Evening star., 1921-09-16

dent children attending the District
public schools during the coming
school year were established by the
board Of education at q special meet
ing yesterday afternoon at the
Franklin School. Numerous other
routine matters incident to the OPEN
ing of the schools Monday for the new
term also were acted on by the board.
The tuition fees are: For normal
schools. $2S6.4S: for secondary schools,
$SS.13; for vocational schools, $5S.35; ;
for special schools. S4s.SB; Tor night
schools. $5.42. and Tor vacation
schools. $2.65. Payments are divided
into four installments, which must be
made on the following dates: Septem-
Der 10. November 81, February !, l922,
and April 10, 1922.
To standardize the number OF as
sistant principals in the high schools.
the board. on recommendation of Supt.
Frank W. Ballou, decreed that one
assistant principal. female. may be
appointed for every high school with
assistant principal when the enroll.
ment exceeds 1900. The order stlpu-
lated that no more than two assistant
principals may be appointed In any
high school.
smith Dunbar school Head.
Walter l.. Smith. member Of the fac
ulty Of Dunbar High School. was pro-
NOTED to principal of the institution TO
succeed Garnet C.. Wilkinson, who has
been made temporary assistant SUPER
intendent in charge Of colored schools
His selection came as surprise. the
understanding having been current for
several weeks that the position would
be given to Miss Mineola Kirkland, as
sistant principal Of Dunbar.
Mr.. Smith has been connected with
Dunbar since 1905, when he was ap-
pointed teacher OF science and matne-
maticS. He was graduated from Howard
University in 1902 with the B. S. de-
gree. and was Immediately appointed
Instructor In the English department
Of the. university, where he served sat
isfactorily until 1905. He has been emil
nently successful as teacher at Dun
bar. officials say.
More School Space Soon.
Preparations for opening the schools
Monday were outlined to the board by
Supt. Ballou. He pointed out that forty
four new ciassrooms will be ready for
occupancy within few weeks after the
beginning of the new term. He also re-
ported that he had signed the revised
plans for the superstructure of the new
Eastern High School. and lauded the
Engineer Commissioners Office for ex-
pedting operations on the new school
additions.
DR.. Ballou informed the board that
the .seventy-eight one-room portableS
would have to be used again this year
to accommodate the excess pupils in
the graded schols. He said he had
received further requests for portables
which cannot be met.
The new policy of the federal gov
crnment in granting the bonus to
school employees was explained to
the board by the superintendent He
,fai n hof irfrY al he.
workers who are eligible to the bonus
nave been certified. Under ruling
of those eligible. he stated. part-time
employees are not entitled to the
bonus. This. he said. will rule out
many caretakers and will unfortu-
nately mean a reduction in their
salary.
Teachers Sus0ension Lifted.
The suspension without pay Of F. H.
Hough, a teacher at the Miner Normal
School. was lifted by the board in
order to accept his resignation. He
was charged with "groas violations"
of the boards rules.
The Commissioners notified the.
have purchased $4,000 square fee. Of
ground adjoining the Deanwood
School. The proposed four-room ad-
dition to the Deanwood Schol will
be erected on this property. which cost
$3.50.
Forty New Teachers Appointed.
Receipt of a communication from
the Northeast Boundary Citizens AS
permit it to hold dedication exer-
cises for the new addition to the
Burrville School was acknowledged
by the board. The matter was re-
liar request has been received for the
opening of the new John Burroughs
School from the Rhode Island Avenue
Citizens Association.
The board approved the appointment
of more than two-score additional
tionate number of regular teachers to
various divisions.
Board members who attended the
meeting were Mrs. Howard L. Hodg-
kins. Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes. DR.,
Abram Simon, William L. Houston
and DR.. ]. Hayden Johnson.
Changes in personnel approved by
the board are as follows:
Terminations and Resignations.
r. E. Sandys, teacher. Cleveland: A.
NJ. Fletcher. teacher. Hubbard; An
toinette Suit. teacher, Maury; D. NJ.
Hynes. teacher. Wheatley; w. w.
Williamson. teacher. Addison; S. r.
Dessez. teacher. E. v. Brown School;
E. NJ. Pascoe. teacher. Weightman:
c. K. Stutz. teacher. Junior High
School; Eleanore Henderson, teacher,
Monroe; Bertha Rodgers, teacher, E.
v. Brown School; NJ. c. Dent: teach
er, Junior High: NJ. G. Hart. teacher.
Central High; c. F. Byrne. teacher,
domestic art; ]. B. Brown. teacher,
Mckinley High: c. A. Cantrill. teach
er, n-Thomson; X. L. Thomp-
son, teacher, domestic science: r. M.
Harrison, kindergarten assistant,
Emery; NJ. C. Nelson, kindergarten
principal. Takoma; NJ. S. Dodge. kim
dergarten assistant. now on leave; N.
E. Hudson. teacher. Eaton; 2. Il; De
Douglass. teacher. Garnet School;
Mary Clark, temporary teacher. do
mestic science classes, and Miss A. L.
Carter. temporary teacher, American
ization classes.
Leave Of Absence.
Lois Meek, teacher, lexington: H.
NJ, Golden, teacher, Maury: Louise
Maher, teacher. West; H. C. Bostrom,
teacher. Taylor; H. r. Kali. teacher,
teacher. Central High. and T. F.
Jordan, teacher, now on leave of abb
sence.
Retirement.
F. A. Martin. teacher. class 4, Wilson
/ Promotions and Transfers.
M. L. Brosnahan. teacher-prineipal,
Burroughs, to teacher principal,
Blake: NJ. M. Burk. teacher. from
grade to grade 4. Henry; H. e. Ben
zler. teacher. from grade 2 to grade
from grade to grade s. Henry-Polk; !;
Mae Deming, teacher. from grade 4
to grade 5. Twining; E. s. Kent.
teacher. from grade / to grade 4 3,