Evening star., 1926-06-10
SCHOOL PROBLEMS
I GIVEN TO PARENTS
Referendum Planned on Pro-
posed Cut in Home Work
and Longer Sessions.

parent fet't no" = nd ~ her associations
VIII he given an oprortunty To VOTE
,n the proposed abolition Of home worl
~ the lencthenins Of the school day
In the public schools through actor
taken al 2 meeting cf the Board I"
Education YESTERDAY afternoon.
The referendum on this subject II
ascertain accurately the public opin
ion is the idea of cha ,ies F.. Carusi
cha irman Of a COMMITTEES with this
matter in charge. II was taken nr
hy the board following criticism made
hv Rric. Gen. Amos a. Fries. head ot
the chemical Warfare Service. over
the many hours of home work given
the pupils.
The Board Of Education" saws
the letter which will he sent to the
orGa MIA tions. would like to know
10 what extent the patrons of the
public schools think home sludN
should be abandoned. Accordingly
the board is submitting q series "f
questions which will he widely dis
trihuted to civic groups and inIi =
Niduals. 10 which replies ave do
sired. Your ro-onera ton in this ma :
ter by RETURN Of tho inclosed nues-
tionnaire with an expression nf ro,n
views viii hn Of great helm ~ the
hoard in determining whether the
school dav should he lencthened.
Saturday Sessions Urged.
rronosltione advanced in the rues-
tionnaire are thai the school dav in
the first six grades and Junior hign
SCHOOLS he advanced from ; o'clock
to : 81: in Tho senior hieh schools
from =: 80 10 I. and in the normal
schools from 10 {. also thai school
sessions he he36 on SATURDAY morn
inSe.
Determined tn elminat q the fire
hazards in the schools. Dr. II. r.
Learned report ed that the appropria
tion for this item viii he advanced
this wear from sl5. 900 to $1,000. Or.
Learned also reported that posters
must he posted in the automobile re.
pair shops at the Armstrong and other
schools setting for,h the dictums of
the fire marshal and that no sutomo
hles must he permitted in them which
have gasoline in their ,anks. Dr. j.
lia Nden Johnson. member o the
board. pleaded that they b. permitted
{" have enough Gas III them to gel
them in tho shops. hul Dr. Learned
ssid theN would have 10 he drawn in
and ont by the studente
Miss Hummer Promoted.
Of Miss Eliza beth Hummer as super.
Nisire princiral of rho seventh division
unon the recommendation Of DR.
Frank ". Balou. superintendent OF
school Miss Hummer succeeds Dr.
Hosmtr NJ. Johnson She is A teache,
of 20 Years experience in the system
end a present is Z teacher Al the
Wilson Normal school. Hey aproin,
ment is effective at once
n -
proval Of the Alcida club of Central
High School upon the recomme nda
ton of Or. Ballou DIR. Ballou charged
thai the club was disohevinC both
the spirit and the letter of the fra
ternity ruling.
MANY Personnel Changes.
The follow ine changes in personnel
were approved:
Reslgnar ons-M. i Prentice teach
er. class 81. Mckinley High School:
ID. g. Porter. Tea cher. class \. domeS.
tic art: g g. Towers. teacher. class
IA. now on leave of absence; Fla nche
Runduuist teacher. class IA. Ed
monds school; Ioia Thurston.
teacher. class IA. Edmonds School:
Edward Whithy. fireman. central
High school
Leave Of absence II. NJ. Myer.
tea cher. class 4. tairhrother School.
Termination f. ~. Meredith.
teacher. clas. IA drawing depart
mont Division l"-IS.
Promotions e. e. Ra ssett. teacher.
from class IN. Congress Heights. l."
class, -. Langley Junior High
School; =. r. Ha|lnlan. central High
School from coal p3sser to fireman.
f.. Y. RAYMOND, clerk. from Office cf
first assistant superintendent %
schools 10 Office Of assistant superin
tendent N cnarce Of elementary
schools. F.. 7. Mckinney. clerk, office
Of frs assistant SuDerintendeur ~
schools. from class 10 3. +. G. An
derson. clerk Office of first assistant
superintendent of schools, from clas
! TO
Transfer<--H. r. Mcguire. teacher.
Congress Heights Schoo,, from grade
2 to s. e. T. Parkus. clerk. from super
risor's Office cf twelfth and thirteenth
divisions 10 office of first assistant su-
perintendent Of schools.
Twenty-Five Appointments Made.
Appointments i. NJ Brown. pro
bationary teacher. class IA Congress
Heights School. ". y. Mccall. proba
tionary teacher. class IA. domestic
art Rose Folau. proha tionary tea0h
eF. "a. eDtl6l Itlgh school. h. w.
knaebel. proha ionary teacher. class
IA. Central High School: Ellen Walsh
probationary! teacher, class IA. do
meStic arr J.. NJ. French. proba ton
AIRY teacher. class IA. domestic art
Villa NJ Simmons. probationary coal
passer. Central High School: c. q.
Leach. fireman. Health School; c. W.
Nmlligan. Iahorer. Western High
School F. s. Pelham. electrician,
Armstrong Technical High School: !.
A. Spechf ianitor, Abbot School: Au
gustus Valentine. laho"er. Douglas ss
Summons Sct1ool. F. W Anthony, jar
itor. Ten.ev School. }. r. Brown, IL
horer. Garrison Schoo: f. G. Butts,
"a nitor, L. Y. Brown School, r. +.
rhinn. caret4ker. Emer,' School. Hill
larry Edwards. laborer, public school
storehouse: Harry Friedrich. tanitor
Blake School: Evargeline Palmer. pro.
bationdry clerk. class l. department
of school attendance and work per.
mits; E. +. Stewart. permanent teach
er. class IA. Giddinss.t-inccp School
r. A. Simkirs, permanent teacher
class Ia. SyphaX School: NJ. C.. Strat-
ton. permanent teacher. ciase IA. Sy-
phax School.
Reinstai emert s. Y. Stewart
teacher. class "A. Fa nda Il Junior High
school