Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-09-20

decision to fill Mr.. Haycocks position
and not leave it vacant, as had been
proposed.
The board approved DR.. Ballous
eight additional school buildings into
four units. with an administrative
principal in charge of each unit. AS
result four new administrative
principals were appointed. making a
total Of forty such officers now in the
school system. These schools grouped
together yesterday are the Tyler
with the Cranch. the Pierce with
the Webb. the lexington with the
Emery and the Brent with the Dent.
BaIIOu to Lecture.
Supt Ballou was authorized by the
board to give a course on Problems
University of Pennsylvania. The
course will last fifteen weeks. con-
sisting of a two-hour lecture each
Friday evening.
Opening of the night schools on
October / was approved by the board.
ORGANIZATION of these schools will be
started Immediately by officials.
A report on the enrolment on the
opening day of schools was made by
Dr. Ballou. Although the total num-
Der enrolled at the beginning OF the
new term was slightly lower than
on the first day of school last year,
DR.. Ballou pointed out that this was
not significant, and that the enroll.
ment would gradually increase until
about November 1, when the peak is
expected to be reached.
Teacher Changes Many.
Numerous changes in personnel
which include the transfer of 166
teachers, the promotion of fifty eight
and the appointment of seventy-six,
were approved by the board as fol-
lows:
Resignations-R. A. Hussey, teach
Craig, teacher, now on leave OF
absence; F. |. Brown, teacher. class
3, Dennison School; H. r. Hill. teach
er, class 2. Webster School; l. p. Gary,
teacher, class 3, Bfair-Hayes School;
NJ. L. Benson. teacher, Amortization
School; B. H. Hetfield, teacher, class
5, physical training; L. '. Grinage,
caretaker, Miner School; NJ. E.
Francis, teacher. class ?, Mott School,
and f. W. Tancil, teacher, class 4.
Burville School.
Retirements-G. r. Dewitt. teacher,
class 6b, Western High School; NJ. NJ.
Donovan, teacher. class 4, Toner
Leave of absences. NJ Duke,
teacher, class 8, music.
TRANSFERS.. L. Dore. teacher,
class A, from grade to grade 7,
Eaton; r. E. Little. teacher. Curtis
Hyde, from grade 3 to grade 4; Eloise
Mace, teacher. class 3, from John
Eaton to Corcoran: NJ. NJ. Ehrhart,
teacher, from grade to grade 4,
Force; +. c. Linfoot, teacher, class 2,
from Dennison to Addison; F. A.
Johnson teacher, class 2, from Force
to Curtis Hyde; E. H. Hess, teacher
class 9, from Weightman to John
Eaton; F. w. Layton, teacher, class A.
from Cranch to Lenox: NJ. 7. Lar
combe, teacher, class 4, from Blu
chanan to Bryan; Margaret Gessford
teacher. Buchanan. from grade 6 to
grade Z; NJ. A. Rick, teacher, Buchan-
an. from grade 5 to grade 6; u. L.
Clendening. teacher, class 4, from
Ketcham- Van Buren, to LenoX; NJ
MEG. Murphy, teacher, Tyler. from
grade to grade 6; B. L. Lucas, teach
err, class 4. from Ketcham-Van Buren,
to Tyler; A. |. Kinnear, teacher, class
10, from Columbia Junior High to
Langley Junior High; J. A. Tennyson
teacher, class 5, from Gales-Blake to
Langley Junior High; L. E. Emmer-
man. teacher, class 4, from Emery to
Brookland; H. o. Cromwell, teacher
class 4, from Gage to Twining; C. E
Roberts. teacher. class 5. from Gage
to Gales-Blake; F. p. Fernald, teach
err, class 4, from Gage to Gales-Blake;
+. c. Rick, trade instructor, class 5,
from LenoX to Hine Junior High; K.
+. Bell, teacher, class GA, from Cen
trail High to Eastern High; E. H
Jonas. teacher, class ga, from Column
bia Junior High to Eastern High;
Mary McPheeters, teacher, class 8,
from Dent to Dennison; C. e. Guest