Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-16

be offered students in the Washington
High Schools this Fall as result of
action taken at a meeting OF the
Board of Education yesterday after
noon, approving the appointment of
Miss Ethel Hanger to be in charge of
such ella SSeS.
Discussion of the teaching of sales
manship in the public schools. which
DR.. Frank ". -a,lou superintendent,
described AS an important experiment
revealed that members of the board
are in favor of the movement. 1t was
explained that Miss Zanger will make
up her classes from pupils at the va.
rious high schools who elect the new
course and that ultimately it Is the
aim to have craftsmanship students get
practical eXpe' fence as part of their
class work at the various mercantile
establishments in the city.
Backed by Merchants.
The initiative for the appointment
of a teacher in craftsmanship was TAX
en- some months ago by a committee
of the MercF ants and Manufacturers
Association Merchants declared that
they would be glad to give the stu
dents par time employment in their
stores and pay them While they were
learning TO master the art of sales
manship.
WAYS and means of carrying out
the decision of the controller general
concerning the placement OF all
teachers Tho held a college degree on
Julv l. 1924, IN the &c salary
class were discussed by the board
members who voted to leave the mat
ter TO the discretion Of DR.. Ballou:
DIR. Ballou announced it was ms
intention to call a meeting OF the "a
Junior high school teachers anecteo
and ascertain from them whether
they want the placement or not. A
report made showed that ~ or the
teachers would suffer severe salary
cuts by the placement, while IL would
receive higher pay. DIR. Ballou made
it plain that he wants to do as the
teachers wish in order that none will
lose through the decision.
Retirements Approved.
The retirement of John c. Male,
supervising principal of the tenth
division, and Miss Marion p. Shadd,
assistant superintendent of schools,
after a combined service of 102 years.
was approved by the board. Miss
f. f. G. Merritt was promoted to
fill the Male vacancy, while Eugene
A. Clark former principal of Miner
Normal School, will succeed Miss
Shadd t was decided to appoint H.
II. Long, assistant superintendent OF
schools. as chief of the board of eX-
aniners, one of the positions held
by Miss Shadd
j. A. Turner, q teacher at the Miner
Normal School, was promoted to take
the place of Mr.. Clark as principal,
and Mrs w. c. Mayer was named to
take Miss Merritt'S place as director
of primary instruction in the colored
schools.
Miss c. I. Mathis, principal of the
Maury School was transferred to the
principalship of the Carbery School.
while Miss A. Z. Hopkins, principal OF
the Edmonds School, will take charge
of the Job Barnard School. Miss r. Z.
Mortimer was appointed admlnlstra-
tive principal of the newly consoildat-
ed Edmonds- Maury group. Miss G.
A. Ossire was appointed administra<
tive principal of the newly consolidat-
ed Jackson Corcoran Schools.
Use of School Sanctioned.
ITpon the recommendation of AS
ststant Superintendent of Schools
Kramer, the board approved the use
IF the old Brightwood School for Junior
high classes serving the BrlghtWood
and Takoma Park districts.
N'AO DS~~@~
cided to leave the matter of letting
school pupils and teachers off so they
can 60 to the SeSquiCentennlalo on DIS
trict daV in the hands of DIR. Ballou.
The board members were inclined 10
approve the dismissal of all pupils and
teachers on this day for the purpose
of going to Philadelphia.
The following changes in personnel
were approved:
esignationS-IIaZel Davis, clerk,
s1,perintendents office, Franklin; NJ.
I, Rolen. teacher, class Ia. domestic
science; NJ. L. Henderson. class Ia,
teacher, Takoma; f. +. Andrews
census inspector, Divisions l to 3;
f. w. Wilson, teacher, class 3A, now
on leave; |. Is. Clarke, teacher, class
IA. Wallach Towers; l.. f. Frazier,
laborer. Central High.
Retirement-H J. Hackett, Arm
strong High School
Leave of absence-Rosalie Walker,
class IA, LangdOn School: H. X.
White, teacher. class Ia, Emery
lexington; NJ. 3. Mitchell, teacher
class la, West; l.. NJ. Karpeles.
teacher. class IA. Brookland; Brent
Wilson. ianitor WOODBURY..
Promotions-E p. Towers, clerk,
from class S to 4. Franklin School;
Ethel Ginberg, clerk, from class to
8, Franklin School.
Transfers-M. E. Fawcett, teacher,
from Monroe to Eaton; +. +. Finckel,
teacher class Ia. from Petworth to
Eaton: l.. +. Flannery, teacher, class
IA, from Cooke to Eaton; c. B. Wood
all, teacher, class IA, Toner, from
grade to 3: NJ. B. Culbertson, teach
er, class IA, oyster, from grade
10 ?: A. r. DriscoIl. teacher. e'ass IA,
oyster, from grade to 3; L. B.
bergman teacher. class IA, from
Madison to ludlow Taylor; c. I.
Mathis, principal. class 6, from Maury
10 Carbery: A E. Hopkins, principal,