Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
or an elementary school were ap-

for an elementary school were ap-
propriated.
Annually the teaching stan Is
depleted by death, resignation and
retirement. The positions thus left
vacant and the new positions for
the coming year will be filled by the
appointment of qualified persons
who have passed the oral and writ
ten examinations conducted by the
Board of Examiners as required by
law.
Changes in Official Staff.
A number of changes have taken
place in the official staff of the
school system which bring about
changes in the personnel in the
school year 1939-1940. There was
one separation from the service due
to death among the school staff.
Mrs. Daisy I. Huff, assistant princi-
pal at the Roosevelt High School,
died on December 20, 1885, This
vacancy was filled by the appoint
ment of Mrs. Elva c. Wells.
Following is list of retired Of
ficers who died during the past
year: Miss NJ. Ella Given, retired
elementary principal, November 10,
1898: Miss Annie M. Wilson, retired
director of art, November %, 1898;
Miss E. M. Fisher, retired ele-
mentary principal, December "a,
1888; DR.. E. G. Kimball, retired
supervising principal, July II, 1899.
DR.. Thomas w. Gosling, assistant
superintendent in charge of Senior
high schools and teachers college,
divisions Tx, resigned effective
August 7, 1889. His place was filled
by the transfer of DR.. Chester w.
Holmes from assistant superintend-
ent in charge of junior high and
vocational schools, divisions I-IX,
effective August 8, 1899.
The vancancy created by the
transfer of DR.. Holmes was filled by
promoting Lawson j. Cantrell from
the principalship of the Paul Junior
High School, effective August 8,
1899.
T. F. Ferry was promoted from a
teacher to the principalship of the
Paul Junior High School, vacated
by Mr.. Cantrell The promotion
was effective August II, 1889.
One of the most important
changes occurring during the last
school year was the consolidation of
the Community Center Department
of the public schools with the Mu-
nicipal Playground Department and
other recreational activities carried
on in the District. AS result of
that consolidation, and at her own
request, Mrs. E. K. Peoples was
transferred from the position which
she held as director of the Com
munity Center Department to the
principalship of the E. V. Brown
Elementary School, as of July Is,
1889.
Retirements include Miss M. j.
Watts, assistant principal, Eastern
High School, November 30, 1898;
Mrs. L. T. Leapley, teaching princi-
pal. Amidon School, August 81, 1889;
Mrs. Sarah P. Johnson, teaching
principal, Polk School, August 81,
1889; Miss L. G.. Arnold, administra-
tive principal, Slater-Langston
School, January 81. 1899, and Miss
A. V. Smith, administrative prin-
cipal, Bruce School, December J.,
1898.
Retired Officers Missed.
These retired officers will be
greatly missed, not only by the
public, but by their associates in
the school system who wish for
them many years full Of satisfaction
from a realization Of work well per-
formed, as well as from doing things
which their busy lives as members
of the educational profession have
heretofore kept them from doing.
On February IA, 1899, Henry l..
Quinn, who had served the Board
of Education and the District of
Columbia for almost six years, re-
signed as a member in order to
devote whatever time he could from
his law practice and other interests
to oppose the legislation proposed
in the Griffenhagen report for abol-
ishing the Board of Education or
curtailing its powers. C.. Melvin
Sharpe was appointed by the judges
of the court to succeed Mr.. Quinn.
On May 81, 1889, Mrs. Virginia r.
Mcclure, who had served as men,
Der of the Board of Education for
nearly one year, submitted her resig-
nation because of ill-health. Mrs
Velma G. Williams was appointed
by the judges of the court to succeed
Mrs. Mcclure. Mrs. Williams will
be the only new member Of the
Board of Education at the begin
ming of this school year.
At the meeting of the Board Of
Education held on June Is, 1899,
an announcement was made that
Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith, Mr.. C..
Melvin Sharpe and John H. Wilson
had been reappointed as members
of the Board of Education for
.three-year term, beginning July l.,
1899.
At it's organization meeting Of the
board on July l the board unani-
mously reelected Mrs. Henry Graf
tan Doyle as president and Robert
A. Maurer as vice president, so that
the effective leadership Of the board
will continue as heretofore.
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