The Washington herald., 1917-01-18
THE HUMAN bee MAN.
BUzzES TO NO AVAIL
Board Of Education Denies Lecturer
Privilege Of Appearing Before Pupils.

J. T.. Wood. of stroudsburg, Pa, who
styled himself "The Human Bee Man."
appeared before a meeting of the Board
Of Education In franklin School yester-
day afternoon and sought permission TO
deliver lecture on bees In one Of the
schools, He said that he illustrates his
lectures with 100000 live bees and declares
that few people realized that bees play
an important part in Graduating disease
and in protecting fruit crops.
DIR. John Van Schaick. jr.. president of
the board said that he was sorry there
was no fund available to provide for
lectures, The board was very much in
terested in what Mr., Wood had to say
and he was assured that every effort
would be made that he might lecture
here.
Teachers Retirement
Secretary Harry o. Hine read communi-
cations from many citizens associat tons.
parent-teachers' associations. and other
civic bodies indorsing teachers retire.
ment
The opinion of Corporation Counsel
Conrad II. Syme relative to high school
fraternities and sororities was read. Mr..
Syme decides that the board acted with
in its province when it put a ban on the
secret societies
1t was announced that the District has
acquired $500 square feet of ground at
cost of $500 adjoining the lexington
School for an extension of the school.
At the cost of $4,000, about $500
square feet of ground was purchased
for an extension to the Madison School
Building. A third purchase of 1855
square feet for $1,000 will insure an
extension of the Armstrong Manual
Training School
Permission was granted to hold an
entertainment in Eastern High School
tomorrow and Saturday nights for the
beneht OF athletics. The entertain
ment will be supplementary to and
will not take the place of the annual
spring play.
Permission was given the Mothers
Club of the Lucretia Mott School to
give motion picture entertainments In
the school. The proceeds are to be
used to buy a set of stereoscopes and
a graphophone.
Changes in Personnel.
Announcement was made that the
charges made against two school
teachers would be heard January %.
at $3.50 p. m. and February 13, at 3
D. M, respectively.
The following changes IN personnel
were made:
Transfer Miss A. A. Shaw. K. P. from Bel to
Garfield.
Transfer L. B. Shaw. K. P. from Garfield to Ben
TerninAte txnpDrary appointment Of H. @.
Anderson. Dunbar Night.
Appoint A NJ. scurlock. temporary teacher. Dun
bar Night
Apyoint John Ryan. ,sritor. Psrt View.
Accept resignation Of Taylor Long. lnbor~. Gar
net School.
Appoint James Dousisss lsbar. Grant
Appoint Marguerite lon temporarily, class J.
music.
Appoint T. v Blmpus class s-a, Eastsrn High.
temporarily. vice Miss Elizabeth BirtwelL
Appoint Miss Eva Burrel. oaretaker. 2l2 II STREET
Transfer Mn. NJ. z Smith, car-tahor. from
johnson 70 Powell
Appoint Nj. J. C. w.If~. teacher ca.. So,
Western High.
Grant leave Of sbsenos for sI months to Miss
H H. or,msr. te.oh4 ella. ) EdmOnds;
Promote Mis- J. G. White. class ., Mnry 70
class 5 Edrnonda
Apgunt Evelyn Nayior ciass Msuy.
Appoint Mrs nellie Moride. class 4. Peabody.
temporarily. Vice Mis- L. B. Thon.
Appoint Miss Z. L. Mos. temporarily. clas J.
vice r. Richardson-
Appoint Miss d. NJ HA,nsr. tsmporarily, dass 1
vice r. Richardson teacher. cass 8. Gnhe~P ~Patter-
son Phelps
Change name Of Miss B L Chase. teacher Of
music, TO Mrs. B. L. Hill.
Transfer G. A. Coleman. class ). from Cardoso
Vocational to Street.
Appoint Z. W. Lawrencs. tempur,dly. ol.ss g.
trade instructor In printing.
Appoint Il W. Lxwronoe. temporarily, Oentrsl
High night school.
Accept resignation Of Reuben Fink teacher
Business. night
Accept resignation Of J. Il Smith, teacher, Nc
Kinley night.
Accept resignation Mis- NJ a whitssn tescha,
Business night
Appoint Q. D. Smith tsmporxriy. teacher Bust
ness. night
Promote Miss NJ p. Marsden. teacher class 4,
lexington to director S psnmanship.
Transfer the following teachers from the johnson
10 the Powell: Mrs. 8. A. No,rse. r. B. Dill
B. N. Holzbcrg and Virginia Kirby
Appoint W. A. Short. Temporarily class j. Car
dozo Vocational
Appoint F. E. Paris. temporarily principal. Oar
do1o Vocational.
Appoint P. L. Robinson, Temporarily. class J.
Cardozo