Evening star., 1924-09-11

school in Manor Park, already side
tracked several times by the board,
again bobbed up, when Ernest H.
Pullman, president of the Manor Park
Citizens Association. appeared at the
meeting with five young children and
their parents to stress the need of
school facilities. Mr.. Pullman intro
duced each of the children as we'll as
their parents to the board, and en-
phasized that unless a portable was
erected the youngsters would be
forced to travel considerable distance
to the schools of surrounding commu-
mites and brave the dangers of traf-
fic.
Defer Manor Park Plea.
DR.. f. G.. Kimball. supervising prin-
cipal Of the third division, cited sta
tistics to the board showing that the
children in Manor Park could not be
accommodated in a single portable.
AS a result, the board again post
poned action until the proposal to
establish the platoon system at the
Takoma Park and T.. V. Brown schools
has been disposed of entirely.
4. II. Gregory, representing the
Stanton Park Citizens Association
filed another complaint with the board
regarding the unsatisfactory condi-
School. Mr.. Greenwood told the board
that he has followed closely the con-
dition of the Hilton heating appa-
ratus, and expressed the belief that
when all repairs are completed it will
be quite as good as the heating
plants in other schools
The board, on recommendation of
Supt. Ballou, appointed Miss Janet
McWilliam, principal of the Force
School, to be supervising principal Of
the fourth division. Miss Adelaide
Davis. supervising principal of the
fourth division, was subsequently
fill the vacancy caused by the retire.
ment of Miss Flora l.. Hendley. r.
w. Holt was appointed chief account
ant of the school system, succeeding
Maj. Raymond O. Wilmarth, who was
recently promoted to be business
manager.
Changes in Personnel.
Resignations-C. B. Roberts, teach
er, class IA, now on leave of absence;
b. NJ. Bracket, teacher, class Ia,
physical training: G. l.. Mayer, teach
er, class Ia, John Eaton School: A.
S. Alexander, teacher, class 3A, East
ern High School; NJ. H. Riess teach
sr, class la, Addison School; J. c..
IomlinSon- teach r. class Ia, now on
leave of absence; II. D. Chase, teach
er, class la, Blair-Hayes School;
Albert Kaiser, coal-passer, New East
ern High School.
Leaves of absence-M. S. Elliott,
teacher, class Ia, Maury School; D.
r. O'Neil, teacher. class Ia, II. D.
Cooke School; Carolyn Faris, teacher,
class Ia, II. D. Cooke School: Rosalie
Walker, teacher. class Ia, Peabody
Hilton School; G. B. Higgins, teacher,
class Ia, PierceWebb School; NJ. I.
higgins, teacher, class la, Taylor
School; James McNiff laborer, Brook
land School.
Promotions-AlmaB Barker, teacher,
from class Ia. Johnson-Powell School,
to class "a, Hine Junior High School;
NJ. D. Reed, teacher, from class Ia,
Allison Street Portables, to class "a,
Jefferson Junior High School; L. P.
Hester, teacher, from class la, Web
ster School, to class "a, Jefferson
Junior High School; Adelaide Field,
teacher, Macfarland Junior High
School, from class "a to class &C; NJ.
F. Clifford, teacher, Hine Junior High
School, from class "a to class &C; v.
H. Johnson, teacher, from class "a,
Langley Junior High School, to class
&C, Columbia Junior High School; S.