The Washington herald., 1916-04-06
1854 ADULTS
using SCHOOLS
Board of Education Declares
Isl Organizations Meet
in Buildings.
FORUM BILL DISCUSSED
Letters from Churches Opposing and
Favoring Johnson Measure Read.
Fighting Teachers Reinstated.


membership Of 1854. regularly used pub
lie school building in the District for
their meeting places was declared yes
tsrday by the Board OF Education. The
statistics were gathered following the
opening Of the dispute whether the
schools should be used on the Sabbath.
The organizations meet for a variety
OF purposes. according to the data. Cit
izsns' associations use the buildings, as
do literary societies, dramatic clubs,
music clubs, organizations promoting
rythmio dancing, nature study societies,
civic organizations and classes organized
to study languages and sciences.
The statistics were presented by H p
Blair, president Of the board or the
total membership Of 126a represented,
s,Ss members were white and Ass COL
ored-
The board received four communica-
tons favoring the stand Il had taken in
refusing the use OF the Grover Cleveland
School on SUNDAYS and three supporting
the Johnson forum bill. which opens the
schools on Sunday. The Washington
District N. z. Preachers Meeting the
Memorial Church OF United Brethren in
Christ. the International Reform Bureau
and the Alliance for Civic Righteous
were the Peoples Church, Franklin
Thomson School Association and the
Hewitt Bible Study Class
Fighting Teachers Reinstnted.
The Board reinRtated two teachers in
the Armstrong Manual Training School
for colored pupils, who were charged
with engaging in an alteration March
81 before several students, They were
G. H. Murray and C. E. Frances The
order Of reinstatement today directed
a reprimand from the superintendent OF
schools.
The Board granted q request from Ray
mOnd F. Rrist. OF the Bureau Of Natural
ization, Department Of Labor, for the
use Of a school building for a conven-
ton of public school teachers and prin-
cipals, July 10. The convention Is to be
held to promote plans for special in
struction for foreigners. About 600 dele
gates will attend.
400 Join ParentS League Glasses.
-Four hundred students enrolled in the
special classes conducted by the Pa
rents League Of the Wilson Normal
School, said Mrs. Ida z. Kebler, presi-
dent Mrs. Kebler appeared before the
Board to make an informal report and to
request the Wilson school for similar
classes next year.
The leagues classes Will Be closed the
latter part Of April instruction IN par
liamentary law. singing, domestic science.
millinery, sewing, library reference work,
gymnastics and dietetics was given.
The Board accepted an offer from the
Washington College Of Law for a
scholarship to be given q student m
Business High School
Changes in Teaching Force.
The following changes, recommended
by Superintendent Of Schools Thurston,
were authorized:
Accept resignation OF Miss NJ F. Davis
clerk class l. Business High: appoint Miss
Blanche Rauchensteln. clerk class l,
Business High School; grant leave Of
absence to Mss L c. Rugg. to September
IS, 1916; appoint, temporarily, Miss z. j.
Keene. clerk. Child Labor office; appoint
DR.. c. c. Frye, as medical inspector,
temporarily
Appoint H S. Harbour, as teacher class
two. and detail him as teacher Of manual
training: terminate services OF Mrs. B.
NJ. Baldwin, teaches class four, H D.
Cooke, school: appoint temporarily Mrs
z. B. McKeever, teacher class four, H
D. Cooke school; terminate services of
Miss E. c. RUpprecht, teacher class two
Addison school; appoint Miss Katherine
Morgan temporarily, teacher class two
Addison school
Appoint the following as teachers Sub
stitute) in the white graded schools Of
the District OF Columbia Of domestic
science. Miss NJ. D. Moon and Miss c. NJ.
Richardson.
Appoint as substitute teachers Of do
nestle art: Mrs. Charlotte Lee, Miss c.
T. Lamson and Miss Helen Williams.
Appoint the following as substitute
teachers in the white high schools: Mrs.
L. A. Hurst. of Latin, Greek and French;
T. L. J. BoettCher. OF art and German;
Mrs. Charlotte Lee. domestic art