Evening star., 1901-10-09
Estimates for Expense Of Mainte-
nance Submitted by Board.
slO0, 600 FOR BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL
Purchase of a Site for the lnsti-
tuition Recommended.
SALARIES OF TEACHERS


ternoon received the estimates of the board
of education for the expenses of the public
school system of the District during the
fiscal year 19G2-1903. These estimates were
considered at special meeting OF the
board held last night In the Franklin
building, and were submitted for inclusion
by the Commissioners In their statement Of
the general expenses OF the District of Co.
lumbia to Congress-
The total amount asked by the board is
81. .s51 ,66S, against 81 ST., sol estimated for
the current year. The total amount for Of
ficers is $50, $40: for teachers, $685. for
night school, kindergarten instruction and
the addition of two teachers in the manual
training schools, $40, 400; for the care of
buildings and grounds, $S3,S for compile
ton of buildings. under construction and for
new buildings. $473,244; miscellaneous.
1896 403
The estimates submitted are: For seven
members board of education, $500; for
one superintendent, $4,000; for two assist
ant superintendents at s3,OoO each, So,VVo'
for one secretary, $1,000; for one clerk,
81 400; for two clerks at 81 600 each, 5000;
for one messenger, ST20; for one stenog-
rapher, $500; total, S2o.52o.
Salaries of Teachers.
For teachers: For 1901 teachers, to be
assigned as follows:
For director of high schools increase OF
$3.50, $2.750; for eight supervising principals
at &, 500 each increase of $500 each> s2O,-
600; for three supervising principals and
one director of manual training, four IN all.
at $2,eeO each, 5000; for five principals OF
high schools at 81 800 each, $900o; for prln-
cipal of Manual Training School No. 1 and
principal of Manual Training School No. z,
two at 81, 800 each, 1890; for principal OF
Normal School No. and principal OF Nor
rt c ooa ah
for director of primary instruction, four
heads of departments of high schools and
two grammar school principals, seven IN
all, at s., 800 each. S10500; for director OF
music director of drawing director of ply
sical culture, director of cooking, director or
sewing, five in all, at 81, 400 each, $1,000:
for six principals of buildings and assistant
director of drawing at 81 800 each, SO, 100;
for two normal training teachers. Ave
teachers in Manual Training School No l,
fourteen high school teachers, twenty-five
principals Of buildings, forty-six in ALL at
81, 200 each, 5000; for assistant director
Of primary work and one high school teach
er, two at 81, 100 each, $4,000; for eighty
two at 81, 900 each, $4,000; for eighteen at
$3.50 each, ST. 100; for twenty-one at $500
each, $1S,9O0; for seventeen at 1915 each,
S14,S for sixteen at $3.50 each, $13,
600; for eighty-nine at SS25 each, S73,-
1875; for thirty-four at $500 each, ST.
200; for ninety-five at $775 each, S73.625;
for seventeen, at $3.50 each, sl2,150; for lbs,
at $700 each, So, 500; for four, at $675 each,
81, 100; for IA, at $3.50 each, 500, coo; for
forty-eight, at $500 each, $2S, 800; for eight,
at s575 each, $1,000; for 143, at $3.50 each,
SIS $50; for five, at 1926 EACH s., ,625; for 131.
at $500 each. $500; for thirty-nine, at
S475 each, $lS,525; for 1855, at $3.50 each.
STA 100; in all. $92s 225.
Teachers of night schools, $4,000. The
increase of 81 900 is demanded by the nor
NAL growth of the night schools.
Contingent and other necessary expenses
of the night schools, $1,000 Five hundred
dollars, the amount appropriated last year,
is insufficient to meet the ordinary expenses
of the night schools.
Kindergarten instruction, 5000, an IN
crease Of $4,000 The board has maintain
years appropriation of s25. 600 To do this.
1t has been necessary to pay very small
salaries; the principals receiving s425 the
first year and the assistants only $3.50. 1t
is desirable to advance the pay Of the as
sistants and give the principals small an
nual increase. The additional sum asked
for will enable the board to do this and to
establish several new kindergartens in
localities not now provided with them.
Instruction in Engineering.
The estimates provide for an engineer
and instructor in steam engineering at both
manual training schools, one to receive ST.
200. the second $1,000. A superintendent of
janitors is provided at 200. In the total
Of $S3 S76 for janitors and the care of build
ings and grounds, seventy-one janitors have
their salaries raised from $540 to 5000
year. Under the head Of miscellaneous the
item for improvements to buildings Is in
creased from the usual $4,000 to 10000.
Owing to the constantly increasing num-
Der Of school buildings the amount hereto
fore appropriated Is now regarded as in
sufficient to keep them in good repair. The
additional amount asked for will make it
possible also to do something toward the
betterment Of the school grounds and park
ings.
Business High School.
One Of the principal items in the esti-
mates is that providing for site for a new
Business High School, as follows:
For site and toward the construction of a
building for the Business High School, $1Oo,-
coo; and the total cost of said building, in
Guiding cost Of site under a contract which
Is hereby authorized therefor, shall not ex-
ceed $500, 600
The Business High School. with men,
bership Of nearly TOO pupils, is occupying
rented quarters which 1t has long since out
grown. 1t has the most rapid growth Of
any Of the high schools, and should have a
building OF modern construction with ac-
commodations for from 1.500 to 1000 pupils.
Additional Items.
Other items OF interest are:
Repairing and renewing heating and VEN
ttiating apparatus. $I2.0oo. II is desirable
to substitute steam heat for stoves in the
Chevy Chase. Langdon and Reservoir
schools, and to Install engines and fans
for ventilation in the Morse, Twining.
Brent, Maury, Amidon. Blair, Wormley,
Bsunekap and Cook schools.
Manual training. including machinery,
material and apparatus and incidental ex-
penses connected Herewith for Manual
Training School No. 1, $5,000. This item Is
made necessary by the organization Of the
new manual training school. It provides
for incidental expenses connected with the
purchase of materials and the repair Of
tools and machinery,
Manual training. including machinery,
material and apparatus and for Incidental
expenses connected Herewith for Manual
Training School No. q 5000.
Furniture for new school buildings, $11,-
375. Owing to the increased price Of school
furniture It has been found that $l,650 Is
not sufficient to properly equip an eight
room school house. The amount Is there-
fore increased to 81 ,750 for an eight-room
building, The furnishing of a school house
should include the fitting up Of comforta-
Bile retiring room for teachers 1t has
heretofore been found impossible In many
buildings to properly furnish such rooms
Contingent expenses, $35 00o An increase
OF 81, 400 submitted. This increase is found
necessary, owing to the growth of the
schools. It is necessary to improve the
equipment OF the schools in maps, refer