Evening star., 1946-09-19
District Cadets
Face22%HigheI
Costs
Board Approves
II Promotions
And Transfers
By Henry A. Muslin

Dy Henry n. Muslin
Candidates for enrolment in the
District high school Cadet Corps
Will have to pay upward of % per
cent more for new uniforms this
year.
The Board of Education yesterday
approved an agreement with a local
firm under which the military coat,
trousers and cap combinations may
be bought for prices ranging from
1885 for commissioned officers to
$3275 for privates.
The action was one of several
taken at the boards second fall
meeting, which saw 81 promotions
or transfers among key personnel,
including appointment of Thomas
j. Holmes, former principal of CAL
vim Coolidge High School, as prin-
cipal of Woodrow Wilson High
School. He succeeds Norman j
Nelson, recently made associate sup
erintendent in charge of senior high
schools and Wilson Teachers College
Brougher at Coolidge
To fill the gap created at Coolidge,
the board chose John F. Brougher
who was acting principal of that
school during the four and a half
years ending last October when Mr..
Holmes was on military leave, and
who since has been assistant prin-
cipal of Central High School.
At the same time, Birch E. Bayh
was reinstated as head of the De-
partment of Health, Physical Educa-
ton and Safety for the white
schools, post he held for several
years before accepting a commission
in the Army early i, March, 1912.
Hardy l.. Pearce, who has headed
the physical education department
during Mr.. Bayh's absence, was re-
turned to his prewar job as teach
er at Central High.
Shifts in ColOred Schools.
Transfers and promotions among
colored elementary school officials
found Mrs. Fannie r. Dorsey shifted
from the principally of the Merritt
Elementary School to the same post
at the new, 24-room Thomas Ele-
mentary School at Anacostia ave-
nue. and Grant street NE, recently
certified for use. To replace her
at Merritt, the board chose Mrs.
Bertha j. McMurdock. formerly a
teacher at Bruce School,
Miss Edith A. Matthews. teach
er at the Military Road School, was
named principal of Grimke Ele-
School.
The board made permanent the
appointments of Mrs. Edna w. Pay
ton and Harry j. Robinson as assist
ant principals, respectively, of
Browne Junior High School and
Terrell Junior High School. /
Mrs. Gertrude H. Woodward, an
assistant professor of social studies
at Miner Teachers College, was
named dean of students at the nor
NAL school.
IL Principals Appointed.
Eleven principals were appointed
to night high, Junior high and yo-
cational schools. All up from the
school system ranks. they included
Charles c. Knight, Central High;
Chester R. Clark, Mckinley High;
Harold G. Crankshaw, Roosevelt
High; Clifford v. Smith, Armstrong
High, and Albert L. De Mond, Car
dozo High.
Also Daniel B. Lloyd, Hine Junior
High; Thomas A. Heathman, Fran
els Junior High; Simon A. Douglas,
Randall Junior High, and Mrs. Sara
F. Clark, Garnet Patterson Junior
High
Euclid S. Fleming was named
night principal at Bell Vocation
High School and Miss Susie v. Jen-
nings, night principal at Francis
Junior High.
Other Actions Taken.
Other actions of the board yester-
day included:
l. Retiring r. A. White, wood
working teacher at Jefferson Junior
High School and veteran of % years
in the school system. The action
followed the sustaining by the Com
mittee on Complaints and Appeals
of an unsatisfactory rating given
Mr.. White last June.
2. Clearing the way for the
Recreation Department to use the
old Denison School site at Thir-
teenth and S streets NV. for play
purposes pending construction of
school building to replace Cardoza
High School.
= 3. Deferring as too costly two
plans estimated at more than $4,000
for provision of segregated play ia
cilitieS for girls at Central High
School, and another plan involving
of $4,000 for develop
ment OF a playground behind the
Murch Elementary School. School
officials will make further studies
looking toward provision of facilities
at both schools.
a. Requesting Engineer Commits
Sioner Gordon r. Young to assist in
planning for permanent storage
space for school supplies now stored
at Jefferson Junior High School.
destined to yield to a new central
garage and warehouse for the city.