The Washington herald., 1918-03-21

f1icted too severe punishment on
him afterward."
John B. Larner, member Of the
board. moved that Rule 30 on the
subject Of corporal punishment be
rescinded and hereafter corporal pun
ishment In the schools be prohibited
and that the superintendent communi-
cate this action OF the board to every
supervising principal, principal and
teacher in the school system"
Rule 90 reads: ''The avoidance OF
corporal punishment as far as may
be possible with a due regard to obe-
dience on the part of the pupils Is en-
Joined on all teachers.
Each case of corporal punishment
with the reason therefor, shall be
reported promptly by the teacher in
charge OF the school and forwarded
through the principal and supervising
principal to the superintendent"
Has Good Record,
The matter was brought before
the board. through the intermediate
channels - principal. supervising
prIncIpaI, GssBranl superintendent
of the schools. and the supeRinten-
dent.
Nothing official will be given out
on the case, other than the state
ment that the papers will be for
warded to the corporation counsel,
and that the suspension OF the
teacher will take place in a short
time. during the investigation.
Syphax has a good record. ac-
cording to school oficials. He has
completed twenty years in the
service, and was transferred TO the
Stevens Ungraded School, on Feb
ruary IL. The first of his troubles
started on February IL.
1t was decided at the meeting to
allow the depleted ranks of the
teaching army in the District
schools to be recruited from stu
dents at the Wilson Normal School,
in the order of their seniority, The
teachers will be chosen as needed,
from the upper classes, according to
the ability OF the normal school
students.
Changes in the school system are
as follows:
Appointments.
Mrs. L. NJ. Woodyorth. temporary
teacher. first grade. at Buchanan; Mrs.
I. s. Flowers. teacher, first grade. at
Twining: Mrs. NJ. B. Beller. teacher.
first grade. at Webb; Mrs. f. M.
White, temporary teacher. second
grade. at Petworth; Mrs. A. c. Den
min. temporary teacher. third grade,
at Blair: Mrs. r. W. Glover, teacher,
second grade. at Hilton; S. T. Jones.
teacher. fourth grade. at E. V. Brown;
l.. B. Mason, temporary teacher. third
grade. at Wheatley: Z. NJ. Hessey,
teacher. third grade. at Lenox; Mrs.
E. McC. Davis, temporary teacher.
second grade. at Langdon; Mrs. NJ.
F. Green, temporary teacher, fourth
grade, at E. V. Brown; Mrs. J. T.
Burmeister, temporary teacher, first
grade. at Johnson; Mildred Stephen
son. clerk, class !. office OF director OF
intermediate instruction; !. c. Eakin,
temporary teacher, class ga, at Nc
Klnley High; Mrs. NJ ]. Kley, teacher,
third grade, at Emery; R. l. Vaughn,
temporary teacher. at Armstrong
Night; NJ. L. Grice. temporary teacher.
second grade. at Garrison; Mrs. B. B.
Jackson, temporary teacher. second
grade. at Garrison; E. L. Newman.
teacher. second grade, at Garrison;
Mrs. Ruth Bruce. laborer, at Gales;
Lucy Makell, laborer. at NJ Street
High; Edith Chapman, Iaborer, at
Langdon; Sarah Washington, care
taker, at New Central; L. G. Baker,
laborer, at Curtis.
Substitute teachers in graded
schools: Miss Madeline McArdle, Mrs.
f. z. Middleton, Mrs. E. S. Boyer
Mrs. F. r. Capen. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Nipple,
Mrs. Emily I1aurimore.
F. E. Thiele, teacher second grade
at Petworth; Mrs. NJ. B. Cook, teach
er, third grade, at Hilton; Mrs. L. C.
Rabenhorst, teacher, first grade, at
johnson; Mrs L. A. Hamilton, teach
er, fifth grade. at Powell; Stephen
Leverone. janitor, at Blow; I. c.
Tucker. laborer. at Langdon: B. l..
Warrick, caretaker at New Central;
Raymond Hewlett. laborer. at Curtis
Benjamin Edwards, laborer. at New
Central; Herbert Graham, laborer, at
Lovejoy
r. G. Hersey. from fourth to fifth.
nights, as teacher at Business. night;
A. V. HAZEL, from second to third
grade, at Hilton; A. F. Garrels, from
fourth grade, Emery, to fifth grade, at
Petworth; ]. F. n. Wilkinson, from
teacher to principal. at Garfield; Will.
lam Lee. from laborer at $3.50. to $420,
at NJ Street High; Edwin Greer, from
laborer at Central High, to janitor,
at Blow.
D. E. Drummey. teacher of printing,
from Mckinley. night, to Central,
night; L. NJ. Brown, teacher, fifth
grade. from Ross to Powell; E. B
Dill, teacher, fifth grade. from Pet
worth. to Ross; E. NJ. Warde. from
third grade to fourth grade, at Emery;
Joseph Coates. Iaborer, from NJ Street
High to Miner Normal
Robert Edglin, laborer. at McKin-
ley High; Thomas Scott, laborer al
Miner Normal; A. G. Wilmington
laborer at Gales.
Grant extension Of leave Of absence
until June 30 to Mrs. J. W. McAdoo
now on leave, and Miss A. T. Howard
now on leave.