The Washington herald., 1921-12-01
CITIZENS TO HAVE I
CHANCE TO VOICE
SCHOOL DEMANDS
Conference Called for
Dec. 8 to Discuss Many
New Problems.
ALL ARE INVITED
Teachers Salary Question
One of Most Vital for
Discussion.
ALL ARE INVITED

A conference of the Board of Ed
ucstion, citizens associations, and
all civic associations interested in
educational matters has been called
for December s by the Board Of
Education to discuss pending prob
lens and to emphasize education
week" as decreed by the President.
A special meeting of the board
and teachers council will be held
December 13 to take up the new
salary bill and salary schedule for
the school system which is being
fought by the teachers of the Dis
trict. &
. A special committee consisting
: of DR.. Frank W. Ballou, DR..
Abram Simon, Stephen Cramer. G.
c. Wilkinson and Miss Cecil B. Nor
ton will meet representatives from
other civic bodies on December s
to discuss the school needs and
problems.
Approved BY BalIeu.
"I approve of conference meth
DDS instead of this extended cor
respondence." said DR.. Ballou in
reference to the petition of various
community centers for extended
school buildings and equipments.
II was agreed by the Board of
Education yesterday afternoon that
at this conference the board should
set forth the school program for the
coming year as well as the budget
estimates and new salary legisla-
ton. The text book supply prob
lem win also be taken up. 1t is
the aim that each community make
known It's needs and tho board
through this committee will re-
spond.
This conference, IL Is hoped BY
the Board of Education, will bring
the needs of each locality more
clearly before the board and make
for better understanding of the
problems. The details will be care
fully worked out by the commit
tees and later. II satisfactory un-
derstandine Is not arrived at, the
problems can be brought before the
board. according to DR.. Simon.
VIII Discuss Salaries.
Al both meetings the new salary
legislation will be taken up in prep
arstion for the teachers night
against such legislation. 1t is ex-
pected that the bill will be up for
hearing at that time
A special committee also Will be
appointed to meet represen tatiyes
from the citizens associations. In
regard to the payment. of fees for
the use of school buildings in civic
activities. This question is a re-
newal of an old argument and will
finally be considered and settled al
this meeting. A written argument
against the payment of such fees
has been submitted to the Board OF
Education by the Federation of Cit
izens Associations and now is in
IN. hands of the board for consid-
Grafton.
The retirement of teachers as
proyfded in the new Senate bill be-
fore Congress was endorsed by the
Board of Education yesterday. rhi:
bill provides for the retirement anc
pension of teachers at the age oi
As, provided they have taught hf'
teen years and are on the book,
Of the school at the time Of theii
disability due to illness or acci'
dent
- Observance of Week
This meeting of citizens associa'
tions and all other civic organiza'
tions interested in education with
tha Board of Education will be one
Of the main exercises in connec-
tion with education week." as de-
creed by the president for the hrs'
wsek in December. Observance OF
the week will be under the supervi'
sIoa Of the Board of Education. The
responsibflity was put in the hands
of.the president. DR.. Abram Simon
1t is planned that the frst annual
report of DR.. Bsllou will be made
known to the public at this time. II
was described by one of the mem
hers Of the board as a report which
few in the history of the board
eoualled. and which was excellent
in detail and matter. The program
for the week viii be arranged by
Dr. Simon,
An ofieial record of the Union
and Confederate armies was pre-
sented to the Board of Education
for use in the schools by Comman-
der G. TarboI. These valuable old
p books are in a set of eighty vol
umes.