Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-06
TAILORING COURSE
IN SCHOOLS URGED
Representatives of Exchange
Appear Before Educa-
ton Board.
NO DISORDER DEVELOPS
Corporation Counsel Rules Agi-
tators Can Be Excluded From
Future Meetings.

Introduction of a course in tailoring
In the public schools was urged by
representatives of the Merchant Tai
lors' Exchange and the Merchant Tai
1ors Designers Association at meet
ing yesterday afternoon of the board
of education. The question of adding
this subject to the curriculum will be
given serious consideration by school
officials, DIR. Abram Simon, president
of the board. told the delegation of
tailors which was headed by Henry
Schick.
The meeting of the board was void
of any of the excitement and disorder
which marked it's December sessions
as a result of continued agitation of
the o-called Bruce case by members
of the Parents League Five school
Janitors, however, We're on duty in
the boards chambers to exclude any
persons seeking to discuss the case.
Ban on Bruce Case.
Further agitation of the so-called
Bruce case in public sessions will be
prevented in the future. it is believed
by legal ruling by District Corpora
tion Counsel Francis H Stephens,
which states that, in his opinion, the
board has the right to exclude from
its meetings any one who offers inter-
ference to the regular conduct of the
business of the board
III a iClltI W III SIMON, winch was
read at the opening of the meeting.
Mr.. Stephens said: Il think the
board of education has the power to
exclude any one from its meetings
who has in the past interferred with
its proceedings and would be likely
to do SO in the future
The board granted Supt. Frank w.
Ballou permission to lecture at the
Teachers Institute at Harrisburg
nd al riSit he
schools in Richmond. Va, and Char
lottesville, Va, in the near future.
changes in personnel approved by
the board are as follows:
Appointments.
Martha Coffin, permanent teacher
grade 4, Force; NJ. B. Mccormick. per-
manent teacher, grade 1. Van Ness:
a. l. Richmond. permanent teacher,
third grade, Van Ness; H NJ. lancer.
permanent teacher. third grade. Van
Ness; F. A. Lee. permanent teacher.
class 3. music department.: B. H. Het-
neld, temporary teacher, Americaniza-
ton Night School; Dr. S. C. Cousins.
temporary teacher, Mckinley High
Nisht; Mr.. H. T. Kay. temporary
teacher, class GA Business High; Mrs
r. T. Sandys. temporary teacher. grade
., cleveland; Mrs E. R. Shepherd tenn
porary teacher, grade 2. Johnson; Mrs.
T. = Boyer, temporary teacher, first
81 AIllurs a. ~. MeIck, fourth
grade, Brookland probationary. teach
er; NJ A Newconsb, permanent teacher.
class Ga. Wilson Normal. Robert Cra-
ven. temporary clerk, class 4. secre-
tary's office; Clarence Felis. laborer, NJ
Street High Douglass and Simmons: b.
T. Bayard, laborer Randall Eli Brown.
1anitor- j. F. Cook: Mary Brown.
caretaker. =. F. Cook Portables.
Promotions and Transfers.
C. E. Weldon teacher seventh
grade, Powell to eighth grade. West: |
Mrs L. NJ Cooper. temporary teacher. |
fourth grade. Brookland. to fifth
grade. Ross: N. V. Magruder, teacher. |
fourth grade. f. v. Brown, to fifth
grade; S. r. Dessez. teacher. fifth
grade, E. v Brownie sixth grade:
L W. Reeve, teacher. sixth grade. |
johnson. to seventh grade, Powell: A. o |
McCauley. teacher. fifth grade. Ross. |
to sixth grade, Johnson: AL c. Tur-
ner, X p. Founding Home, to X. p.
Adams; A +. Greenwood. Temporary
teacher, sixth grade. E. V. Brown TO !
fourth grade. +. y Brown: Hattie |
Williams, lab' .5-. from Old Central |
High to Franklin: Melinda Colbert |
- oorer, from Franklin to Old Central |
} H. Patrick, teacher. class ga
BUSINESS High; Marguerite Donnalty'