The Washington herald., 1919-04-03

Communications of High School
Teachers Association, Grade Teach
ers' Union and Federal Employees
Union in regard to Alice L. Wood,
teacher at Western High School, are
being considered by the board and
as soon as possible conclusions will
be made to the several associations.
was the announcement made by
George Z. Hamilton, president of
the Board of Education, at the ses-
sion of the board held yesterday
afternoop.
In private conference, however.
the decision was reached that let
ters defying the attitude of the
separate organizations for a public
hearing of Miss Woods case would
be sent out by Mr.. Hamilton, in
which he would state that the board
was willing to fight the request
through the District courts, accord
ing to statements made by several
of the board members.
Dcfers Request.
The request of the privilege of
the Thomson Community Center to
use a portion of the school basement
to store community produce and in
stall an ice-chest was deferred.
Superintendent Thurston believed
that this decision would in away
establish a precedent throughout
the city and should be reserved for
further consideration.
Mrs. Giles Scott Raft. president OF
the Congress of Mothers, will confer
with Superintendent ThurstOn in re-
gard to the establishment of kim
dergarten luncheon at the Old Central
High School.
Resolutions OF regret will be formu-
lated by the board upon the death OF
Miss Carl Louise Garrison, which oc-
CURED March IS, after a service OF
SO years in the public schools.
The question OF enlarged playground
facilities for the Webster and Abbott
schools were referred to District Com
missioners for action.
A communication of the Polish So
ciety of Washington that the Polish
language be taught in the public
schools of the District was deferred
for later action.
The following changes in the per-
sohnel of the District schools was yes
terday passed upon:
Appointments.
Appoint the following: Ruth Den
ham, temporarily, teacher class ga,
at Central High; B. A Yoder. tenn
porarily teacher class GA, Central
High; Mrs. K c. Smith, teacher class
GA, at Mckinley; R c. Burns, tenn
porarily, teacher class ga, at Mckin-
lev; Mrs. r. A. Hussey temporarily,
teacher class ga. at Western High;
Mrs. f. G. Hoffman, temporarily,
teacher class GA, at Central High;
Mrs. n. T. Coon. temporarily, teacher
class 3, domestic science; DINA Hudler,
teacher class ga, at Central High;
Mrs. L. w. Nave, temporarily, teacher
fourth grade. at Fl. d. Cooke School;
Mrs. V. f. SCrivener, temporarily, K.
A, at Takoma: Elizabeth Morton.
temporarily. teacher third grade, at
Brookland; Mrs. G. 4. Gerbich, teach
er class ., at Blow School (speciaD
Mrs y. D. Gammell. teacher class >
at Brent; Blanche Thomas. temporari-
~. teacher third grade at West; 4. L
Hendry. teacher eighth grade, at f. V.
Brown; Mrs. +. H Hess. temporarily.
teacher first grade at II. D. Cooke
Elizabeth Brown. temporarily. sixth
grade, at Gage; Mrs. Leroy Barton.
temporarily. teacher in school gardens.
Della TRUSS. temporarily. teacher
fourth grade at Edmonds; Elizabe
Glover. temporarily, teacher third
grade at Peabody; Reba Johnson
temporarily, teacher first grade at
Dent; Mrs. f. J. Middour, temporar-
lily. teacher third grade at Eaton;
Mrs. r. 4. Bondurant. temporarily
teacher third grade at Greenleaf;
Mrs. H. c. Schertz, temporarily