Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-02
CARUS| REELECTED
; BY SCHOOL BOARD.
President Renamed at An
nuaI Session; Teachers
Are Offered Trials.

Charles F. Carusi. president of the
Board OF Education, was unanimously
reelected at the annual reorganiZd-
ton meeting held at the Franklin
School yesterday afternoon. Rev. +.
l. a. Bennett nominated Mr.. Carusi
10 head the board for the impending
school year and the prominent at
torney's name promptly was seconded
by Mrs. Lillian Y. Heron. Mrs.
Heron was unanimously reelected
vice president of the board. Her name
was placed in nomination by Mrs.
Marie Hodgkins and seconded by Rev.
+. |. A. Bennett.
At the conclusion of the meeting
both President Carusi and Mrs
Heron thanked the members of the
board for their votes of confidence
and pledged themselves to continue
10 serve the board and the public to
the best of their ability.
$4,000 Fund Approved.
An appropriation Of $4,000 to de-
fay the expense of moying more
than 10 portable schools from their
present sites to new locations where
they will he more needed during the
ASt school year was approved by the
beard after some discussion.
1t was developed that it'would cost
in the neighborhood of $1,000 TO move
each of the schools and several of tie
board members voiced the opinion
that this was excessive. DR. II. Ii.
Learned, chairman of the public build
ings and grounds committee. said that
he would welcome the attention of the
made against them in this connection.
After deliberation the board decided
that the failure of married women
school teachers to observe the board
rule regarding maternity should be
dealt with by refusing them reinState
lnent, but also voted that they should
have a public trial on the charges
made against them in this connectino.
For the past several weeks the
board members have had under con-
sideration whether or not the offend.
ing teachers should be entitled to pub
lie trials.
Three Face Hearings.
School officials were instructed to
prepare charges against three teach
ers who failed to observe the rules
and inform them that the board will
give them public trials. if they so
desire, either early this month or early
In October.
Mrs. A. G. Lind of the Powell Junior
High School was promoted to the adj
ministrative principalship of the john
son. Bancroft School, while Miss M. f.
Pepper of the Mcfarland Junior High
School was promoted to a teaching
principalship at the Brookland School.
Which of two bids should be &C.
cepted for the letting of the high
school cadet uniform contract was re-
ferred to a special committee for ac-
ton after discussion. The committee
is composed of Rev. f. /. A. Bennett,
Mrs. Mary McNeill and Henry
Gilligan.
The board approved the following
appointments to the board OF exam
liners in the tenth to thirteenth d.
visions: H. H. Long, chief examiner;
Miss V. E. Chase. Miss S. ]. Daniel,
r. /. Vaughn, Mrs. M. H. Plummer
and j. G. Logan.
Personnel Changes.
The following personnel changes
also were approved:
Resignations-D. J. Kahn, teacher,
Class la, Johnson-Bancroft; L. M.
Cooper, teacher, Class La, Hubbard
Raymond.
Terminations-E. J. Just, annual
substitute, Class ga, senior high
schools; c. M. Alexander, annual sub
stitute, Class "a, senior high schools;
A. H. Brown, annual substitute, Class
&c, junior high schools; A. G. Lewis,
annual substitute, Class la, inter-
mediate grades: c. H. Smith, annual
substitute. Glass Ia, intermediate
grades; l.. n. FitZhugh. annual substi-
tute, Class la, primary grades; E. X.
Taylor, annual substitute, Class Ia,
primary grades.
Retirements-Mrs. I. H. Childress,
teacher, Class Ia, Gales Blake; F. E.
teacher. Class IA, Gales
Blake.
Leave of absence-Rosalie Walker.
teacher, Glass Ia, extend leave OF
absence; Clyde Glass, teacher, Class
la, music department, Divisions 10 to
13; L. c. Wilkinson, attendance officer,
Divisions 10 to 10.
Promotion-L. c. Russell. from clerk
to attendance officer, Department of
and Work Permits.
Appointments-Mary Box, proba-
tionary teacher. Glass &C, mcfarland
Junior High School; II. S. Blackman,
teacher, Class "a, Columbia
Junior High School; Stephen Carey,
temporary teacher, Class "a, Columbia
Junior High School: D. M. Collins,
temporary teacher, Class "a, Columbia
Junior High School; ]. T. Donovan.
temporary teacher, Class IA. Macfar-
land Junior High School; Hester
Brooks, permanent teacher, Class la,
Barnard School, NJ. A. Mclean, perma-
nent teacher, Class Ia, Langdon
School; D. r. Thompson. permanent
teacher, Class la, Brookland School;
f. II. Just. annual substitute. Class
3A, senior high schools, Divisions 10
to 10; C. M. Alexander, annual substi-
tute, Class ga, senior high schools,
Divisions 10 to 10; A. II. Brown, an
nual substitute. Glass &C, junior high
schools, Divisions 10 to 10; j. H. Pink
ard, annual substitute, Glass &C, junior
high schools, Divisions 10 to 10; A. G.
Lewis, annual substitute, Class la,
intermediate grades, Divisions 10 to
10; c. H. Smith, annual substitute,
Glass IA, intermediate grades, Di-
visions 10 to 13; l.. N. Fitzhugh, an
nual substitute, Class la, primary
grades, Divisions 10 to IS: E. K.
Taylor, annual substitute, Class Ia,
primary grades, Divisions 10 to Il.