The Washington herald., 1919-07-01
PROMISES JUST
PROBE IN BRUCE
CASE BY BOARD
Colored Member in Debate
With President Denounces
Boards Methods.
HEARING TOBE PRIVATE
Appointment Of R. A. Gil
lem and Nellie E. Dyson to
Teachers Council Valid.

Investigation into the fitness OF
Assistant Superintendent Of Schools
Roscoe G. Bruce as an organizer
: and director OF the public schools
will be conducted promptly and
Justly" by the Board of Education.
il was announced yesterday after
noon BY George L. Hamilton. presi-
dent of the board. at a special meet
ing In the franklin school
President Hamilton made this
statement before the board. follow
ing the adoption of a resolution ex-
pressing satisfaction with Corpora
tion Counsel Syme's findings in the
Bruce charges, so far as moral tur-
pitude was concerned. and deciding
to Investigate Bruce's fitness from
the standpoint of efficiency.
No Ground for Charges.
The resolution as passed by the
board stated that the board found
no ground for any charges thus far
brought against the assistant super
intendent.
Following the announcement that
the inquiry would be strictly con-
fidential. Fountain Peyton. colored
member Of the board. engaged in
warm ueDdLe WIN 1TeSloNHl T1dih
iItOn on behalf of an open hearing
at which the Parents League couIo
present witnesses. When this was
refused several colored spectators
arose and heatedly denounced the
attitude Of the board in the Bruce
case. ]. c. VauEhn-Todd. who in
troduced himself ss an humble par
cnt." assailed the administration Of
the colored schools. declaring that
the schools were ceSspoolS Of vice
and warned that something" would
be done if Bruce was not removed.
Invites Charges.
When President Hamilton finally
made himself heard he declared the
speaker out OF order and advised any
one who wished to lodge specific
CHARGES against Bruce to do so. stat
ing that they wold receive considera-
ton as did the Smith charges. He de-
MED that any charges except those
from Smith had been received by the
board.
The Board of Education has found
groundless the petition by Edward n.
lawson. president OF Washington
Elementary Teachers Union. No. 81.
against the approval rs members OF
the te.chers' council OF r. A. Gillem
and Nellie F Dyson. The appoint
ments are declared valid.
Changes In Personnel
The following changes in personnel
w~re announced
Nppointments--.N ppoint the follow
ing: DR.. Martha Z. Lyon. temporarily.
medical inspector: L. NJ. Nermillion.
temporarily. clerk in supervisors Of
ncc: VI. - Wise, teacher. Glass .. at
Cleve1snd:'A. p. y. Thrasher. teacher.
second grade. at T. V. Brown; L. n.
Tbaden. teacher. second grade. at
Weichtman; G. NJ Young. first grade.
at Deanwood: NJ n Lomax. teacher,
Class ]. School Gardens tc'. f. l..
jackson. teacher. X. \. at Payne: NJ.
W. williams, temporarily teacher.
Class !. at Payne; NJ. z. Clark, teach
er. second grade. at Burrville; NJ. o
Adams, temporarily. teacher. Glass
ga. at Armstrong.
esiEnations-Accept the resiEns
ticps OF the following: P. c. DuMez.
tescHcr fourth grade. at f. V. Brown.
frnmoaons-Promote the following:
c. NJ Tonge from second to fourth
craze ~ L. Y. Brown: \. C. knorl
fyorn Glass to Class at Mott
tSchool: s. F. Browne from first grade
at Deanwood to third grade at Burr
vile: VI. E. Allen from second grade
at Burrville to fourth grade at Dean
wood.
the follow
ing; E. W. TancilI. from fourth
grade at Burrville to coaching class
at Mott; L. r. Lewis from third to
fourth at Burrville.
Leaves of Absence.
Grant leave Of absence to the fol-
lowing: I. c. Ealdn. teacher Class 6A
a Mckinley High; c. r. Harrington.
teacher Class SA at Business High: c.
NJ. Bowser. teacher fourth grade at
Deanwood; Mrs. T. l. Connolly. on
leave for war work.
Appointments for Summer Work
Appoint the following in school gar
dens: (w) NJ. A. Emory, A. P. Bar
tion, NJ. F. Taylor. n. F. Anstine.
Mrs. A. T. Gage.
Appoint the following in Summer
High School (w) Alice Deal. prin-
cipaI; teachers. Marion Clark, B. L
Yoder. Mrs. E. c. Paul. Rhoda Wat
kins, S. T. Kimble. NJ c. Hawes.
Helen Ellis. n. A. Wright. L W.
Mattern, r. c. Peck, E. A. Hummer.
S. II. Gardner. Mrs. S. NJ. Farr. E.
]. McNutt, L. W. Huntsberger. Mrs.
X. S. Outwater. Mrs. NJ. G. Hart. z.
A. BenoIiel. ", A. Smith. Genevieve
Marsh. Irene Rice. G. r. Dewitt, e.
y. Baldwin. ]. C. Taliaferro. NJ. G.
Young. c. X. Finckel. sB coaching.
Summer High (c) Mineola Kirk
land, principal; teachers. n. II.
Thomas. ]. B. Allen, J. H. Cowan,
II NJ Thomas Mrs E l.. HAYNES,
g. d. Houston, Miss S. NJ. Mckinney.