The Washington herald., 1918-01-17
BOARD WAVES
EXAMS GET
D. G. TEACHERS
Action Made Necessary by
Depletion Of Present
Force.


In\ an effort to meet the serious
shortage Of "schoolma'ams" which
confronts the District. the Board of
Education ruled to waive competitive
examinations for school teachers yes
terday.
While an emergency bill providing
increased salaries for teachers Is be-
fore Congress. many teachers are
the schopls in order to enter
the government departments. Unless
effectual measures are taken to IN
crease the teaching force In the very
near future, many of the lower grades
will have to be closed. while the
higher grades will be consolidated
under fewer teachers. 1t is believed
that IL the teachers emergency ap-
preparation bill passes Congress.
many teachers who resigned in order
to accept higher-paid government po-
sitions will return to their former
places.
New War Course.
The board also decided to open a
two-year industrial course in the
High School, as a war
measure. 1t was pointed out that
students with a two-year technical
education will be able to do war work
of a skilled type which commands
high wages. Superintendent Thurston
said, This two-year technical course
will be continued at least for the
duration Of the war;
Yesterdays meeting of the board
also witnessed the termination OF the
case of F. L. Cardoza, of the Dean
wood School, uccused of unbecomine
conduct by w. Calvin Chase. An in
vesHgating committee composed OF
Fontaine Peyton, II. Barrett Learned
and ]. Hayden Johnson failed to sus-
tain Mr.. Chase's charges. The charges
were dismissed.
The high school movement, origin
ating in Central High School, to col.
lect old clothes for the impoverished
families OF France and Belgium, re-
ceiVed the Endorsement Of the board
Appointments.
The following appointments were
made and designations accepted:
r. G. Hersey. teacher, Business
night; E. G. Simmons, teacher, Busi.
ness. night; NJ. T. Stephenson, tenn.
porarily, clerk, class /, director OF
intermediate instruction Office; G. R
O'Neal, temporarily, teacher, Central
High: Mrs. A. C. Hefebower, teacher
temporarily, sixth grade, Jefferson;
F. j. Drummer, teacher. Business
night; f. S. Lewis. temporarily
teacher class 3. domestic science; NJ
S. Schwartz, clerk. class 1. financial
office: Bertha Gordon Walker, public
school nurse; Mrs. J. ]. Maher, tenn
porarily. teacher fourth grade at Nor
gan; Mrs. z. F. Ellis, teacher third
grade at Addison; Mrs. n. B. Saun-
ders. temporarily, teacher third grade
at Bradley; F. NJ. Dellwig, teacher
class 8, domestic science: Mrs. NJ. v.
Beller, Emporarily, teacher first
grade, Webb; Mrs. v. L Ebert, teach
er seventh grade at Petworth; Mrs. I.
B. Jones. temporarily, teacher first
grade at Cooke; NJ. v. Ross, tempor-
arily, teacher third grade at Lenox:
Mrs. H. L. Fetter, temporarily, teacn-
er sixth grade at Fillmore; Mrs. 8. ].
White, temporarily, teacher fourth
grade at Gales; Mrs. NJ. K. Leahy.
teacher third grade al
Blow; Mrs. l. NJ. Minor, temporarily,
teacher fifth grade at Abbott; Mrs. z.
M. White, temporarily, teacher sec
ond grade at Brightwood Park; Mrs.
F. T. Doggett. teacher ga, permanent,
at Eastern High; Mrs. I. K. Holmes.
teacher first grade at Takoma; Mrs.
E. w. Schooley, teacher second grade
at Corcoran; Mrs. v. H. williams,
teacher first grade at Buchanan; Mrs.
H. Blakelock, temporarily. teacher
third grade at Bradley; Mrs. c. c.
Lemmond, temporarily. teacher fourth
grade at Gales; E. ]. Riley, tempor-
arily. principal at Jefferson; Mrs. c.
c. Williams. teacher class 5, tempor-
arily, at Jefferson.
Mrs. N. B. Gammell, teacher Sec
ond grade at Van Ness; Mrs. NJ. Y.
teacher first grade albright
wood Park; Mrs. T. C. Pollock, teach
er third grade at Park View; Mrs. NJ.
H. Matthews, temporarily. teacher
second grade at Corcoran; Mrs. E.
w. Schooley, teacher first grade at
Takoma. temporarily; c. w. Childs,
jr., temporarily, teacher class 3 at
Cardozo Vocational; Mrs. W. H. Lew
Is, temporarily, teacher class at
Garfield; Mrs. E. T. Jones, teacher
class 2 at Garfield; E. v. Graham,
as K. A. at A. Bowen
School; L. I. Lee, teacher class 2 at
Lovejoy; Mary Bradford Stone, COM
munity secretary at E. v. Brown
school: Kate Brown, caretaker at H.
d. Cooke; w. H. letter, coal passer
at Central: B. G. Henning, janitor at
Eugene Taylor, laborer at
Henry: D. T. Cochran. laborer at Con-
gress Heights; w. H. letter, tenn
coal passer at New Central,
night; Walter Warren, laborer at
Stevens; Henry Marshall, temporari-
ly, laborer at Miner Normal Com
munity Center; E. v. Graham, Kin
dergarten assistant at Bower; c. A.
Johnson, teacher and principal at
Jefferson, night; Robert Wilson. jsnis
tor at Brightwood Park; John Coates,
laborer at Wilson Normal; Alberta
White, caretaker at Brooklsnd.
Resignations.
Accept the resignation Of the fol-
lowing: Esther Parker. assistant 70
the principal at Business, niEhs: ~.
V. ID. Skillman, kindergarten ,psincipal
at Thomson; Helen wiilismsl clerk,
class 3, office of the Director OF In
Instructions; II. W, Morsell,
teacher. class 3, at Lenox; Grace
Wanstall. teacher, sixth sraaA 81 Fill
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grade. at Blow; J. E wiler, teacher,
fourth grade, at Gales; r. II Abbot
third grade, at Park View;
Edith Prettyman, teacher. first grade,
1t Takoma; o. NJ. Keys, teacher, at
night; T. J. HORN. fireman,
at New Central; James Ery. iaborer,
st Henry; ]. J. Sifarns labafer, at
r. H. Dyson. lahorer, at
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