Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-30
LONGER SCHOOL DAY,LESS'
HOME STUDY DISCUSSED
School Board Will Act Only Upon
Community Demand, It
Was Decided.
Photographs Are to Be Purchased
for Central and Western
High Schools.

Shall washington's public grade
schools be kept open until o'clock
and home work abolished?
That question was raised at a meet
ing Of the board of education at the
Franklin School yesterday. and while
no action was taken it was apparent
that the board would be willing to en-
terrain suggestions. The proposition
came up in connection with question
by John B. Larner, who asked If con-
sideration had ever been given to the
shortening of the noon luncheon hour
and allowing the children to get out
earlier.
Henry P. Blair. president of the board.
explained that the proposition had not
been considered in recent years. He
then stated that proposals had been
made in some quarters that the school
day should be heightened and home
study abolished. One or two members
of the board seemed to think this prop
osition worth consideration. Mr.. Blair
stated, however. that any such change
should be made in answer to a demand
by the community rather than to &C
ton taken through the boards initia-
tive.
Therefore it is quite likely that if
home work-the bane of pupils and a
constant annoyance to many parents
is to be abolished by frightening OF
school hours 1t will be as a result of
community action rather than that of
the board.
Corporal Punishment.
A zuooesfion was also made that cor
poral punishment should be prohibited
by board rule. but this suggestion
ended in similar manner to the other
two Such punishment is seldom given
in the public schools of Washington to-
day. No rule exists against it, but any
teacher who has occasion to use force
in enforcing discipline must make a
written report of the matter: and the
rules 6urther urge teachers not to use
such punishment except where abso-
lutely necessary in enforcing proper
President Blair announced that the
school year had been completed with
out any deficiency existing in the funds.
although the margin left was small.
About $2.5O0.000 composed the regular
budget for the year, exclusive OF spe-
cial appropriations
The entire membership of the board
was present. as well as the new mem
Der. Fountain Peyton, whose term is to
be gin tomorrow.
It was decided to purchase phono-
graphs for the Central and Western
high schools. Following the regular
meeting. the board went into confer
ence. at which time the case of DR..
Lucy Moten. principal of the colored
been recommended by r. G. Bruce. as
sistant superintendent in charge of col
ored schools was discussed.
Assignments to the summer school
fONn
Supervisor. B. w. Murch: supervisor
of industrial work, Miss Sarah
Tichenor.
White schools:
Arthur-Mrs. Mary Gleason and Mar
garet whitzell.
Bowen. S. Mildred Clarke and
Rose Carroll.
Bryan-Marie Nfcoifll.
Congress Heights Mrs. Stella
Thomas.
Cleveland-cecil Norton and Edna
Carr.
Henry-Mary Lackey. Eva Baker and
Katherine Follin.
Jefferson-Mrs. NJ Pearce Smith, Mr..
Eva Weston.
Ketcham-Anna Sullivan and Eula
Smith.
Monroe-Harriet Snow and Irene
Meyers.
Morgan - Margaret Follin. Ethel
Keats and Annie Scammell:
wallach-Oliver Wright. May Raftery
and Kate Rawlings
Petworth-Anna Smallwood and Alice
Rogers.
Chevy Chase-Louise Fitzgerald.
Colored schools:
Assistant supervisor. Miss Anita
Tuner.
Magruder-G. Smith wormley and
Margaret Ferguson.
n
Henson.
Giddinss-E. A. Clarke and Enola Nc
Daniel.
Langston-Ruth Piper and Valerie
Chase.
Birney-Alice williams.
Changes Ordered.
The following changes were approved:
Accept the resignation of Miss K NJ.
PEBBLES, teacher of the second grade,
Lovejoy School.
| Accept the resignation Of ]. H. John
son. teacher of the second grade, Sum-
ner School.
| Accept the resignation Of Miss Eula
Mayer. kindergarten assistant, Mott
School.
Accept the resignation of H. F. Coates.
| 5anitor Of the Magruder School.
| Appoint Miss b. e. Scott as teacher
Of the second grade and assign to Love-
Joy School.
| Appoint W. L. Savoy as teacher Of the
second grade and assign to the Sumner
/ School.
| Appoint Miss Marcelline Kenney as
kindergarten assistant and assign to
Mott School.
Appoint c. L. Caldwell as laborer at
the Wallach School.
Appoint Miss l.. B. Hardell as skilled
laborer in the school gardens.
| Appoint Miss G. NJ Beard as skilled
laborer in the school gardens.
| Promote Luther Pope from Iaborer at
the Wallach School to ianitor of the