Evening star., 1917-12-06
SCHOOLS HARD HIT
FOR SKILLED CLERKS

Characteri1ing the resignation Oh
Miss. .Bsthsf Van Dyns. clerk at the new
Csntru High School. a. the resigna-
ton OF the last experienced clerk In
the high schools of the District OF Co
lumbIa. Superintendent OF Schools Ell
mast l. Thurseon said yesterday. at the
regular meeting of the board OF educa-
ton. that larger salaries were needed
If clerks and teachers are to be kept In
the employ Of the schools. Miss van
pyne's resignation. he said. marks the
end OF the list of experienced clerks In
the high schools and leaves nothing
but inexperienced workers. who are
unable to keep up with the rusn OF
clerical business being handled in the
schools
The formulation of list of former
teachers who have left the employ OF
the schools and now want to come BACK.
and others who have applied for posi-
t,ons In the schools. was announced.
Supt Thurston said that with this list
At hand he would hsve enough expert
enced teachers available to f1N all ap-
pointments or promotions and the
places of those leaving. This disposes
Of the problem of the shortage OF
teachers in the schools for the time
being.
Pupils May Go to Work.
George e. Hamilton, acting president
superintendent of schools for the en-
ployment of high school pupils IN Gooo
standing who secure temporary posi-
tions to be excused from the schools
beginning December II. This author-
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by Isaac Cans through the Chamber OF
Commerce at a meeting last month.
recommendation that Robert HoWaro,
director of the Boys Working Reserve.
the schools and explain to the pupils
the cause of the working reserve was
found favorable by the board:
Use OF the following schools for meet
iliary:xJefferson. Bradley. Fairbrother.
Smanwood, S. J. Bowen and Greenieaf.
The use of the auditoriums of the New
Central and Business High Schools for
Tehearsals of the .ntsaniasd psama League OF
TheSfollowing changes in personnel
were announced:
Appointments.
The following appointments were
made: Marion Clark. temporarily. as
teacher at Mckinley Night School: Mrs.
u.
first grade at Reservoir: w. D. Terrell.
temporarily, as teacher at Mckinley
Night: Mrs c, B. Crane. teacher second
grade at Grover Cleveland; NJ X.
Young. clerk class !, Central High; NJ.
A. Tapscott, community secretary at
Dunbar High: A. C. Drisco1l. community
secretary at Thomson; L. w. Hardy,
community secretary at Eastern High;
Olive Shafer, clerk class l at Western
High. Mrs. g. G. White, temporarily.
kindergarten assistant at Gage; Mrs.
c. CLemmtnd. temporarily, teacher
fourth grade at lexington; Mrs. H. F.
Ellfs-femporarily, teacher third grade
at Jackson: Mrs. n. c. Lee, temporarily,
teacher second grade at Takoma. Mrs.
l.. B. Jones. temporarily. teacher second
grade at Blair: Mrs. E. c.. Schreck.
Temporarily as teacher second grade at
Ludlow: Iva Judge. teacher first grade
at Brightwood Park; Mrs. N. B. Gam
NELL temporarily, teacher first grade
at webb: Mrs. NJ. L. Steele, temporarily,
teacher third grade at Wheatley: Mrs.
E. n. Disney, teacher third grade at
Wallach: Mrs. I. H. B1akelock, tenn
porarily. teacher class at Corcoran;
Mrs. A. B. Field, temporarily. teacher
second grade at Langdon: Mrs. NJ. Y.
Drummer. temporarily, as teacher sec
ond trade at Park View; Isaac Topper.
temporarily, teacher at Mckinley
Night: Antoinette Duvall. teacher first
grade at Threlkeld: s. E Brown. teach
er first grade at Deanwood: As substi-
tutes; H. B. Wallace. w. w. Simmons,
A p. BENJAMIN; Mrs. Lucy simmons.
caretAker at 730 gath street; Mrs NJ. R.
Myers, caretaker at Tenley; F. s. Ver-
million as tanitor at New Central
Night: Ellen DriscoIl. caretaker at
Morse: William Lee. laborer at NJ Street
High: Hattie Gross. janitor at Fort