Evening star., 1922-12-06

to center their attention on the
Capper salary bill and the coRlpul-
sorry school attendance and school
census bill. and for the present post
the passage Of the tree textbook
mea sure.
DIR. Ballou Speaks.
The superintendent said that the
schools now should be developing a
program for replacing old buildings
recommended for abandonment in
1908. and adopt a foresighted policy
Of purchasing school sites for future
of the city. Incidentally. he COM
mended the authorities Of the schools
in Philadelphia for condemnirg va!u-
able improved property in that city
for sites for new schools.
DR. Baliou said the school authori-
ties have made considerable progress
IN securing additional accommoda-
tions for the graded schools. bat are
still unable to abandon portables and
rented buildings. and eliminate over
size and par'-time Classes. We nave
been able only to take care Of the an
not making up for past deficiencies"
The high school situation. he said
is serious. The net excess i'll enroll
ment over the capacities Of the Sec
ondary schools. he emphasized. is
1881.
School. the superintendent made clear.
will not relieve the high school con-
gestion. The proposed addition to
western will provide aceommoda-
tions for 200 additional students.
aceordins m % to Or. sai,ou. viii provide
,wenty-four additional classroon,s for
the elementary schools as follows:
Etght-room building in the region OF
Spring road. new six-room school: a
new eight.room school to replace the
Tenley: an eisht-room addition to the
,hird story on the Thomson School.
which probably will add six rooms.
These additional facilities. however.
he said, will take care OF probably
only the new pupils who enroll next
year.
AmericaniEation Work.
In conclusion. DR.. Ballou urged the
not delete any OF the items from the
school budget as presented by the
budget bureau"
Following Sup. Ballou's address.
there was an open discussion on the
condition and needs Of the schools
in general. during which a dozen or
more citizens dep1ored the school stu
atio:, In their respective communities.
Justice Walter ]. Mccoy Of the Dis
.rict Supreme Court. member OF the
newly organised committee Tor the pro
motion Of Americanization work IN cae
public schools. presented figures SHOW
inr how poorly the local Ame1icaniza-
ton schools are supplied with funds for
carrying ON their important work IN
comparison with other cities He also
called attention to the fact thar de-
flc,eacy Of 81, 900 is ,iow needed by these
schools.
priation of $4,000 or more Il EUccssa-y
for the Americanization schools. said
1900: Wilmington, $500 and Min
neapo.is, $4,000. In Cleveland. Roches-
ter, y. y: Utica and Detroit. he de-
clared. money for the Americanization
work is used 80 as to employ one teacher
for every twenty pupils.
DR.. Milton p. Fairchild, cmpha sizing
the necessity for making an appeal to
the individual! congressman. urged that
J each civic body in the city support the
committee Of dve IN its dealing with
committees in Congress having school
the appointment OF steering com
m!ttee to appoint the representative
committee of Ave, which was lost by 4
| vote OF 50 to 90.
Bad Hysienic Conditions.
! J. A. Campbell, representing the
! Petworth Citizens Association and
the Petworth Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation. described school conditions IN
that community. and complained Of
! conditions existing In portable No. .
At the Petworth School. Il was In
this portable for about fifteen min
utes." he declared. and nearly sut.
located. The people Of Petworth are
paving doctors bills because there is
no sanitation at the school"
| II can't understand why the Dis
trict does not have a school text" de-
clared Mr.. Campbell. ut 10 time that
earnest about our schools"
Brig. Gen. Amos A. Fries, chief OF
the chemical warfare division OF the
| war Department. gave his indorse-
ment to the concerted movement for
school improvements. He represented
| the Adams School lParent-Teachsr As