The Washington times., 1909-09-30
Commissioners Firm in De-
termination to Cut the
Estimates.
WON'T PARE DOWN
OTHER EXPENSES
Changes in Personnel of Teaching
Forces Are An
nOunced,

The Board OF Education viii have 20
grin and bear the effect of the Com
m~issioneTs' insistence tina the boards
estimates for education during the next
fiscal year be cut. Whatever may be
the injury 10 the personal feelings OF
any member or members Of the board
as the result of this pairing down Of The
estimates, the Commissioner say they
will rot salve them by cutting a chunk
out OF the estimates for any other de-
partTnent TO fatten the School budget.
This in substance Is the Commission
ers' answer today to the boards resolu-
ton. adopted at yesterday afternoons
meeting at the Franklin school build
ing, protesting vigorously against any
cut of the appropriations for the fiscal
year 1911. The total asked by the board
is about 81, 1000 from which more than
100000 must be cut, the Commission
ers' have informed W. v. Cox chairman
Of the ways and means committee. IL
was against this cut that Mr. Cox
voiced a strong protest which was
ehorused by the other members. Mr.
Cox said:
Protest BY Member.
TT seems TO be the desire Of the Com
missfoners to slash our estimates right
and left. The rewriting of these esti-
mates would be at the expense OF stulti-
fying ourselves. and = think we should
take a decided stand against any such
action. II is altogether within our prov
ince to say whether they should stand
or not. and necessity certainly demands
that they should.
The estimates for this year should
not be cut nor should there be any
reduction in the amounts asked until
buildings shall have been provided TO
permit the removal Of an children from
rented and portable houses. The Dis
trict is now paying $4,000 a year for
forty school buildings that are eN-
tremely unsatisfactory.
The Commissioner answer this COM
ment By submitting an array OF figures
showing the District not only TO he
paylng a much higher rate Per capita
Tor education than many cities Of o
siderably larger population but also
showing that the boards Of
&i,sO0.O00 IS little less than exOrbitant,
and il allowed would result in cutting
deeply into the appropriations Tor the
police. fire, and health departments. IN
substance this is what the Commis-
sioners say:
Per Capita Greatest.
The Board Of Education asks an
appropriation for 1911 tina is equal to
the total Of the amount raised in tax
alton of realty and personally in 1909.
The appropriations for the schools In
1910 amounted to ss.57 per capita. agains;
about $3.50 two years before. For the
year 1911 more than S14oO per capita
is asked.
The last census reports show that
Baltimore for its schools spends S4.d
per capita; Cleveland, S.S; Pittsburg.
1917. and New Orleans, $50. These
cities are all larger than Washington.
IL 10 natural that the Board OF Edu-
cation, or any other department, should
magnify its needs, but these figures are
more convincing than would be per-
sonai controversy"
Another complaint voiced by the Board
OF Education was embodied in a resolu-
ton offered by Mrs. Ellen $. Mussey,
protesting TO the Commissioners against
the use OF stones and gravel for COW
ering the chldren's. Fairgrounds. Mrs.
Mus5ey described the stones and gravel
as dangerous 10 the children, and asked
that sod be used a. a substitute Al
the close of the discussion Of the esti-
mates. the board passed on the changes
in the personnel or the schools
Following is a list OF the changes in
the personnel announced By the school
APPOINTMENTS.
Miss Carrie Logan a. teacher OF the
second grade and assign 20 3233 NJ street
northwest. Fourth division.
Miss Martha Beverly. kindergarten as
~Eistant. and assign 70 thu Garfield
School, Thirteenth division.
Miss Eva Hunt. teacher In night
schools and assign 10 Garnet School.
Clifford Ashton ar caretaker OF the
Jefferson Portable School.
Miss o.. ". Dennis as teacher OF
eighth grade.
The following substitute teachers for
the school year 1g09-f0. Miss V. L. VIII,
Jams, Miss a y. Williams, kndergar'
schools. Miss Gertrude " Ewing, do
L. c. Rugg as clerk az salary Of 800
Miss l. NJ. warman, now on leave, az
teacher Of eighth grade and assign q
Second division.
Ethel Swaine as teacher or inst grade
and assign 10 Corcoran School, Birs'
William Kettler az ~caretaKer OF For.
Slocum School.
PROMOTIONS.
Miss NJ. p. Bradshaw. model teacher
first grade, Towers School, Seventh di
vision. to cache Of geography and as
sign 10 Business High School.
Miss NJ. T. Thomas from first 10 sec,
ond grade. Hamilton School. Sixth d.
Miss Katherine Forun. kindergarten
assistant. 10 kiniergarten principal
Dennison School, Second division.
y. D. Randall. teacher, from frs
grade. Corcoran School, First Division
20 cache Of music in graded schools.
Miss Ruth Dumout, teacher Of third
grade, To- model teacher OF first grade
and transfer from Bent School 90 Tow
ers school. Seventh division.
Miss N. T.. Clark, from teacher o
third grade TO teacher OF fourth grade
and transfer from Langston School 4
Bruce School, Eleventh division.
Miss II. +. Moore. from teacher o
third grade. 20 teacher Of fourth grade
WOrmley school, Tenth division.
G~eorgette Ross, librarian NJ the Nc
Kinley Manual Training School, from
class one 20 class two.
Miss i. II Kinner, from teacher o
sixth grade and principal 10 teacher o
seventh grade and principal Of Dean
wood School, Twelfth division.
Miss I. O. Henderson. from teacher o
nrst grade TO teacher of second grade
and transfer from Garfield School. Thir
teenth division, to Wornley Schoo
Tenth division.
TRANSFERS
p. r.. Reena, teacher of music, fror
the graded schools 20 the Normal schOO
and assigned 70 the Washington NOrma
School No. l..
Miss r. D.. Egbert- teacher Of seoon
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