Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-06
SHOWDOWN ASKED
ON SCHOOL ISSUE
Board Votes to Seek Final
Ruling on installation OF
k. Steel Curtains.

Decision to hold a conference with
the District Commissioners at an
early date and settle FOR al tiiile
whether Steei curtains shouio pe III
stalled at Central and Dunbar Hlsll
Schools, and if other departures M
the school system recommehueu Wy
the fire marshal should be mace was
reached at a meeting of the Board OF
Education held yesterday AFTERNOON
DIR. II. B. Learned who made the re-
mort as chairman of the committee On
repairs and equipment. invited al
members of the board to accompany
his committee to the District BullulllS
when the conference is held
DIR. Learned said that it was the
present conviction of the committee
that the high school audltorlu1llS
should not be rated as theaters ana
forced to adhere to the hre reeuid-
tions governing theaters, but they are
entirely agreeable to the purchase OF
extensive curtains if the commissions
ers deem them necessary. II is eN-
-nected that the conference Will ellml-
nate the necessity for the fire mafShal
annually making scores of fre haZaro
recommendations as has been the
case in the past
Furnaces Are Ordered.
DIR. Learned also reported that
upon the recommendation of Munich
nal Architect Albert l.. Harris the
board Immediately take steps to in
stall II" furnaces in as many ele-
mentary schools at a cost of SlZo,-
600. The recommendation was APP
proved. The schools which VIII
have new furnaces when they open
next September are: Buchanan,
Brent, lexington, Garrison, Morse,
Jones, Mott and Wormley.
The board, upon the solicitation OF
Rev. F. l. A. Bennett, DR.. j. HAY
den Johnson and Mrs. Corahe r.
Cook. directed the board of eXamln-
ers to at once determine the quail
fications of seven Junior high school
teachers at the Randall and Shaw as
of Nav. 1924. and finally determine
whether they are entitled TO the
higher salary which a recent decl-
sion of the controller general appears
to grant them.
Without dealing in personalities,
Rev. Bennett, DR.. Johnson ana MIS-
Cook evidenced a good deal or leei
ing over the delay in giving 'Justlce
to these teachers. Dr. Bennett &C
cused the administration of acting
as a buffer between the teachers and
their just desserts.
Ballou o. k.'s Procedure.
DIR. Ballou explained that the teacii-
ers in question never had legally quah-
fed and agreed that the action of the
board in calling upon the board OF eX-
aminers to. ini estigate their status
was the proper procedure
The board decided % appoint a COM
mittee OF three 20 determine the pest
course 10 take in reopening the retire
ment case OF Miss A. h. SulilVah.
This action was taken after a letter
had been read from DR.. Nllllam =.
Fowler District health officer, Statlhg
that so far as the latter's off1ce Is CON
cerned the case is closed. DIR. Fowier.
however volunteered TO help the board
in any investigation it might initiate.
Secretary Harry o Hine read a let
tar from the Commissioners recon-
mending that the name OF the Rosseii
School be changed 10 the woodbridge
School, but stresSing that the usual
policy laid down by the Commissioners
should be followed in the future.
Upon recommendation of Or. Bal
lou the board voted TO give February
Normal School graduates years ell
gibility, the same as ~, June gradu-
ates.
BY unanimous action the board ap-
proved IL recommendation made by
Mrs. Cook, chairman of the person
mel committee, that Miss +. S. Fair
lev. administrative principal at the
Park View School, be continued in
the school system during the school
year 1926-27. 1t was pointed out that
this action was in the interest OF EN-
cient administration, inasmuch as
Miss Farley lis indispensable" due
to her enviable record at the platoon
school. She is eligible for retirement
in June. The board had received
petition from the Park View Citizens
Association asking that Miss Farley
be authorized to stay beyond the
present school year. ....
Changes i'm Personnel.
The following changes in personnel
were approved:
ResignationS-D. G. Simpson, teach
er, class la, now on leave~of absence;
d. l.. Ehle, teacher, class la. Thorn
son School; NJ. NJ. Bache, teacher,
class Ia, art, and w. L. Washington,
teacher, class la, Douglass Simmons
School
Leave of ABSENCE. r. MelOy,
teacher, class Ia, Brightwood Park
School, and ]. H. Petite, teacher, class
La, Montgomery School.
Promotion--H. V. Boyd, clerk, from
class l to class 2.
Transfers-G. NJ. Paynter, teacher,
class Ia, from supplementary teacher
to grade 3; L. c. Rabehorst, teacher,
class la, from Burroughs School to
drawing department; r. G. Robinson,
teacher, class Ia, from Birney to
Douglas Simmons School; F. T.
Broadus, teacher, class la, from Car
dozo Bell to Sumner Magruder School;
c. w. Colbert, teacher, class la, from
Sumner Magruder to Birney School;
and B. w. Porter, teacher, class La,
from Syphax to Montgomery School.
Appointments-M. L. kilton, proba-
tionary teacher, class la, Burroughs
School; A. M. Oden, probationary
teacher, class la, Petworth School
NJ. V. Miller. temporary teacher. class