Evening star., 1912-09-14
Recommendations Due Wednesday.

The recommendations for the orEaniza-
ton for the coming school year will be
presented by DR.. Davidson to the board
OF education next Wednesday, and while
very little could be learned about the
intention of the board, it is known that
DR.. Davidson does not intend to appoint
a successor to Mr.. Fairbrother.
New school books are being sent out
from the storehouse by the score. The
free school book system requires a great
amount of work on the part OF the GUS
todian OF text books and supplies at this
time of the year. A. T. Stewart, di-
rector Of intermediate education, and in
general charge OF the text book work,
has on his desk an enormous sheet of fig
ures showing the number OF school books
to be replaced tn siyear. More than 10000
tattered. dog-eared and thuInbed volumes
of all descriptions were condemned last
year. After they had gone through the
far from gentle hands Of Washington's g
cultured young students they had pic
turesQue aspect, but were supposedly so
replete with microbes that It would be
dangerous to turn them over to the pupils
this, fall. lf.~
The principal work ahead Of the school
officials and the board OF education is
the organization. Many a problem faces
the officials Of the schools. Because Con-
ers last session there will be congestion in
some quarters. Larger classes will be the
result.
The fact that many suburban scholars
from Maryland and Virginia will not at
tend District schools this year will take
care of the attendance and classroom
problem in the circle of schools on the
border line between the District and
Maryland in Georgetown. However. 1t
will probably. develop that many teach
er will have as many pupils as can be
crowded into her classroom. which is
exactly what the schools have been try
ing to obviate for a quarter Of q century.
Only a few Of the teachers realize that
the harsh rule Of last year. which prac-
tically prohibited her from being i'll with
out paying for it from her salary. Is no
longer in effect. but such is the case. A
teacher may now be absent sixty con-
secutive school days. draw pay and be
exempt from congressional investigation.
Several changes in the pay roll situa-
ton are outlined in a pamphlet just is
sued by the board of education. The key
note to the changes is the beginning OF
a gradual change toward placing the
where he will be the chief pay roll of
ficer. Heretofore the chief pay roll OFF,
Ger has been the secretary of the board
OF education.
Provision Made Clear.
The fact that teachers when ill may
remain away from their classrooms Tor
sixty consecutive school days is laid down
in black and white. Last year there was
an uproar in the, schools when 1t was
ruled that a teacher could be absent only
three days, and when other stringent
stipulations regarding pay and substi-
tutes were drawn. This matter was to
have been settled by law which was to
have been passed at the last session of
Congress- No law was passed, however,
and the. schools revert to the old-time
practice of allowing 4 teacher sixty days
Under the rule teachers are allowed
thirty consecutive school days Of ab-
senco during which they must pay a sub
stttute a portion of the regular salary
and thirty days more, during which they
pay the substitute larger portion of the
regular pay.
After the sixtieth day the teachers pay
stops. but she may be continued on the
pay rolls.