The Washington herald., 1915-01-21
RULE 40 HELD
in COMMITTEE
Education Board Hears No
Report on Mother
Teachers.
PROTEST PUT ON TABLE
Red Cross Offers Instruction in Social
Service and Dietetics-SchoIar-
ships Accepted.

| Ihat the rules committee of the
| Board Of Education means to study
thoroughly into the question Of hav-
ing mother-teachers In the public
schools before reporting to the board
was apparent yesterday, when another
\ meeting of the board was held with
out the report being made. The ques-
ton has been In committee for several
weeks. The majority OF the directors
believe that il will be reported out
| from the committee.
petition from the Stanton Suffrage
Club, of Washington, upholding the
mother-teachers, was tabled by the
board. No action was taken on it.
The board received an offer from the
American Red Cross Society to give
instruction to public school students
in social service work and dietetics
1t was referred to Superintendent of
Schools Thurston. who is to see wheth-
er it can be accepted under the District
school laws.
SchOInrships Accepted.
Another offer was received from Catho-
lie University to give four-year scholar
ships TO the leading students in Central
Eastern. Western and Mckinley high
schools. II was accepted.
The report of the sites and buildings
committee recommended the razing Of
four frame dwellings on the property on
the LenOX School annex. The vacant
land will be turned into Fairgrounds
The committee also recommended the
purchase OF additional ground adjacent
10 Tacoma School for recreation parks.
Changes Recommended.
The following recommendations we're
passed by the board:
Appoint Miss B. s Flick. German
substitute teacher in white high
schools.
Appoint Miss NJ. s. Tyndam substi-
tute teacher OF English. history. eco
nomics. civil government. mathematics,
French and German in white high
schools.
Appoint Miss +. f. Thompson and
Mrs. G. b. Wilder teachers of second
grade. temporarily.
Appoint Mrs. J. P Cunion substitute
teacher in white graded schools.
Appoint the following substitute
teachers of music in white graded
schools: Mrs. J. +. Donaldson. Miss NJ
J. Archer. Miss a. Fitzhugh, and Mrs.
L. NJ. Dickinson.
Accept resignation Miss L. K. Pres
ton domestic science teacher in graded
schools.
Appoint Miss Charlotte Coffin do
mestic science teacher in graded
schools.
Appoint Miss l. NJ. Cunningham
teacher of ffth grade in Douglass
School. temporarily.
Appoint Miss E. c. NaIIe as teacher
Of first grade. Lincoln School.
Accept the resignation OF Miss +. Z.
Payne. third grade. Lincoln School.
Promote Miss NJ. NJ. Mitchell from
first grade to third grade. Lincoln
School.
Appoint Miss NJ. NJ. Mitchell from
q
rarily.
Grant perpetual leave absence, with
out pay, to Mrs. \. p. Spencer. sixth
grade. Langston School
Transfer Miss A. s Payne, sixth grade,
from Bruce to Langston School
Promote Miss J. A. Young, fifth grade.
Mott School. to sixth grade, Bruce
School
Promote Miss V A. Jones. fourth
grade. Garnet School. to teacher of sixth
grade Mott School
Promote Miss A. J. Mason. third grade,
Cook School to fourth grade. Garnet
School
Promote Miss F. a. Hall. second grade,
Patterson School. to third grade, Cook
School.
Appoint Miss c. I. Jones to second
grade. Patterson School
Promote II. v. Ellis from assistant
teacher to teacher in Mckinley Night
School.
Promote George whiting from assistant
teacher to teacher in Mckinley Night
School
Accept resignation OF NJ c. Clifford in
Phelps Night School.
Transfer ]. W. Clifford from Armstrong
Night School to Phelps Night School
Transfer F. D. Morton from Phelps
Night School to Armstrong Night School
Appoint II. C. Haynes teacher OF ap-
piled electricity TO Armstrong Night
School.