Evening star., 1921-12-05

.$2,156,OO0 for Schools
Specifically Asked in
Commissioners Request
Specific recommendation is made by
the Commissioners that the $2,156,-
900 asked for the school building
program shall be available immedi-
ately.
The particular building projects
recommended are:
For completing construction or the
New Eastern High school tsubmitteD' D.
$500 900: for completing construction
of the 12-room addition to the wheat
ley School (submitted). 100000; for
completing construction of a Junior
high school north of Taylor street
and east of 14th street (submitted),
S20O, 900; for completing construction
of junior high school on the site in
the vicinity of the Gage. Emery and
lexington schools (submitteD. $2Oo,-
900: for erection of an elght-foon
addition to the LOvejoy School (sup-
mitted). $4,000: for erection OF an
eight-1oom extensible building on a
site west of 18th street northwest, in
the Ingleside section (submitted''
S140.000; for erection of an eight
room addition to the Phillips Schooi
(submitted. $4,000; for purchase OF
additional land adjoining the Garri-
son School (submitted), $4,000: for
erection of an eight-room addition to
the Garrison School (submitted,,
$4,000; for purchase of new site on
which to locate a 'siXteen-room building
TO take the place of the Tenley School
tsubmitted), $4,000; for erection of
an eight-room extensible building on
he o n
OF the pupils now attending the
Tenley School (submittedl. $4,000;
for erection of two-room building
to replace the present one-room Chain
Bridge Road School (submitted),
s25,0O0.
Exit Requirements Given.
Emphatic requirements regarding
the doors and exits of school build
ingS are contained in provisions re-
garding the school building apprO-
priationS, as follows:
The total cost of the sites and of
the several and respective buildings
herein provided for, when completed
upon plans and specifications to be
made previously and approved. shall
not exceed the several and respec-
tive sums of money herein respec-
lively appropriated or authorized for
such purposes. Appropriations in this
act shall not be paid to any person
the public schools of the District OF
Columbia who shall solicit or receive,
or permit to be solicited or received.
on any public school premises. any
subscription or donation of money
or other thing of value from pupils
enrolled in such public schools for
presentation of testimonials to school
officials or for any purpose except
such as may be authorized by the
board of education at stated meet
ing upon the written recommends
ton of the superintendent of schools.
The plans and specifications for all
buildings provided for in this act shall.
be prepared under the supervision of
the municipal architect. and those
for school buildings after consulta-
ton with the board of education, and
shall be approved by the Commission
erS. and shall be constructed in con-
formity thereto. The school buildings
authorized and appropriated for here
in shall. be constructed with all doors
intended to be used as exits or en-
frances opening outward. and each
of said buildings having an excess of
eight rooms shall have at least four
exits. Appropriations carried in this
act shall not be used for the mainte-
nance of school in any building un-
less all outside doors thereto used as
exits or entrances shall open out
ward and be kept unlocked every
school day from one-half hour before
until one-half hour after school
hours.
Estimate. for Salaries.
The estimates for salaries for
school officials and teachers are as
follows: Superintendent, $500: two
assistant superintendents at $4,000
each; 1.-TWO assistant superintendents
mediate instruction. thirteen super
vising principals, supervisor of man
ual training, and director of primary
instruction. sixteen in all, at a mini :
mum of $4,000 each, a total of $43.2OO:
secretary and financial clerk, s2,50O
$1,000 each: three clerks at s1.400
each; four clerks at $1,000 each; two
stenographers at $1,000 each, and a
messenger at $500, making a total for
officers of $91,60O.'
For the attendance officers, two at
1900 each and seven at S1,100 each.
Salaries for Teachers.
of 2.507 teachers follow:
Principal of the Central High
School, $500. Provided. that the
principal of the Central High School
shall be placed at a basic salary of
s3,500 per annum and shall be entitled
to an increase Of 500 per annum for
five years.
Two assistant principals. one for
the Central High School and one for
the Mckinley Manual Training High
School, at $2,400 each. $4,000 Pro-
vided, that said assistant principals
shall be placed at a basic salary of
50, 400 per annum and shall be entitled
to an increase of 800 per annum for
five years.
Principals OF normal. high and
manual training high schools, eight,
at $2,7O0 each, $21 900. Provided, that
the principals of the normal, high,
manual training high, other than the
Central High School, now in the serv-
sce of the public schools or hereafter
% be appointed shall be placed at a
basic salary Of $2,700 per annum and
shall be entitled to an increase Of
500 per annum for five years.
Principals Of junior high schools,
four, at $2.700 each (two additional),
SO, 500. Provided, that the principals
Of the junior high schools now in the
service of the public schools or here
after to be appointed shall be placed
at a basic salary Of $2,700 per annum,
and shall be entitled to an increase Of
S100 per annum for five years.
Two assistant principals, one Of
whom shall be dean of girls OF the
Central High School and one Of whom
shall be dean of girls Of the Dunbar
High School, at $2,400 each, $4,000.
Provided, that said assistant princi-
pals shall be placed at basic salary
Of 81, 400 per annum and shall be en-
titled to an increase of 500 per an
mum for five years.
Director of music, drawing, physi-
cal culture, domestic science, domes.