The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-19
plans READY FOR
Opening SCHOOLS
Board Of Education Arranges
Business Preliminary to .
Mondays Session.
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
President Henry P. Blair Also Gives
Out List of Promotions and
Transfers in staff.
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED

| All preliminary business TO the open
ing of the Washington public schools
Monday morning was arranged at 8
meeting OF the board of education al
the Franklin School yesterday afternoon
with President Henry p. Blair In tbs
mentary schools and night schools, OF
which Susie Root Rhodes is chairman
followed the regular meeting.
Standing committees appointed by
President Blair after his reelection were
announced as follows:
Ways and means: Mr.. Blair, Mr.. Dan.
Tel. Mr.. Larner, Mrs. Rhodes, DR.. Mar
shall
Elementary schools and night schools:
Mrs. Rhodes. Mr.. Daniel, Mr.. Larner
DR.. Childs, Mrs. Cook.
Normal. high, manual training. and
trade schools: Mr.. Galliher. Mr.. Daniel.
Mrs. Kern. Mrs. Cook, DR.. Marshall
Text books and school supplies: Mr.,
Larner, Mrs. Rhodes, Mrs. Kern. DR..
Childs.
Inspection and disposal Of unserviceable
materials: DR.. Marshall, DR.. Daniel. Mr..
Galliher.
Sites. buildings, repairs. and janitors:
Mr.. Daniel, Mr.. Lamer, Mr.. Galliher. DR..
Marshall. DR.. Childs.
Hygiene and sanitation: Dr. Childs, Mr.
L>dIneT. mr.. DdlllleTb MIS- COOK.
Water supply and drainage: DR.. Mar
shall Mr.. Galliher. Mrs. Cook.
Rules and bylaws: Mr.. Larner. Mr..
Blair. Mr.. Daniel.
Military affairs and athletics: Mr.. Lar
ner. Mr.. GallIher. DR.. Marshall, Mrs.
Kern. Mrs. Cook.
Fairgrounds and school gardens: Mrs.
Kern, Mr.. Larner. DR.. Marshall, Mrs.
Cook.
Special schools: Mrs Rhodes. Mr.. Lar
per, DIR. Childs, Mrs. Kern. Mrs. Cook
Libraries and lectures: Mrs. Cook, Mr..
Blair. Mr.. Larner, DR.. Childs, Mrs.
Rhodes.
Awards and prizes: Mrs Kern, Mr..
Blair, DIR. Childs.
Parent-teacher associations: Mr.. Blair.
Mr.. Daniel. Mrs. Rhodes, Mrs. Kern. DR..
Marshall.
Special committee-Teachers' retirement,
Mr.. Galliher. Mr.. Daniel. Mrs. Rhodes
Mr.. Blair Mrs. Cook
Examinations for Nurses.
1t was announced at yesterdays meet
ing that examinations for five visiting
school nurses, provided in the last APP
preparation bill. will take place under the
health department of the District. a
large number of applications already are
on file. The bill states that the nurses
must be regular graduate practitioners.
The matter of a site for the new East
ern High School building was taken up
and referred to the committee on school
sites
President Blair announced that the six
teen-room school building. to be erected
in Park road at the entrance OF Soldiers
Home, and for which Congress appropri-
ated Sl32, COZ will be completed by the
opening Of the 1856 school year.
Announcement was made Of the dona-
ton OF 400 books from the library of the
late George F. T. Cook TO be placed in
the colored normal school No. .. for the
benefit of the eleventh. twelfth, and
thirteenth divisions
A letter was read from Mrs. W. II.
Howard! Of Washington. Offering her
services as a temperance lecturer to the
school board. The communication was
referred TO the committee on libraries
and lectures.
The following appointments. transfers. promo
tons designations and school changes were an
nOJmced at the board meeting yesterday:
Open class in millinery At Cardo1o School; close
class in millinery at o Street Manual Trimming
open MAgruder School, assign to tenth division;
opsn an eighth grade at Magruder; close an eighth
grade at Miner; Open a seventh grade at MAgruder:
close seventh grade at Miner; open sixth grade
at Magruder; close sixth grade at Miner: open
sixth Grade at Stevens; close a sixth grade at
fifth grade at Miner; open fourth grade At
MagrudeH; Close a fourth grade at Miner: oTen
4 third grade At MAEruder; close . third grade at
Miner oTen a third gIade al Summer: close a
Magruder: close second grade at Mott: OPEN a
second grade at Miner; open a first gTade at
Miner; open = second grade at Sumner; close a
second grade a. Miner: OPEN = FIST grade At
MGgrudsr; close q first grade at Miner: open a
kindergarten at Magruder: close kindergarten a.
Miner; Open a first grade at sumner: close first
hrads at Mott; open a fifth grade At sumner
Close a fifth Grade at Garnet; open a practice
fourth Grade ~ Normal School, No. 2: close a
fourth Grade at Mott School; open 4 kindergarten
at Banneker; close a kindergarten at Bruce; op n
4 seventh grade at Simmons: close . sixth grade at
Simons: open q sixth grade at Bowen. A. close
a seventh grade at Bowen A; open . seventh
grade at Randall: Close sixth grade at Randall
Transfer Mn. p P. CLARK, teacher Of millinery.
from D Street Manual Thinning 70 CArdOZa YocA-
tional.
Transfer Mis- NJ NJ orms. teacher eighth grade
and principal, from Sumner 70 MAgrnder.
TrEnEeT Miss X. U. Alexander. teacher Of eighth
grade and principal. from Miner TO sumner.
Transfer Miss NJ v Ruby, teacher seventh Grade
from sumner to Magruder.
Transfer Miss n. p. Fletcher. teacher eighth
grade, frum Mtna 70 Sumner.
Transfer Miss S. E Schooler, teacher sixth gT1de,
from sumner 20 MAgrude1.
Miss NJ. Z Brooks. teacher sixth grade. from
Miner TO Sumner.
Miss n. /. Williams teacher sixth grade. from
Iangst0n to SteTcnS
Miss A P. Spencer. teacher sixth grade from
wormleJ to LangSton-
Miss r. B. lane. teacher sixth grade. from Miner
to Wormley.
Miss c. +. Martin. teacher fifth Erads. from Sum
nsT to Magrudsr.
Mrs. c. J. Arnold. teacher fifth grade. from Miner
TO sumner
R. A. GHlsm. teacher fourth grade. from Sumner
Miss E. T. Gmsn. teacher fourth Erade. from
Miner TO Sumner
A C. KnOrl, teacher third Grade. from sumner
TO MAgruder.
Miss N. L. Mason. teacher third s1ads. from
Mis-. E. H; Kennedy. teacher third srnde from
wormley to sumner.
Miss s. A. Davis. teacher second grade. from
Mott to Masruder.
). Il. JoSnson. teacher second ID trum Bell
TO Sumner.
Mis- N. c. scurIOck. teacher second grade. from
Randall to Bell.
A B. Coleman. teacher second grade. from Miner
Mis- A. C. PARKS. teacher first grade. from Miner
TO MagrudeT.
Miss IDA Freeman. kindergarten principal. from
Miner to MAsruder.
Miss NJ r Allen. teacher first Erade. from Briggs
Ms. n R. LsFis tsnehsr ar.s Er.ds from Mott
Mis-. +. L Fisher. teacher 9Th grade. from
Mis- I. Sydney, teacher nth Er.ds. from Brig.
Miss ?. A. Holland. tsachsr hfh Grade, from
Miss s. \. MeGinnis. hndsrrartsn assistant.
from Phillips to Wilson.
Miss Victoria Williams, hnderxarten assistant
from Wilson TO Phillips.
Mis- Martha Cromwell teacher fourth rrade
from Fort Reno TO orummsll