The Washington times., 1916-10-19
NIGHT SCHOOLS WILL.
TURN OUT BARRIERS.
AND JAN|TORS;, TOO
Statesmen and Engineers Also
To Be Developed In New
Courses.

as CntcI HeOlCHi inspector III inc bCnoOiS
and Wilbur Callahan, of Eastern High
School. as colonel Of the High School
Regiment, and the institution OF new
courses In salesmanship, barbering,
janitor instruction, and engineering.
were features OF the Board of Educa-
ton meeting yesterday.
The recommendation of Superinten-
dent Thurston that DR.. Murphy be APP
pointed medical inspector was approved
only after a lengthy discussion Of his
merits had ensued The vote finally
was unanimous. His appointment be-
comes effective Immediately.
The appointment of Wilbur Callahan
as colonel OF the regiment. makes the
fourth time In five years that the colonel
has been a student OF Eastern. II Is
distinct triumph for Eastern, with Its
small number OF boys eligible to COM
pete for such a prize.
cadets for the past three years. being
a sergeant In Company +. that won the
competitive drill last year. He Is editor
in-chief OF the school publication, fhe
Fastener, and Is an officer In the school
bank.
The appointment was made on the
recommendation OF an examining COM
Fl. ourand, retired. N. q. d. c.; Major
c. e. Edwards, retired. n. g. d. c., and
Col. Wallace Yater. acting military in
structor In the high schools.
New Night Courses.
In instituting the new courses into
the schools, a distinct step toward
firmly establishing vocational training
in the schools to a greater degree than
was believed possible few years ago.
was taken.
The class in tonsorial art will be con-
Quoted in one OF the colored night high
schools in answer to a petition of four
teen students In the community.
The janitors' class will be held at
buildings where high pressure boilers
are used. In this way the janitors who
care for schools where low pressure
boilers are installed will get the ex-
perience necessary in order to pass the
examination for promotion.
The high pressure boiler Is consider
ed by the local board of examiners as
requiring more knowledge OF boilers
than can be gained through the use
of a low pressure boiler.
When the citizens of the District
were given an opportunity TO speak, >.
ton Secular League, entered a formal
protest against the use OF the wall
charts of the Ten Commandments IN
the school rooms that the board recent
ly took under advisement.
He claimed that the charts. as well
as a book OF selected Bible readings
that were proposed to be given to the
teachers In the schools. would neces-
religion. This. he said. was against
the laws Of the school system.
Protest Against Saloon.
Teachers OF the L Street Vocational
School entered a protest against the
saloon at the corner of North capitol
and o streets on the ground that
bad influence was exercised on the
children.
The protest received the hearty sup
Many important changes were made
in the night school service. Resolu-
lions adopted provided:
THAT hereafter regular vacancies
pointment from the night school elig-
ibie list or by selection wit bout exam
nation OF qualified day school teach
ers, normal graduates, or eligibles on
the day lists"
THAT the night school work be
planned on a basis OF seventy -nye
nights or OF twenty-five nights In the
week.
"That as usual the consolidation of
classes be authorized whenever the
falling OF OF enrolment tustifies such
'That new appointments be made
for a trial term of one year only.
THAT class In salesmanship De
authorized at Business night school
or at the Thomson School or both as
demands Justify.
ship be authorized should the demand
"That an engineer and janitor class
be authorized In both white and col
THAT a class in barbering be
authorized for the colored vocational
THAT authorization be given to
take over two additional classes al
the Wilson Normal School into the
night school service. and to organize
should the demand exist. The object
is to properly connect the night school
with the community movement.
That authorization be given tc
establish a class In sewing at the Il
b. French School.
Changes in Personnel.
other recommendations OF the SUI
perintendent regarding changes II
the personal OF the teaching fore,
were also adopted.
Many requests from various asso
Citations for the use OF school build
ings were referred to the superin
Dr. Murphy, the newly appointed chic
ton; in 1878 : His Iton father too; wa wa
sis entire II fe Br Mnrphy yes sraSr
ated from the Central High schoo
this RistriSt 6r In iSs sch and from sh
va MSsn ,hS axt So fnmr ysarS he tsnSh
in the Force School as assistant I
the principal.
While teaching school, he studied med
icine and graduated from the Georg
Washington Medical School in 1905. re
ceiving honorable mention for genera
standing and taking the Richardso
prize In laryngology, and the Medfor
prize in obstetrics.
He was licensed to practice medicin
in the District on August 10. 1906 Afte
graduation he served as an inferno l
narHald Map,0TiaI Hnanifal for aiUhfaa
months. on leaving the hospital at tn
termination of his period Of service. h
entered upon the practice Of meSIcin
In this city.
In 1905 he was appointed to a positio
OF medical supervisor in the Indian Ser
vice. DR.. Murphy won the appointmer
I'm competitive examination under civ
service rules, He has been in the II
dian Service ever since.
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