The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-27
First Try-out Of Attempted
Solution Of Supervision
Problem Authorized.
TOWEL SERVICE IS DROPPED
Changes in Personnel and Res
ignations Are Reported.
Reinstatement Asked.

The plan of f. L. Thurston, superln-
tendent OF schools. for combining varl-
Gus groups Of schools under a single
principal, as told exclusively in The
Times yesterday, was approved yester-
day afternoon by the Board Of Educa-
ton. The schools which will mark the
first tryout Of this arrangement will be
the Jefferson and Amidon, in the south
west, and the Wallach and lowers in
the southeast.
Superintendent Thurston cited the
large number of small buildings IN
Washington as evidence of the diff
Guilty Of the supervision problem. CleVe-
land, with q population almost twice as
large as that of Washington, has forty
fewer grade schools buildings than
Washington.
Will Be No DemOtiOns.
The plan will not include the demo-
ton of any teachers, but 1t will be in
troduced gradually. as principals re-
sign, and the building left without a
principal will be placed in charge Of a
principal in nearby school when pos
sible.
Public schools will have no towel SER
vice for the rest of this year. The reg
ulation barring the roller towel in pub
lie places goes into effect on February
j, and since the appropriation for towels
In the schools is not adequate to pro-
vide any other kind, the board decided
to remove them altogether, and mean
while a committee will inquire into
means of supplying a towel service that
will comply with the new law.
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, a member OF
the board. was Endorsed for the position
Of director of primary instruction In
resolutions signed by a number of
prominent citizens. Mrs. Rhodes quail
fications as an educator were praised
highly. Those indorsing her included
Mrs. Randolph d. Hopkins. represent
ing the president of the women's Fed
Grated Clubs of the District: Mrs. En-
ma Shelton, president OF the District
w. c. T. u; Mrs. Eta Giffin, director
of the National Library for the Blind {;
Mrs. l.. b. Stein, of the Capital History
Club; Mrs. Ella s. Knight, of the sun
shine and Community Society; Mrs. Viz
ginia King Frye, representing the corrs
spending secretary Of the Federated
Women's Clubs o. the District: Mrs. G..
, w. Wheeler, of the Philo Classical So
ciety, and the Rev. Lewis e. Purdum'
of Ingram Memorial Church.
Asks Reinstatement.
A request for reinstatement by Mrs.
Cora Harris, a colored teacher suspend
ed when she married through the opera
ton of "'Rule A. was filed for "fu-
ture reference"
Isaac Cans, manager OF Saks & Co.,
has asked the boards permission to out
fit a baseball team in each high school
with uniforms. The request was re-
ferred to the committee on military af-
fairs and athletics.
The following changes in the teach
Ing personnel were approved by the
board:
Appointments-Miss NJ. L. Braxton,
as nurse; Miss z. B. Flynn, as nurse !;
Miss B. Nick. Ohr. as nurse; Miss
Kathryn Steinle. at Western High
School; Mrs. M. X. Hopkins, at Blow
School, temporarily; Miss NJ o. Mum
nerlyn, at Fairbrother School; Mrs. b.
NJ Baldwin. at II. D. Cooke School;
Miss o. L. Allen. at S. ]. Bowen School |;
Miss r. d. Standiford, at WheatIey
School; Miss Dorothy Bendewald, sub
stitute in the white graded schools
Miss Eileen Garland, substitute in
domestic science in the white graded
schools; Mrs. c. c. Anderson, substi-
tute in the white graded schools; Miss
F. NJ. Steffens substitute in domestic
science in the white graded schools;
Miss Emma Reh. substitute in math-
ematics. chemistry. physics. German,
and Spanish in the white high schools;
Miss Al c. NJ. Vessels. at the Therl-
keld School; Miss NJ. II. Rogers, sub
stitute in arithmetic in the white high
schools; Miss NJ. p. Graham, at Payne
School; Robert Amman. jr. janitor
at Cranch School, and j. II. Nakel,
laborer at Wallach School.
Transfers-Miss e. H. Lamson. Pet
worth to Monroe; Miss NJ. w. Bell. Ten
lev to Petworth; Miss Janet McWilliam.
principal at Adams to principal at
Force. and Miss A. r. Cumpston.
Therkeld to Tenley.
Reslgnations-Dr William b. Hudson,
at Business High: Miss Dorothy Cross
ley. at FairbrOther: Miss e. s. Bordner.
at Monroe: Miss A. f. W. Guilford, at
Mheatley. and H. c. Miller. iaborer at
Wollach School.
Leaves of absence granted - Miss
Alice E. Haslup. principal at Blow
School. one year; Miss N. NJ. Quander.
three months; Miss r. A. Hanft, S. ].
Bowen School, until June 80, 1916; Miss
c. J.. Garrison. Force School. until June
month.
Designation-Miss l.. L. Bryson, prin-
cipal Blow School. temporarily.
Detall-Miss j. l.. Cox. principal of
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