The Washington times., 1916-09-21
Normal School Graduates win
: Find It Easier to Secure
II Positions Here. 4
EXAMINATIONS AFFECTED
Candidate To Be Tested Only
!; In Subject Which Is To Be
!: Taught.

= Under q revision of its rules regarding
1dmission Of teachers in special sub
.1ects, approved by the Board OF Edu-
cation at its meeting yesterday, normal
School graduates will find Il much easier
- qualify as teachers Of these subjects.
: BY the change the Washington schools
NIL retain for service here a larger
.proportion OF normal school graduates
.who train for special work. and thus II
Aspects to get better candidates for these
1pesitions.
= Formerly q normal school graduate. IL
4he wished to teach music, drawing.
Rnanual training or physical training,
~nad 10 take an examination In all sub
I5ects. Just as a teacher coming from
other cities had to do. Domestic science
and domestic art were taught in the
FORMAL school. the candidates for those
-posiuons only had to take special ex-
-eminations In those subjects.
Examine Candidates.
= Now the board will credit the work
Gone In normal school and examine ali
candidates for special positions only in
The special subjects they are to teach.
This applies also to teachers of the un-
GRADED and atypical schools.
q Though this change affects only n
ley pupils this year. It Is expected to
HItect many more in years to come
more Washington normal school
pupils viii prepare for special teaching
. Opening of night schools was most
sponed until October %, because GER
IAN restrictions upon employees re-
SevlnR more than one salary from the
government has made necessarv re-
advancement OF teachers.
- srotests We're made against the use
3rer roS Sov,0 OF school buldings for chill
or providing for these tubercular chill.
Ere was turned over to the commit
:, AS a result of the meeting Of IN.
No oer 10 OF Education. II Is probable that
On the walls Of every public school
room in the city.
= Appeals for Plan.
When President Van schaick. OF the
sSoard OF Education. gave the citizens
present an opportunity to put before
the schools the R Rev. Wilbur rfIat ts, to
superintendent Of the International Re,
FORM bureau. made an earnest appeal
Icr RECOGNITION Of the plan.
&oom PROCESS frss es TO- 70 place IN every school
me King James version of the Com
manoments. Twenty six denomination
OF Christians and Hebrews have m
9orsed the plan. prominent men In, all
denominations being consulted.
- In addition to the movement to place
Charts in the schools. the Rev. Mr.
Crafts desires to give to each teacher
m the schools book containing Sc
4ected DipIe readings. to be used by the
teacher. This has already been done in
several States
:. A request from the women's Christian
Temperance Union to be permitted to
award a prize for the best essay on the
subject OF temperance was granted by
tho board.
Citizens May Use School.
: Permission to use the Brentwood
School for meetings of the Brightwood
Citizens Association was given. A
similar request by the Petworth wom-
ems Club was also granted. The Par
ents League. which had classes in the
Wilson School last year. was given per-
mission to resume classes there this
year.
. Harry o. Hine. secretary of the board,
was granted a ten days leave Of alb
Fence.
:. Several plaster casts were accepted
from the secretary of the library for the
study of art in the nigh schools.
The question of the use Of school.play-
Grounds as municipal Fairgrounds was
discussed and the board ruled that all
school Fairgrounds not operated by the
Echools should be used as play centers
ments be satisfactorily made for safe
guarding school property when the
tanitor Of the building was not pres
emit.
- Following the general campaign for
the conservation of paper. the schools
will collect their waste paper and sell
Il to q local contractor. The money OBJ
hined In this way will be used for the
benefit of the playground.
- Harry English and Miss Sarah e.
Slmons were appointed members of the
White board OF examiners for the cur
rent year. and Miss II. Il. Riggs and
N. r. Weatherless members Of the
.colored board.