The Washington herald., 1916-02-03
TEACHERS MUST
PAY JUST DEBTS
Board of Education Considers
Rule and Refers Ques-
ton to Committee.

! Local public school teachers will be
forced to pay their Just debts" prompt
ly, If a recommendation offered yesterday
D by Henry P. Blair, president of the
Board of Education, is acted upon IA
vorably by the board.
symposium on dead beats was held
yesterday afternoon at the Franklin
School at a regular meeting of the board.
No particular complaints were cited Eor
were any specific cases of teachers hav-
ing side-stepped debts mentioned. 1t was
just a discussion in the abstract, but
there was the intimation that the matter
deserved serious consideration.
CoIored Boys Can Use Armory.
! Mr.. Blair moved that the board Use
! its power to force employees to pay just
bills for necessities" The matter was
referred to the rules and bylaws conf
mittee for consideration.
The board of education received re
port from the superintendent on the
changes and transfers incident to the
new Plan of consolidation of buildings
and school divisions inaugurated Febr-
Uary /.
The board adopted a recommendation OF
the military committee granting the col
ored high school cadets the boards au-
thority to practice rifle shooting in the
National Guard Armory. The drill will
be under the supervision of school
teachers and will be on Saturday nights.
Announcement was made of the resigna-
tion of Frank Garner, member of the
schools battalion of colored cadets from
the first lieutenancy.
Transfers and Changes.
The superintendent's report on trans
fers and changes was adopted as fol-
lows:
Consoli5,tIo., ipto urbool urs,n NJ the JsSarron
School and the Amidon School. eighth division, to
be known as the Jefferson Amidon School, eighth
division.
Consolidation into a school group OF the Henry
School and the Polk School fourth division. to
be known as the Henry Polk School. fourth di-
vision.
Consolidation into a school group Of the walIsch
School and the Towers School. seventh division.
to be known as the wallach Towers School, seventh
division
Appoint G. W. HodgAdns TEACHER. temporarily.
Detail G. ". Hodskins, teacher at the Eastern
High School. temporarily.
Detail Miss Z. Z. Green. teacher at the Central
High School. temporarily
Appoint Dorothy Kslb teacher at the Wilson
Normal School.
Appoint NJ. B. Grams teacher at the Central High
School.
Grant leave OF absence for one year. for educs-
tional purposes. to z. NJ. Hin, teacher at Central
| High School
Appoint j. H Hildebrsnd. teacher at the Central
High School, temporary.
Promote n. A. Atcheson. teacher. second to third
grade. and transfer from the Ludlow to the Wheat
ley Schrpol. sixth division.
Transfer NJ g. Humphreys, teacher from Hayes
to Ludlow School. sixth division
Appoint II. D. West. teacher second rrsde Hayes
School.
Transfer R. D. standIford teacher wheatley
School. sixth division. to 8. J. Brown School.
eighth division.
Transfer o. L. Allen. teacher s. J. Brown School
eighth division. to Cranch School, ninth division.
sixth division
Transfer g. L. Pulizzi. teacher Adams School
to Force School. first dfrisiop.
Transfer Ada Burgdorf, teacher Force School,
first division to Grant School, eishtS division.
Transfer Fl. W. Merriam, teacher Grant School,
eighth grade and transfer from Grant School to
Promote A. A. Clarke. teacher fourth grade. to
fifth grade. Elizabeth V. Brown School. first dfri-
Promot. $. R. Desser, teacher Of second sr,d.
to third grade. Elizabeth V. Brown School. hnt
division.
Grant leave Of absence for year for pur.
poses Of study, 10 Lorraine MicFsrlane teacher
John Eaton School. second division
Transfer VI. L. Coon, from Tskoma School TO
John Eaton School, and promote from kindergarten
assistant To kindergarten principal.
Appoint L. ID. Crittendeu, kindergarten assistant
TakOma School.
Promote S. R. Crsishin. teacher seventh grade to
eight hsIade. and transfer from Grant School To
Promote f NJ Crook, teacher sixth grade u
seventh grade. and transfer from weishtnan
School To Grant School
PrOnote F. O. Mortimer. teacher seventh grade
10 eighth grads and tranSer from D-nnison School
to Wallach-Tuwers group.
Promote ]. L. LsngiIle. teacher sixth grade to
seventh grade. and transfer from Petworth School
Promots Frsnkanna Connolly, teacher ffth grad.
TO sixth Grade. and tranfe1 from Monroe School
To West Point.
Transfer b A. Yodrr. teacher Emondr School
Promote \. NJ. Harrison. teacher fourth Grade
To fifth grade. Edmonds School
Promote F. Baker. teacher first srade to third
grade. and transfer from Henry-Pok group to
Appoint l.. B. HELEN teacher first sr,de, Henry
Polk group.
Appoint Ruth Hutson teacher first grade. Tskoua
School
Promote A. A. Neritt. teacher fourth grade to
fifth grade. and transfer from West School to
Bdghtwood School
Promote Mary McEntyre. teacher third Grade
to fourth grade and transfer from woodburn
School to West School.
Promote Jane Neiklsjohn. teacher Ant grsds to
third grade, Woodbun School
Transfer A. L. Richardson, teacher At Bright
wood Park TO Woodburn School.
Transfer Isabel Clark. teacher at Grant School
to Brightwood Park School
Transfer N. Z. Bowen. teacher at Gage School
to Petvorth School.
Promote NJ. H. Craig. teacher fourth grade to
fifth grade. and tranter from Gales School to
Gage School.
Grant leave Of sbsence for one year for educa-
tonal purposes, to Pauline Mueden, teacher sixth
grade. Madison School.
Transfer E ". Clark. teacher Bowl School, TO
Madison School,
Promote L. w. Irvine, teacher fourth rrads to
fifth grade, and transfer from Wheatley to the
Blow School
Promote Ethel Browne, teacher third grade 10
fourth grade. and usnSer from the Webb to the
Whsatley School
Promote G. V. Johnston, tsachsr hrst grade to
third grade. and transfer from Blow School to
Webb School.
Appoint Z. c. Rupprecht teacher first grade.
Blow School
Promote l. H. Childress, teacher third grade to
fourth grade. and transfer from the Gage 10 the
Blake School.
Transfer A. L. Willis. teacher Blake School
! to the Gales School
Promote NJ. d. Jack, teacher second grade to
third grade, Gage School.
Appoint Rose Brill teacher Gage School,
Transfer NJ. Edna Morgan, from the Webster
to The Thompson School.
Transfer NJ F. MarSden, teacher Emery School
to the lexington School.
Transfer NJ. J. Strudley, teacher, Tyler School TO
the Emery School.
Appoint L. 4. Green teacher first grade, Tyler
School
Transfer 9. X. Hollingworth. from Corcoran