The Washington herald., 1917-09-14
FIFTY 'MARMS
in MRS. CLASS
Half Hundred of Capital S
Prettiest Teachers Fall
Victims of Dan Cupid.

What made fifty pretty, petite little
school mistresses of Washington,
decide suddenly this summer to
change their names from Miss to
Mrs? why did fifty Of the pret-
test of the District teaching force
decide that the single life" was 'all
wrong" and take advantage of the
kindly ruling that allows a District
teacher to marry and yet retain her
position7
Was it the war? Undoubtedly this
had some effect. The rush OF young
men to enlist. the passing of the sell
eetive service law, the consequent
drafting Of many men and the re-
sultAnt Fastening of marriages be-
cause Of the leaving for concentration
camps this fall, helped to rush the
weddings.
Was It the call OF Dan Cupid while
gazing at the sad sea waves" while
on vacations spent at the seasoref
Perhaps. Or the lure of gliding
canoe and whispering silences of
great tall trees. Was Il that7
Beard Approves Changes.
Perhaps" you say. The result
vas all the same. though. Fifty
war brides for want of a better
h1AncB ndNC DCtH BldCca Ou lAc pay
rolls Of the District. The list was
placed before the Board of Education
yesterday afternoon at its first fall
meeting.
The board took Il gracefully, ap-
proved the changes, and thus gave
its blessing to the lives Of the newly
weds.
Making possible the holding of a
position by a married woman, is the
recent decision of the District su-
prene Court on the much-discussed
section 4S' OF the school regula.
tionE. This holds that it is legal for
4 woman to be married and yet be
Independent in her earning powers.
Included in the lists approved yes
terday are the following:
Change the name OF Miss Enid Hold
en-, Adams School to Mrs. H. H. Burn
side; Miss I. L. Collins, Polk School.
10 Mrs. 1. c. Cecil; Miss &. F. Robin
sen, Emery School, to Mrs. E. r. Ker-
win; Miss Rosa Breslauer, Carbery
berry School. to Mrs. r. B. Baer: Miss
z. NJ. Raeder, Carbery School. to Mrs.
". r. smoot: Miss NJ. K. Lowry. e.
V. Brown School, to Mrs. NJ. X. Bur-
rows; Miss Esther Tyner. Webb
school, to Mrs. e. H. Buck; Miss Har-
EleL OnQGENOOQ. "ElSHlludn SChOOl, u
Mrs. H. U. Symonds; Miss L. F. Scott.
Eastern High school. to Mrs. L. s.
Maxson: Miss r. g. Combes. Hubbard
School. to Mrs. E. c. Shoemaker; Miss
r. ID. Standiford, S. ]. Bowen School.
to Mrs. r. S. Lewis; Miss NJ. II. Ed
wards, Henry-Polk School, to Mrs. j.
r. Beckett; Miss K. z. Carr, Ecking-
ton School. to Mrs. h. C. Bowyer; 8. S.
Catella. Eastern High School to Mrs.
s. 8. Catell; Miss Dorothy WhitfOrd,
Jackson School, to Mrs. d. W. Du-
van; Miss NJ. L. Finch, Webb School.
to Mrs. NJ. r. Jones; Miss II. L. Nc
Cambridge, Powell School, to Mrs.
II. McC. Bond; NJ. Z. MagrudeT,
Birney School. to Mrs. NJ. E. Brown;
NJ. A. Incas, Randall School, to Mrs.
W. A. McEaddy; Marguerite fergu-
son, Phillips School, to Mrs. n. +.
Palmer; 5. A. Tyler. Giddings School,
TO Mrs. s. T. Smith; r. Z. Guy,
,CsrdOza School. to Mrs. r. G. Moore;
Therese Lee. Dunbar High School to
Mrs. T. L. Connolly; Parthenia Piles,
Briggs School, to Mrs. P. P. Jones; g.
NJ. Smallwood. Langston School, to
Mrs. G. NJ Pryor; I. z. Mitchell, the
Mott school. 20 Mrs. I. f. De Reef;
r. L. MagrudeT. LovejOy School, to
Mrs. B. l. Wade; L. f. Brown, Love-
Joy School, to Mrs. L. L. Miner; NJ.
Elizabeth Clarke. Jones School. to
Mrs. NJ. E. Morgan: N. L. Powell.
LanEston School. to Mrs. NJ. r.
Rhambeau; B. E. George, Cardoza
School, to Mrs. B. E. Lavalle; S. Z.
jackson, Giddings School, to Mrs. ..
E Gray; f. q. Mckinley. Garnet
Pattsrson-Phelps School. TO Mrs. f.
Mex. Battley; A H. Murdock, Sy-
phax School. to Mrs. A. NJ. Burwell.
Miss NJ. W. Wilson. o Street NOca-
tional. to Mrs. NJ. W. Koonce; Miss
G. NJ. Wallace to Mrs. c. NJ. Murray;
Miss A NJ. Nelson, Armstrong. to
Afrs. A. N williams.