The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
DOUBTS ATTITUDE
OF COMMISSION
Board Of Education Doesn't
Like Disregard Of Its School
Recommendations.
TNCED WITH BITTERNESS

Blair Denies There Is Antasonism
Christmas Holidays Will Be From
December y to January 3.
A feeling Of doubt, apparently tinged
with bitterness. as to the attitude OF
the District Commissioners toward the
Board Of Education. arose yesterday al
the boards session in the Franklin
School.
President H. p. Blair told Of the re.
ceipt Of a communication from the
Commissioners in which they rejected
q recommendation OF the board that
the public school recently erected in
Park View be named for the late
Lemon G. Hine. one-time District Com
missioner.
John B. Larner. Q director. asked:
Does this mean that hereafter we
are not expected to recommend names
for school buildings?"
Denies Any Antagonism.
A long pause was broken by Presi-
dent Blair. who replied he could not
answer" Mr.. LArner followed with the
statement It was peculiarly appropri-
ate" that the school should be named
for Mr.. Hine. DR.. c. w. Childs. an
other director. then wanted to know
why the Commissioners disregarded
the recommendation Of the board In
naming tho school"
President Blair said 1t was probable
the Commissioners had named the
school the Park View School because
the citizens Of the community wished
it designated from the locality.
Another indication Of what the
Commissioners might do II they get our
schools" said DR.. Childs.
You mean, when they get our
schools" amended the president.
Mr.. Blair. after the session. denied
there was antagonism between the
board and the Commissioners because
the District officials had recommended
to Congress that they be given super
vision of the public school system
He said, however. their refusal to
act in accordance with the boards
recommendation on the designation OF
the Park View School was the hrst
time such q recommendation had been
turned down.
Wants Higher Pay for Janitors.
A committee recommendation upon
q request from the Red Cross that
they be permitted to introduce into
the schools q course In elementary
hygiene, dlu anu uoho SoAo SA
the sick was referred to the supertn-
tendent of schools for his considera-
ton in the preparation Of the curri-
cula of the schools for next year.
A resolution was read from the Ran
die Highland Citizens Association. In
which the association approved the Pc
tition of janitors Of public schools
for more pay. with the amendment
that the superintendent Of schools be
given power to determine the amount
OF increase.
supt Thurston declared the schools Of
Washington were per cent In advance
Of a scale Of percentage for examination
of pupils In spelling, which scale has
been approved by the Russell Sage
Foundation. He made ono exception. de-
clartng the advance was true up to the
eighth grade. which grade was even with
the scale
A Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year was wished the teachers and pu-
pills of the schools by the board. which
declared a vacation for them from De-
cember 3 to January 3. The board au-
thorized that teachers and ofhcials be
Maid on December 20. that they might
have christmas money.
Changes In Teaching star.
The following recommendations Of the
were adopted:
Appoint Miss NJ. J. Nichols as teacher
and assign to corcoran School tenn
porarily.
Grant leave of absence. without pay.
for six months to Miss A. A. Chesney,
teacher at Henry School.
Appoint Miss NJ. II. Bayly as teacher
and assign to Henry School Temporarily.
Appoint Mrs. H. A. McCaw as teacher.
and assign to Force School. temporarily
Appoint Mrs. nellie Morcile as techer.
and assign to Brent School. temporarily
Appoint Miss F.. C. Rupprecht as
teacher. and assign to johnson School,
Transfer Miss NJ. F. Marsden. teacher,
from lexington to Emery School.
Transfer Miss Anna McCoach, teacher.
from Emery School to lexington School.
Appoint Miss r. J. Coffin as teacher
and assign to Taylor School.
Appoint F. II. Marks as substitute
teacher of shorthand. typewriting. arith-
high schools.
Appoint L. v. Lampson as substitute
teacher in the white night schools.
APPOINT Miss Ray Weston as substitute
teacher in the white night schools.
Appoint ]. A. Bradford as substitute
teacher in the white nights chools.
Appoint Miss Mary o'Brien as substi-
tute teacher in the white night schools.
Grant leave Of absence to Miss Ellen
Truman.
Promote Miss Eleanor Robinson from
fourth to fifth grade and transfer from
the Henry Wilson to the Garrison school.
Promote Miss Daisy Wylie from third
grade to fourth grade and transfer from
the Garrison to the Henry Wilson school
Promote Miss A. G. Parks from first
to third grade and transfer from the
Magruder to the Garrison school.
Appoint Miss loretta w. Hawkins
teacher of first grade. MaSruder school,
Appoint Miss Virginia NJ. Porter SUBJ
stitute teacher Of mathematics, English
German and Latin in the coiored
high schools.
Appoint Miss Annie n. Catlet a. sub
stitute teacher of English and history in
the colored high schools.