The Washington herald., 1916-05-18
SCHOOLS Win 3
EXHIBIT MEDALS
Scholastic Work of the City
Makes Splendid Showing
in San Francisco.
MAY LET CADETS PARADE
Board Refers Request of C. A. R.
that Boys March Memorial
Day to Committee.

Three medals have been awarded to
the washington public schools for the
excellence of their exhibit at the Pana-
ma-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco
last summer. One silver medallion was
given for the general excellence of the
collective display. one of bronze was re-
ceived for the classroom work of atypical
children shown there. and a silver medal
was given in recognition of the splendid
showing in Industrial work made by the
colored schools of the District.
Both medals and certificates were re-
ceiVed yesterday by Supt. E. L. Thurs
ton and were reported at the session
OF the Board OF Education at the Frank
lin School in the afternoon Suitable
mountings will be given these trophies
and they will be on display in Supt,
Thurston's office
G. A. n. Wants Cadets to March.
The Grand Army OF the Republic has
requested that the high school cadets be
aHo"ed TO march in their procession on
Memorial Day. This parade will be un-
der the direction of the military instruc-
tor 'ot the cadets. Mai. WalIach A.
McCathran. Whether the cadets will be
permitted to enter the march will be de-
cided upon by the committee on mill
tary training, of which Ernest H. Dam
lei Is the chairman.
The board expressed its sorrow over the
death on Tuesday evening of B. H.
warner who was for many years a
member OF that body.
1t directed its secretary to write letters
to Miss Sarah E. Simons and Hamlin +.
CoGsWeH. expressing its appreciation at
the excellence OF the recent Shakespeare
an pageant given by the high school
pupils
Mrs. n. X. Simpson has given to the
Lennox School an oil painting of Will
lam Lennox, one-time mayor OF Wash
ington and for whom the building was
named
Changes in Personnel.
The following changes in the school
personnel were reported:
Accept the resignation of Margaret
! Magruder. teacher Glass ?. Hayes school.
Appoint l. c. Cooper, teacher Glass .
Hayes School
Grant leave of absence until June |,
1916, to Miss E L. Elliott, teacher Glass
! >, johnson School
Appoint Miss b. D. DarnalI, teacher
Class ? Johnson School
Appoint temporarily Mrs. E T Mayer
| School. for period not to extend beyond
June 30, 1916
Accept the resignation of Charlotte
Coffin, teacher Glass 3. Domestic Science
Appoint temporarily. Mildred Gordon
teacher Glass ., Domestic Science for
| services to be rendered not to extend
beyond May 81, 1916
| Accept resignation of Miss c. r. George
teacher Glass s. Garnet Patterson School
Promote Miss n. W. Atwood from Glass
to Class 5, Garnet-Patterson School.
Promote Miss A. v Williams from
teacher 5th grade to teacher 7th grade,
Garnet-Patterson School
Promote Miss B. l.. Nalle from teacher
Glass to Glass 4, Garnet-Patterson
School.
Promote Miss W. A. Coleman from
teacher Sd grade to teacher 4th grade.
and transfer from Slater School to Gar
| net-Patterson School.
Promote Miss G. P. Early. teacher
Class to Glass g. Cook School.
Transfer Miss K. McC. Amber, teacher
| Glass from Cook to Slater School.
Appoint temporarily for services rend-
cred on May 10, Is, II. Mrs. A G. Lewis,
teacher class ), Garnet-Patterson School
| Appoint Miss c. L. Lucas, teacher
Glass >, Cook School
Appoint as substitute teacher in the
white graded school the following: Mrs
J. B. Marsh. Miss f. R. Rutherford.