Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-10
EDUCATION BOARD
TOLD 21ST WARD
SCHOOL is MENACE
Chestnut Hill Organizations
Declare Building Endan-
gers Health of Pupils and
Urge New Structure,

The ]. c. Gilbert public school building
on Highland avenue, Chestnut Hill. and
the annex on Germantown avenue were
declared antlquatcd and menaces TO the
lives and health of pupils In communica-
tions to the Board Of Education today
from the 21st Ward Board of Trade and
the j. c. Gilbert Home and School Asso-
citation.
The organizations contend there is lack
of facilities for escape 9. children in case
of fire due to crooked stairways. Poor
ventilation and inadequate lighting of
class rooms are also pointed out.
An urger demand was made that the
Board Of Education erect a modern school
building to replace the old structure. on
site owned by the city at Ridge avenue
and Fountain street. The matter was re-
ferred 20 the Property Committee
Resolutions indorsing William c. Jacob
( for superintendent of schools, to succeed
Governor-oect Martin @. Brumbaugh
were received from the School Visitors
of the 44th Ward.
TEACHERS APPOINTMENTS CON-
T1RMED.
The following list OF teachers named for
/ appointment by the Committee on Ele-
-.entary Schools was confirmed by the
board! ..--
John W. Hitner. Frank W. 1[iewel, Sid
ney Livers, Philip ]. Blanckensee, Fran
ces NJ Budd, Edith Thomas, Joseph D.
=, Murphy, Fannie Lehman, Robert M.
Smith, william Il, Tweed, Georgiana
Mendenhall, Margaret j. Boyd, Edward
A. Raacke, Joseph II. Thomas, Ruth A.
Caughn, Evelyn A. Boyd, Helen l.. ket-
terer, Clara l.. Gebert, Marion @. Kirk
patrick. Herman r. Goldberg, Laura
Gutenberg. Louis N. Batoff, George Sem.
Elsa w. Kiopfer. Anna Il. MUIR, Hazel
N Fouke, Pearl X. Schwenk. Samuel
Eohn, Jennie McCleary, Florence NJ
hhold. Caroline A. Slotter. Elsie A.
AZ. Irene McClintock, Emily Shimwell
. orothy NJ McCauslan, Jean II. Smalley
Ethel NJ. Tyson, Helen L. Buchanan
Otto j.. Fischer, Frances l.. Barnes, Hazel
V. Leslie, Dora Plnsker. Marion Stanger
Edna NJ Clapham, Esther F.. Comfy. Jes-
sic A. Gnllen, Selinda McCaulley, Benja-
mi1,,D Anton, Charles w. Barthold. Elsa
NJ Spencer, Catharine w. Courtney
Helen G. Findley. Ruth IL. Godshalk,
Feien McA. Henkels, William Is. Duff,
Marie A Gross, Margaret Il. Fletcher,
Vina J. Monroe, Theresa c. Quirk. jean
cite r. Rosenbaum, Edith e. Gull Bessie
NJ Galley, Ida V. Klofach, Emma Is.
Schneider, Sara 3. Benn, Elizabeth NJ.
Schick, Martha p, McMurray, kathryn
Ochletree and Norris P. Warrick,
Shop work--Wiliam McKeown.
= kindergarten Edith Hewitt, Reba
white, Mildred NJ. Tiel, Anna a.
Djroup, Louise C. Bradley, Jessie M.
Hardie, j.. Louise Fuller, Elisabeth
Stewart and Mabel l.. Straub.
Progress on construction work on
school buildings was reported by Su-
pcrintendent of Buildings j. Horace Cook,
as follows
The wings to the Bridesburg building,
eat Richmond and jerks streets, are now
}compIeted and ready for occupancy.
The wings to the Rhoads building, at
18th and Parrish strets, are being
plastered.
Z The Germantown High School building
has the second floor in place at each
end.
! The Frankford High School building
has q large part of the footings in place.
and some of the foundations wallis have
been erected
At -the Southern High School building
the foundations are about completed.