Evening star., 1920-11-28
City Heads Would
Add 68 to Local
School Stats.
1921, 800 MORE
IN PAY DESIRED
Total in Construction
Work, $1,7O2,O0O,
for New Year.

kOk 4NS" SSAs
Increase in the number of teachers
In the public schools from 2.3oS to
2,37o, with salary increases from 81
e23,s6O to $3,l45,850, and with an in
crease from 1896, 600 to $4,000 for
the school building program are
asked in the District appropriation
bill recommended by the District
Commission which is now await
ing hearings by the subcommittee
of which Representative Charles X.
Davis of Minnesota is chairman.
Empha.ixe Building Program.
An extensive building program for
new schools in the District is urged
by the District Commissioners as OF
extreme Importance, and the mem
bers of the House appropriations
committee are decidedly sympathetic
1t il urged that appropriations Tor
school buildings be made Immediate
ly available.
For the new Eastern High School.
ON which the limit of cost Is $780,
600, the 1921 appropriation was $so.-
900. The amount asked for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1922. is 100000.
For completing the construction Of
an eisht-room addition to the Pet
worth School the limit of cost is
$21s,ooO, the appropriations to date
amount to $1s7.o0o and the estimates
for the next fiscal. year $4,000.
For completion OF an eight-room
addition to the Deanwood School, in
cluding purchase Of additional land.
the limit Of cost Is $4,000. the ap-
propriations to date amount to; $4,000
and the amount asked for; las3 il
S10o. 600: IS.
For continuing vael aaszARuiaElts-
room addition to Burrville School. the
limit Of cost Of which 10 $4,000. tbs
appropriations to date are $sO, coo and
the estimate for 1929 Is $14o,eoo.
For completion of an eight.roorn
building between 18th and goth streets
and Monroe and Newton northeast.
the limit of cost is $21s.0oo. the ap-
preparations to date total $130,0oo ana
the estimate for 1892 is $4,000.
For remodaling Phelps School for
use as grade manual training school
$40. 900 10 aslked.
addition to the J. r. West School.
the limit Of cost is $21S.0e0. the ap-
propriations to date total $4,000 and
the estimate for 1s22 is s1os.0o0.
For completion of an eight-room
addition to the Takoma School. the
limit OF cost Ii $2ls.ooo. the ap-
propriat1ons to date $lo5.o00 and
S113,ooo Ii asked for the next fiscal
year.
An additional amount for a twelve
room edition to the Wheatley School
II asked The limit Of cost is $500. geo.
the appropriations to date total $685.
oe0 and s1so.ooo is asked for the
fiscal year 1922.
For the purchase of land adjoining
Dunbar High School. $4,000 is asked.
For the erection Of four-room ad-
dition to the Henry D. Cooke School.
$1,000 is asked
For the purchase OF a site for an
eight-room extensible building In the
immediate vicinity of Mott School,
$4,000 Is asked.
For the purchase Of additional land
adjoining the John Eaton School, $l2,-
600 is asked.
For the purchase Of site for q
sixteen-room xui1ding in the vicinity
and north Of Lincoln Park, $4,000 is
asked.
For REPAIRS and remodeling Of the
old Central High School. $4,000 is
asked.
For repairs and remodeling Of N
Street High School. $4,000 also is
tecommended.
All plans and specifications for these
school structures are to be prepared
under the supervision of the municipal
architect and approved by the Dis
trtct Commissioners.
Salary Ree0nnendafioas.
Regarding salaries of teachers. the
recommendations are as follows:
The basic salary Of $500 is pro-
: posed for the principal of Central
High School. with an increase of 500
. year for five years
For two assistant principals, at the
Central High School and the McKin-
ley Manual Training School the pro-
posed increase is from $2.40o to 81, TOO,
for basic salary. with an increase OF
500 a year for fiye years.
For ten principals Of normal, high
and manual training high and tunio,
high schools the proposed increase Is
from $1.7oo to 5000, as basic salary
with an increase OF 500 a year 70,
i've years.
For two assistant principals, one O,
whom is to be dean Of girls at Centra
High School. and one dean Of girls a,
Dunbar High School. the proposed In.
crease is from $2.400 to $2,75o basic
selary and an increase Of 500 a yea,
ior i've years.
For seven directors of music, draw.
ing. physical culture. domestic
s&ience. domestic art. kindergarten.
and psnmanship the proposed increas<
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