Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-20
SEGREGATION Of PUPILS
BEFORE SCHOOL BOARD
Gifts From Various Sources to
the Public Schools Are Ac-
copied at Meeting.

Segregation of male and female pupils
in the District public schools was urged
in a letter read before the board of edu-
cation at it's meeting yesterday after
noon in the Franklin building. The let
ter was from the Social Purity League
and was referred to a committee of the
board for action.
Gifts offered from various sources to the
schools were accepted by the board. One
of these was the library of the late
James Ormond Wilson, an educator here
for long number of years and Tor
whom the new normal school is named
His three daughters, Misses Clara, Anne
and Elinor Wilson, made the offer, say
ing that nearly all the books were Of
educational value. The library includes
fifteen scrapbooks containing press no
tees of the schools during the years 1870
to 1885.
w. H. Dali of the Smithsonian 1nsti-
tuition offered several pictures and a rev
casts to Western High School as me-
mortal to his son, William Austin Dali
These were accepted.
Prof w. c. Thayer, chairman OF the
committee on schools of Lehigh Unfver-
sity, rendered a technical scholarship in
that university to students Of Central
High School. This offer was likewise &C
cepted.
Field Day for Fairgrounds.
Permission was given for a field day
to be held in the interests Of the school
play grounds, under the direction of DR..
Rebecca Stoneroad, director of physical
culture in the schools. Permission was
also granted for the presentation of
playlet, 'Hansel and Gretel," by the
children of the Grover Cleveland School.
Lieut.. F. T. Campbell of Business High
School was appointed quartermaster OF
the I'd Battalion to fill vacancy
caused by the resignation of Capt.
Kirchner. who was graduated in Feb
ruary. The board authorized the writing
of a letter to President Wilson asking
that Raymond o. Wilmarth, assistant
secretary of the board Of educations be
reappointed as notary public 1t was
explained that a notary was needed at
the Franklin School, because of the va
rious official documents which nave 10 De
executed.
The suspension of F. ]. Cardoza. priI-
cipal of the Wilson School. was approved.
Changes Are Approved.
Changes in the corps of school teachers
and employees were approved as follows:
Transfers.: Miss l.. v. Powell, from
Powell to Emery; Miss N. E. Galloway.
from Emery to Powell: Miss E. n. Brown,
from o Street Industrial to Cardoza Man.
ual Training; w. A. Hendrick, from
Powell to Hyde.
Appointments: Miss H. L. Perry, sub
stitute in the elementary schools; Miss
\. L. Sewell teacher of domestic arts In
the graded schools; John Toms, laborer
in Western High; John Burrell, Ia
borer in NJ Street High and Simmons;
Bismark Jones, laborer in Powell; ]. III.
Miller. janitor of Kenilworth; Miss A. M.
Bristow, substitute in the graded schools
Miss Jessie Coope. substitute or pnyslcai
culture in graded schools; Miss >. A.
Mangum, kindergarten substitute; MISS
! n. B. Wright, substitute in graded
schools; III. B. Hoover, substitute In night
schools Rudolph Schoenfeld, substitute
of physical culture. Latin, German, Greek.
French and English in the high schools;
rian, and Miss NJ. F. Brown. teacher of
| domestic sciences in high schools
! Promotions Confirmed.
Promotions: Miss Z. F. Wilson. from
| domestic arts in Cardoza manual train
ing to assistant director of domestic arts
in the colored schools: H. J. Hackett, Ia
borer In M Street High Douglas and
Simmons; William. Sullivan. janitor OF
| Hyde to janitor of Berret: Ellen Smith
I caretaker of the Bruce Cooking and John
( son Cooking schools to Bruce Cooking
Johnson Cooking and Hubbard Portable
| schools.
| Extension of leave without pay until
June 30 was granted w. e. Nalley, now
4 OH leave of absence
The resignation of G. II. jackson, JAM
! itor of the Kenilworth School, was &C.