Evening star., 1920-01-08

School. who asked: How can a man
required to maintain the standards
of living we have to maintain pro-
vide his family decent living on
salary of 81. 800 to $4,000 a year?'
DIR. Van Schaick opened the council
meeting by reading to the delegates
a statement declaring the boards un-
qualified support of the school bet
termont campaign plan undertaken by
leading civic bodies. Other members
suggested that the teachers approve
this stand. After considerable dis
Cussion concerning the authority of
the delegates to approve or disap
prove it. H. b. Learned. vice presi-
dent made an eloquent plea, saying:
What could be more fair than this
statement OF our purpose? The board
viii withhold. modify or withdraw
such plans as it may have which
would interfere with the five points
tmore pay for teachers. more teach
ers. comprehensive building pro-
sram. a business management. retire
ment plan for aged teachers) of the
school betterment program.
wv give you our word Of honor we
Will work our best for the five points
Give US your hearty cooperation. Give
US your faith. Give us your enthu-
siastic aid and comfort"
Whereupon the air was cleared of
a lot of frankly expressed suspicion
and the delegates unanimously ap-
proved the board statement
The council decided to meet again
the first Wednesday in February and
in April
1t was announced at the board of
education meeting that Mr. Learned
would be away for several weeks
lecturing on history at Leland Stan
ford University, California.
CO-Operative Buyinp,
Teachers were authorized to par
ticlpatc in the War Department Co
operative Savings Association in buy
ing dress goods and clothing.
\ petition from the Parent-Teacher
Association of the Payne School
urged the purchase of additional play
space near the school.
Tho District Commissioners noti-
fed the board that tuition for a blind
child maintained by the board has
Increased from $3.50 to S400 a year.
The Deanwood School was desig-
mated as "A branch public library
point when the new school building
is finished.
A letter commencing the board for
restricting the number of charitable
collections made among public school
children was received from the Board
of Trade.
There will be a special meeting of
the board at pm. today.
Changes in Personnel.
The following changes in personnel
We're approved:
Appointments-Mis NJ. A. Mcmahon,
teacher class GA. Business High. pro
bationary; NJ. b. DUNCAN, teacher.
Business Night. temporarilNs Miss
Blanche Baldwin. teach IN sin ess
Night, temporarily: Miss I. L.vCadell.
teacher. Americanization Night School,
temporarily: Mrs. \. 5. Alexander,
teacher, first grade, Abbot. tempo
rarily: Miss F. A. Lee, teacher music.
grades. probationary: Miss Selma Bor-
chardt. teacher, third grade. Jeffer-
son. temporarily: Miss H. NJ. Tanore.
teacher. second grade, johnson. pro-
bationary: A. I. Richmond, teacher.
third grade. Van Ness School. proha-
tionary; Mrs. ]. 3. Strayer, teacher.
first grade. Cleveland, temporarily
Mrs. +. J. kilcawley. teacher. fourth
grade. Wheatley. temporarily; Mrs.
X. C. Rankin. teacher, fourth grade.
Brookland. probationary; Edwin Gar
retson teacher. Business Night tenn
porarily; Mrs. NJ. b. Mccormick. teach
err first grade. Van Ness. probationary
Henry Robertson. laborer. Webster,
Ralph Cant, laborer. Mckinley High
Miss l.. NJ. Porter, teacher, domestic
art, probationary; Mrs. NJ. X. Cole
man. clerk. Dunbar High. on proba-
tionary tenure; Miss f. A. Brooks.
teacher. first grade. Phillips; j. !.