Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16

Protect Board From Bruce
Agitators--Dr. Simon Pre-
vents Trouble. :.

Picketing of the FRANKLIN School BY
nembers Of the Parents League xho
are seeking the removal from. efifce Of
Roscoe O. Bruce, assistant ssperintend-
snt Of celored Schools. wss; resumed
yesterday afternoon dqtins the meeting
If the board Of educa lion. TIE .pioaets
carried the sazne> banners. used during
the organisadons campaign in the sum.
Iner. :
For the second consecutive time. AMI
formed policemen were PRESENT Mt the
boards session yesterday to preclude
an i'm ninens outbreak Of disorder. The
police detail was augmented by sff
| school janitors, each wearing a special
pclice badge. The sauad OF 'polieenen
81 the hIst precinct station. While the
janitorial force was iA,chares Of Jaiitot
aduise OF the Fianklin School
! Bruce Case Lea. Prossfnent.
The usual agitation over tlsa so-cs1led
Bruce case At The boa I'd meeting vat
markedly ebsent- This was due prin.
Sipaliy 70 the diplomacy II Dr.. Abralti
body. who rushed through Il res.Iut On
OF his own composition 1t the most op-
FORTUNE moment r.afirlnillg the boards
previous sta nd that persons DESIRING. 70
speak at. The public sc ssio1!s must fl g.
notice II their intention on Or before
the Monday preceding the res. lar n1e +
Ing. Or. S!mon's resolution axpaiI ed
that regulation to tits effect had he an
sp the bOlrd statute bpols for months,
hut that the public did rot seem 10 Be
| familiar with It.
Imme diatcly after thu resolution
was passed George G. SInith, coiorad,
arose and asked Dr.. Simon Il. he had
any OBJECTION to his asking a. Qnes-
ton. -,
Arc you sure It is a question 20. the
board prsaident replied -.
Yea' responded Smith. -.
| An right said Dr., Simon. "tsa
shead; We with listen: ,.s..t :.
| Smith Seeks InfSrnatfan. Il.
| Smith then requested Or. Simon to
inform him as to what disposition
had been made Of charges preferred
against certain colored te.cher. -.
| Replying the board president 81: ID
that the matter had been turned over
60 Supt Frank W. Ballou. Smith con-
sNued his remarks. However and Dr.
simon reminded him that the bos I'd
would tolerate no stat en- ents in pub
lio session rejecting on the charact or
OF school employees But sraith fin
tished his statement and Or. Simon
I1acetiolSly remarked 10 him:
You got it out of your system.
leidn.t You. smith,
While transacting it's regular rou-
tine buH ness the board approved a
Recommendation Of Hugh f. Moouee-
roy. supe nm tendent OF 1aniters. giant
force a holiday on Christmas and
New Year eve. Conse quently Inc
janitorss. engineers and laborers win
get four-day holiday during the
Yuletiae period--Christmas eve and
Christmas day and New Year eve and
New Year day.
Diplomas for Graduates.
The board authorized supt Ballou
e issue diplomas for graduates Of the
night schools and also to make prepa-
rations for the commencement exer-
tises tor these classes.
Receipt Of resolution from the
washington braach Of the Associa-
tton Of Collegiate Alumnae was ac-
knowledgsd by the board and filed.
orEantKaeIon favers survey Of the
District school system by experts.
The board also acknowledged re-
Setpt OF Communications from two
Wesnington realtors announcing that
they had sites available for the cree
ton OF proposed new schools. They
were referred to the superintendent.
- Changes in personnel approved ,ty
the board are as follows:
Mr.. K NJ Parkinson. tempore nv
teacher. class GA, Western High; Miss
q. r. Tyrse, temporary teacher, elias
4. Ludlow: Mrs. A. K Pryor, tenfpo.
rary teacher, class 6. Central High
Mrs. N. A. Boyer. temporary teacher,
class Z. special; Miss C. A MunseIl,
temporary teacher. class 3, tic
art: Mrs: N. s. Weideman. probate n
ery teacher. class /, school gardens;
Mrs. l. 7. Otterback. temporary teach
er. class ;. Maury: Mrs. R. T.. Hopp,
teacher. probationary. fourth grade.
teacher. Business High. Night: Rene
4 Samson. temporary teacher, Busine 80
High. Night: A. +. Greenwood, tenn
fRorary teacher, sixth grade. z. v.
fn secr1I n u. ., = :. Taigx:, temporary
s. Edmonds, temporary teacher, class
3. Rrookland: Mrs. Z. ". Elton, tenn
porary teachsr. first grade. John Eaton
School: Mrs. Rosetta Lawson tenn
porary teacher. class :. Garnet-Pat-
temporary teacher. class GA. Dunbar
High; Harriet wilkins son, caretaker,
Garrison portable: Williams Hughes,
2anitor, Military Road; William.
kearns, janitor. Maury: Mrs. A. E.
Mary Clark, temporary teacher. class
!. Domestic Science; Mrs. NJ p N.
Scharf. temporary teacher, grade 2,
WOODBURY.: Mrs. B. jackson. proba-
tionary teacher. class 2. Magruder:
F. H. Hough. teacher. eless GA. Min or
Normal; Miss II. e. Wilson, temporary
teacher. class ;. Domestic Science;
Mrs. /. r. Clark, probat ionary teacher.
first grade. 0fddings; Miss T.. A. Hall,
temporary teacher fifth grade. Lin
coin: Miss r. l.. Denney, temporary
teacher, class GA. Dunbar High: Mrs.
N. E. Johnson. temporary teacher.
class I. Stevens.
Pf0mot1ons ana FrnnSfers.
Il M W. Hoover teacher. seventh
grade. Force to eighth grade: s. r.
t,iokey. teacher. sixth Grade. Force.
to seventh grade; NJ: F.. Du Meg.
srads; II. R Pepper. teacher. first
Grade. Force. to fourth grade: Beulah
Fompton, teacher. second grade. John
Eaton. to first grade: ID. T. Newman.
tsacher, class TenleH probationary
lclass 2, Pierce probationary to perm a.
-ent: F.. NJ. Hrssav. teacher. clrx,
lGreenleaf. probationary to permanent:
Margaret Rayly. teacher, class GA.
Business Hish: probationary to per-
GA. Business High. probationary to
permanent: Mrs. NJ. J. Fischer, teach
er. Maury to Monroe, second grade to
ldrst grade: 8. J. Parker, teacher.
Maury; fourth Grade to second grade:
-'idd.ngs. to nth grade, Lincoln: Mrs W
W. Scott teacher first grade, Giddings
70 fourth grade: Miss K e. Tayleur.
teacher: third Ereda.. Montgomery to
Bell: Miss A. e. Hugfes, teacher. third
lsrads. Ecu 70 Moatsomsry; Miss. M ri.
stationary to perma nent; C. o. Tewis.
teacher. class GA Dunbar High. bro.
I0ationary to pefmano ont: p. r NV.
ford. teacher, class "a, Armstronr
Manual Trni ntnE. probationary to per-