The Washington herald., 1912-06-30

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changes are to be made he will recon
mend such changes to the. superintendent
who viii refer the matter to the BoarC
Of Education for action.
But the busiest once in the administra.
ton building during the summer is that
OF the secretary Of the Board Of Edu.
cation. Harry o. Hine is the executive
oficer Of the board. and is the link be-
tween the business world and bushes,
in the schools.
At the close Of each year the board
requires Of the secretary detailed state
ment Of the amount Of money received
for school purposes; the amount expend.
ed during the year, and what remains on
hand at the close OF the year. The, data
constitutes a voluminous bulk OF sta
tistics which are bound and kept for
future reference.
The bulk Of school supplies are ordered
and delivered between July l and Sep
tember Is. Stationery, pens, ink, chalk.
kindergarten, sewing, and manual train
ing supplies, are delivered to the store
house at 50 L Street Northeast, in bulk,
and distributed from there TO the schools
as needed. Janitprs' supplies are given
out for cleaning buildings; floors are
oiled and furniture treated: changes in
furniture from room to room or to other
buildings are made; shades are hung
and buildings put in complete order for
the fall opening. The responsibility OF
seeing that the work Is satisfactorily
done rests with the once OF the secre-
tary.
Buy Coal for Winter.
In fair weather. during August and
September, bunkers are filled with coal,
which permits the contractor to use his
teams during the slack period, and often
% % N,,.r
Heretofore. from thirty to forty build
ings have been rented for school pur-
poses. hut Superintendent Davidson has
submitted a plan which has been adopt
ed by the board for greatly reducing
this number, but leases will require at
tention and new buildings must be pre-
pared for use.
The assistant secretary OF the board,
familiarly termed the financial secre-
taTy'' because he IS an expert on all
the intricate details Of financial prob
lens connected with every part OF the
system, is Raymond o. Wilmarth. Pay
rolls, adjuTment OF teachers salaries 10
appropriations. longevity pay. ana tuI-
ton Of nonresident pupils are among
Mr. Wilmarths duties.
One Of the most technical and trying
positions in the ofice is filled by Mr.
Kerkam, the requisition clerk. He is a
W dSNlUENOu DOys VINO served as CleTh
on the warship Massachusetts. and was
chief clerk on the Long Island Railroad
before accepting his present position.
Making Out Estimates.
Assistant Superintendent Thurston is
making out the estimates for the year
1914, which are to go before Congress
in the fall. He studies with palnstaking
care the estimates of every supervisor.
special teacher, and principal Every
thing from every channel IS turned over
TO the assistant superintendent, who
consults with the superin- |
tendent on general policies, bringing the
results of the joint conferences TO the |
ways and means committee Of the board
for final acceptance.
All roads lead TO Rome" and all mat
ters in any way relating 10 school ad- |
come finally to DR.. William
NJ Davidson. superintendent Of schools. |
for consideration and approval He sees
Dra ctiCally every caller who comes to
him for consultation. advises, suggests,
and sometimes disapproves. His work
IS endless. and his working hours appar-
entity without limit His vacation is
only dim possibility. until very late In
the season, though he expects TO attend
he National Educational Association IN
Chicago next week.