Evening star., 1915-01-21
Educators Protest Against
Telephone Conduit on
Tyler Property.
COMMISSIONERS GRANT
PERMISSION FOR POLE
Employment of Matrons to Protect
Girls Is Advocated-Marriage
of Teachers Up Again.

cation and the Commissioners became
apparent yesterday afternoon when the
board protested against allowing tel
ephone conduit to be placed in the yard
OF the Tyler School. At a former meet
ing the board of education protested
against allowing a telephone pole being
placed in the yard of the school on tho
ground that it was an unnecessary
danger to the children. The Commits
sioners subsequently gave the tele-
phone company the right to erect the
pole there.
Yesterday the communication regard
ing the laying of conduit was re-
ceived, and the board went on record
as opposing it. Ernest II. Daniel, vice
president of the board OF education'
explained that he and Supt. Ernest l..
Thurston had carefully examined the
grounds Of the school and had found
the erection of pole there objection
able for several reasons: He SAID tnat
while it is the general policy OF the
board of education to deny the use OF
school property for this purpose. 1t was
particularly Objectionable in the case
in question The grounds around the
Tyler School are not large, he said.
Matrons for Schools.
Employment of matrons in schools to
guard over the girls was advocated by
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representing the parents OF the II. u.
Cooke School, where a little girl was
recently attacked by man.
Il do not know anything that is SO I'M
portant now in the Schools, said MRS.
Ransome, after relating other instances IN
which young girls have been attacked in
schools recently. She believed that par
ents might warn their children or some OF
the dangers and to be suspicious OF per
sons found in unusual places Mr.. Nc
t,lway declared that the occurrence at the
Cooke School might have been tragedy:
Another protest against "Ruie 40,
which automatically releases teachers
from the schools when they marry. was
made Yesterday. 1t was referred to the
committee on rules
Permission was granted the superin-
uendent and other officers to attend the
department of superintendents, National
Education Association, when it meets.
February % to 81, at Cincinnati. Schol-
.rshps offered the white high schools by
the Catholic University of America were
accepted
To Tear Down Buildings.
It was decided to tear down the frame
buildings north of the Dennison School
and on its grounds. A request from the
American Red Cross for the use of two
rooms in a school building for giving
course in dietectics was referred to Supt
Thurston with power to act.
Following It's meeting the board wit
nessed a demonstration Of a motion pic
ture machine designed for use in schools.
The following changes were ap-
proved:
Appointments.
Miss B. s. Flick. as substitute teacher
of German in the white high schools.
Miss NJ. S. Tyndall. as substitute
teacher of English, history (ancient
and modern). economics. civil govern
Inent. mathematics (irst year), French
Miss F. E. Thompson. as teacher of
the second grade. temporarily.
Mrs G. B. Wilder. as teach OF the
second grade. temporarily.
Mrs. j. p. Cunion, as substitute
teacher in the white graded schools.
The following substitute teachers of
music in the white graded schools:
Mrs. J. F. Donaldson, Miss NJ. ]. Arch
inson-
Ambrose Rivers. as laborer at the
business High School.
Miss Rose Scott, as caretaker OF the
Mott cooking school
G. NJ. Nix, as janitor of the Toner
School.
j. T. Doyle. as 5anitor of the Toner
Miss Charlotte Coffin. as teacher Of
domestic science in the graded schools.
Mss L. NJ Cunningham. as teacher
OF the n1tn Srade, ana assign 10 DOUG
lass School. temporarily.
Miss E. c. Naile, as teacher of the
FIRST grade, and assign to Lincoln
school.
Miss G. l. Jones. as teacher Of the
second grade, and assign to Patterson
School.
H. c. Haynes, as teacher of applied
electricity. and assign to Armstrong
Night School.
Miss H T. Alexander. as teacher Of
the sixth grade. and assign to Lang
ston School, temporarily.
designations Accepted.
Horace R. Gaines. laborer at Business
High School.
John T. Doyle. janitor Of the Toner
School.
Miss r. E. Payne. teacher of the
third grade. Lincoln School.
NJ. C. Clifford. as teacher in the
Phelps Night School.
Miss L. X. Preston, as teacher Of
domestic science In the graded schools.
Promotions.
Miss J. A. Young. from teacher Of the
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