Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-07

in the high schools, which was filed
for future action.
Communications were read from the
Daughters of 1872. who indorsed mil
itary training in the public schools;
the Benning Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton, thanking the board for its plans
for school lighting; LenoN Parent
Teacher Association, voicing appre-
citation over the lighting in the LenoX
School; the Manor Park Citizens AS
ISOLATION, in0orSinS the Gasque bill,
and the Congress- Heights Citizens
Association. pressing for a four-room
addition and other improvements in
the Congress Heights School.
The board promptly approved upon
the suggestion of DR.. Ballou, a new
schedule of pay rates for the JAM
torial staff for evening service. which
will bring their pay to the same level
it reached last year.
In the future, through yesterdays
action of the beard, examination of
school pupils to determine segrega-
ton in special schools, according to
their mental capacity, will be made
by the assistant superintendent in
charge of educational research.
One Teacher Wins Appeal.
Four reports made by the District
auditor concerning teachers pay
tangles We're reported to the board by
Dr. Ballou. Relief was denied in three
of them and granted in a single case
Miss Laura Reeves appeal was
granted placing the auditor on rec
ord as of the opinion that when junior
high school teachers are transferred
to the senior high schools, even though
the pay is Identical in both positions,
1t is promotion and they are entitled
to benefits which accrue from a pro
motion. One of the petitions denied
was one of the 1873 teachers who claim
they are entitled to. 500 wear addi-
tional salary on account of longevity.
DR.. Ballou said he intended still to
press for relief of some of this group
of teachers The other two appeals
denied We're those of Miss Katherine
Stone and l.. II. Russell.
Ih@ board made permanent the aD-
pointmant of Miss BERTHE Backus as
principal of the Powell Junior High
School and the retirement of Miss
Margaret Mould. seventh grade teacher
at the Park View School
Changes i'm Personnel.
Changes in the personnel approved
follow:
Resignations-E. l.. Kirby. teach
er, class Ia, Peabody Hilton School:
NJ. p. Wellons, teacher, class IA,
ketcham-Van Buren, School: F.. +.
Thiele. teacher, class IA. West
School: c. c. Harrell. teacher. class
IA, now on leave of absence:
Samuel Thomas, laborer Emery-Eck-
ington School: c. S. Bradfute. fireman.
Janney School; William Dempsey. coal
passer, Central High School: w H.
Thomas. janitor, SyphaX School
TerminationS-W. 1. Conway. teach
er, class "a, physical training, Macfar-
land Junior High School: Ernest Rus
sell, teacher, class "a, physical train
ing. Hine Junior High School.
Observation-Disclosures Mould teach
er, class IA, Park View school
Leave of absence-M. F. Davy,
teacher, class Ia. Conduit Road
School, r. l.. Gordon. teacher. class
3A, Eastern High School; NJ. j. Grin
mage, teacher, class IA. Smothers
School; l.. L. Freeman, teacher. class
IA. Reno School: V b. Brown. teacher,
class IA. Phillips School.
Promotions - F'loy Wolfenbarger,
teacher, jefferson Junior High School,
from class "a to class &c; c. c.
George. teacher, jefferson Junior
High School, from class PA to &C;
J. a. Mawson. Janney School, from
lahorer to fireman.
TransferS-E. +. Dowden, teacher
class Ia, from Bradley TO Petworth
School: Melvin Davis. laborer, from