Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Board of Education Submits
Annual Estimates.
TOTAL OF $2,l03,486
PLEA MADE FOR INCREASE IN
THE PAY OF TEACHERS
List Of Additional Buildings Needed
Recommendation for Advance
in Salary Of Secretary.

The annual estimates OF the DOarQ OK
education, recommending the approprla-
tons needed for the proper conduct OF the
public school system Of the District during
the fiscal year beginning July next were
forwarded to the Commissioners today, and
will be embraced in the general estimates
to Congress. The total amount asked for
the schools is s2,103, 4S8.
The board of education again complains
that the principals and teachers In the
schools are underpaid. 1t Is said that the
night school work has been seriously I'M
paired by a reduction in the appropriation
and by limiting the age of pupils to those
under twenty-one years. Among the new
Items asked by the board for the extension
Of the school system are the following:
Addition to Mckinley Manual Training
School, $135,OO0; addition to Armstrong
Manual Training School. $65,OOO; eight-room
school in the sixth division NortheasO,
$4,000; eight-room school in the fifth d..
vision (Georgetown), $4,000; eight-room
school in first division columbia Heights
and Mount Pleasant), $4,000; four-room ad-
two-room addition to the Ivy City school,
$1,000; four-room manual training school
in the southwest, $4,000; site for white
normal school, $4,000; site for coloreo
normal school, $6O,OOO.
The first item of increase in salaries asked
for by the board is the promotion OF the
two assistant superintendent OF schoois
from $500 to $1,000. An increase from
5000 to $500 is asked for the secretary
to the school board. Small increases are
asked for several of the clerks to the board
of education
The total number of teachers estimated
for is 1892 an increase of forty-fve. In
stead Of twelve supervising principals at
$1,000 year each, the board suggests eight
at s., 500 and five at $4,000, an increase of
one. For the director of manual training
an increase from $1,000 to $2,50o is SUD-
mitted The board desires to increase the
salaries of the principals of five high
schools, two manual training schools, and
two normal schools, from $1,000 to $1,000
1t is stated that teachers with like duties
elsewhere receive much larger salaries than
those paid here. In estimating for sixteen
teachers at 800 the board promotes four
high school teachers and three manual
training teachers from 81, 100, and one man
ual training teacher and the principal Of
the Franklin School from $1,000.
For Uniform Salary.
The board desires to place the salaries
of all the directors of special studies in the
graded schools uniformly at 400 each. 1t
is the policy of the board to keep compe-
tent persons at the heads of the special de-
partments, drawing. music, physical cul-
ture, with view of qualifying the grade
teachers to teach these subjects believing
that better results can be obtained in this
way than by constantly increasing the
number Of special teachers
Two teachers of manual training and two
high school teachers and fifteen principals
of buildings are promoted from 81 600 to
81 100; two additional $1,000 principals of
twelve-room buildings are asked for, and
the assistant director of primary work Is
raised from 81 100 to $1,000. In all four
teen $500 salaries are taken out, and
twenty-five are brought up from the $1,000
class
The number of principals of eight-room
buildings receiving 81 200 Is Increased from
ten to twenty-seven. The principals of
eight-room buildings are teachers of ripe
experience. and are responsible, without as
SiStants, for the discipline and management
of buildings containing from nine to twelve
schools, aggregating in some instances 500
pupils. No class of teachers are more de-
serving of better pay than are principals
of buildings. Without exception, these
teachers have risen to their present re-
sponsible positions after years of faithful
service. They should receive more than
81 600. In distributing the number of 81, 800
salaries here asked for 1T is the purpose of
the board to award them in an order to be
determined solely by efficiency and length
of service.
Nine additional 81, 600 salaries are asked
for. The changes in the list of salaries be-
low 81 600 are designed to provide for the
normal growth of the schools.
The Night Schools.
For teachers of night schools the board
asks $4,000, and says:
1.-The efficiency of the night schools has
been seriously impaired by the reduction Of
the appropriation from IS, 500 to S. 900, and
especially by the insertion of the clause for
pupils not over twenty-one years of age.
The board earnestly recommends that this
restriction be removed in the interest OF
many deserving persons who have hitherto
been privileged to attend the night schools,
but are now excluded.
For kindergarten instruction, S45 600, an
increase of $4,000. This increase is neces-
sary in order to enable the board to estab-
lish several new kindergarten schools and
increase the salaries Of the poorly paid
kindergarten teachers. The assistants re-
ceive only $500. and the principals have not
yet reached the pay of the primary grade
teacher. The amount asked for is neces
sary In order that the board may extend
the privileges Of the kindergarten to the
suburban schools
For rent of school buildings and repair
shop, $4,000. The renting Of rooms for new
kindergartens and in order to relieve the
congestion at the Mckinley Manual Train
ing School makes 1T necessary to increase
this item from $15,6S4 to $1,000.
Repairs and Improvements.
Repairs and improvements to school
buildings and grounds, $4,000, an increase
ing number of school buildings, the amount
heretofore appropriated is now insufficient
to keep them in good repair The additional
amount asked for will make 1t possible also
to do something toward the betterment of
the school grounds and parking.
Repairs to and changes in plumbing
$4,000. The inspector of plumbing reports
that the cond. ton of the plumbing of some
of the Older school buildings is such as to
require largely increased appropriat ton
in order to put these schools in sanitary
cndition.
Tools for manual training $4,000 an
increase of $500; contingent expenses, s45,-
COO increase of $4,000; vacation schools
5000 mew); extending telephone service,
5000. Under the head of new buildings
and grounds the board recommends the fol-
lowing appropriations:
The Manual Training School.
Extension of Mckinley Manual Training
School. S135,0OO. Purchase Of lot adjoining
Mckinley Manual Training School, 5000.
The original plans of this building contem-
plated the erection of a main building at a
cost of about $125 GOO and an extension to
cost about 100000. While the accommo-
dations in the shops are ample at present
the class rooms in the present building will
seat only $50 pupils. The enrolment Of the
school is already $50. The erection of this
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