Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-19
Necessary Routine Business
Transacted by the District
p. - Board of Education.
NAMES THE COMMITTEES.
re- FOR THE. ENSUING TERM
fomotions, Transfers and Appoint
,;ments of Teachers Announced.
Il Other Changes Authorized.

1Hcting nearly every school in the District
AID all is in readiness for the openin,
Monday morning.
y Scores of changes recommended b,
M1est L. Thurston, the superintendent
Nefe read by Secretary Harry O. Hin,
81 the board. All were approved
,n President Henry P. Blair announced
THAT plans for the rebuilding of the West
ear High School are complete and thai
The work of construction will be pushed
forward as rapidly as possible. He sale
That the school which is to be erected
Ar the Park road entrance to Soldiers
Aume was expected to be ready for oc
ktfpancy at the beginning of the nex1
aHfibol year.
nurses are to be selected by the health
HHfeer in accordance with an act of Con.
ktess. The Janitors' Union was allowed
The use of the Mckinley Manual Trainins
SSnool Tor its meetings. donation Of
Ene library of the late George F. T. Cook
1ermer superintendent of colored schools
eSFI the new colored normal school al
1fQrgfa avenue and Euclid street, was
accepted. A communication from Mrs
Nh; H. Howard, offering to deliver lee
Wires on temperance in the school. was
nfsrred to the committee on libraries and
lectures.
ia brief meeting of the COMMITTEES on
etementary and night schools was held
Shae Root Rhodes presiding.
III Board Committees Announced.
The newly appointed committees of
Me board were made public by Presi-
dknt Blair yesterday. They are:
,H'tWays and means-Mr Blair, Mr.. Dam
ttes Mr.. Larner, Mrs Rhodes, DR.. Mar
Nall. '-''''
aiEementary schools and night schools
rsMrs. Rhodes, Mr.. Daniel, Mr.. Larner.
pr Chi!ds. Mrs. Cook.
,s'MDrmal, high, manual training and
MAde schools-Mr. Galliher, Mr.. Dam
IA MRS. Kern, Mrs. Cook. DR.. Mar
.,nsxt books and school supplies-Mr.
4&lner, Mrs. Rhodes, Mrs. Kern, DR..
nfgspection and disposal of unservice-
akle materials-Dr Marshall, Mr.. Dan
Mr.. Galliher.
aShfes. buildings. repairs and janitors
nj Daniel. Mr.. Larner, Mr.. Galliher,
w, Marshall. DR.. Childs.
LEY giene and sanitation-Dr Childs,
he, Larner. Mr.. Galliher, Mrs. Cook
.iWater supply and drainage-Dr Mar
shall, Mr.. Galliher, Mrs. Cook.
uRules and by-laws-Mr. Larner, Mr..
blair. Mr.. Daniel
.sA&AldIy dHd1TS ana athlet1CS-A1F
DHniei. Mr.. Galliher, DIR. Marshall, Mrs.
Kern. Mrs. Cook.
Fairgrounds and school gardens
MS. Kern, Mr.. Larner, DR.. Marshall,
Mrs. Cook.
Special schools-Mrs. Rhodes. Mr..
libraries and lectures-Mrs. Cook,
NJ; Blair, Mr.. Larner, DR.. Childs, Mrs.
Rhodes
Rtalr. DIR. Childs.
.Farent teacher associations - Mr..
Blair, Mr.. Daniel, Mrs. Rhodes, Mrs.
Kern, DR.. Marshall.
iEpecial committee-Teachers' retire.
nsent. Mr.. Galliher, Mr.. Daniel, Mrs
Rhodes, Mr.. Blair, Mrs. Cook.
~ Changes in White Schools.
..iThe following changes in. the white
in,accept the resignation OF Miss r. L.
Woodward. clerk In class g., Promote
MRS. Ella Wisener, clerk, from class 2
tG.class 3. Promote G. E. Bittner.
cXkfk, from class 1 to class 2. Appoint
MtiF. Davis as clerk in class.1.
npiose sixth grade and open seventh
QHade. Toner SCHOOL, Close seventh
SSade. Harrison school. Open fifth
REade. H. D. Cooke School. Close fourth
grade and open third grade. Grant
&hool Close second grade, Weight,
olpse first grade. Morgan School. Open
eighth grade, J. r. West School. Open
MEknth grade and close sixth grade.
Rhnson school Open fifth grade. Po-
Nssrth grade. Brightwood Park School
Qken second grade and close first
SRade. Hubbard School. Open sixth
Grade and close fifth grade, Webster
T~NI.
School. open third grade. Taylor
school. Close third grade. S. j. Bowen
School. Close fourth grade and open
ffth grade, Congress Heights School.
gyade. Van Buren, School. Open kinder
Sarten at Seaton SCHOOL
~. Teachers Appointed.
Appoint the following in the white
sehpols: Miss L. T. Rose, as teacher
MIST grade, Toner School; Miss jose
ut3ine Burke, as teacher eighth grade,
Knton; Miss I. D. Eddingfield, as teach
Ell second grade. Adams; Miss Florence
P6per, as teacher first grade. johnson:
Niss NJ. E. England, as teacher first
shade, Arthur; Miss b. IT, Humphreys;
20 teacher first grade. Webb: Miss Edna
DIXON. as teacher second grade. Kenil-
TbFth; Miss E. L. Crump, as teacher
INST grade. Benning. Miss A. T. Lyon,
Ak teacher sixth grade. Peabody. Miss
N E. Cremer, az teacher first grade.
Hilton; Miss S. E. Sayre. as teacher
sSsond grade. Congress Heights: Miss
II B. Neale, as Seaci1er Of drawing in
eeAIhentary schools: Miss D. L. Clark,
"A Teacher of domestic science in ele-
nihntary schools: Lester Drummer, as
teacher Of manual training in element
ary schools: Miss Marietta Amber. as
kindergarten assistant. Wallach: Miss
b e. Townsend. as kindergarten as
sistant, Webster; Miss Catherine Brack-
etf. as kindergarten assistant, Seaton
MAJ W. A. McCathran, as teacher of
physical culture in the graded schools,
tsmporarily.
Transfers Authorized.
Transfer the following in white
schools: Miss J. Z. Doing, teacher
seventh grade, from West to principal
slip of Toner; Miss L. w. Reeve, teach
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