The Washington times., 1913-09-20
SCHOOL TEACHERS
HAVE BUSIEST DAY
Washington's 1,740 Instructors
Prepare for Opening Of In.
stitutions Monday.

Washington's 1,740 public school
teachers are putting in one of their
busiest days Of the year today in prep
aration for the opening Of the schools
Monday morning. From 10 O'Clock this
morning until late this afternoon meet.
inss between them and their principals
and supervisors will be in progress, at
which the work for the ensuing year
will be outlined and new teachers will
be instructed in the program which
they will be expected to follow.
The supervising principals OF the
white schools met the teachers of their
respective divisions in their office build
ings at 1O:S0 this morning. Meetings
of the principals of the white high
schools and their teaching staffs were
scheduled for today as follows: Nc
kinley Manual Training School, 1880
a. m; Business High School, Q p. m. |;
Central High School. p. m; Eastern
High School. 8 p. m. and Western High
School, $3.50 p. m.
Meets Teachers. .
Miss E. v. Brown. director of pri-
mary instruction. is meeting this after
noon with all the teachers of the first
and second grades. whose appointment
occurred on or since September /, last.
and with all recently promoted third
and fourth grade teachers, the meeting
Being in the Thompson School build
ins. Monday afternoon at 2:30 the di-
rector of kindergartens will meet the
white kindergarten teachers at the
Thompson School.
The high and normal school principals
of the colored schools met their teachers
this morning at 10 o'clock. and the
schools met the teachers Of their several
divisions at 1890. Assistant Superintend-
ent Bruce addressed the general as
sembly of teachers in colored schools
in the assembly hall OF the NJ street
High School at 10 o'clock today. 49,
were appointed by the school board at
its meeting yesterday afternoon. though
the most of theme are teachers who
have been away on leaves Of absence,
or who up to the present time have been
probationary and substitute teachers.
All 1913 graduates of the j. Ormond
Wilson Normal School, regular course,
were appointed substitute teachers in
the graded schools. and those who COM
pleted the kindergarten course there
were appointed substitute teachers In
the kindergartens.
To Meet Thursday.
The board announced that its ways
and means committee will meet at the
Franklin School next Thursday at 3
o'clock to consider expenditures for the
coming year. Civic associations and
other organizations interested in secur-
ing improvements in school buildings
and grounds are invited to send repre-
sentatives to discuss such matters with
the committee.
The membership Of the committee COM
prises Messrs Blair, Daniel. and Larner.
Mrs. Rhodes, and DR.. Marshall. This
and other standing committee were
named by the board at its meeting yes
terday.
Another act of the board was to issue
an order to the effect that the institti-
ton at Tenth and E streets southwest,
heretofore known as the Potomac School.
shall hereafter be called the Isaac Fair
brother School, after one of Washing
tons most renowned educators.
The high school admission board Is to-
day meeting students who wish to enter
the high schools this year. but who are
not graduates OF the local public schools
Those who are entitled to an examina-
ton will be examined at the Franklin
school on Monday. The board expects
more than 800 such applications.