The Washington times., 1920-06-28

hIgh st.ndInr in the educational
world who came to us seeking the
superintendency OF the Washington
school system.
BALLoU Is NAMED.
"After a most careful investixa'ion
and after consideration OF more thah
fifteen men and women, the nominat-
ing committee has the honor 10 rec
ommend that DR.. Frank W. Ballou.
assistant superintenden OF schools OF
Boston, be named superintendent OF
schools OF the District of Columbia.
Are you ready for the question:
interjected Van Schaick. when Ut
Simon concluded. Peyton answered
I no" and Il was then he delivered the
short speech calling upon the board
either to re-elect Thurston' at least
until Congress can take~some dehnite
action with regards to the schoois
here.
After the vote was taken van
schsick announced another special
meeting of the board woula pr ".n
this afternoon. The board VIII go
into executive session at . o'clock and
come into public session at 'S'So
o'o,ock Superintendent Thurston
will attend this meeting.
MAY ACT ON PETITIONS.
Although only routine matters are
expected to come up. II Is posslpie t"e
board may act on petitions submitted
by the Parents League calling upon
the hoard to dismiss Roscoe {. Bruce,
sssjstant superintendent OF schools.
The board has promised to answer the
petition Of the league,
Just a few seconds after the boaru
adjourned DR.. Simon rose ana sara:
II wish to state that the nominating
comr3ittee had under consideration
The names of two OF the strongest
women in the United states for the
position OF superintendent. am
making this statement to correct i'm
,ressions that have gone forth whicn
tend to convey the idea that the com
s,ittee threw out all women canoi-
dates.
MAN IS FAVORED.
..The committee, after most serious
discussion and consideration OF the
names of these two women, reacnco
the conclusion that IT was In the In
ierests of rne school system that
man be named Superintendent.
DR.. Ballou is now in Pittsoursh,
and is expected to reach washington
tomorrow or Wednesday.
The nominating committee, IN pee
lowing statement, coup'ed with
sketch of Dr. Ballou's life:
.sThe selection Of DR.. Ballou has
been made after consideration OF
many names OF possible school Oh
rectors. both men and women. WITHIN
and outside the local system. Inc
hoard. in securing one among tnc
younger group of able, thoroughiy
trained. and experienced educators
expects that DR.. BaIlou VIII win
promptly the trust both OF the teach
ing force and of citizens who desire
tn gee the public school system or tne
n,strict of columbia strong and eff
ciert.
"Well known and highly regarded
,lready BY leaders in education In the
United states, DR.. Ballou comes to
Washington equipped for his tasks
Doth by training and experience.
RoRN IN NEW YORK STATE.
"Dr. BalIou Is forty-one years old.
=, was born on February %, 1879. at
Cort Jackson, st. Lawrence county,
New York. This is his academic
record:
"19O2-Graduate Of the State Nor
nal and Training School Potsdam'
n. Y.
"Ioo4-B. S, Teachers College, Co.
,umbia University. N Y:
"1oOS-M. A., University Of Cincin-
natl, Ohio.
Io14-Ph. D.. Harvard University,
Cambridge, Mass.
aye began his teaching experience
In country schools of his native state.
Tie was principal OF the Technical
school OF the University of Cincin-
natl. Serving in that position for
three years G904-1900. he became
assistant professor Of education at
the University OF Cincinnati for the
three years following u00T-191O.
For four seasons 1o12-101b) he
Gas lecturer on some variety of cdu-
rational subjects in the Harvard
Summer School. and took his doctors
tegree at Harvard in education in
Sp14. For the last six yesrs-since
April. 1014--he has been directly as
ISOLATED with the public schools OF
Soston, first as director OF the de-
partment OF educational investiga-
tion and measurement from 1914 to
1917, and second as one of FIVE as
distant superintendents from 1917 to
The present time. He is about to be
gin a summer course OF lectures at
the University OF Pittsburgh on edu-
,ational problems.
FIRST NOTABLE WORKS.
"Dr. BA1louS HTSt notdD'" COnNTIpu-
zion to educational literature was a
oaper entitled The Present Status of
Manual Training in the Public Schools
W the United States MAY. 1901 vol.
III. series ill., The Teachers Bulletin.
Cincinnati. pp. 3-52). His first book
acpesred in 1914, High School Or
ganization: A Constructive study Ap-
piled to New York, city tWold Book
company. Yonkers. pp. 11S, XIV. II
Ia ..y tntA
series publications edited by Prof.
Paul H. Hanus, of Harvard University.
4 more recent work Is his volume
entitled The appointment of Teach
rrs in Cities: \ Descriptive, Critical.
.nd Constructive study Harvard
University Press. 1913. DID. e02, NxiiD.
In particular, DR.. Ballou has given
| ~ Com. ,n and H..r
Elder Estwere'. se~w"n