The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-05
May
TOTE SOUP BOWL
School Board Says It's All
Right for Teachers to Work
as Walters.
UNIONS PLEA REJECTED
Experienced Dish Handlers Object to
Competition During Summer
Vacations.
UNIONS PLEA REJECTED

The employment of public schoo
teachers as walters during the sum
mer vacation is not to their detrimen,
nor to the detriment of the schoo
system.
Such was the conclusion reached
yesterday afternoon by the Board OF
Education at a meeting IN the Frank.
lin Building. 1t all grew out of q
complaint lodged with the board b,
he Walters Union. which protested
against men and women school teach.
ers entering into competition with ex.
perienced dish-handlers.
The committee on normal. high
manual training and trade schools
gave the matter careful consideration
and yesterday recommended that the
union be informed that the board saw
no reason why the teachers shouldn't
serve as walters If they felt SO in
clined The board has no statistics
to show exactly how many teachers
each summer enter the discriminating
field. but the union maintains that
the number is quite considerable"
Five Scholarship Accented.
The board formally accepted five
scholarships offered by Howard Uni
versity to colored graduates They
will be distributed as follows: NJ
Street High School. 3; Armstrong
Manual Training School. ., and Miner
Normal School, l.
| Maj. w. A. McCathran was appoint
ed teacher of physical culture and
was detailed as military instructor for
the schools.
The following changes in personnel
| were ordered:
| Appoint Reuben Fink as teacher in the bi-h
| schools and assign to the Business High school
NJ Cad IL
grade and assign to Ednonds School.
Appoint Miss j. NJ. Carroll as teacher of the
second grade and assign to Fo:t socum School
/ Appoint Miss y. W. Brown as teacher of the
second grade and assign to Birney School,
| Appoint Miss r. A Laner kindergarten as
sistant and assign to Randall School. temporarily
Appoint Miss X. E. Irving kindergarten as
sistant and assign to Deanwood School, temporarily
Appoint Miss y. A. Saunders as kindergarten
| assistant and assign to Masruder School. tenn
pcrarly.
Appoint Miss J. E Green a. teacher Of the
hrst grade and assign to Burrvile School.
Appoint Miss E. C. Mckinley as kindergarten as
! sistant and assign TO Ambush School. temporarily
Appoint MB. v NJ. Clarke substitute teacher
If the white graded schools.
Appoint Miss 7. u. Raymond IS kindergarten
assistant and assign to Bsnncker School. tenn
porarily.
Appoint ". T Estabrook as janitor Of the
Adams School
Appoint George Buchanan as laborer in the school
gardens.
Appoint Edward Jenkins as lsbo-er at the Wilson
Normal and Ross Schools.
Transferred to Garnet School.
Promote Miss E. h. Brown from teacher of the
second grade teacher of the third grade. and
transfer from Bruce School to Camel School.
Promote Cornelius Sullivan from laboTer at the
Wilson Normal and Ross schools TO jantor at the
Greenleaf School
Transfer c. o. Lewis teacher Of the second grade.
from Fort Slocum School to Bruce School.
Transfer Miss V. E. Chase. teacher of the second
grade. from the Biruey School 10 the Magruder
School.
Accept resignation of Miss ]. N. Tomlin. teacher
Of the second grade. Edmonds School.
Accept the resignation Of Miss s. A. Davis.
teacher OF the second grade. Magruder School
Accept the resignation of Miss NJ Z. Fitzhugh.
teacher of the first grade. Burrrille School.
Accept resignation of Miss N. G. Peck. teacher
first grade. Carbery School.
Accep. the resignation Of H C. Berkeley. janitor
of the Greeneaf School.
Accept the resignation q S. F. Gosgns iantor Of
Adams School