The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-08
MANY CHANGES
AMONG TEACHERS
Regular Meeting Of Board Of
Education Held In the
Franklin School.
TRANSFERS ARE MADE
New Faces Will Be Seen Also Among
the Employees Of the
Schools.

Numerous changes in the teaching force
OF the District public schools were an
nounced at the regular meeting of the
Board of Education, held in the Franklin
School yesterday afternoon. Ten new
teachers are appointed, four teachers are
promoted. and the resignation Of one
teacher is accepted. Appointments and
changes among other employees of the
| school were also announced.
The following teachers are appointed:
Miss Julia Macmillan as teacher in the
| Eastern High School, to take effect
April g.
Miss s. c. Ulrich, probationary teacher
| of English and German in the Central
High School. as permanent teacher in the
Central High School.
| Miss X. l.. Cramer as substitute teacher
of domestic art in the white graded and
| high schools.
Miss Flora Hull as substitute teacher
of history, economics. and French in the
white high schools.
| Joseph Mccormack as substitute teach
| err of mathematics, physics. chemistry,
Latin, and history in the white high
| schools
| N b. Staley- teacher of the eighth
grade, Wilson School. temporarily.
| Miss p. l.. Patterson as teacher of the
second grade and assign to the Blair
| School.
| Miss Victoria Williams as kindergarten
assistant and assigned to the Wilson
| School, to take effect May /.
| Miss Flake Holcombe as substitute
teacher in the high and normal school.
| Miss Winefred Wilson as teacher Of
| the second grade and assigned to the
| Tyler School.
Following are the promotions:
Miss ]. ]. Allen from Kindergarten as
| sistant to kindergarten principal, and
| transfer from Wilson School to Garfield
| School.
| Miss b. l.. Teeeler from the third grade
| to the fourth grade, and transfer from
| the Blow Schoo! to the keniiworth
| School.
| Miss F. F. Hutchinson from the second
grade to the third grade, and transfer
from the Blair School TO the Blow School.
| Mrs Nora Hoegelsberger teacher in the
| Central High School, from group A OF
| class to group b of class g.
| Miss T.. ID. Falconer from the second
| grade to the third grade. and transfer
| from the Tyler School to the Van Buren,
| School.
Resignation of Miss Cumpsten.
The resignation of Miss r. b. Cump-
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| ilworth School, was accepted Miss L. b.
| Hardell, teacher of the third grade, Van
Buren, School, is transferred to special
| teacher of nature study in the graded
! schools. The resignation of Edward Gold
| berg, clerk in class l. was accepted, and
j. T. c. Palmer was appointed TO NIL
| the vacancy.
| Changes and appointments among the
| janitors gardeners, and laborers of the
| follows.
| w T. Ledbetter as skilled laborer in
| the school gardens,
The following were appointed as labor
ers in the school gardens: c. II. Merry
man, as skilled laborer: Edward Short,
John Watson, and Edward Thompson. -
Resignation of w. s. Cauldfield as jani-
tor of the Adams School accepted.
| APPOINTMENT of s. F. Goggins as ianitor
! OF the Adams School, to take effect on
| and after April IS. 1913.
Resignation of Alonzo Lawson, janitor
| of the Central High School, accepted.
Transferred William McQueeney from
| janitor OF the Washington Normal School.
No. !, to janitor of the Central High
| School.
Appointment OF Marshall Bryarly as
| janitor of the Washington Normal School,
| No !.
Appointment of Arthur Bclden as labor
I III at
| School.
| The committee on sites and buildings
| offered an objection to the request of
| the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
| Company that they be allowed to at
tach several live wires to a tree on the
| grounds of the Military Road School.
on the grounds that the overhead wires
would offer unnecessary danger to the
students. The board refused the re-
quest Permission was also refused the
phone company to run an underground
| conduit at the Edmonds School
Announcement was made that Mrs
Ellen Spencer MuSsey. dean of the
| Washington College of Law, has again
| offered free scholarship to student of
| the Business High School, who may be
picked by the faculty.
An extra prize in the shape of a medal
will be awarded to the captain of the
company winning the High School cadet
competitive drill this year. The medal
| is offered by the board of directors of
| the Chamber of Commerce, according to
an announcement made at the meeting.
The board affirmed the promotion of
Capt. r. w. Wilson, regimental adju-
tant, to the rank of major. to succeed
Mai. II. e. Gilbert, resigned.
The bill recently introduced in the
House by Representative Frank o. Smith
of Maryland giving control of the school
buildings to the Board of Education, with
power to use them for supplementary
education, such as Fairgrounds, with a
clause giving the teachers right to act
as instructors, was discussed from
favorable viewpoint. Hopes were ex-
pressed that the bill would be passed.
A resolution of regret over the resigna
ton of Capt James F. Oyster as presi-
dent of the board was introduced and
passed.