The Washington times., 1915-10-07
Goes On Record As Opposed to
Three Salaries For Work In
Schools.
BEN W. MURcH IS affected
Decides to Continue In Night
Schools, But viii Drop Play
grounds Work.

Entering the Board Of Education
meeting just after the reading OF the
appointments to the night schools. Err
nest Daniel YESTERDAY requested thae
President Henry p. Blair call recess
Of the board until the night school COM
mittee had time to formulate an i'm
portant recomme endation."
After a secret meeting the committee
returned with a resolution stating that
1T is the sense of this committee that
no members OF the school system should
receive three salaries for any work in
connection with the schools. and that
this will be put into effect by the SUPER
intendent as soon as practicable"
The board voted for this resolution.
and as a result. many teachers will
have to stop teaching either in tho
night schools or on the summer play
grounds.
Ben W. Murch. supervising principal
OF schools, director OF night schools.
and director of school playground work.
announced today that. for the present,
he will continue his night school work.
and will not take up the playground
work next summer.
Only Official Affected.
Mr. Murch Is the only official AZ
fected by the order He explained to-
day that he considered the playground
appointment as temporary one. and
that It expired with the end of the
summer playground season.
Il only took up the playground work
because of the request OF members OF
the board that l should do so." said
Mr.. Murch. II was interested in play
ground work. and l made Il sacrifice to
carry 1t on. by having to remain in the
city throughout the summer
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes. chairman OF
the night school committee. explained
, that the action was taken for the double
! reason that 1t seemed unfair for some
: teachers to be drawing three salaries.
, and that II was not believed teacher
, could do her best work in any one po-
sition when he or she occupied three
positions.
An echo of the case Of Mrs. Carl He'll
man. who made fight to retain her
position after her marriage. and carried
her case. to the courts, was heard yes
Mrs. Helen Carroll Harris was received
In which she stated she had recently
, been married. and therefore wished to
relinauish her position as ndcrSarten
assistant in the Langs.,n .icolored)
school. but wished TO nave II back II it
were later decided to rescind rule IS.
which automatically retires teachers
when they marry.
To Talk New Projects.
President Blair announced that tho
work of the ways and means commits
! tee in compiling the estimates to be for-
warded To the Commissioners was about
completed SO far AS salaries and equip-
meeting would be held following the
board session to talk OF new projects.
Mrs. Lyman kebler, president of tina
Parents League, told the board of work.
| organization in the Wilson Normal
School. She asked the cooperation 90
| the board in getting teachers in classes
OF nature study. singing. parliamentary
| p1imented her on the work her organi-
| zation was doing. but told her any ac-
ton recurring an appropriation would
have to be considered carefully.
| Lyman kebler urged that teachers be
admonlshed about screaming In class
rooms He said some teachers vent
their spleen upon pupils, and said
| these teachers should set an example
for the higher ,ife to their pupils"
| Sarah +. Simons and Harry English
again will serve on the board OF ex-
aminers tor the white schools and \.
| Il. Glenn and Miss H. +. Riggs will
serve for the colored schools.
Suggests New School.
! A letter was received over the sigma
ture OF Margaret c. Lchr. complaining
that a public building. formerly occu-
| pied by the Naval Hospital, on Penn
| sylvania avenue southeast. between
| Ninth and Tenth. is vacant. while
| schools In the vicinity are crowded.
| Following the meeting President Blair
stated to newspaper men that the East
crn High School site would not be taken
up at this time by the board.
| I'VE do not intend to discuss the mat
| ter publicly at this time" he stated
There is vet plenty Of time to settle
upon a site before there is any possi-
bility of there being an appropriation
! available"