Evening star., 1923-10-18

report which was presented by Err
nest Greenwood. chairman OF the in
vestigating committee. Mrs. Howard
L. Hodgkins and Mrs. Coralie T. Cook
served on the committee.
Book Fully Sustained.
Investigation of the Muzzey text
book was started early last spring
following charges by the Piney
Branch Citizens Association that it
was unpatriotic, partisan and inaccu-
rate in many details The committee,
however. failed to substantiate any OF
these charges.
we do not find that the intent of
tie author (Prof. David Saville Muz-
zey( has been disloyal. un-American.
anti-Amel lean or pro-British," said
the report. Neither do we find that
the phraseology of the book demon
strated or even indicates in the slight
est degree any such intent. We find
! that the arrangement and the order
topics discussed is excellent when
| considered in conjunction with the
purpose of the book We find that
the purpose of the author is to give
emphasis to those factors which ap-
peal to us as most vital from the
prevailing conditions and institutions
by showing how they have come
about"
Favored I'm High School.
Our examination of the courses OF
study in history which have preceded
1t has caused us to reach the con-
cluSton that students in the senior
year of the Washington high schools
are fully prepared for history OF
the political, economic, social and in
dustrial development of the United
states without the necessity of 9
repetition of all the details of mill
tary history. We find that the text
book accomplished this purpose and
are doubtful If any other text book
could be found which would be ar
Improvement. In our opinion the dis
cuSsion of controversial subjects
party politics or partisan questions
cannot be eliminated from such a
history IL 1t Is to fulfill its purpose
! in an adequate manner"
In making its thorough investiga-
tion, the committee studied and COM
pared the various editions of Prof
Muzzey's book. noting the deIetions
changes and additions to the text
There are three appendices to the
| report, one answering the specific
criticisms that have been made OF
various portions of the book, another
showing the changes that have been
made in the text of certain sections
and the third giving the names of the
used. Approximately $500 schools ir
the United States are now using the
! book, according to the report
Many Changes Made.
Examina tions of the three editions
of the book, according to the report
developed the fact that there have
been thirty-seven changes in the text
since the 1920 edition. OF these, eight
cen were made in the February, 1928
edition. and nineteen additional ones
in the August 1923. edition.
Your committee has become con-
vinced by it's examination OF these
changes in text" the report said
that both the author and the pub
Usher have made a sincere effort to
respond to the most trivial complaint
and have tried to make the authors
meaning and intent entirely clear
The committee established the fact
that Muzzeys book Is intended for
sumably, have been we'll grounded In
all of the essential facts and details
of the founding of the republic OF
the United States, and that these stu
dents have much collateral reading
in connection with the study of the
history.
Tablet to Teacher.
Eighth grade pupils of the John
Eaton School were granted permission
l.
let in the school as a memorial to a
former teacher, Harriet B. Kennedy.
who died in August.
Supt Frank w. Baliou reported to
the board that the conditions in the
portable schoolhouses are satisfac-
tory. He also submitted report
showing the amount of money spent
on repairs and alterations to school
buildings during the summer.
changes In personnel approved by
N 1F-8 F@tI
Resi- signations-M. ]. Thomson, teach
er. class 8, Arthur School; A. ].
Thompson, vocational instructor, class
., Smallwood-Bowen Sci ool; Rebecca
Smith, teacher, now on leave of alb
sence; / B; Cain. teacher. class 3. JEFF
teacher. class GA, Mckinley High
School: J. w. Smith, teacher, now on
leave of absence; H. B. Tosh, teacher.
class 2, Brightwood Park School; G.
r. Anderson. janitor. Pierce School,
High School.
Terminations-G. w. Pierce, teacher
class 5, Eastern High School, and e.
b. Lisemby, teacher, class 8, Shaw
Junior High School.
teacher, class 4, Van Ness School: u
s. Pinck, teacher, class 4. Force
School, and E. p. Smith. class ga,
teacher. Business High School.
Promotfons-V. B. Lusby, teacher
Jefferson -Amidon, from class 2 10
class 3; e. II. Krehbiel, teacher. class
s. Manual Training, to class GA, Nc
kinney High School; R. V. Wacker-
man, teacher, Arthur School, from
class 3, to class 4; Louise Kingsley
teacher, Central High School. from
class GA, to class 6B; M. E. MaIlon
teacher, Curtis Hyde School, from
class to class s; M. H. Donahue
teacher, John Eaton School, from
class to class 4; E. s. Dorsey. teach
er, Van Ness School, from class 8 &c
class A.; Fl. w. Coffren, teacher. class
2, Henry-Polk School, to class q.
Force School; c. c. McDuffie, teacher
Dunbar High School, from class ga to
class 6B. and e. NJ. Syphax, teacher
from class 3. Cardozo-Old Bell School
to class 4, Lovejoy School
Transfers - I. NJ. Judge, class 2
Arthur School, from grade 5 to grade
4; Margaret Lent, teacher, class 3
wing, tto Columbia Junior High
School; By c. Davis, teacher, class 4
arthur School, from grade 5 to grade
.; Viola Offut, teacher, class S, from
Curtis-Hyde School to John Eaton
School: E: ]. Soelberg. teacher, grade
8; John Eaton School. to grade 4
Curtis Hyde School; B. A. HoIton
Temporary Home School to 6eanwood 6e em
School; L. E. Tanner, teacher, class 4
Jones School, to Douglass ss-Simmons
school; w. L. Browne, teacher, class
T.. from Douglass-Sim School I'D
Lincoln School; E. j. Hurt. teacher
class 2, from Briggs School to Garri.
SOM Fieveland School. C. C. Dan;aJs