The Washington herald., 1914-07-03
SCHOOL BOARD
RENAMEs HEADS
H. P. Blair Elected President
and E. E. Daniel as Vice
President at Meeting.
NEW MEMBER IS PRESENT
Unable to Predict What Action Con-
gress Will Take About Rebuild
ing Western Building.

Henry p. Blair and Ernest z. Daniel
were reelected unanimously president
and vice president Of the Board of Edu-
cation at the meeting of the board held
In the Franklin School yesterday after.
noon Mrs. Coralie F. Cook, colored, who
replaced Mrs. Caroline Harris, sat al
the board meeting for the first time yes
terday.
President Blair made a report on the
meeting summoned by the House Com
mittee which he. with Superintendent
Thurston and a committee, attended, to
discuss the reconstruction or rebuilding
of Western High School. President Blair
stated that the facts were placed before
the House Committee by him, but he
could not predict what action would be
taken
Complaint About Poolroom.
A complaint was read from a number
OF residents in Third street between !
and K southeast, against the opening OF
q pool room at 9Q Third street south
east. which they claim will be but 15o
feet from two public schools, the S. ].
Bowen and the Smallwood. The matter
was referred TO a committee.
Superintendent Thurston read a list Of
the High School graduates OF this year
who will enter colleges and universities
From the eighty-four graduates Of Busi-
ness High School, seven will enter COL
lege; Central, with 200, will send eighty
one; from Eastern, out OF ninety grad
yates, twenty-nine will go; Mckinley
Manual Training will contribute from
sixty-seven. thirty-one students for col
lege, and from a class Of ninety-two at
Western, thirty-four will enter college or
universities. total Of 1s2 from 6S3
,EaA
to Normal School. From the NJ Street
High School, thirty OF the class Of 124
graduates will enter college. and from
sixty-one graduates Of Armstrong, four
teen will take a college or university
course, and sixty-five will enter normal
training schools.
The number of pupils promoted to the
high schools from the grades was: Cen
tral. a67; Eastern. los; Western, l29; Busi-
ness. 5Z7; Mckinley. 3S2: total Of 1.SSo
from the nine divisions. From four diyi-
sions of colored schools, "a will be trans
ferred to NJ Street, twenty-three to
Phelps, "a to Armstrong, and four to
20 Street. a total Of 45S.
The following changes in the personnel
Of the stan were ordered:
Accept resignation Of Miss NJ. E.Turner.
teacher Western High School.
Accept resignation Of Miss l.; Hun
Accept resignation Of Mr.. A C. Alden.
teacher of German, Central High School
Accept resignation of Miss Emogene
Bear. teacher sixth grade, Peabody
Grant leave without pay, for one year.
to Miss a. r. Jones. Kindergarten as
sistant wallach School
Grant perpetual leave to Miss s. B.
Grant leave without pay for six months.
to Miss E. W. Saxton, teacher of domes-
Appoint Miss E. E. Ryan. teacher Ct
domestic science, white graded schools
Appoint Miss F. B. Skinner. teacher Of
domestic science, white graded schools.
Appoint Miss Marian Aver, substitute
teacher OF domestic science, graded
Appoint Miss ]. B. wilkens. substitute
teacher. graded schools.
Appoint Miss Mary Eastlack, substi-
tute teacher, graded schools.
Accept resignation of Miss NJ. V. Slater,
kindergarten principal.
Promote Philip Gaines, from janitor
Sumner School, to janitor Normal
= Promote Prom sO, L. w. crump. from janitor
Syphax School. to ianitor Sumner School.
Promote John Gaines. from janitor
Payne School to janitor syphax School
Promote NJ. H. Jenkins, from janitor
Stanton School, to Janitor Payne School
Appoint Wallace Taylor jsnitor Stanton
School.
Promote William Wilkes from Iaborer.
Gales School. to laborer. Normal School
Appoint C. R. Grayson laborer Gales
Promote H. D. Myers from laborer. Sea-
ton School, to laborer, Normal School,
Appoint H A Briscoe laborer Normal
School, No ..
Appoint w E. Kerper Iaborer seaton
School.
Transfer Frederick williams from
laborer. Franklin School. to laborer, Arm
strong Manual Training School
Transfer Arthur Bolden from laborer.
Franklin Training School, to laborer NJ
Street High, Simmons and Douglass
Transfer R. N. Thompson from labor
er. NJ Street High. Simmons and Doug
Accept resignation of Marie Langhorn,
caretaker. Emery Cooking School
Appoint Sadie Peasants caretaker OF
the Emery Cooking School
Accept resignation of Thelma Raymond,
caretaker, Lovejoy Cooking School.
Appoint F. E. Raymond caretaker,
Lovejoy Cooking School.
Accept the resignation of Jesse Brown,
laborer Bryan School
Transfer J. H, Thomas, laborer. Birney
School, to laborer, Bryan School
Transfer Charles Matthews, janitor,
Miner School, to laborer, Birney School
Promote William Mann from caretaker
Of nine rooms. 1900 lexington place
northeast. TO caretaker of ten rooms
substitute janitor, Emery School
Appoint Miss l.. NJ. Lucas laborer
NELL.