Evening star., 1921-09-08
SCHOOL TEACHERS
TO GET BACK PAY
Over Thirty to Recover Total
of $11,014.62 Under Marsh
Case Decision.

More tnan thirty DlStrlct pubic
school teachers will recover back pay
amounting to S11.014.62. under a re-
cent ruling of the Court of Appeals
in the so-called Marsh case. it was
announced at the initial fall meeting
of the board of education yesterday
afternoon at the Franklin School
Subsequently the board formally re-
quested uhe Commissioners to obtain
an appropriation for this amount in
deficiency appropriation bill.
The case had it's inception in suit
of Genevieve Marsh. a teacher at Nc
kinley Manual Training School, Miss
teachers salary and was doing high
school work. She asked for the diff
ference between the salaries.
Miss Olive V. Contee, teacher of
domestic art at Armstrong Manual
Training School. will receive the
largest share of the S11,Ol4-b2. She
will get S2.120.67.
Nine Sites Purchased.
The Commissioners in a communi-
cation informed the board that dur
ing the last several months nine sites
for proposed school Fairgrounds. ad-
ditionS and new schools have been
purchased. They are: Adams School
Buchanan School addition. $4,000;
Peabody School playground site. Sc
S55: site for an addition to the Mott
School. $4,000; site for an addition
to the H. ID. Cooke School, SS,1O0; site
for an addition to the Logan School.
$4,000; site for addition to the John
Eaton School, $4,000: site for an ad-
dition to the Emery School. s6,791.50.
and a site for the new lexington
Junior High School. S43.530.
The Commissioners also apprised the
board that a large percentage of prop
erty owners in the vicinity Of the Pea
body School have protested against the
purchase of ground adjacent to the
school for playground. The ground
already has been purchased, and the
voted to advise the Commissioners to
acquire the property, despite the pro-
test.
Mrs. Rhodes Makes Report.
A detailed report of the activities on
the ten school Fairgrounds which were
operated during the vacation period was
made by Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes. MEM
ber of the school governing body. ana
supervisor of municipal Fairgrounds. She
thanked the board for the cooperation
of school authorities and employees In
running the Fairgrounds.
I'VE are leaving the school buildings
and grounds in as good condition as We
ever a window was broken or similar
damage was done necessary repairs were
made before the department left the
grounds. Only the Easements of the
Buildings were used; the upper parts
of the buildings were not in use"
Special Meeting Called.
The board acknowledged receipt Of a
resolution from the North Washington
Citizens Association urging the pur-
oh of a1i inin he 7 Y16t tnyv
School. The resolution was referred to
the superintendent.
1t was announced that the special
childrens motion picture shows given at
several of the Crandall theaters resulted
in S33 being raised for the school play
grounds. This money has been turned
over to school authorities.
DR.. Abram Simon, president of the
board, called special meeting for next
Thursday afternoon at O'Clock, at
which the organization of the school
system for the coming year will be COM
pleted. Board members who attended
yesterdays session were Mrs. Rhodes,
DR.. Simon, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins,
Mr.. Houston and DIR. j. Hayden Johnson.
Changes in personnel approved by
the board are as follows.
Appointments.-AIarg Donnal-
~. probationary teacher. class GA.
class 4, Mckinley High; Lois Elef-
SHADES. clerk, class 4. 1st and Sd divi-
sions; w. H. Herbert, janityr. Pet
worth; F. G. Stuart, janitor, Takoma,
and w. E. Vermillion, janitor, E. v.
Brown
Examinations and Resignations.-R
A. Conley. temporary teacher, class
8, Junior High; Villa m Jordan, care
taker, TakOma; f. T. Welsh. clerk.
class 4, 1st and Sd divisions: D. w.
Dunbar, clerk, class 4. Mckinley
High: NJ. r. Young, clerk. class 4,
Central High; E. B. Jenkins. teacher.
class 3, Lenox: d. E. Drummey,
teacher, class ga, Mckinley High
Marguerite Kelso, teacher, class ga,
Western High; Mary Mcintyre,
teacher, class 4, Woodburn School;
Marian NJ. Mattern, teacher, class 3,
drawing; Mildred Gordon, teacher,
class 8, domestic science; r. r. Day,
military instructor, class 1; Edward
Scott, laborer, Business High; w. NJ
Carey, janitor, Petworth. and Law
renee Turner, janitor. Takon.a.
Leave of Absence.-M. 2. McPher-
son, tea cher, class ga, Western High !;
D. A. Cook, teacher, grade 1, Jack
son; L. E. Mayors. teacher. class 2.
division s: E. l. Raun, teacher, class
SPECIAL NOTICES.