larkin. Miss Mari
eta Stockard and Miss NJ. ID. RiggIes
Appoint +. f. Lucas teacher Of type
writing. Business High School.
Accept resignation OF Mrs. E. NJ
Thomas, teacher Of dressmaking, Arm
strong Night School.
Appoint Mrs. B. c. Brooke teacher of
dressmaking, Armstrong Night School.
Accept resignation of Miss o. " Con-
tee. teacher OF domestic art, Randall
Night School.
Appoint Mrs. E. D. Burrell teacher Of
domestic art, Randall Night School.
Appoint w. H. Davis teacher, Phelps
Business Night School
Appoint w. T. S. Jackson principal
of Phelps Business Night School.