Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19


teacher Married women now teaching
would not be affected.
Charles A. Baker and Mrs. Rebecca
Drysdale. representing the Conduit
Road Citizens Association. made a plea
before the board for better school IA
| cilities for their vicinity. They gave
statistics to show that the Conduit
overcrowded and also stated that the
| buildings were not modern. They ex-
| planned that the Conduit Road School
| was built in 1874 and has but one
| taught, and that the Reservoir School
| is frame building and has four rooms.
| The board will give the matter careful
attention.
To Use Central High School.
| Permission was granted to the Of
| hcers' Reserve Corps to use the new
Central High School for its work. A
| request for the use of the caAlt equip
ment is to be taken under considera-
ton. but cannot be granted under pres
! emit conditions, as the school officials
are directly responsible for 1t.
| letter pledging her loyalty to this
| country was received from Mile. Blanch
J. Bimont, French teacher at Western
High School. who worked in the Red
l
| vacations since the beginning Of the
great war. II know France for which
| I have done my best, will be grateful
| to me for what 1 shall be able to do
| here for her sister republic, the great
| United States" she said.
| William NICK. Clayton. representing
the Brightwood Park Citizens Associa-
| ton. made an address urging the teach
| tory of the District Of Columbia. DR..
! John Van Schaick, jr., president of the
board, and Ernest L. Thurston, su-
perintendent of schools. explained that
forward to this. -
Permission was granted for the Busi-
| ness High School Glee Club to give
| an entertainment May "a: for the West
ment May and s; for the Cardozo Vo-
cational School to give a dance April
20 at Armstrong Manual Training
School. and for the Choral Club of the
x; w; 2. a; to use Central High May
School Custodians and Janitors' Union,
No. 1896. indorsing the high and pa :.
triotic position taken by the President
| of the United States"
To Build Fence Around Garden.
Permission was granted the Hubbard
| school to use a portion Of the money
| raised from the sale of old papers
| or the erection Of a fence around its
| school garden.
A brief tilt occurred between DR.. Van
| Shaick and G. NJ. Koockogey. repre-
\ Mr.. Koockogey had, appeared before
| the board number of times to protest
against the temporary appointment of
| teacher OF printing in the colored
schools. claiming the man appointed
was not qualified. In talking before
| the board yesterday afternoon he made
statements implying that the board of
education and school officials had not
acted in good faith in the matter.
Il will not stand for your coming
here and insulting tho board Of educa-
| ton and school ofilcials in this man;
ner." declared DR.. Van Schaick. Every
| time you have appeared before US you
| have said something calculated to in
suit U.S."
The matter finally was ended by the
president of the board. the superin-
| tendent of schools. officers of Typo
graphical Union, who were present,
and Mr.. Koockogey holding a confer
ence whereby all might reach an I'M
| Outstanding of the case.
N. H. Trundle. teacher class 2, Cranch.
| E. E. Walther. teacher class 2. Addi-
son.
Ruth L. Kemp. teacher class 2. Bell
| School.
Temporarily. H. A. Martin. teacher
| class 2. Langston.
| K. NJ. Rich. class 2. Benning
| Temporarily. Mrs. L. P. Smith, kinder
garten assistant. Wallach.
| Holden Montgomery, temporarily as
laborer. Central High.
| Dunbar High.
NJ. B. Tennyson, teacher class 3, HYDE.
! William Jenkins. laborer. Peabody.
| Kathryn McCoach. teacher class 2,
Maury.
Blair.
Robert Lee. laborer. school gardens.
L. NJ. Coates. teacher class .. Pierce
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Gleason. teacher, wallach
Night, temporarily.
| The following as substitute teachers:
Miss NJ. NJ Rebendorff, of French.
German and art in white high schools.
Miss F. l.; A: Moody. Of English and
w. NJ McLoud. of Ltain, English 20
ology. civics and history in the coiored
high and manual training schools.
Il Promotions:
II z. r. Keleher, teacher class . Rlair
/ to class 3. Madison.
L. G. Hart. class 3. Hilton, to class Ga
Wilson Normal. rule 4se. vice H. D.
| Wise.
Eva Baker. class 3. from Edmonds to
Hilton.
4 Pauline Scott. from class 2, Maury. to
/ class 8. Edmonds.
/ D. A. Brooks. laborer, from Peabody
i to Dunbar High.
| Transfers:
Olive Murray. teacher class 2, from
| Pierce to school gardens.
| II. L. Murray. teacher class ., from
Cranch to school gardens
1 s. v. Lacy, teacher class ., from HYDE
to school gardens.
Miss S. l. Arlington. class ., from
1 Bell to school gardens.
Accept designations Of
| NJ. G. Schneider. class 8. Madison.
NJ L. Smith, teacher, Wallach Night.
William Cartwright, laborer, Dunbar
High.
Dorothy Nevius. class 2. Benning.
| Miscellaneous:
| Terminate temporary appointment of
A. N. Schurlock. teacher, Dunbar Night.
Terminate services Of H. e. Cogswell.
/ teacher Wilson Normal Night.
Approve temporary service of L M,
Minor. teacher class 2, temporarily,