Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-11
SCHOOLS REQUIRE
MORE EXAMINERS
DR.. BaIIou Also Wants Bet
ter Paid Substitutes, He
: Tells D. c. CIubWomen.


Need of legislation to enlarge the
boards of examiners of the District
public schools was emphasized by Supt
Frank w. Ballou at the open forum OF
the education committee of the FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs last night at the
E.bbitt
The problems now confronting the
boards of examiners" he said. "are
many fold larger than when they were
created in 1906. The membership should
he enlarged and they should be con-
Stituted on larger basis
Many other improvements which the
superintendent believes are necessary TO
place the school system on an eftlclent
foundation were outlined. They included
organization of regular corps OF palo
substitute teachers. establishment OF
system of non-teachins principals. pet
ter pay for school employees. appoint
,nent of a business manager. and more
and larger schoolhouses.
Big school Buildings Needed.
Touching on the necessity of larger
buildings, DIR. Ballou declared that the
hest education cannot be provided IN a
system where We have such large num-
Der of small schools. Sixteen and tWen-
ty-four room buildings are what We heeu,
instead of small eght-room structures
scattered throughout the city.
The present system of employing
substitute teachers the superlnteho
ent deplored as "a national disgrace:
The corps of substitutes. he sad, is
composed of a majority OF women
who would rather teach than 90 the'r
housewerk Therefore. he said. these
substitutes employ maids to do their
domestic work while they are leaen
ing at the rate of $3.50 daS.
would venture to say" said Dr. hai-
lou. that the maids and the suosti-
tute teachers break about even "heh
remuneration is considered.
Referring to the $4,000 appropria-
ton for the community centers. wnlch
WAS stricken out in the House. Ut
RaIlou said that such action was
one of the most dangerous Things
that has happened to the schooi s!s-
tem. There is too much money iol
the school system he declared. ina
is subject to the point of order. Ihis
thing should be eliminated.
E.timate. Covered Needs Only.
Or. Ballou gave resume of the ms
tory of the preparation OF the es'i-
mates submitted to Congress LOT q
school building program "hich
designed to relieve the present o'
crowded condition.
The proposed emergency bulioins
program. he pointed out, met its
fate in the Senate committee on ap-
nropriations. when the committee
refused to grant any funds for new
school buildings on the grounds tna'
the cost in Washington is too nlsh-
The building program. he said. pro
vided only for 1888 additional classrooms.
which are the immediate needs
IF we had these classrooms 10
morrow he declared. I'VE could MI
Them at once with forty pupils each.
The meeting was opened by MRS.
Howard L. Hodgkins. president OF the
federation of Women's Clubs MISS
Elizabeth Reiss, chairman of the edu-
cation committee of the organization
presided.
Several Other Speakers.
Among the speakers were Mrs cues
Scott Rafter. president of the Dlstrlct
Congress of Mothers and parent,
Teacher Associations; Miss Ethel
Bagley. president of the BUSINESS
Women's Council; Mrs. Hortense l.
Fuller. Mrs. ]. W. FriZzell, Mrs: SID,
new Jacobs, Mrs. Nanette b. Pau ana
Mrs. Anna E. Hendley.