Evening star., 1920-04-22
ID. c. NIGHT SCHOOL
| CLOSING APPROVED
Four Teachers Retired by
Board of Education Un-
der New Law.

Lacking a technical quorum in the
public session and with a lone spec
tator to witness the proceedings, the
board of education yesterday held one
of the briefest open sessions in years.
1t approved the closing of the night
schools and took action on various
routine matters.
The usual secret session. held prior
to the public meeting however, lasted
more than an hour.
In approving the closing of the
night schools after tonights sessions,
the board granted Supt. Thurston
permission to arrange to continue the
three excepted schools - Business
High. Armstrong Manual Training
and Garnet-on volunteer basis
when the present funds are exhaust
red. The residue funds which Will be
used to operate these three schools.
IT is estimated, will be exhausted be-
fore the latter part of May. Ohiciais
are anxious to keep the institutions
open at least until June !. so as 10
enable prospective college students
to obtain full credits.
Hot Lunch Service.
Success of the establishment of the
hot lunch service at the Benning
School was declared in a communca-
tion sent to the board by Miss +. }.
Jacobs, director of domestic science.
When the letter was filed with the
records. Supt. Thurston remarked
that the Benning School was the first
to. divert domestic science instruction
into a practical channel
Shortly before adjournment, DIR.
John Van Schaick, jr., president of
the board. read a letter sent to him
by Miss Margaret G. Sewers, student
in the Madison, Park High School of
Buffalo, y. ", stating that she be-
lieved the board president to be a
public spirited citizen"sin his COM
munity.
In approving the changes in per-
sonnel, the board dropped 1874 night
school employees from the rolls on ac-
count of the closing of the schools
through lack of sufficient appropria-
tions. and retired four teachers under
the new retirement law. These teach
ers were retired on their own request.
Those present at the open session
of the board. in addition to DIR. Van
Scha ick, were DR.. J. Hayden Johnson.
Fountain Peyton and DR.. Abram
Simon. Mrs4 Marguerite S. Gerry at
tended the closed session.
Teaching Personnel.
Changes in personnel approved fol-
low:
Appointments-Miss 0. A. Taylor.
teacher class GA. Central High School,
temporarily; Mrs r. N. Morse. teach
er. second grade. Eaton School. tenn
porarily: Miss Z. l. Mcmillan, teach
er, second grade. Abbot School, tenn
porarily; NJ. V. Ball. teacher. Ameri-
work, temporarily; A. L.
Carter. teacher. Americanization work.
temporarily: Miss E. E. Brown. teach
er. fourth grade. Abbot School. tenn
porarily; Mrs. r. D. Burchard, teach
er. class 1. school gardens. tempo
rarily; NJ. L. Maffet, teacher. class 2
Bryan School. temporarily: DR.. r. W.
Mccullough: dental inspector. public
Brown. teacher. third grade, Park
View School, temporarily: Mrs NJ. O.
Chenery. teacher. fourth grade,
Brightwood Park School. temporarily:
Mrs. E. n. Burgess. teacher. first
grade. Carberry School. temporarily:
grade. West School; Miss NJ. E. Tracy,
teacher. fourth grade. Gales School.
probationary; Miss NJ. l.. Hickok.
teacher. class I. school gardens, pro-
bationary: Miss l. A. Hall. teacher.
class 4. Cardozo School. temporarily:
Miss NJ. J. Mcdonnell. teacher. third
rarily; Mrs. A. S. Everett, school
nurse. probationary: Miss Maude
Moody. teacher. class 81 domestic art
temporarily: e. P. Har-
dell. teacher. class GA, Mckinley High
School. temporarily: E. $. Blue, jani-
tor, Takoma School. and W. s. Caul-
field. laborer. Petworth School
Promotions and transfers-Miss
Cora Rockenbaugh. probationary
teacher, class /, school gardens. to
permanent teacher: r. NJ. Kirby.
teacher, fourth grade. Brightwood
School. to Dent School; Mrs. !. F.
Whitney. teacher. fourth grade, Gales,
to first grade Seaton; Mrs. NJ. s. West
teacher. class 8. Douglass
Simmons School, probationary to per-
manent; Mrs. A. n. Turner. teacher.