The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-15
BOARD INDIGNANT
AT INSTRUCTORS
INJUNCTION PLEA
Insists on Right to Hold
Class 6, Grade B Tests
Saturday.
WILL REPLY TODAY
Pedagogues Complain They
Have Not Been Chosen
For Promotion.
WILL REPLY TODAY

Public school oficials here yes
terday expressed indignation at the
action OF the teachers who occupy
B positions in fling an inIunc-
ton in Equity Court to show cause
why the board should hold an ex-
animation next Saturday for ap-
pointments, to that grade, which
! carries with II a yearly increase of
salary from one. to two hundred
dollars.
The Board of Education and its
subordinate officers insist on their
right to hold examinations for the
promotion of high-schooI teachers
to the Class 6, Grade B, the high
est grade that teachers of the Dis
trfet can attain. and for which Con-
gress has provisioned only seven
appointments in one year.
Ten Teachers ELIGIBLE.
The ten teachers who successful
~ passed the examinations In 1913
and are eligible to the position of
Class s. Grade B, headed by William
]. Wallis, Guy Clinton. Elizabeth
.Birtwell and Jane Ditto, allege In
the injunction that they have not
been designated for promotion and
are thereby injured
The Board of Education contends
II Is lawfully privileged to hold ex-
aminations whenever necessary. 1t
has allowed these ten eligible teach
ers to remain on the list without
further examination, but decided
that they must take their places in
the general list with the survivors
Of those examined next Saturday
and receive their appointments to
class s, grade B, according to rating.
Insist on Prior Right.
On the other hand the teachers
already eligible and waiting for ap-
polntments consider that they have
J the prior claim to the extra COM
pensation against those teachers
, who will be eligible by the examfn-
ations on next Saturday.
The Board of Education will prob
ably make a reply in the Equity
Court today, but IL Is not believed
that the examinations will proceed
as scheduled.
Through Attorney Michael N.
Doyle, the teachers complain for
themselves and for all other high.
normal and manual training school
assert that by complying with the
organic act and with the rules gov
erning the examination OF 1919 they
have acquired a status which en-
titles them to be advanced to the
higher group. which entails no ad-
ditional work. but merely an in
crease OF 5000 yearly in salary.
Question Much Discussed.
ing the new rules concerning the
eligible list. has limited the eligi-
bility of those qualifying in the.
tests. while heretofore there has
been no time limit upon their eligi-
nifty. because 1t was feared delay
would discourage those who might
otherwise work toward a perfection
of Glass 6. Grade B.
Much consideration has been
given this subject by the board in
recent months. II was not until
Tuesday evening when a special
meeting was called by the board
preceding the joint meeting of the
|. Teachers Council and board that
| the question was finally settled and
Presented to the teachers delegates.
No objection to the action of the
fhoard was offered then. but the
yeligibIes to Glass 6. Grade B. lost
mo time the next morning filling
the injunction
Five other Tests Held.
Five previous examinations have
been held by the board. and 1t has
been asserted by the now eligibies
that heretofore the lists have been
exhausted before another examina-
tion has been called.
III is alleged that former Super
intendent Edward L. Thurston, who
held that position when the first
examinations for this class were
heldspromised that all who passed
would be given appointments be-
fore examinations would be con-
tinued. Though the appropriation
allows but seven such appointments
wear. the applications for ex-
aminations have far exceeded this
number.
Unless the court. as expected, en-
ioins the examinations they will be
held Saturday and those seven with
the highest rating among the newly
] examined and the Directing ten in
=. Ifsr will recefye the an