Evening star., 1936-09-13
Changes Listed by Superin-
tendent in Personnel and
Building Facilities.
APPOINTMENT OF NEW
TEACHERS DUE SOON
Officer Pays Tribute to Zeal and
Ability of Those Lost by Death
and Retirement.
BY FRANK w. BALLOU,
Superintendent of Schools.


The public day schools open on Mon
day, September 81. As usual, there are
changes in the personnel due to deaths,
retirements and designations, and other
persons are appointed to fill their
places. Some new school facilities are
available and some school buildings
and grounds have undergone some i'm
provements during the vacation period.
As far as humanity possible, everything
will be in readiness for beginning of
school at the usual hour on Monday
morning.
During the last school year, death
took from us the following officers:
C. j. Schwartz, principal, Stuart
Junior High School, died July 10. 1885.
Miss I. F. O'Neal, director, Domestic
Art Divisions 1-9, died october 16,
1885.
Miss M. E. Gibbs, principal. Stevens
School, died October %, 1885.
Miss r. L. Mcnamara, principal,
Cooke School, died February IA, 1886.
G. Smith Wormley, principal, Ran
dali Junior High School, died April 81,
1886.
DR.. Stephen E. Kramer. first assist
ant superintendent, died June IL, 1886.
These officers had rendered long and
efficient public service, and their pro-
fessional ideals will be felt for years to
come through the lives and activities
of their colleagues with whom they
were so long associated and who will
now take up and carry forward the
work which they have laid down.
1t is appropriate also in this connec-
ton to record the passing of Benjamin
J. Gaskins, a member of the Board of
Education, and DR.. Hayden johnson, a
former member and former president
Of the board.
Several Retired.
During the last year the following
officers retired from active duty:
Miss A. v. Shorter. principal, Payne
School. retired August 81, 1885.
DR.. FL. Cardozo, principal, Phillips
School, retired September 80. 1885.
Miss Sarah E. Simons, head of De-
partment of English, Divisions 1-9,
retired December 81, 1885.
Miss Mathiel Williams, principal,
Syphax School, retired December 81,
1925.
N. E. Weatherles, head of Depart
ment of Science, Divisions 1913, re-
tired January 81. 1886.
Miss C. R. Watkins, director Of kin
dergartens, Divisions 1-9, retired April
80, 1886.
The officers remaining in the school
| system, with whom the officers have
been associated who have retired
during the past school year, extend
every good wish that the long and
satisfactory service which these officers
have rendered will be source of satis-
faction to them in their retirement,
and that their years Of retirement
may also bring each one of them the
full measure of satisfaction in doing
the things which they have aspired tc
do but which heretofore they have
found no time or opportunity to do.
New Staff Officers.
The new school year opens with an
unusual number of officers new in
their respective positions necessitated
by deaths and designations. The list
of such officers is as follows:
Robert L. Haycock, first assistant
superintendent; DR.. Harvey A. Smith,
assistant superintendent in charge OF
senior high schools and teachers COL
lege, Divisions 1-9: DR.. Chester w
Holmes, assistant superintendent IN
charge of junior high schools and vo-
cational schools, Divisions 1-9; DR.
Ellis Haworth, professor of natural
sciences, Wilson Teachers College; j
P. Collins, principal Anacostia Junior
Senior High School; Miss BERTHE
Backus, principal Deal Junior High
School; Harry Baker, jr., principal
Langley Junior High School: Mrs. M.
R. Merritt, principal Taft Junior High
School.
w. M. Brewer, head of department
Of history, Divisions 1913; Mrs. r
K. Webb, administrative principal
Curtis-Hyde School, Division /; Mis-
Grace Bush, administrative principal
Brookland- Bunker Hill-Noyes School
Division 5; Miss Bertha E. Taylor, ad'
ministrative principal Gage-Henry
School, Division 5; Miss K. F. Scriv.
ener, administrative principal Lang.
don School, Division S; Miss c. L
Pitts, administrative principal Madi'
son-Taylor School, Division 6; Mis-
D. A. Cook, administrative principa
Amidon- -Fairbrother- -Rosseu School
Division Z.
The advancement of these officer,
to higher positions was earned by
them through the professional service
which they have rendered the public
In previous positions, and the shift
of other officers from one position h
like position Is to adjust individual
officers into positions where they car
render the best type Of service oi
which they are capable and the typ<
of service required by the position.
Positions to Be Filled.
In addition to the positions whicl
have already been filled, there still
remain the following official position
to be filled at the opening of thi
school year: Principal, Central Higl
School; assistant principals, Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson and Cardozo Higl
Schools, and head of department O
science, divisions I-LX.
The staff of more than 100 clerk
employed in the school department
has been augmented in the appropri
ations act of 1897 by the appropriately
of new salaries for and the appoint
ment or assignment OF additions
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