The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-09
BOARD APPROVES
TEACHERS PENSIONS

A BILL for teachers retirement and
pension fund Is today In the hands of
q committee Of the Board of Education,
and will be submitted to Congress. The
bill was approved by the board at yes
terday's meeting. Provision Is made
for q deduction Of certain part of
each active teachers salary which shall
30 toward raising the pension money.
DR.. Elmer 8. Newton. principal of
Western High School, was permanently
appointed to the position which he now
holds. A. year ago DR.. Newton was
WORK Of orsapisation has BEEN success
fully carried on by DR.. Newton during
the present year. Dr. Newton sue
ceeds Miss Edith c. Westcott, who was
principal of Western for twenty-four
The high school has been rebuilt since
the disastrous fire of 1914. and has been
completed and practically equipped un-
der DR.. Newton's supervision.
Mrs. Lyman #. Keller. president Of
the Parents League. spoke before the
board. telling OF the work done by the
league. and thanking the members for
their cooperation in the work.
Scholarship Offered.
Miss zurhorst, president OF the Do
nestle Arts and Science School. has Of
fered the high schools a two-year
scholarship in that school.
An application for permission for ex-
cursions to Marshall Hall was granted
to both the Mckinley and Business
High School Alumni associations.
The Army and Navy Union sent an
invitation to the High School Cadets
to participate in its parade on May 30.
This was refused by the board as the
date was too near that Of the compe-
titive drill.
Communications were read from many
Of school children complaining of the
crowded conditions Of the schools.
Letters from various churches and
socialist societies were received contain
The Washington Alumni Association
of the University of Michigan, number
ing about 300 members, was granted
permission to use tho Wilson Normal
School for meeting.
1t was voted that the uniforms Of
the cadets next year are to be made
of better material.
The following changes were approved
L. A. McNaily, teacher class GA, Will
son Normal School. resigned.
Miss m g frSm Mc tsfShsT as
School to Wilson Normal School.
Miss N. p. McGill. teacher class g.
detailed s to Mckinley High School
nison School, resigned.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Gleason, teacher class 8
transferred from Addison to Dennison
Dorothy whitford. teacher class 2
promoted to teacher class 3. and trans.
ferred from Tenley to ADDISON school
, e: NJ rS GTSgsqs2 sbo sPpointed teacher
n. c. stockettt, teacher class 2. Force
School, resigned.
Miss F. e. Berg, teacher class 2, as
signed to Force school, Sro n Nox.svsr
teacher class s. Gage School. termi'
miss Miss *. f. williams now on leav,
" A. p. Rea. X. A., Peabody School. re
Miss A. @. Lowell. X. A., appointed L
ii. e. Warner promoted from teache
class s to teacher class "a. Bushes
Miss e. s. Boyd. temporarily an
pointed teacher class l. Montsomer'
Ruth Mattingly, Appointed caretake
Jones to janitor j. F. Cook school,
Thomas Cobb. iaborer at Franklin
promoted to Janitor Jones school:
A, A. Simmons. laborer. transrerre
from Stevens to Franklin school.
John Burrell. appointed lahore
Stevens School.
Resignation OF J. d. spaight. lahore
Peabody School, accepted.
j. IL Downs. appointed laborer Pea
body School.
Resignation OF Clarence Robinson. Ia
borcr Langdon School. accepted.
Russell Stewart. appointed lahore
l,angdon School.
Miss X. S. SUNNY, teacher first grad
detailed as special teacher OF natur
Miss X. s. SUNNY. appointed, ten
porarily, teacher class 2
Z. S. Newton, appointed principt
Western High school,
Resignation OF NJ. Z. Mckee, teache
class T. Seaton School, accepted.
F.. l.. Mason. teacher class 3. pre-
mctec to teacher class 4, and transferre
from Gage School to Seaton school,
Mrs Z, b. Mckeever, temporarily ~
pointed teacher class 3, Gage School.