The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
URGE PUPILS
AS FARMERS"
THIS SUMMER
Mrs. Ransome Urges Educa.
ton Board to Impress
Them with Need.


Mrs. +. l. Ransome. chairman OF
the land army committee OF the
women's committee Of the National
Council of Defense.
Mrs. Ransome asked the Board
of Education, at its meeting yes
terday in the Franklin School to
impress upon the school childran Of
the city the great help they will re,
IL instead of spending their vaca-
tion doing nothing, they will spend
the summer on some farm as tillers,
The board received q petition
signed by Central High School stu
dents asking them to remove the
study of German from the curricu-
lum. This movement was Also ad-
vocated in a communication pre-
sented' by the Petworth Citizens
Association.
Washington schools will close
June 81, it was decided yesterday
by the board. This really means
June 10, as the last two days of the
school year will be used by teach
ers and children for checking up.
List or Appointments.
The following is a list of the ap-
pointments made by the board:
Mrs. s. ]. White, temporarily.
teacher second grade at Cleveland; r.
G. Carraher, principal al Benning
Alice Piguet, temporarily, teacher GA
at Central High; Charles Hart, prin-
cipal, temporarily. Eastern High; Mrs.
/. NJ. Allen. temporarily, teacher first
grade at Brent; NJ. r. White, teacher
fourth grade at Madison; Mrs. A. c.
DENIM. teacher third grade at Blair;
Mrs. F. W. Walther, teacher second
grade at Cleveland; Mrs. Z. NJ.
White, temporarily, teacher first
grade at johnson; l.. B. Mason, tenn
porarily, teacher first grade at Car
berry; Mrs. E. w. Ely, temporarily,
teacher first grade at Langdon; Mrs.
E. s. Boyer. temporarily, teacher first
grade at Van Buren; Mrs. N. G. Mil
Ter, teacher second grade at Pet
worth; Mrs. B. p. Thalmann, teacher
third grade at Wheatley; Mrs. L. NJ.
Woodwork, teacher first grade al
Buchanan. temporarily; I. F. O'Neal,
teacher at Smallwood Night; NJ. c.
Halves, temporarily, teacher at East
ern High. night; K. F. Thomas, tenn
porarily, teacher at Park View, night.
Mrs. B. H. Tucker. attendance Of
ficer; c. E. Francis. teacher at Arm
strong. night; H. 2. Alexander, tenn
porarily, teacher at Stevens; NJ. NJ.
York, public school nurse; c. +.
Bowie, laborer at Lovejoy; Emily
Jackson, laborer at Seaton; Mrs
Frances Hunter, laborer at Reservoir;
Eulalie Buchanan, teacher Class g.
music: L. J. Campbell. teacher. Glass
2, at Carbery; E. o. Bates, kinder
garten assistant at Banneker; J. C.
Bruce, supervising principal. tempo
rarily; ]. E. Mckinney. janitor at s.
J. Bowen; Louis Nix, Iaborer at Pea.
body; o. L. cambridge, janftor al
Morgan; Minnie Sayles. Iaborer at Old
Central: Edward Harris, laborer al
Mckinley; Roy Linkins, janitor TEN.
porarily at Morgan: J. F. Minor. la.
borer at Dunbar: David Murphy. la.
borer at Jefferson: Mary SmaIlwood
laborer at Cleveland; H. NJ. Locke
laborer at New Central: John Swain
janitor at Tyler Community Center
Harry Tolson. laborer at Wilson Nor.
NAL Community Center; Charles Ed.
wards. aborer at Birpey Communal '
Center.
ResIgnatIOns.
The designations Of the followin,
were accepted:
Mrs. L. W. Conlon, teacher Class
at Park View; Mrs. C. G. White
teacher Glass 1 at Gage; Mrs. E. P
Macdonald, teacher Glass ?, now OF
leave; Hugh Phillips, teacher Glass 3
Manual Training; H.. NJ Tancre
teacher first grade at Brent; II. L
Enoch. teacher. first grade at Var
Buren,; Mrs. r. B. Parker, clerI
Class 3. board of examiners: Jane
Oliphant, teacher at Park View night
H. C. Haynes. teacher at Armstrong
Night; Mrs J. J. Phillips, kinder.
garten assistant at Banneker;)w. H
letter. coal passer at New Central
w. H. Jenkins. laborer at Peabody
w. B. Oden. laborer at Garfield; Will
lam Cartwright, laborer at Dunbar
]. A. Fenwick. ]. G. Anderson
janitor at S. J. Bowen; H. N. Locke
laborer at New Central; August Haas
janitor at Tyler Community Center
John Coates, laborer at Wilson
Normal Community Center; Walter
Perkins, laborer at Birney Community
Center; Ollie Newman, laborer at JEFF
ferson; H. E. Gregory, janitor Al
Morse; w. E. Parker. laborer at Sea
ton; C. o. cambridge, laborer at Dun
bar;
Promotions.
Promotions made follow:
NJ. l. German, clerk at Bushes.
High, from Glass 2 to Class 3; H. G
Cooling. clerk at Wilson Normal. from
Class 1 to Class 2; w. F. Smith
principal at Smallwood. from three
nights to FIVE; E. ]. Dakin. teacher
at smallwood. from three nights t.
five: w. A. ST 18th, teacher at Busi.
ness. from four nights to FIVE: Nor.
mah johnson. from janitor at Bunker
Hill to coalpasser at New Central
Mrs. Louise Bond, from Iaborer al
Monroe to Janitor at Bunker Hill
Albert Shorter, from laborer at Oh
Central to laborer at Emery; Harr,
Tolson, from laborer at CLEVELAND
to lsborer at Wilson Normal
Transfers.
The following transfers were made
August Haas, janitor, from Tyler t.
Lenox; ]. H. Swain, janitor, from
Lenox to Tyler.
Leaves Of Absence.
Leave or absence was granted t.
the followings:
N. i. Walsh. principal at Tenley
i'll health; Mrs. c. B. Crane, il
health, teacher second grade a.
Cleveland; A. L. Turner, X. P. a.
Grant, extension until June 80; N
L. Albright, teacher class 2 at Lang.
don. extension until June 80; A. s
Fulton. teacher class GA at McKin.
ley, war service: A. NJ. Merrill
teacher class ga at Eastern. study
Mrs. NJ. r. Smoot, teacher first
grade at Carberry, i'll health: NJ. F
Finley. teacher class GA Contra
High, war service.
Changes of Names.
The following changes of names
were announced:
Miss A. NJ Simonton. clerk fr