Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-22
URGES BOARD RULE
FOR SIMPLE DRESS
|NH|GH SCHOOLS
Mrs. Darby Speaks for Moth
ers and Parent Teacher
Organizations.

organizations.
Requesting that the board of edu-
cation lay down rule governing and
simplifying the dress of girls in high
school. Mrs. q. Lewis Darby. repre-
senting the District Congress of
Mothers and ParentTeacher Asso-
Citations, described at the board meet
ing yesterday the benefits that would
accrue il all the girls wore mddy
blouses and roomy blue skirts at
school.
The adoption of sort of uniform
dress. she said. would be an economy.
1t would save jealouses. rivalries,
heartburningS and vanitieS of deco
ration among the girls. There would
be engendered better spirit of cam
araderie among the pupils, and all OF
them would look neat and modest
and sensible in school, Mrs. Darby
said such a regulation had brought
| Happy results in Boston. and she
told of economies effected in having
her own daughter wear the MILDLY
blouse and plain skirt at school.
The board took the matter under
consideration. 1t is said to be the
private opinion of board members
that better results can be obtained III
Washington. without a lot of heated
discussion in various circles, If no
hard and fast regulations are LAID
down for the dress of high school
girls. The matter could be more
satisfactorily handled. according 70
private opinion. if a sentiment for
dress simplicity is promoted among
parents. teachers and the girls con-
cerned. This propaganda might well
be carried on through citizens asso-
Citations and parentteacher organize
tons. it is believed
Grants Additional Delegate.
REQUESTS of the high school teach
ers for an additional delegate, rep
resenting normal school teachers. to
the teachers council. and of the
teachers of special studies, also, for
delegate, were granted.
Mrs. George W. Kanodle, represent
ing the Parent-Teacher Association
of the Joseph r. West School, 14th
and Farragut street presented
addition to the school The matter
previously had been put up to the
board by members of Congress lip-
ing in that neighborhood. Mrs. ka-
noble was assured the improvement
is listed in the comprehensive build
ing program, which is one of the
points in the acknowledgements cam
paign.
James C. Wright. teacher in Dun
bar High School, was reinstated to
active duty following period Of
suspension imposed on him after
charges had been made by the
mother of a pupil in the school. The
board decided there was no evidence
on which to base a trial.
Changes I'm Personnel.
The following changes in per-
sonnet were approved by the board:
Appointments-Mrs. H. G. Torbert.
teacher, Americanization work; (Miss'
Phillips. temporarily; Ida NJ. Hult-
gren. caretaker. Congress Heights; ].
A Wilkes, coal passer. Dunbar, tenn
porarily; Triplett Curtis. laborer,
Congress Heights; Thomas Green,
earetaker; Harrison SON w; F. Moore Moore
temporarily: Mrs. X. G. Wells, teach
err. sixth grade. Wheatley. Temporal
rily: Mrs. NJ. E. Peter, teacher. third
grade, Arthur school, temporarily:
Mrs. A. w. Coffman. teacher. third
grade. Arthur temporarily; Miss NJ.
B. Evans. teacher. ga. Central High,
temporarily: Ruth Tuckey. teacher.
class 3.~domestic science temporarily;
H. d. Staples. teacher. Eastern Night
School. temporarily; Mrs. M, E. Wea-
YER teacher third srade o Fairoroth
or. fourth grade. Ketcham School,
probationary: G. A. MERCER. teacher,
Business Night School. temporarily;
N. A. Trail teacher. Business Night
School, temporarily; Miss MO. Ker-
Il
School. probationary.
designations and terminations-G.
G. Swami. laborer, Congress Heights;
/. G. Smith, executive secretary. 400,
Central High Community Center; C.
NJ. Morrison. janitor. 211. Tyler COM
munity Center; Mrs. D. X. Shepard
teacher, first grade, Monroe; NJ. E.
Lowin. teacher, Eastern High Night
School: Esmonde Harper. teacher,
Smallwood Night; Geneva Clover,
teacher. Smallwood Night; G. r.
Dewitt, teacher, Western ] Night;
r. A. Wright, teacher. third grade,
Fairbrother; Pasque Gennovario,
teacher. Jefferson Night; Mrs. S. L.
Kotinsky, teacher. fourth grade,
Tyler, NJ. w. Coates. teacher, Business
Night.
Haynes, teacher, Armstrong NJ r., pro-
stationary to permanent; Miss I. A.
Craig. teacher. Miner Normal, probation
airy to permanent; Miss M. l.. Dulaney,
teacher. Mott School, probationary to.
permanent; Miss f. A. Palmer, teacher.
Bruce School. probationary to perma-
nent: George w. Barnes. janitor Madi-
son, to G. Cleveland: j. II. Nell, janitor,
g. Cleveland. to Madison; Miss NJ. e.
Grams. teacher. class GA, Central High.
to class 6-B; NJ. ]. Watts, Eastern High
Night, three nights to five nights; Mar
garet Barrett, teacher. X. p, Van Ness,
to Grant: Marie Woolnaught, teacher,
K. p. S. j. Bowen, to Van Ness; L. VI.
Stearns. teacher. K. A. to K p, Brook
land: v. NJ. Phillips. teacher. K A. II.
D. Cooke. to POWELL Mrs. NJ. A Rick,
teacher. fourth grade, Ketcham, to
Tyler; M. Fl. Fishburn. teacher, class ;,
domestic art. temporary to probationary.
Miscellaneous action-Grant leave
of absence until April 1. 1920. to
William Wilkes. coal passer. Dun
bar High because of ill health
Grant leave of absence for three
months to II. C. Bostrom, teacher,
sixth grade. Blow School, because Of
ill health.
Reinstate Mrs. Elizabeth Draper,
teacher, first grade, Monroe School
Grant leave of absence for purposes
of study to Elizabeth Bache, teacher,
1920.
Grant leave Of absence to Mrs. r.
B. Beisel. teacher, domestic science.
for two years.
r. Dayton, teacher, Grant School,
for two years.
Extend leave of absence to Miss
NJ A. Johnston. teacher, Fillmore. for
six months. because of III health.
Mrs. L. S. Pyles. teacher. first
grade, Jones. granted leave OF alb
sence for two years.
Change the name of Miss A. l..
Parker to Mrs. A. p Ball.
Change the name of Mrs. r. r. Mel
son to Mrs. r. B. Nielsen.
Change the name of Miss p. L.
Johnston to Mrs. p. ]. Smith.
Change the name of Mrs. f. A.
| Bishop to Mrs. a. b. Bishop.
| Change the name of Miss M. G.
Ridgate to Mrs. G. r. Smith
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