Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-07

planned in her letter to the board that
If the regulation automatically releas-
ing from service woman teachers who
marry was upheld in the courts. where
it is now pending. she will tender her
resignation. but that IL the rule is held
invalid she will make a request for
reinstatement to her position, which
she is now relinquishing temporarily.
The matter was referred to the rules
and bylaws committee, but the board
is helpless until the right to enforce
the rule is established.
Miss Alice Pollock. a teacher, was
bronze art tablet in the Elizabeth V.
Brown School-formerly known as the
Chevy Chase School-telling why the
school had been named for the late
struction. letter of appreciation for
the boards act in giving the Chevy
Chase School Miss Browns name was
received from Mrs. Kathryn Brown
Prentiss, sister of Miss Brown
A request from William D. Simmons, a
former student of Mckinley Manual Train
ing School. asking that he be allowed to
carry OH a campaign to obtain gym
nasium for Tech was referred to a COM
mittee.
Social Center Work Planned.
Mrs. Lyman F. Keller, representing the
Parents League of the third division. re-
QueSteu tIle DOdTu 10 ASSIST Tic league III
carrying on social center work at the
Wilson Normal School this year. 1t is
planned to have classes there in parlia-
mentary law. cooking, singing and nature
study. Some of these are to be support
ed by the league.
DIR. Lyman +. Keller, who explained
that he had only dropped in to see the
board at work. urged that teachers be
admonished not to shout and shrek at
Il know that the schools are badly
crowded." he said, land that because of
the large classes discipline may be I'M
usually difficult to maintain, but the teach
ers should not shout at the children
Another visitor to the board meeting
was Henry Johnson. who forty-five years
ago was a member of the board of trus-
tees. Mr.. Johnson served for ten years
as trustee. being on the board at the
time James Ormond Wilson was superin-
of the board. He celebrated the seventy
eighth anniversary of his birth Tuesday.
He has been a United States deputy mar
shall for more than fifteen years.
The following changes were approved:
. Appointments.
Miss NJ. l. Frost as teacher of the
second grade and assign to the Ben
ming School.
me entlfe Miner Norman CLASS Oh
June, 1915, as substitute teachers of
their respective branches in the graded
and kindergarten schools of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
George f. c. Hayes as substitute
teacher of English, mathematics, Ger
man, French. Latin, physical geogra-
ply, chemistry and business subjects in
the colored high schools.
Miss Lucy Kidrick as substitute
teacher Of English, history and Latin;
in the colored high schools.
Miss Gladys E. n. Tolliver as substi
tute teacher of mathematics, English,
Latin, French and chemistry in the
colored high schools.
W. Francis Magruder as substitute
teacher of French. Latin, English, 20
ology and history in the colored high
schools
Miss Ruth C. Brinkley as substitute
teacher of mathematics, physics, chem
istry and biology in the colored high
schools.
Lewis Davidson as laborer at Wilson
Normal and Ross schools.
c. S. Garretson as janitor of the West
School, temporarily.
Miss E. NJ. Raeder. as teacher Of the
first grade, and assign to the Carbery
School.
Louis Tolliver, jr., as laborer at Sea-
ton School.
Miss Dorothy Rider, as teacher of
second grade, and assign to Hayes
School.
Miss Elizabeth Naylor, as kindergar-