The Washington times., 1913-06-05
LOSES IN HIS FIGHT
TO BLOCK TEACHER
colored Board of Education
Member Against Promotion
Of Successors Daughter.

kx> n. f1OIucI, COlOI6Q llcalOcE VI luz
Board Of Education, who was not re-
appointed by the District Supreme
Court, attended his last meeting of the
board yesterday. and attacked the pro-
motion Of Miss r. B. Childs. daughter
oe DR.. w. C. Childs. who succeeds him
a. board member July I.
Because her father is to be board
member does not make Miss Childs
more efficient" said Horner.
Miss Childs now is teacher of the
third grade. Assistant Superintendent
Of schools Bruce recommended to Su-
perfntendent Davidson that she be made
. second grade teacher In the model
second grade OF the Stevens School. and
the superintendent sent in the recon-
mendation.
Horner also discovered that Miss
chIlds got . promotion early last fall.
and he said that q second promotion
Vas contrary to q rule Of the board.
tsndent might move along new lines II
be saw At and II the board upheld him.
On test vote the board 10 held. four
members voting to approve the recon-
nendation, and one Horner) against It
Ars- Caroline Harris did not vote.
At Odds With Bruce.
Horner has been fighter on the
Board Of Education for long time. and
h one Of the leaders of the colored fac.
t1on. which h At odds with Assistant
Bupsrintendent Bruce. This faction pre-
ferred charges against Mr.. Bruce some
months, but they were not sustained,
and Homer has fought losing battle
throughout.
Outside Of this matter the board meet
Ing was more or less perfunctory. The
following appointments were made, pro-
mot1ons ordered. and resignations ac-
e6pted:
Appoint J. c. F. Palmer as clerk In
class one. temporarily.
Promote Miss n. r. Morgan, teacher
n the Central High School. from
group A Of class six to group B OF
Promote Miss NJ. +. Clayton from
teacher Of the eighth grade to teacher
g Upewriting in the Business High
Accept the resignation Of Miss J. n.
MAr.ton n teacher of the third grade,
Transfer Miss N. N. RowelI, teacher
of the third grade. from the Reservoir
school to the Curtis school
Promote Mis- g. I. Curl from the drst
Grade to the third grade. and transfer
ervoir School
Appoint Miss A. R. Cumpston -
teacher Of the frst grade, and assign
tc the Threlkeld School.
Wells a. teacher Of the frst grahs.
Appoint Miss N. n. Further a. teach
g Of the irst grade. and assign to the
Bradley School
teacher In the graded school Of the nrst
nine divisions.
Accept the resignation Of Miss lGa1-
earet CUMMING as kindergarten assist-
APPOINT ONT Mss r. n. Han a. kinder
raffen assistant. and assign to the
cage school.
Miss Allen Resigns.
AIlen. kindergarten principal Garfield
school
Promote Miss ]. A. Hardy from hin.
6erEarten assistant TO kindergarten
principal and transfer from Bell school
TO 0ar6eld School.
Appoint Miss Madeline Scott kinder.
enrten assistant and assign to the Ben
Accept the resignation of Miss I. A.
Appoint Miss A. p. johnson, teacher
Of the nrst grade, and assign to the
Montgomery School.
Accept the resignation Of Miss B. =.
Langhorn, teacher Of model first grade.
Mott School.
Traasfer Miss E. F. Matthews. teach
e. Of model first grade. from Stevens
School to Mott School.
: 1ransfer Miss r. r. Tyson from Sec
end Grade model to frst grade model.
Stevens School
Promote Miss r. B. Childs from third
grade to teacher Of model second grade,
Stevens School.
Promote Miss H. r. Jones from frst
grade to third grade. Stevens School.
Appoint Miss 8. @. Montgomery,
teacher of the first grade and assign to
he Stevens School.
Accept the resignation OF c. M. Bell,
1aborer at the Jefferson School.
Appoint Roy Lucas as laborer at the
Jefferson School
Appoint Adam Lochboehler, as janitor
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