Evening star., 1926-10-21
SAFETY IN SCHOOLS
/ TO Be AIRED MORE
Board of Education Will Get
Ideas of Parent. Teacher
Groups on Opening.

ENCOURAGED by the receipt of ballots
cast by parents in The Evening Star e
poll to sound out sentiment on the
change OF the opening school hour,
members of the Board of Education at
their regular semi-monthly meeting at
the Fra in School yesterday after.
noon voted to hold the vital question
In allegiance pending the receipt OF Of
f1cial reports from each Of the parent.
teacher associations in the city.
Charles +. Carusi. vice president OF
the board. who presided, lauded the
interest taken in the school safety
problem by The Evening Star. 1t was
on the motion Of Mr.. Carusi that the
board voted to exhaust every means
of contact with the public before 1t
reaches a decision on the proposed
school hour change.
Starts Action Immediately.
Following out the instructions Of
the board, Secretary Harry o. Hine
today will write to the various parent
teacher association presidents urging
them to obtain prompt expressions OF
opinion from their memberships.
Upon the recommendation OF Mr.
Carusi the final action on the length
of school hour referendum, which was
will be delayed until a number OF cit
lzens' associations take action on the
question this month and early next
month. Mr.. Carusi pointed out that
the success of this referendum III
large measure, was due to the CO.
operation of The Evening Star.
Ballou Is Absent.
Asst Supt. of Schools Stephen e.
Kramer sat with the board yeSter'
day, as DR.. Frank w. Ballou. superin'
tendent, is absent from the city on a
speaking tour. DIR. Ballou had left
word with the board that he desired
TO present his views on the change OF
the opening school hour before they
took action.
Henry Gilligan, who, together with
Mr. Carus, has wrestled with the
problem OF finding way to save a
number Of junior high school teachers
from losing substantial sums Of money
under recent ruling of the control
Ter general, made a preliminary re
port Mr.. Gilligan said they were
convinced they would have to follow
out the decision Of the controller
but they still are hopeful Of finding
some method of relief for the junior
high teachers SO harshly affected.
Changes In Personnel.
Changes in personnel authorized
follow:
Resignations-E. w. Lawrence
teacher. class la. Hine Junior High
J. L. Marshall. clerk, Central High
r. c. Cuatt, census enumerator. Divi
sions l to 9; N. G.. Erickson, teacher
class Ia, Domestic Science; r. H. Har
mon, teacher. class &C, Columbis
Junior High: W. C. Graves, janitor
Adams; S. A. Howard. laborer. Whit
tier; Walter Mitchell, laborer. Brook
land: John McFarlane. assistant engi
neer. Eastern High: Medora Campbell
laborer, Wheatley.
Terminations-J. H. Ryan. teacher
class Ia, Domestic Art; w. r. Pruitt
caretaker. Smallwood.
Retirements-E. w. Cross. teacher
class "a. Mckinley High: NJ. e. Little
principal. class s, Brookland.
Leave of absence-P. D. Preston
teacher, class Ia, Division 8: A. A.
Bsselle. teacher, class Ia. Langden
G. G. Rabbit, electrician. Central
High; w. B. Wigginton. assistant en-
gineer, Eastern High: p. P. Compton
teacher. K. P. class Ia, J. F. Cook.
Promotions-N. S. Diermier, teacher
Domestic Science. from class Ia tC
class pa; Ruby Nevins, teacher, class
Ia, Eaton. to class ga. Wilson Nor
NAL; Mary Short. teacher. Domestic
Art, from class la to class "a; A. X
Swigart. teacher. Domestic Science
from class la to class "a; Taylor Ford
from assistant janitor to janitor, Arm
strong High; William Moten, from
laborer to assistant janitor. Shaw
Junior High; B. NJ. Clark, teacher
class Ia, Domestic Art. to class "a
Shaw Junior High.
Transfers.. r. Blakeney. teacher
class Ia, from Hubbard Raymond to
Truesdell; A. F. Garrells. teacher, class
IA, from Visual instruction to assist
ant I'm Elementary Supervision; G. B
Woodall, teacher class la, from Mon
roe to Toner; L. c. Lee. teacher. class
IA, from Visual instruction to Eaton
II. NJ Riordon, teacher. class la. from
Dudlow-Taylor to Visual Instruction.
NJ l.. Carle. teacher. class Ia. from
Ludlow-Taylor to Visual Instruction.
b. H. Lawrence, teacher, class Ia
from Peabody Hilton to Ludlow.Tay
lor: Effie Brown, teacher. class Ia
Visual instruction, to Ludlow
Taylor: n. B. Kuykendall. teacher
class Ia, Peabody Hilton. from grade
to s; P. ]. Muller. teacher. class la
Peabody Hilton, from grade to grade
z: NJ. c. Howard, teacher, class la
from Wheatley to Blair Hayes: A. j
Howard, teacher. class IA. from Blair
Hayes to Wheatley: G. I. Curl. teacher
class IA, Wheatley. from grade tc