Evening star., 1922-11-16

be furnished by insurance companies.
DR.. Ballou was authorized to visit
the public schools of Chicago after
December I. He also was granted
the public schools Of Philadelphia,
November 22-24.
Collection of waste paper from the
larger school buildings will be made
twice each month in order to elimi
nate any possible fire hazard. the
Commissioners notified the board.
Principals of smaller buildings will
be instructed to have the paper burn
ed in school furnaces.
Loses Eighteen Days Pay.
The Commissioners also notified the
board of the recent purchase of FIVE
parcels of ground in the rear of the
Harrison School: that they accepted
Wheatley and John Eaton schools on
October 2S. and that Miss Grae.s A.
walker. teacher at the Takoma
School. under ruling of the auditor.
is not entitled to pay for the first
eighteen days In September because
the opening of the schools for the
new term.
Plans are being made, Supt. Ballou
announced. to improve conditions at
western and Armstrong High Schools
and the Garrison. Chain Bridge Road,
; schools. request that a local motion
picture concern be permitted to take
movies of the forthcoming Cen
trail Eastern gridiron battle was re-
ferred by the board to DIR. Ballou,
with power to act.
Monroe Charges Answered.
Thirteen indictments against the
luton adopted by the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association, were
answered by DR.. Ballou The SUPER
1ntendent pointed out that a majority
or the charges are true. and declared
that the school officers are aware of
same time he remarked that he ap-
preciated the interest Of the associa-
t1on in the Monroe and other schools
within it's territory
Changes in personnel approved by
the board follow:
Lenox School: G. A. Zeller, teacher.
Webster School; c. c. Mix. teacher,
John Eaton School: +. E. Young.
teacher. Corcoran School: F. B. Brad
ley. teacher. now on leave Of alb
School. and Alice Pollock assistant to
general director. Community Centers
Terminations-Emiiy Barrick. clerk.
office. of the supervisor of manual
Transfers-M. f. Stodder. teacher.
from $40 6th street southwest TO
Threlkeld School, and NJ. e. Yoder.
teacher. from Dennison School. to
Promotions-C. Nj. Tonge. teacher.
Dennison School. from class 3 to class
4; w. W. Stockton. janitor. from
Lenox School to Monroe School; H.
l.. King. teacher. assistant to the as
sistant director of primary instruc
a A m ri a nd
f. Henson, teacher. Atypical School.
from class to class I.
Retirement-G. NJ. Martin. teacher.
now on leave OF absence.
Leave of absence-R. E. Mayors,
teacher. school gardens
Appointments-E. A. Conner. tenn
porary teacher. class 3. $40 9th street
southwest; V. X. Austin. probationary
teacher class 5. Dennison School: H.
s. Conner. probationary teacher. class
5. Lenox School: p. g. Erickson. pro-
bationary teacher. class 4. Webster
School: NJ. E. Moore. probationary
teacher, class 1, Corcoran School; c.
w Bryant. cabinetmaker. probation
temporary teacher. class 1. John Eaton
School: NJ G. Kerr. temporary teach
er, class GA. Western High School:
r. G. Addor. probationary teacher
class 2. Brightwood Park School:
3. domestic art. Columbia Junior High
School; F. NJ. Cornell, permanent
teacher. class 1. Columbia Junior
High School: II. r. Hill. permanent
teacher. class ?. Webster School; J.
Il. Suicrs. jantor, Lenox School and
Lenox portables; L. Nicholas. club
leader. Trinidad Community Center;
A. C. Chiles, temporary teacher. class
5. physical training; A. J. Hamilton.
permanent teacher. class 2. Mont
gomery School: L. c. Colan. perma-
nent teacher. class 2. Garfield School.