The Washington herald., 1919-05-22
BRUCE CHARGES
TO BE HEARD AT
OPEN MEETING
Board Of Education Calls
Special Session to Hear
Complaints.
DATE NOT YET SETTLED
Colored Schools Head Will
Be Given Opportunity to
Prepare His Defense.


The Board of Education. at a meet
ing in the Franklin School. yesterday.
ruled that any persons who have
charges to make against Roscoe
Bruce, head Of the colored schools. for
inefficiency. will be heard at an open
meeting, the date of which will be set
by the superintendent
At present no specific charges have
been made against Bruce. although a
delegation of colored citizens appear
ed at a previous meeting of the board
and stated that the official In Ques-
ton had so conducted himself as to
lose the respect and confidence Of the
parents.
Can Have Attorney.
Bruce will be given an opportunity
to arrange his defense and will nc
entitled to an attorney. as Is GUS
tomery in such cases.
Susan Sipe Alburtis, a teacher In
one Of the schools, addressed the
board. requesting that the supple
mental school bill contain an amount
sufficient to cover the work of school
gardening and nature work. now being
carried on in some of the schools, aa
an extra, by the teachers. No fund
for such work exists at present.
John B. Larner offered a resolution.
recommending that an amount neces-
sary for the work be included in the
bill. His resolution was passed unan-
imously.
Principals Ask Changes.
The Principals Association. repre-
sented by H. w. Draper, requested
that thu rriunirola In 10
schools be relieved OF teaching that
they may put in their entire time OH
their work as executive head. The
matter was referred back to the board
for consideration.
George H. Russell of the Park View
Citizens Association appeared before
the board with a request for an ad-
dition to the school at Newton and
Warder streets. His request will be
taken up at a later meeting.
The following appointments and
changes were made:
Appointments.
Appoint the following: c. W. De-
teacher X. A, at Dent School
Mrs. C. s. Quinn, temporarily, teach
ed third grade at Threlkeld: NJ. Cot
ter. teacher and principal first grade
at Threlkeld: Mrs. NJ. E. Miltner.
teacher second grade at Hayes: NJ.
E. Whitwen. X. A. at Hubbard:
Arensa Sondergaard. teacher first
grade at West; W. N. Berkeley. clerk
class 4 in financial office; Mrs. G.
r. Hutchison, temporarily. teacher
first grade at Dent; DIR. Festy Yoa-
kun. dental operator. on probation
ary term; DR.. r. w. S. Bennett.
probationary. dental operator; c. NJ.
Hewett. temporarily. teacher fourth
grade at Hyde: DIR. Martha B. Lyon,
medical inspector: Mrs. e. S. Willis.
temporarily, teacher fifth grade at
Monroe; L A. Findlay, temporarily,
teacher third grade at Brookland; !;
H. W. Austine, temporarily. teacher
school gardens; Mrs. A. T. Gage,
temporarily, teacher school gardens; |;
A. c. Newman, principal at Arm
strong NJ. T. School: c. H. Houston.
temporarily, teacher class ga at
Dunbar High; Peter L Robinson.
teacher class Manual Training (c) !;
l. A. Adams, K. A. at Randall; Mrs.
NJ. s. Westmoreland, teacher class
at Douglass-Simmons A. B. New
some. substitute teacher in high and
normal schools of tenth to thir-
teenth divisions; V. E. Cook. substi-
tute teacher in high schools Of
tenth to thirteenth divisions; w. S.
Walker. probationary, teacher class
3 Manual Training (c); George F.
Lucas, laborer at Business High.
Resignations.
Accept the resignation OF the fol-
Mrs. c. c. Richmond. teach
er third grade at Threlkeld: Dor
othy Rider. teacher second grade at
Hayes: Mrs. E. L. Huber, X. A. at
Reba Johnson. teacher
first grade at Dent; Mrs. F. H.
Zineer. teacher fourth grade at
Hyde: Mrs. Eta Ewing. teacher
third grade at Brookland; Mrs. P.
NJ. Hellman. teacher third grade at
Abbot; Prudence Little and John l.
Fielder. teachers at Business High
Night: c. G. Woodson. principal at
Armstrong NJ. T. School; c. E. Muir
ray. X. P. at Wilson School: H. w.
Lewis, teacher class 3 Manual Train
ing (c); Odell Robertson, laborer at
Business High.
Transfers.
Transfer the following: NJ. c.
Buckner, K. p. from Garfield to Will
son; H. A Lamier. from X. A. at
Randall to K. p. at Garfield.
Leave of Absence.
Grant leave of absence to the fol-
lowing: Marie H. Siebert. teacher
class GA; DR.. ]. d. Thomas. medical