Evening star., 1915-06-05
MAI. M'CATHRAN GIVEN
REGULAR APPOINTMENT
Place of Military Instructor in Pub
lie Schools Made Permanent by
Board of Education.
Teachers May Wait on Table During
Summer to Help Meet Expenses.
Changes Are Approved.


tion yesterday afternoon the temporary
appointment of Maj. w. A. McCathran
as military instructor in the high
schools was made permanent. when, on
the motion of Supt Thurston, he was
named physical training teacher in the
public schools and designated to be
military instructor. Maj. McCathran
has for the last year served as mill
tary instructor of the high school
cadet regiment under temporary ap-
pointment. Supt. Thurston stated that
the appointment of Maj. McCathran
had no bearing on the status of DR..
Hudson, instructor of physical culture
in the public schools, who was sus-
pended some time ago, following the
action of the District Commissioners
in beginning an investigation into his
office of superintendent of the munich
pal bathing beach.
Teachers in the public schools of the
District may wait on table to help
out on expenses during their summer
vacations if they so desire. At its
meeting yesterday the board declined
to accede to the request of the walters
union that teachers be forbidden to do
such work, and the pedagogues were
given the liberty of donning long
their arms and serving in the dining
rooms of summer resort hotels or
other similar places if they want to
do it, and can get the chance.
Must Go to Conscience Fund.
A communication from Auditor
Tweedale was read at yesterdays
meeting, in which it was stated that
unless the source Of certain So found
at the last board meeting, together
with a reason for the refund, can be
revealed, the money must be covered
into the conscience fund of the District,
The 50, 1t was stated, had been sent
to the board with no explanation. ex-
cept that the person sending 1T owed
the money.
Announcement was made that How
ard University has decided to award
six scholarships to pupils in the col
ored schools Of the District. letter
from Prof Kelly Miller was read, in
which it was stated that three schol-
arships would be given to designated
pupils at the NJ Street High School,
two to pupils of Armstrong Manual l.a
Training School and one to desig-
mated pupil at the colored normal
school The scholarships. 1t was stat
ed, are worth S25 each.
The following changes recommended
by Supt. Thurston were approved by
the board:
Changes Approved by Board.
Appoint Reuben Fink az teacher in
| the high schools. and assign to the
| Business High School.
| Appoint Miss NJ. T. Gaddis as teacher
| of first grade. and assign to Carbery
| School.
Appoint Miss NJ. L. Kennedy as
teacber of the second grade, and assign
| to Edmonds School.
Accept resignation of Miss NJ G..
Peck. teacher first grade. Carbery
School
Accept resignation of Miss J. M.
Tonlin, teacher of the second grade,
Edmonds School.
Appoint Mrs v. NJ. Clarke as substi-
tute teacher In the white graded
schools.
Accept resignation of Miss NJ. E.
FitZhugh. teacher of the first grade.
Burrville School.
Appoint Miss J. E. Green as teacher
| of the first grade, and assign to Burr
VILE School.
Appoint Miss T NJ. Raymond as kin
dergarten assistant. and assign to
| Banneker School. temporarily.
Appoint Miss X. e. Irving as kinder
garten assistant. and assign ass to Dean
| Appoint Miss r. A. Lanter as kinder
Rarten assistant, and assign to Ran
| dali School. temporarily.
! Appoint Miss f. g. Mckinley as kin
dergarten assistant, and assign to AM
bush School. temporarily.
Appoint Miss n. A. Saunders as kin
| dergarten assistant, and assign to Ma
| gruder School. temporarily.
! Accept resignation OF Miss g. A.
| Davis, teacher of the second grade.
| Magruder School.
| transfer Miss " e. Chase, teacher
of the second grade. from the Birney
| school to the Magruder School.
| Appoint Miss n. w. Brown as teacher
| of the second grade, and assign to Bir-
| ney School
| Appoint George Buckman as laborer
in the school gardens.
| Accept resignation OF h g. Berkeley,
| 1anttor of the Greenleaf School.
| Accept resignation of s. F. Goggins
| 1anitor of the Adams School.
| Promote Cornelius Sullivan from la
| borer at the Wilson Normal and Ross
| schools to janitor at the Greenleaf
| School
| Appoint Edward jenkins as laborer
at the Wilson Normal and Ross schools
Appoint w. T Estabrook as janitor
| Of the Adams School
Promote Miss E. B. Brown from
teacher of the second grade to teacher
of the third grade, and transfer from
Transfer G. o. Lewis. teacher of the
second grade, from Fort Slocum School,
to Bruce School.
| Appoint Miss J. M. Carroll as teacher
of tho second grade, and assign to For
SIocum School.