Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-07

Abram Simon, president OF the board
of education, announced at the ini.
tial fall meeting of the body yester.
day afternoon at the Franklin School
THE schools must have at leas,
for that amount" declared DR.. Simon
The drastic reduction Of s2,900.00C
ordered in the original estimates. the
board president pointed out. means
that the building program for 1924
will have to be abandoned and school
officials will be unable to provide
equipment and supplies for, the nor
NAL enrolment increment Of that
year.
Compared to Other Cities.
James T. Lloyd emphasized that
the board is in a position to go before
the Commissioners and insist on an
appropriation equal to 50 per cent OIL
the entire budget for the next fiscal
year instead of the 81 per cent set by
the city heads. Figures obtained from
the bureau of education, Mr.. Lloyd
said show that in cities of from 3oo.-
900 to 100000 population the average
percentage of the entire budget de-
voted to education is 80 per cent. The
difference between 81 per cent and ~
per cent. Mr.. Lloyd declared, would
be something like 100000.
An objection to the board going be-
fore the Commissioners and asking
total budget was made by Daniel j.
Callahan.
Will Draft Reply.
After a tactful and very indefinite
discussion of the estimates. the board
instructed Superintendent Frank w;
Ballau and DR.. Simon. on motion oil
Edwin c. Graham. to draft a suitable
reply to communication from tne
Commissioners which directed the
mates. The statement will point oui
that it is the intention of the board
to cooperate in every way with the
Commissioners in reducing the budget
and will emphasize what effect tnt
drastic reduction will have upon the
school system.
A memorandum showing the pres
ent status of prospective additions
to school buildings which were pro-
vided in the deficiency appropriation
bill was filed with the board by supt
Ballou. Tho report showed that the
additions to the Monroe and Dean,
wood schools have been completed
and have been accepted by the Com
missioners, and are now ready foI
the installation Of seats.
Work Is Progressing.
Work on the Mott School is near.
ing completion, and this building viii
he ready for seats by the end oil
this week The new Kinssmar
School will be ready for seats b,
September IS.
4 delay in the completion of the
Buchanan school addition. DR.. Ballou
reported. has been due to a strike
of the stair builders. The building
will be opened at the beginning OF
the new school term. September IS
he said, IL Temporary seats have tc
be put in.
Eaton and Wheatley additions. the
superintendent said. will likely bt
ready for seating when the school.
open. Construction Of the new Bel
School is under way. but is not ex
pected to be completed until Janu
Of this building. DR.. Ballou said
has been due to a change In tn.
plans.
The Smothers School. which depends
or the amount saved on other schoo
construction contracts, has not beer
started.
Outside Architects Aid.
DR.. Ballou made it clear that thes,
additions are being completed 81,
months sooner than expected because
the plans were drawn by architecti
outside of the municipal architect
Office. In this connection the su
perintendent lauded the practice o.
the Commissioners in awarding schoo
contracts to outside architects wher
the District Offices are crowded with
work.
Non-resident children will not b.
accommodated this year in the already
overcrowded Chevy Chase, Takoms
and other schools near the District
borders, but will be forced to attent
schools in sections of the city where
the .o congestion tss ,S. h is less serious. Or
tendent said his policy would be tc
accommodate first the District chill.
dren in the schools near the boundary
line, and would not start any part.
time classes in these schools because
the MARYLAND children wanted to en-.
roll. THE Maryland children" he
said. will have to come further II
the city"
Tuition to BE Raised.
tuition rates for nonresident children
will be higher this year than last. due
to the increased costs Of education.
new schedule of rates. he said, woult
be submitted to the board at its mex
meeting.
The boards attention was offciall,
called to the recent action Of the Dis
favor Of Allan Davis. principal Of
Business High School. who filed q
suit to recover from the District Ger.
tain longevity pay due him. DR.
Ballou remarked that It was not the
intention of school oficials to appea
the case
An examination for class sB teach
The present method of appointing
such teachers was recently tested II
court action. which upheld the schoo
board
The board adopted a revised edition
Of physics text book for the high
schools and approved the condemna
tlon OF Z large amount Of worn-ou
school property and text books stored
In different schools.
New Teachers Named.
Communications from the George
that improvements be made on Ger
tain school properties, and from tn,
Deanwood Citizens Association, urg
ing that q woman janitor or matroI
be appointed at the Deanwood Schoo
to care for the girls. were referret
to DR.. Ballou. The board also re
ferred to the superintendent a lette
from the Rhode Island Avenue Citi
zens' Association. requesting tina
property at Queens Chapel road ant
Goth street be acquired as a schoo
site; that a principals ONCE be es
tnblished in the Langdon School. ant
that An electric stove be installed II
the John Burroughs School. Anothe
communication from the Columbi,
Heights Citizene' Association, ufgini
the purchase OF additional playground
space for the children of the John
son-Powell group school. was re-
ferred to DR.. Ballou. -'.
The board terminated the appoint
ment OF all the summer school teach
ers, and appointed q number Of add.
tional teachers for the new schoo