Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-29
EDUCATION BOARD
DODCES COLORED !:
ISSUE, IS CHARGE
J. c. Vaughn .Iodd's View of
Refusal to Remove Assist.
Supt. Bruce.

uVIUoQI " StStsiOVS HS0iots
Supt. Bruce.
ton has been lodging the coloret
issue" were made by J. C. Vaughn
Todd. representing the Parents
League, at a special session of the
school governing body yesterday
afternoon in the Franklin School
These charges were made by Mr.
Todd, when DIR. John Van Schaick, jr.
president of the school board, an
Bounced that the body had decided il
could take no action on the demands
of the Parents League for the re-
moval from office of Roscoe c. Bruce
assistant superintendent of colored
schools. without recommendation
from the superintendent.
Discussed Behind Closed Doors.
For several hours the board yester-
day discussed the Bruce case behind
closed doors and reached the decision
that it would not take any action rel
alive to the colored assistant SUPER
intendent's removal from office. DR..
Van Schaick. however, announced at
the public session of the body that
he had been instructed by the board
TO reply to the Parents League. The
reply. DR.. Van Schaick pointed cit,
would state that the board was I'M
able to take any action on the Bruce
case without recommendation from
the superintendent.
Regarded rs "Unfair."
ut is unfair to the colored school
children" ~said Mr. Todd. in address,
ing the board. ito have a man of Mr..
Bruces kind in office. He should be
suspended"
Replying to Mr. Todd. DR.. Van
Schaick said he did not want to en-
gage in debate in public session IF
the case is gone into again by the
board" said DIR. Van Schaick. sit will
be gone into in more proper way"
Appointments of principals, teach
ers. janitors and matrons for the sum-
mer schools, which open Thursday,
were approved by the board. For the
third successive year Miss Alice Deal
was appointed principal of the sum-
mer high school.
Changes in personnel approved are
az follows:
Appointments.
NJ. W. Davis, community secretary,
Tyler School. July l, 1920, tempo
rarily, not to extend beyond June 80,
1920: ]. NJ. hayton, community sec
rotary, Garnet School. July 1. 1920;
E. B. Athey, executive community
secretary, assistant General Civic
Center. July 1, 1920; NJ. N. Lee. prin-
cipal. Birney School. appointed for a
period not to extend beyond thirty
school days. July l. 1920; H. B. Jones.
appointed teacher at Birney for a pc
Rod not to extend beyond thirty
school days. July 1, 1920: G. S. Worm
ley. principal. Phillips School, for a
period not to extend beyond thirty
school days, July 1, 1920: Thomasine
extend beyond thirty school days,
July 1. 1920; ]. E. Hunter. principal,
Langdon School, appointed for a pc
Rod cot to extend beyond thirty
school days, July l, 1920; Miss E. C.
Jackson, teacher, Langdon School, ap-
beyond thirty school days, July 1,
1920. Mrs. S. J. Collins, teacher,
school gardens, colored, appointed for
a period not to extend beyond fifteen
school days, in effect July 1, 1920;
Miss Marea Schott, teacher, school
riod not to extend beyond fifteen
school days, in effect July 1, 1920;
Mrs. ]. C. Bradford, teacher. school
gardens. colored, appointed for a pc
riod not to extend beyond fifteen
school days. August 1, 1920; Miss B.
colored. appointed for a period not
to extend beyond fifteen school days,
in effect August 1, 1920; Miss Ber-
nice Burrell. teacher. Mott Summer,
appointed 1or q periou not TO eXIeno
beyond thirty, school days, in effect
July 1, 1920.
The following appointments are for
period not to extend beyond thirty
days, and are in effect July 1, 1920:
Mrs. E. Med. George, teacher. Mott
Summer; ]. I. Minor. principal. Love
joy; Miss A. NJ. jackson. teacher
teacher, Lovejoy; Miss Lorraine Hall
teacher, Lovejoy; Miss NJ. E. Wilson
principal. Randall: Miss H I. Ease
teacher, Randall; Miss A. N. Turner
teacher, Randall; Mrs. P. w. Curtis
teacher, canning centers. colored; "a
K. Savory. teacher. Dunbar Summer
High: r. S. Netherland, teacher, Dun
bar Summer High; Miss J. L. Tyler
teacher, Dunbar Summer High; ]. A
Walker. teacher. Dunbar Summer
High; Miss A. S. Payne. principal
Magruder: Miss N. E. Dyson, teacher
Magruder; Miss H. 2. Alexander
teacher, Magruder: Miss M. E. Hen.
son, teacher, Magruder; Miss H. S
Brown. principal. Mott: Miss v. E
Chase, teacher. Mott; P. j. Rayford
teacher, Armstrong Summer; L. r
Fears, teacher, Armstrong Summer
Miss A. ]. Turner. teacher, physica
training and handwork. coloret
schools; Miss Grace Coleman, teacher
Dunbar High School.
List Of Janitors Named.
The following janitors appointed t.
take effect July 1, 1920:
Harry Davis, Johnson School; ]. H
Brown. Lovejoy School; l. H. Wayne
Randall School: Harry Fields. Wal
ZACH School: F. D. O'Dea. Arthur
School; D. Price, H. D. Cooke School
Philip Artz Corcoran: Henry Butler
Dennison; w. G. Cole. Thomson; Will
liam Nalley, Henry; C. G. Allen, Jack
son; Harry Brady, Deanwood: Hill
lard Berry. Birney; A. w. Carroll
Garfield; William Lomax. Crummell
Riley Tunstall. laborer, Jefferson; 7
G. Jones, Mckinley: Raymond Nozzle
Iaborer. Mckinley High School: Cath
crime Schumann. matron, Mckinley
William Gray, Magruder; D. A. Lowe
Mott.
The following appointed to take eff
feet July ]. 1920:
Robert Beverly. engineer Dunbar
w Crump, janitor, Dunbar; Johl
Hawkins. laborer, Dunbar; Georg
Conway. laborer, Dunbar; NJ. v. Mon
roe, matron. Dunbar High; NJ. w
Dean, janitor, Armstrong; Luthe
Dorsey. laborer. Armstrong; Norman
Johnson. janitor, Ludlow; Patricl
Mahaney, janitor: Monroe; John Ryar
janitor, Jefferson; Joseph Parsons
janitor, Wallach; Robert Smith, la
borer. Thomson: Alexander Jenkins
laborer. Park View; ]. l.. Collins, la
borer. Business High: G. F. Lucas
laborer, Business High; Henry Rob
ertson. laborer, Business High: Will
liam McCloskey, janitor, Bushes
High: J. d. McAuliffe, janitor, OIL
Central High. three nights per week
Monroe Richmond, laborer. Old Cen
trail High; three nights per week
Edward Jackson. laborer, Old Cen
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