Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-04
SCHOOLS WILL TRY
PLATOON PLAN TO
RELIEVE CR0WD|NG
Classes Will Be Shifted to
Utilize Gymnasiums and
Audit0riums.

AuQlt0rlumS.
In an effort to relieve congestion
| in the public schools and to present
| specializing courses under diversified
surroundings, the platoon system OF
| shifting classes so as to make use
of the gymnasiums and auditoriumS
| of several Washington school build
| ings will be given an immediate trlai
| Supt. Thurston was authorized by
| the board of education, in session yes
, terday afternoon, to put the platoon
plan into operation as soon as the
I necessary new teachers can be Sc
| cured.
| Plan to BE Started Mt Park View.
| The reorganization of classes Will
| start at the Park View School. one
of the largest public school buildings
| and especially adapted for the pro-
| posed system, Supt. Thurston states
The Park View School and two porta-
| bleS adjoining are caring for twenty
| five classes and accommodating 922
pupils. Under the platoon arrange
| ment the same facilities can serve
\ thirty-two classes and 1880 pupils,
| it is pointed out by Supt. Thurston.
| OF the overenrollment of 5000 pu.
! pills in the District public schools 2.40o
! can be cared for by operating the
platoon principle in ten of the largest
schools. Supt. Thurston told the board
; Under the platoon plan the pupils
| will have but half Of their regular
! school work in their appointed class
! rooms They will be taken to the
| auditorium for a part of their study
periods and for classes in hygiene;
| civics and drama tiZation. They VIII
have other classes in the gymnasium;
in the music room and in the naturai
science laboratories. While the pu-
L.,
room the latter will be used by otner
classes.
Scheme Has Other Advantages.
Advantages besides relieving the
crowded state of classrooms. are
pointed out as being the refreshing
and invigorating effects to the pupils
by a change of surroundings seVerai
times during the day. There is the
boon of vigorous physical training.
Expert teachers will be used for in
struction in music. art. nature study
and hygiene. None of the regular
school work will be sacrificed. it is
promised.
The school board will take up ct
it's next meeting a plan to extend the
junior high school system of wash
ington in an effort to meet the stress
of the entrance of 1000 more stu
dents into the city high schools in
February.
Board Dismisses Miss Wood Case.
The case of Miss Alice Wood.
Western High School teacher, who
had been charged with indiscreet ut
terances before her pupils and who
was eXonerated by Justice Hitz of
the District Supreme Court. was for
mally dismissed by the board.
Immediate action in remedyinS the
unhealthful conditions at the Stevens
School. 21st and X streets, where sew
eral Of the pupils have been rendered
i'll by gases escaping from the furnace
room and where there have been re-
peated holidays. because of the in
sanitary state, it is set out in the pc
tition of parents were called for by
delegation of mothers. The board
announced that remedy is being
sought.
Parents of pupils in the Minor Nor
NAL School petitioned that a fifth
and sixth grade be added to the four
grades already housed in the struc-
ture.
An assistant will be appointed to
aid in Kindergarten and playground
work being carried on at the Found
ling Hospital.
The following changes in personnel
were approved:
Appointments.
Vincent Pryor, laborer, Western
High: Herman Crowdy, laborer, Will
son Normal and Eoss Schools; Miss
Ruth Brinkley, temporary teacher.
class GA, Dunbar High; A. F. Matt
land. temporary teacher. Els Sd street
might; Clare Tomlinson, temporary
teacher. fourth grade, Green.eaf;
Elizabeth Glover. probationary teach
er, fourth grade, Pierce; n. f. Haley.
proba tionary teacher. second grade.
Langdon; Dorothy Goldman, proba-
tionary teacher, fourth grade. Henry;
Beatrice Melick, probationary teach
er. fourth grade. Hayes; NJ. E. Cay
nor. probationary teacher. first grade,
Fillmore; Mrs. D. NJ. Hynes. proba-
tionary teacher, fourth grade. Blair;
er, class ga, Business High: Mrs. l.. r.
Cooke. substitute teacher. graded
schools: Miss Louise Scofield, substi-
tute teacher. graded schools: Mrs.
Carroll Worthen. substitute teacher,
graded schools; Miss Grace Sager.
Miss Martha Jewett. substitute teach
er. graded schools: Miss Anne Rodgin.
substitute teacher, graded schools;
Mrs. c. l.. McClaskey. substitute
teacher, graded schools: Harry Fields.
temporary janitor, Wallach Com
munity Center; Samuel Carroll, tenn
porary janitor. Burrville Community
Center; c. o. Lewis. teacher. class GA,
Dunbar High, and Miss NJ X. Smith,
teacher. class 2, CardoZo.
Transfers and Promotions.
C. E. Combs, teacher class 8. Manual
Training, to Junior High; H. f. Luhn,
teacher. class 3, Blow atypcal. to ~
graded: Helen Schwartz, teacher.
third grade, Monroe. to Johnson: Mrs.
NJ. S. kellar. teacher, class 3, Takoma.
to Monroe b. f. Tillotsou teache
second grade, webb to third grade.
Madison; Ruth Wheeler. third lad
Madison, to second grade, webb; A.
r Robinson, probationary teacher,
|: Business Property !;