Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NOW A CERTAINTY
Board of Education Gives Ap-
prevail to the Project and
Fixes Upon Its Location.
PLAN FOR CoLoRED ONE

Establishment of junior high
school in Washington was officially
approved by the board of education
at it's meeting in the Franklin School
yesterday afternoon. The new insti-
tuition will be housed in the old Gem
trail High School and will be organ
lied on the following plan:
Membership to be open to volun-
teers from the white schools.
Membership to be limited and dis
tributed according to the judgment of
the superintendent of schools, owing
to the uncertainty as to demand and
limitations in teachers salaries avail
able.
A certificate of the completion OF
the third year.
The course of study will be approx
imately as follows, subject TO neces-
sary adjustment or change:
First year-English, mathematics,
history, geography.
Second year-English, mathematics,
French or Latin, elementary science.
Third year-English. mathema tics,
French or Latin, history or physical
geography.
In all years periods of directed
study viii be given.
III years Will Oc
offered for choice of instruction in
shop work, printing, household arts,
music and drawing.
Systematic work in physical train
ing will be given in all years.
Membership in the high school
cadets will be open to boys of the
third year, and possibly preliminary
cadet training will be given in the
second year.
Principal Not Named as Yet.
The board did not name principal
for the junior high school
The board also approved recon-
mendations of the superintendent for
the establishment of courses in BUSH
ness practice and applied science in
the colored high schools this year
DR.. ]. Hayden Johnson, colored
member of the board. asked the
superintendent If junior colol ed
high school is to be opened.
Superintendent Thurston said he had
not recommended it mainly because
of the difficulty in obtaining teachers.
He said that he saw no reason why
there should not be a colored Junior
high school, however, If Roscoe c..
Bruce. in charge of colored schools.
can SO arrange his teaching staff as
to carry on the Junior work
A committee from the International
Union OF Steam and Operating En-
gineers. Local. No. SO, appeared be-
fore the board to ask that engineers
IN the schools be paid the same wages
agreed upon ~ private firms in the
District. The union petition calls for
$50 week for chief engineers and
% Day for assistant engineers.
Asked about the shortage Of teach
ers. Superintendent Thurston stated
That he expected to have every posi-
ton in the school system filled when
the schools open the latter part of
the month. Teachers are still hard
to find, however, he pointed out.
Changes in Personnel.
The following changes in personnel
were Annopnced:
Appointments. b
Appoint the, following: Mary Mo-
Pheeters as teacher first grade at
Brent; E. I. Sunny, second mode
teacher at johnson; Jeanette Caya-
naugh. teacher first grade at Park
View; l.. T. Whitney. teacher fourth
grade at Gales; Mrs. L. r. Duganne,
teacner third grade at Dent: c. A.
third grade at Brookland; Mrs. n. M.
Williamson, teacher third grade at
Abbot; NJ. N. Getty, teacher third
grade at Henry-Polk: NJ. M. Helm,
teacher class 4 at Madison: M. q.
Steele, teacher third grade at Pierce;
f.: M. Fulton, teacher first grade at
Wheatley: Mrs. Antoihette Suit. tenn.
porarily, teacher at Maury; r. r. Mel
sen, teacher first grade at the Dent;
M. U. Mudd, teacher third grade at
REPRESENTATION: E. e. springman.
teacher third grade at Jefferson-Ami-
don: M. B. Spielman, teacher first
grade at Jefferson-Amidon;C C. c. Gull
ford, teacher second grade at Van
s Ssss gardens a'E Haiasesfh sasi ,esch in
er class 3 Manual Training; NJ 8.
Paul, teacher class Ia at Central
High; Mrs. D.. I. HUI, teacher class
6B, permanently at BUSHES High;
H. A. Sotzin. teacher class "a at Nc
Kinlsy; M; 6. Van pyne. teacher
Ruth Hol1fngsworth. teacher class
at Dennison;. Mrs e. NJ. Carter,
teacher fourth grade at Eaton; A. r.
Kincer. teacher 'frst grade at Ten
ley: H. /. Probey, teacher fourth
grade at Hyde; Mrs. A. A. hewitt.
teacher fifth grade at Brightwood; B.
A. Yoder, teacher fifth.grade at West;
grade at Van Ness: G. NJ. Martin,
teacher sixth: grade at West; r. e.
Wright. assistant attendance officer
(c); n. e. Craft, teacher domestic
science {c); Mrs. A. N. Arendes, care
taker at Maury portables; Margaret
Meyers, caretaker at Tenley; r. H.
Carroll, laborer at New Central. ;,
designations.