The Washington herald., 1922-05-18
ADD new COURSES
! TO DISTRICT HIGH
SCHOOL SCHEDULE
Board of Education In.
dorses Change in
Time.
PLAN FOR BUDGET
Conference to Be Called to
Consider Pay for Com
munity Officers.
PLAN FOR BUDGET

Changes in requirements for grad
uation from Washington high schools
were announced by Superintendent
Of Schools Frank w. BaIlou at a
meeting Of the Board of Education
yesterday afternoon.
Compulsory physical training for
four years, four years of music, con-
sisting of general choral work, and
two years of drawing were the sub
Jects added to the present curricu-
lum. The new requirements will an
ply TO all students entering high
school after this year.
Announcement was made that
courses in civlcs and general eco
nomics would be given during the
senior year of high school work.
Lack of Funds Hinder..
Superintendent Ballou stated that
changes in the curriculum of ele-
mentary schools. determined upon
last year. are being held up because
OF lack OF appropriations for books.
Children are using old texts now out
Of date. he said.
The board unanimously indorsed
action of school officials in ordering
schools to open and close one hour
earlier. A delegation from the Con-
gress Of Mothers and Parent-Teach-
ers' Associations. presenting a reso-
luton of protest against the early
hours. was told that the action had
been taken to adJusI schools to what
- believed to be the working hours
of the majority of Washington peo-
pie While I sympathiZe with the
mothers in this matter" Dr. BaIIou
said II am convinced that the new
hours are more convenient to a larger
number Of citizens than the old
schedule would be-
Time Change Approved.
An investigation of the schools
showed. 1t was stated. that the chill
dren and teachers do not object to
the early hours, and that there is no
more tardiness than under the old
schedule.
Work on compiling the school
budget for the coming year will
begin at once, according to plans
adopted. On motion of E. c. Gra-
ham, the board resolved itself into
committee of the whole for con-
sideration of the budget Under the
regulations the budget preparation
cannot be 1one publicly; this made
1t necessary that the board prepare
the budget as a special committee.
To study History.
Due to the absence of four MEM
bers, the board did not act upon
pending motion that would COM
pei all future meetings to be held
publicly, thereby abolishing So
called board conferences
A petition from Piney Branch
Citizens Association protesting the
use of Muzzey's History in the pub
lie schools was read. The board
voted to make a careful study of
the history. Due to the strong in
dorsement of the text by leading
historians, members stated yester-
day that the book probably will be
retained.
In connection with petition
from a local patriotic society for
of school children in
raising funds to decorate soldiers
graves, members of the board and
school officials declared that it is
contrary to school policy to collect
money from pupils for any pur
pose.
DIR. C. n. Emmons. president of
the East Washington Community
Center. appeared before the board
advocating the payment of COM
munity center secretaries for a Pc
riod of six months. not provided
by the last appropriation. Repre-
sentatives of the secretaries will be
called before the board and a pol
icy announced