Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-03


! The board adopted the recommends
ton. The committee, President Ca
rusi explained, had reached the con-
clusion that the holding of so many
special weeks in the schools was detri-
mental to the established routine, and
should be discouraged in the future.
Immediate painting of the basement
of the Jefferson Junior High School
was voted by the board following a
recommendation by Mrs. Marie Hodg-
| kins, member Of the buildings and
grounds committee. The painting will
cost 81 400.
The board also voted favorably on
other recommendations made by Mrs.
Marie Hodgkins relating to improve
ments at the Francis Junior High
School, the Hubbard-Ross School and
the Payne School.
Costly Gifts Assailed.
Mrs. Hodgkins reported that 1t was
the opinion Of the committee that the
board should not accept gifts Of per-
manent equipment for the schools II
they involve costly upkeep. She
passed this recommendation over to
the rules committee for further &C
ton.
A complete report was made by
school salary question. He advised
the board that through a modified
decision of the Controller General
that action was possible whereby the
teachers would "be made happy"
Representing herself to be speaking
on behalf of the Parents League and
"a number of citizens" Mrs. Anna e.
Murray appealed TO the board to limit
the enrolment at the Miner Normal
School to single women. She also
asked that no married school teachers
be employed, and that 200 kindergar-
ten children who have been unable to
enter the schools be enrolled. Her
requests, on order of the board, were
turned over to the acting superinten.
dent. Stephen E.. Kramer. who pre-
sided in the absence Of DIR. Ballou, for
consideration.
Personnel Changes.
The following personnel changes
| were adopted:
Resignations-K. r. Fielder, teacher,
class Ia, Park View School; M. H.
Dawkins, engineer janitor, Banneker
! School; Andrew Hawkins, laborer,
Francis Junior High School, and L. w.
Wethers, teacher, class Ia, Divisions
1918.
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class la. Manual Training; S. II.
Kramer, teacher, class la, manual
| training; Joseph McCarty, teacher,
class LA, manual training: John Ray,
| teacher, class Ia, manual training;
p. A. Deer, teacher. ciass1-A, manual
training; Nathan Buchalter, teacher,
class ga, Western High School: c. P.
| Morrison, teacher, class ga, Arm
strong High School; M. M. Jumper.
teacher, class Ia, Montgomery School
| L.. w. Petway, teacher, class la,
Montgomery School; M. w. Fulbright
| teacher, class IA, Phillips School, and
c. s. Taliaferro, teacher. class La,
| Wormley School.
| Leave of absence-M. L. McCaus
land, teacher, class la, Bryan School
G. s. McKenna, teacher, class la
| Whittier School: NJ. f. Hope, teacher
class IA, Pierce Webb School, and s
A. Collins teacher, class La, Garrison
| School.
Promotions Approved.
| Promotions-J. J. Montgomery, from
tanitor, Magruder School, to engineer
janitor, Briggs School; c. w. Edwards
| from janitor. Kenilworth. to janitor
Magruder School; William Lomax
from engineer janitor, Briggs. to JAM
Quincy, from laborer. Miner Normal
to matron. Francis Junior High
School, and Clinton Mann, from as
sistant janitor, Dunbar High, to engi
eer-janitor, Briggs School.
TransferS-W. J. Wendrack, teacher
class LA, from Abbot Vocational tc
manual training department; l.. f
i Hopkins, teacher, class La, from
Keene to Whittier School; II. +. Brun
house. teacher. class la, from Pea
body Hilton to Keene School; M. A
O'Donnell, teacher. class la, from
domestic science department to Den
nison Vocational School; II. +. Proctor
laborer, from Franklin administration
building to Central High School; ]. e
Reynolds. laborer. from Central High
School to Franklin administration
, building; Clinton Mann, engineer JAM
tor, from Briggs to Banneker School
George Weston, fireman, from Shaw
Junior to Western High School; Albert
Shorter, laborer. from Takoma to JEFF
: ferson Junior High School: George
Walker, from engineer janitor. Car
dovo Manual Training School to as
sistant janitor. Dunbar High School
A. G. Brooks. fireman, from Western
High School to Shaw Junior Higl
School; Rudolph Burrell, janitor, from
|, Shaw Junior High to Francis Junior
High School; V. M. Kerrick, laborer
from Shaw Junior High to Francis
Junior High School; Andrew Hawkins
laborer, from Jefferson Junior High It
Francis Juaior High School; William
Freeman, lahorer. from Jefferson
Junior High School to Shaw JUNO
High School, and L. G. Albert, teacher
r class LA. from Giddings-Lincoln t,
Garrison School.
Appointments Made.
Appointments-J. G. Murphy, pro
stationary teacher, class ga, WesteTI
High School: c. E. Boswell, probation
airy teacher. class la. Ketcham. Val
Buren, School: F. B. Thompson, proba
; tionary teacher. class la, BLOW
School; M. f. Bumpus, probationar,
teacher, class la, Bryan School; r
II. Gilbert, probationary teacher, clas
la, manual training department: f
. f. Davis, probationary teacher. clas
la, manual training department: s
II. Kramer, probationary teacher
class Ia. manual training department
Joseph Mccarthy. probationary. teach
err. class la, manual training depart
ment; J. S. Hess, TEMPORARY teacher
class LA, domestic science depart
ment; D. f. Gates probationar.