Evening star., 1915-09-16
Compromise Effected in Case
of Appointment of DR..
E. S. Newton.
BOARD DIVIDED INTO TWO
CONTENDING FACTIONS
Question Dealing With Districts
Colored Cadets Still Undecided
u: After Warm Debate.

Washington's board of education split
again yesterday afternoon, when DR..
j.. S. Newton, teacher of Western High
School, was nominated by Supt- Err
nest L. Thurston to succeed Miss Edith
c. Westcott as principal of that school.
After a committee. comprising Ernest
II. Mcdaniel, William T. Galliher, Mrs.
Edith kingman Kern, Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes, Fountain Peyton and Mrs.
Coralie F. Cook, had been in deadlock
in executive session for more than two
hours as to whether it should support
the superintendents recommendation
a compromise was effected. DR.. Newton
was appointed to serve as principal
for period not extending beyond June
80, 1916.
That the breach in the board is a
most serious one is not doubted by
those closely in touch with the school
system. So far harmony has outward
ly been preserved. but it is believed
that the rupture will soon become open.
The break started last spring over the
case of DIR. Lucy Moten. principal of the
Colored Normal School, whose dis
missal was recommended by Assistant
Supt. Bruce, in charge of the colored
schools.
Board Divided Into Two Groups.
The board is at present divided into
two groups, the one consisting of Henry
T. Blair, president; William T. CAL
liner and John 3. Larner. and the other
comprising Ernest H. Daniel, vice pres
ident; DIR. Creed w. Childs, Mrs.
Rhodes, Mrs. Kern, Mrs. Cook and Mr.
Peyton.
In addition to the deadlock over the
case of DIR. Newton's appointment yes
10 ha n a @ "a fa
the proposal to allow High School
Cadets to act in the information booths
at the Union station during the Grand
Army encampment. DIR. Childs asked
if colored cadets were to be given an
opportunity to engage in some of this
service. Mr.. Blair explained that the
request of the committee in charge of
the G. A. r. had been specifically for
white cadets. The six members pre-
viously named as one side appeared
unanimous in the belief that some pro-
vision should be made for the colored
CO iets also.
dr. Blair said he believed the entire
loard felt the same in the matter. but
that the committee had made a specific
request. A suggestion made by Mr..
Daniel presented as motion by DR..
the matter with Supt Thruston to see
If some provision could not be made for
the colored boys.
Dr. William B. Hudson, director of
physical training at the Business High
aad Mckinley Manual Training schools.
wfo was suspended last year following
his suspension by the District authori-
ties as superintendent of the municipal
bathing beach, was restored to his posi-
tom President Henry 2. Blair ex-
! ,IITed that DR.. Hudson had never had
~ charges filed against him by the
.ehopI officials, and that he had not
en- Investigated by them in any way.
: ne suspension, he said, was due only
40 the fact that he had been suspended
- another department of the District
I ) vernment.
otudents of Central High School are
TO have an exchapge for secondhand
books this year,thereby doing away
with the profits generally made by the
booksellers in Washington. The plan
sanctioned by the board was proposed
by Emory Wilson, principal of Central
high. Briefly, it empowers the athletic
association of that school to act as an
exchange for secondhand books, with
q scale of prices at which the books are
to be bought aQd sold. Any profits
which may accrue through the ex-
change are to go to the athletic fund of
the school. =
School Buildings as Social Centers.
Supt. Ernest l.. Thurston was en-
powered to grant the use of school
buildings as social centers, as provided
in a recent act of Congress. The board
ruled, however, that no smoking be
permitted in the buildings. Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes suggested that organiza-
tions using the schools should pay the
janitors for the extra work it entailed.
the janitors have to stay at the
schools during all meetings. Mr.. Blair
e@plained that no provision was made
III the law whereby this could be done
said he felt certain many of the as
locations would do SO.
II was RECOMMENDED by the board that
tie Chevy Chase School should be
ia med for the late Miss Eliza beth "
Ii own. director of primary instruc-
tion. This recommendation will be
made to the District Commissioners.
The suggestion was made by Miss NJ
Il. Given. principal of that school and
q very close friend of Miss Brown. and
by the Chevy Chase Public School and
Home Association. 1t was pointed out
that three schools. one private and one
public in Maryland, and one public in
the District, all bear the name of Chevy
Chase.
In Praise of Miss Brown.
Supt. Thurston, in letter expressing
regret over the death of Miss Brown,
said:
Miss Brown graduated from the
Washington Normal School in 1856. and
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