Evening star., 1926-02-04
SCHOOLS TOCLOSE
FOR MEETING HERE
Approval Given Plan to Per-
NIT Teachers to Attend Su-
perintendence Sessions.

AGthoritY to close the elementary
schools Tuesday afternoon. February
%: the junior high schools Wednes-
day morning. February -. and the
senior high schools Thursday after
noon. February 25. was given by the
Board of Education members at a
regular meeting held yesterday after
noon. Closing of the schools on these
dates was recommended to the board
by DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superin-
tendent. in order that the teachers
may attend sessions of the Depart
ment of Superintendent which Will
he held here the week of February q
and is expected TO attract $4,000 edu
Gators from every State in the Union
DIR. Ballou stated that the teachers
had decided they would rather obtain
time to attend the superintendence
meetings than those OF the Teachers
Institute. which is held each year.
Devoid of controversial matters for
disposal. yesterdays meeting was a
comparatively short one. lasting but
one hour and without semblance of an
audience. The recent promotion of
G.. ID. Houston as principal of the
Armstrong Technical High School
was ratified while steps were taken
to make Miss NJ. l.. Wilson admins
trative principal OF the i. f. Cooke
School. Report was made of the re-
cent death of Miss +. l.. Gordon. a
teacher at Eastern High School who
had been on leave of absence, and ap-
propriate memorials We're ordered
drafted
Thanked for Gift.
Miss Isabel Lanman. who resides
across from the Thomson School. at
Twelfth and |. streets. and donated a
set of historical films To the school
system recently at an expense of
thousands OF dollars. was present at
the invitation of the members. Miss
Lehman said the display of apprecia-
tion exhibited by the board over her
gift has caused her a great deal of
plea
The board voted To inform the Dis
triCt Commissioners that it does not
approve of the bill pending in the Sen
ate authorizing the creation of junior
colleges as q part Of the system here
at the present time believing that the
elementary needs of the city should be
taken care OF before this higher educa-
tion is considered. The Commissioners
had referred the bill 10 the board for
report.
Protests Meeting.
Rev. +. !. A Bennett member of
the board. at the request of {. H.
Houston. representing the cOlored Bar
Association of the District. called the
attention of the body to the recent
use of the Wilson Normal School for
the holding of q meeting for advocating
residential segregation. The board de-
Cided to refer the matter 10 DE- Bal
lou for investigation.
Invited to address the board. Mr.
Houston produced Il cali for the
meeting. which was headed Notice
10 Kenyon street property owners"
and signed by four Kenyon street
residents in the 1900 block The meet
ing was held Monday. November :,
the Bar Association representative
said
Offer of materials and tools to as
sist pupils studying to become APP
prentice plumbers at the Abbott
School. made by the Master Plumbers
Association, Inc. was accepted by
the board.
Changes i'm Personnel.
The following changes in personnel
were approved:
designations Ruth Puckett. teach
er, class IA. Bennins School: a. l..
Erickson. teacher, class IA. Cranch
Tyler School. NJ. l.. Lawson. teacher.
class IA. Ketcham-Nan Buren School;
NJ a. WeadOn, teacher. class la,
Gales Blake School: w. w. Stockton,
janitor. Monroe School: j. w. Bur
roughs. iianitor. Van Ness school: T..
K Hodge. laborer, Deanwood School:
Willis NJ. Carey, Armstrong High
School: L. W. Taylor. fireman. J +.
Cook School.
TerlninatIOn~-H. NJ. Golden, teach
er class IA. School Gardens: Margaret
CaIl. teacher. class "a. Western High
School: +. r. Parker, teacher. class
A. Powell Junior High School: Julia
DigginS. teacher. class "a, Eastern
High School; X. Y. EdmonstOn. teach
er class "A. Columbia Junior liigh
School: &. W. Crippen. teacher. class
ia. division 9: l.. +. Matthews. teach
er. class IA, Cooke School.
Leaves OF AbSence-EliZabeth Endi-
colt. teacher. class IA, Emery Eek
incton School: Y. T. GridIey, teacher,
class Ia. Jefferson School; A. l.. New
bold. teacher, class IA, Domestic Art:
L. j. Fletcher, teacher. class IA, Sum
ner erMagruder School.
Promotions-E. d. Reed. teacher.
Manual Training. from class Ia to