Evening star., 1915-12-02
Petition to Board of Education
Urges Only Competent In
structors in Schools.
REQUESTS FOR BUILDINGS
REFUSED IN SOME CASES
Transfers, Promotions and Resigna-
tions Are Announced-Money
for Christmas Trees.

Need for stricter examinations and
supervision for pupils in thE high
schools who are being credited with
music as major subject was urged in
petition presented to the board of
education yesterday afternoon at the
FRANKLIN School by Nine. Marie Won
Unschuld. In presenting the petition
Nine. Won Unschuld said 1t was not her
wish or the wish of the signers of the
petition to embarrass any music teach
ers. but that a number of pupils are
now taking lessons from persons un-
qualified to teach and are being ac-
credited with their work in the school.
1t is the hope of the signers of the
petition that list will be made up of
teachers of music qualified to teach,
the list being compiled following an
examination similar to that taken by
teachers in other subjects Mme Won
Unschuld spoke of the efforts to stand
ardize music throughout the colleges
and high schools Of the country. Cheap
teaching. she said, was lowering not
only the standard of teachers, but also
Of music.
Use Of School Buildings Refused.
The board yesterday refused numer-
Gus requests for the use of school
buildings. Since the enactment of the
law allowing the use of the buildings
as social centers many requests have
been made for their use, and many
have been granted. The board of edu-
cation has had to refuse number, as
was the case yesterday, because the
use desired did not come within the
scope of the intention of the law, in
the opinion Of members of the board.
I do not believe the social center law
was enacted to allow the use of build
lngs for auditorfums and halls, In com
petition with public halls, and for pri-
vate enterprises" said President Henry
r. Blair. following the refusal of the
board to grant certain requests. Re-
guests not decided yesterday were re-
ferred to the committee on sites, build
ings and grounds. of which Ernest H
Daniel Is chairman.
Name for New School Suggested.
The board recommended the naming
of the new high school which is to take
the place of the NJ Street High Schoo
for Charlotte Forten Grimke, a coloret
educator and former member of the
board. The question was raised as t.
whether the building should not bs
named for the late Dr. Booker T. Wash
ington. Colored members of the board
explained, however, that Mr.. Wash.
ington stood for manual training ant
industrial education rather than fol
the courses of study for which the n
Street School i, used, and that it prob
ably would be better to name voca
tional school for him.
Forty-five dollars was allowed for tn,
purchase of kindergarten Christina.
trees and other Christmas supplies thi.
year. this being in accordance with tn,
regular policy of the board. An offel
was accepted from Mary Washington
Chapter. D. A. r., offering a medal fol
the best essay on a subject from tn,
American Revolution.
The following changes were ap
proved:
Promotions.
School, promoted to janitor at Morse
School.
Miss H. H. Cremer teacher at Hilton
School. promoted and transferred tC
Edmonds School.
Miss H. B. Kennedy. teacher at Cor
coran School, promoted and transferred
to Hyde School.
Miss NJ. K. Steinle, teacher at Ketcham
School, promoted and transferred tc
Congress Heights School.
Miss E. NJ Orbello, teacher al
Ketcham School, promoted.
designations Accepted.
Miss NJ. E. Carter, teacher second
grade. Petworth School
Miss Annie p. Johnson, teacher first
grade. Montgomery School
Miss May Lyon, teacher Wallach
School
Miss NJ. J. Rice, second grade. Bryan
School.
Miss /. G. Arthur, teacher at Denni-
son School.
c. Florence. janitor at Morse School.
Transfers.
Matthew Mahaney. janitor at Arthur
School, to Adams School
Miss NJ F. Murray. teacher of second
grade, frcm Wheatley School to Bryan
School.
Miss l. f. Myrth, teacher at Edmonds
School. to Wallach School.
Miss E. j. Seymour. teacher at Eliza