Evening star., 1923-09-26
SCHOOL DIVISIONS
|. SHIFTED RADICALLY
Territorial Boundaries Are
Changed and Some of Per-
sonnel Transferred.

Actual steps toward redistricting
the first nine divisions of the public
school system were taken today by
school authorities following the ac-
tion OF the board OF education at a
special conference last night In ap-
proving the proposed radical changes
In the territorial boundaries OF the
present districts.
AS a result Of the boards action two
long defunct divisions will be recre-
ated and several shifts will be made
In the supervisory force.
DE. KimbsII Changed.
DR.. Z. G. Kimbaii, supervising
principal of the seventh division, will
be transferred on October / to be
supervising principal Of the third
divisions, succeeding Robert L. Hay
Geek. who becomes assistant super
intendent OF schools. The re-created
second division will be placed under
Miss Jessie La Sale, who was ap-
pointed a supervising principal last
June. Miss Adelaide Davis, admins
trative principal OF Enery-Ecktngton
School. was promoted TO become the
supervising principal OF the fourth
division. which has been non-existent
for a number OF years.
with the changes In the geo.
graphicsl boundaries of the divisions
number OF schools have been shift
ed from one district to another and
the sizes OF the divisions have been
better equalized. In redistricting the
DIVISIONS the ofncials have followed
the natural boundaries as nearly as
possible and aimed to have a Junior
high school in each district.
Reduce THIRD Division.
The Adams. e. b. Brown, Dennison
and Force schools have been taken
out of the first division. The third
division, one OF the largest divisions,
numerically and geographically In the
system. had been reduced In size by
II: d. Cooke. Monroe. Morgan, Park
View. Ross and West schools
The Abbott, Arthur, Henry. Polk.
Seaton, Twinlns and Webster schools
have been taken from the fifth divi-
were transferred. but the Peabody.
Hilton. Carbery, Edmonds, Maury and
kingsman were added. The Brent
Dent, Edmonds, Hilton. Maury and
Peabody were taken from the seventh
Cranch. Tyler. Buchanan. Bryan
Lenox, Van Ness, Ketcham. Van
Buren,. Congress Heights. Randle
Highlands and Stanton schools.
The Bradley, Van Ness and weight
man were taken from the eighth d.
vision and the Arthur, Bradley, Fair
brother. Greenleaf. Toner and Web
ster schools added. The ninth di-
vision will be composed of the spe-
cial schools under the supervision of
Walter B. Patterson
New School Lists.
Under the redistricting arrangement
the diViSiOnS will he
follows:
First division. Ben w. Murch. SUI
pervising principal-Addison, Brown,
coreoran. Curtis Hyde. Eaton, FIJI:
rollment in these schools is 3,s2i.
Second division. Miss Jessie La
Sale. principal-Dennison Ross. Nor
ment in this division totals i.Its.
Third division. DR.. E. G. Kimball,
supervising principal: Brightwood.
Brtghtwood- Park. Hubbard. Powell
vshnson' Siiso0 TetmoI e1mSTth' avS
schools. The enrolment in this d.
vision totals 5.4S2.
Fourth division. Miss Adelaide
Davis, supervising PRINCIPAL: Adams.
Twining and weiehtman SCHOOLS; SCHOOLS.
The enrollment in this division to-
tails 1857.
Fifth division. Selden NJ. Ely, su-
pervising principal: Brookland. Bur-
rouShs. Gage. Langdon. Emery Eek
ington, Park View. Monroe and Gales
Blake schools. The total enrolment
IL 5.231.
Sixth division, Miss Flora L Hend-
ley, supervising principal--webb,
Pierce. Benning, Blair-Hayes, Kenil-
worth. Blow. Ludlow. Madison, Tay-
lor, Wheatley. Peabody Hilton. Car
berry, Edmonds, Maury and Kings
man schools. The enrolment totals
5,424.
Seventh division, DR.. Hosmer H.
Johnson. supervising principal
Brent-Dent, Wallach-Towers, Cranch-
Tyler, Buchanan, Bryan, Lenox, Van
Ness. Ketcham-Van Buren, Congress
Heights. Randle Highlands and stan
ton schools. The enrolment In this
division totals SAP.
Eighth division. Miss Anne Beers,
supervising principal-Arthur, Brad
ley. Fairbrother, Grant. Greenleaf
differentiation, Smallwood- Bowen,
Toner and Webster schools.