The Washington times., 1921-12-05
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BALL GUS
PAY RAISED
IN BUDGET
Gem Dawes Also Recommends
1875 Additional Teachers
Be Employed.

sZO ROUttSOndI uodCnoTS
Z. Be Employed.
Recommending that grade school
principals be relieved of class room
work, Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes.
in the Government budget. asks
Congress to appropriate $4,000 to
employ thirty-nine administrative
principals Of elementary schools, the
salaries Of these principals to be
$1,000 year, with a $50 annual
increase for five years.
Meets Ballou's Views.
The budget provides that each
principal shall be in charge Of a
school Of sixteen or more class rooms
For the past several years Superin-
tendent Of Schools Ballou and other
school officials have sought to re-
ueve principals of teaching duties.
A provision for 1875 additional
teachers also Is made-twenty-five in
group GA, at $1.440; seven in group
6-B. at $1,000; thirtyfour in class
5, at 1900; forty in class 3. at ST.
900; fifteen in class at $1,000, and
nine in class 1 at 81 200.
An increase in the salary Of the
superintendent of schools from $4,000
to $1,000 is proposed. The School
Board asked for $4,000. The super
intendent would be given two add
tional assistants at salaries of $4,000
q year each, and the salaries of the
two present assistant superintendents
is increased from $3.50 to $4,000.
The board asked for three new as
sistants and sought salaries Of $1,000
g. 10 late
Higher Pay for Clerks.
The budget also provides for in
creases in pay for most Of the cleri-
cal force of the public schools.
A provision for four principals Of
Junior high schools at a salary Of
$4,000 each is contained IN the budget
These are new positions.
The request Of the Board Of Educa-
ton for $4,000 for the night schools
was cut to $4,000.
An appropriation for $4,000 for
vacation schools is recommended.
The budget contains an appropria-
ton of S14,500 for Americanization
work, instead Of $25.5O0. as was asked
by the school board.
An appropriation Of 2,400 for equip
ment. grading and improving six ad-
ditional school yards for Fairgrounds
purposes is provided. The budget also
appropriates $500 to maintain the
seventy-eight school Fairgrounds now
in operation. The board asked for
$4,000 to maintain the Fairgrounds.
The request of the School Board
that $4,000 be appropriated for COM
muntty center work was granted.
Provisions for New Schools.
Following are the provisions made
for additional schools for the District:
For completing construction of
the new Eastern High School.
$500, 900.
For completing construction Of the
School. 100000.
For completing construction of a
Junior high school north Of Taylor
street and east of Fourteenth street.
soc 900.
For completing construction of
Junior high school on the site in the
vicinity of the Gage, Emery. and
Eokington schools. 100000.
For the erection Of an eight-room
addition to the Lovejoy School,
For the erection of an eight-room
extensible building on site west Of
Sixteenth street northwest, in the
Ingleside section, $4,000.
For the erection Of an eight-room
addition to the Phillips School.
$4,000.
For the purchase Of additional land
adjoining the Garrison School. $4,000.
For the erection Of an eight-room
addition to the Garrison School,
For the purchase of a new site on
which TO locate a sixteen-room build
ing to take the place Of the Tenley
School, $4,000.
For the erection Of an eight-room
extensible building on the above site
10 accommodate part of the pupils
now attending the Tenley School,
S1+0, 900.
For the erection Of a two-room
building to replace the present one
room Chain Bridge Road School,
5000.
The budget director turned down
the request for the following school
Fairgrounds:
Petworth School, to cost $4,000;
Stevens School, to cost $31 900; Eek
ington School, to cost $1,000; Garnet
Patterson School, to cost 100000;
Langdon School, to cost $1,000; Payne
School, to cost $500; Slater-Lang
ston Schools, to cost $1,000; Jackson
School. in, the rear Of Dumbarton
Courts, to cost $1,000; Addison School,
to cost $4,000; Burrville School,
$4,000: Ludlow School, to cost 10000;
Douglas. Simmons Schools. to cost
$4,000; Benning School, to cost S.
600; Bannaker School, to cost $4,000;
Bruce School, to cost $4,000; Cranch
School. to cost $4,000; Wormely
school, to cost $1,000. Total s1s0,500.
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