Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-17
SCHOOL RE0fEN|NG
| NOT BEFORE NOV. 4
Teachers Enabled to Serve as
Nurses for Influenza
Victims.

vlCIInlS.
MANY CHANGES APPROVED
That the public schools of the Dis
trict Of Columbia will not open be-
fore November 4 and not on that date
unless the influenza epidemic is I'M
der control is the announcement made
by Superintendent Ernest I. Thur
ston- Mr.. Thurston conferred today
with the District health officer and with
the board of education on the possibility
of reopening the schools November 4.
DR.. Fowler agreed with the superin-
tendent that as the plague shows no
signs OF abatement at this time, it is
best to set November as a tentative
date for basis ON which to work. The
time lost during the period the schools
are closed will be made up by reduc-
ton in holiday periods, according to the
superintendent
To Release Teachers for Nursing.
In order to release teachers for
nursing work or any kind of relief
work they may care to do in combat
ing the epidemic, Mr.. Thurston today
gave out the following statement:
at is not probable that the public
schools will open before November
4. although the superintendent will
confer with the health officer rel
alive to the matter. Teachers, of
course, will be available for school
service on call, but will not be re-
CURED to report.
"Individual teachers will not be cali
ed for school service unless their
services are required in any case be-
cause of the help they are giving in
other ways to the community. Rea-
Sonable notice preceding a call will
be given to all teachers as far as pos
Sible''
The superintendent said today, how
ever. that if. in the opinion of the
health officer the epidemic is under
control before November 4 the schools
will be reopened as soon as possible
after it is announced that the plague
has been conquered.
Routine business occupied the atten-
ton Of the board of education at its
meeting at the Franklin School yeSter-
day. a few changes in community CEN
tersarrangements were approved.
Classes in foreign language instruc-
ton were transferred to the old Cen
trail High School.
Permission was granted the di-
rector of military aeronautics to hold
classes In the basement at Central
High School.
Several amendment to the regula-
lions for tile use of the public school
buildings as community centerS were
approved.
Central High School will be gen
eral civic and community center un-
der the immediate supervision of the
general secretary.
Changes Approved.
Changes in personnel follow: Ap-
pointments-F. T.. West, matron, Arm
strong High; Mrs. +. L. Smith, labor
er, New Central High; John Rozier,
caretaker. Tenley annex; G. NJ. Hulse,
janitor, Morgan; Eleanor Freeman,
laborer, NJ Street High; Henry Gull
breth, laborer, Thomson: Mildred
Graham. clerk, Eastern High; Mrs.
| c. B. Keys. public school nurse, tenn
porarily appointed; Louise Hickman,
clerk, public schools: NJ. r Taylor,
teacher, GA. Mckinley High. tempo
rarily appointed.
Resignations-J. n. Recder. laborer,
CT, Business High; K. II. Coates, labor
e. II Street High; Rosy FUR, clerk
Eastern High: Mrs. Z. \. Disney
teacher, third grade, Wallach School;
Dorothy Garages, clerk, class /, Frank
lin School.
Promotions-Mrs. Z. p Fletcher
teacher tmodeD. Banneker, TO as
sistant to assistant director OF pr-
mary instruction: Miss y. 7. Shipper,
teacher, first grade to class 4. model.
er. second grade. TO third grade.
Briggs; Miss II. \. Martin. teacher
first grade, to second, Briggs School:
]. G. Stockett, teacher, class >, grade,
to teacher GA. Central High, physical
culture teacher, temporarily: Mrs. c.
L. Ebaugh, teacher. first grade to sec
ond, Towers; Mrs. F. c. Baldwin, clerk.
class 3 to class 4. supervisor of manual
training; Miss A. II. like. teacher,
fourth grade, grightwood. to fifth
teacher, GA, to permanent, Central High.
Iransfers-Miss Z. A Braxton,
teacher, third grade, Briggs. to first,
Wilson School; Miss Maude White,
third grade to fourth grade, Fair
brother School.
Reinstated-Edythe Gilbert, teacher,
second grade, Wheatley School; A L.
Turner, teacher, kindergarten princi-
pal, Blair School: Mrs. +. c. Baldwin,
clerk, class 8, supervisor of manual
training.
Names changed-Mss NJ r. Hick-
man to Miss NJ. i. Hickman, class 1.
kindergarten assistant, lexington
School; Miss NJ. l.. Kimball, teacher,
class 3, draw ing, to Mrs II. X. Powell;
Miss A. L. Hutchinson. first grade,
Edmonds. to Miss A. l.. Hutchison.
Miscellaneous-M. L. Albright, grant
extension of leave of absence until
January 81, 1919; Mrs. I. b. Clarke.
teacher second grade, Towers, to first
grade, Towers; Mrs. A. I. Clarke,
teacher, second grade, lexington, to
first grade. lexington; J. A Murphy,
chief medical inspector, leave of alb
sence for military service during war;
H. C.. Cacates. medical inspector. leave
of absence for military service during
war; ]. Parsons, janitor. Eastern High.
terminate service, community center.
Substitute teachers for graded
schools-Mrs. H. NJ. Lewis, Mrs. Z. L.
Goldman, Miss Vera Roberts, Mrs. NJ.
N. Scharf, Mrs: Grace Casson. Mrs. j.
M. Clayton, Mrs. Blanche Commons,
Mrs. NJ. D. Vail. Mrs. E. NJ. Agnew,
Mrs. F. c. Moses
Substitute teachers for high schools
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