Evening star., 1920-02-12
BOARD FOR SIMPLE
| DRESS IN SCHOOLS
Unanimously Passes ResoIu-
tion Offered by Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes.

| The board OF education went on rec
ord as favoring simplicity in dress
in the public schools. and especially
in the high schools" when it unani-
mously passed a motion to that effect
offered by Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes
| at a meeting OF the organization yes
| terday.
When the vote was taken on the
motion. a colored man in the audi
the Parents League. and asked just
| what the action meant. DR.. John Van
| Schaick. president, replied:
| ut means the board Is in favor of
modest. simple. unostentatious dress
for school boys and girls-inexpen-
'sive dress. so far as may be-"
| This is the outcome of dress re-
! form for high school girls advocated
, by the District Congress of Mothers
! and Parent-Teachers associations.
| due proportion Of the girls try to
copy ultra fashionable costumes of
grown-ups, and. further. that some OF
the girls use rouge and lip sticks.
! This organization sought to have the
! board establish regulations provid-
| ing that high school girls wear mid
dy blouse costumes.
Domestic science teachers of the
| Benning School were authorized by
the board to serve at cost one dish
ol lOOu udilJ W poPAS " NV S~AAAS
from the country.
Committees Are Appointed.
A committee composed of DR.. Abram
Simon, Mrs. Rhodes and DR.. j. II.
! Johnson was appointed to study rules
governing the appointment of teach
ers from the normal school list: Thls
action followed the recommendation
of the teachers council calling for
/ new rule covering the reinstatement
of teachers. At present all except the
| latest normal school graduates are
required to take an examination.
Fountain Peyton, Mrs. Margarita
Spaulding Gerry and DR.. johnson were
named as committee to advise the
! board at its next meeting whether or
not to proceed with the trial OF
teacher in Dunbar High School
| charged with improper behavior to-
! ward one of his pupils.
Appointments and Changes.
The following appointments and
| changes were announced:
| Appointments: Teachers = Natalie
Diermier. Mckinley High (night).
| (night), temporary; Mrs. Laura Sew
| erance fourth grade Wheatley. proba-
tionary; Mrs. B. L. Schultze, fourth
| grade Wheatley, temporary: Mrs. F.
B. sampsell, class 2, Thrslkeld; un-
! tell, class 3, manual Training. Janitors
I-Lenwood Thomas, laborer. McKin-
ley High; William Schooley. caretaker.
Park View; James Watkins. caretaker
| Powell portables; Alphonso Young.
caretaker Petworth annex and por-
l tables.
| Promotions and transfers: Teachers
Samuel Wood, class GA, Central
High, probationary to permanent: NJ
L. Underwood, class GA, Eastern High,
proba tionary to, permanent; A. c.
| P1o ndf0pd 6nmnSfiC QCtnnCp
probationary to permanent; Miss M.
e. Randolph, sixth grade Mott. to
class 4, Junior High; Mrs. G. s. Keiser.
first grade Park View. probationary
first grade Bryan: temporary P pro.
bationary: A. G. Knorl. from class 4
| to sixth grade, Mott: Miss E. J. Way
man, first grade Logan to second
grade Wormley; A. S. Rucker. second
grade Wormley to second grade Burr
probationary to permanent; Miss X. T.
Moses. class 2, Randall, probationary
| to permanent: Miss A. F. Peters. class
/. Phillips, probationary to permanent;
permanent; ] p. Z. Dahm, Mckinley
High (night). four to three nights
per week
designations and terminations:
Drumney and q. F. Browne, McKin-
ley High (night): Mrs. E. J. Kilcawley.
| fourth grade Wheatley, temporary.
| Janitors-A. L. Young, laborer, Nc
Kiniey High; Alphonso Young. care
taker. Powell portables: Eliza john
son, caretaker Petworth annex and
portables.
Miscellaneous: Open seventh grade
Junior High School February 16:
close coaching class at Mott School
February IS; close first grade Logan
school February 6: change name OF
Miss A. S. Alexander to Miss L. s: Al
WiddIeton to Mrs. F. NJ Garvin.