The Washington times., 1920-12-06

asked in the 1922 District estimates
for all principals and most of those
doing clerical work in the public
school system.
sI9O0oyOo0 SOUGHT.
Th, estimates submitted b. the
BOARD OF Education we're in excess
OF s1Nu0O.OOC. "ro at the needs OF
the schools into budget covering all
District needs" says the Commission
ers' letter to Congress" and still
keep within the authorized limit
made IL necessary TO decrease the
school estimates 10 approximately
81 1000, 900. This amount, though 40
per cent in excess OF the amount ap-
pI oprIated for the current fiscal year
does not include many highly de-
sirable ana necessary building
prOjects.'
The salary Of the superintendent
OF public schools under IA" schedule
submitted hy the Commissioners.
world l.. $500. an increase oi $500.
The estimates provide Tor $1,000
for an assistant superintendent who
would lie detailed as bu-!n'.5 mani
:,rrr uf th, schools. This would he
u new uIficc In the sChoo! system Il
w,,r first recommended by former
Superintendent Ernest L. ThHrston.
INCREASE FOH ASsIsTANTs.
\ salary + si.5oo is asked for one
ii the ass!sian; superintendent. ot
schools This would bc AN increase
oI $3.50. The other assistant would
receive $4,000. AN. incrcas" of $3.50.
sixteen supervising principals wouli
be increased $500 cacl 50 as - re-
cciye $4,000 each.
The estimat"s groyld" for 2.%'3
teachers. AN increase OF los, to take
care OF the larger school attendance.
rnder the 100" estimates. tn" ;wo
assistant principals. one at tentra
High aud the other at Mckinley Man
ual Training SchoOl, Tou!d rc"eiN"
s2750 an increase OF $50 each. The
ten principals oi normal. high. man
ual training high and junior high
schools would receive 5000 each, or
an increase OF $500 each. The seven
directors OF music. drawing, phJs!'a!
culture domcSttr science. dom ste,
kindergarten and p'rma nsh!p "ou1d
receive $500 each, an increase o.
$500 each; seven assistant directors
AT $3.50 each, an Increase o! si"y
each.
RAISE DEPARTMENT HEADS.
Heads OF departments in hign and
manual training niSA schools IN group
+ OF class D. fourteen i'll nuinu":'
would receive S2.J"O each, an IN ireas"
O. 5000 each. Forty-two normal aish
aad manual training hish s'n"oi
teachers would be promoted under N"
new program end receive $3.50" each,
an increase of S300 each: this number
provides for seven additional appoint
mcHts.
Fou. hundred and forty-tv'o teach
ere in grade manual training and
iunior high schools of group a. class
d would receive $1,000. or an increase
OF sl6N each. The schedule calls FOR
fifty-cignt additional appointments
in this group.
Grade teachers are provided Tor AS
follows: class 4. o53 at sl,-o" "ach
(thirty-fivc additional submltt'u''
class 9, 59G, at $1,000 each thirty-
,hre. additional submilted); class
800 at 1000 each itHcnty-five ad-
oitional suhmitted); class 7. llo. At
81 200 each Cten additional submit
ted.
RAISES JANlTORS.
An appropriation Of $50 600 : ask
cd for the night schools. an increase
of $4,000.
Liberal increases are asked lor
ianitorg and laborers At the puolic
school buildings.
Salary increases for all medical in
spectors are asked as follows: Chiet
medical inspector. 5000, an increase
, nf $500; six inspectors, one OF Whom
shall be a woman, four to be dentists.
and four To be OF the colored race,
$3.50 each. An increase or you each
Ten graduate nurses. three or Whom
shall he colored $1,000 each. Eight
dental operators at $1,000 each, an
increase or $500 each. Four dental
proohylactic operators at $1,000 each.
an increase OF 800 each.
The Commissioners estimate that
the cost OF furnishing free text boaks
OF the first eight grades for the
next fiscal year will be $4,000. Thi.
is an increase of $30.000.
BUILDING PROGRAM GIVEN.
An appropriation OF s75 1000 is asked
Tor the administration of the teach
ers' retirement fund. which became
effective in September. This is an
increase of $4,000 over the original
appropriation carried in tho act cree
atinG the fund
Appropriations asked for new
| school buildings and impro, ements
/ for the next fiscal year total ST.
! -0., 900. as against S4O2. 600 appro-
rriated for this purpose last year
The school building program fol.
lows:
| Toward ,hc construction of ttc
! new Eastern High School jsuh-
/ mittedD ................. 500. 900
/ Fer completing the construction
" an s-room addition to the
/ Petworth school ,,ihmit;cd). 81 900
| fo7 the completion OF s-rooin
addition 60 the Dcanwoud
school including tho purchase
! OF additional land (submittedl. 40, 900
| for additonai amount required
Tor an S-rnom addition To the
| BurrNile school; and the limit
| OF cost is hereby authorized 80
| h. extended to $1,000 Sub
! tnit;edJ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10000
For the complction OF tho ercc-
tion of an N-roon b"iIdng I've.
tween 'ls'h and "oth streets
and Monroe and Newton streets
| mort hcast Cs,'hmittedl ...... SIS 600
For the completion Of an S-roonn
addition 10 the J. Il. West
school Csuhmittcdj .......... los, ,nOn
For tho completion o. tho cree
tion or ar S-room addition 60