Evening star., 1922-09-16

the FRANKLIN School. Factors directly
attributable to this situation, he said.
will be outlined in detail in a section
OF his annual report. which is in the
process of preparation.
Requesting the board for authoriza-
tion to issue his annual report for
publication. the superintendent ex-
planned that 1t consisted of six COM
plete sections, divided as follows:
Events of the year; outstanding fea-
lures of the school system: school
house accommodations; reports of
supervising principals on special as
signments; junior high schools, and
why educational progress in Wash
| ington is SO slow.
/ The latter section. DR.. BalloH en-
| phasiZed, would set forth his personal
| views Of the conditions that are limit
ing the progress Of education in the
! District
My views" he declared, will not
| be expressed in a spirit Of criticism,
but with the purpose of helping those
who are interested in education"
Non-Resident Fee Approved.
| New tuition rates for nonresident
| children for the school year. which
begins Monday, drafted by Supt. Bal
] lou, were approved by the board. With
| the exception of the normal and spe-
| cial schools, the new rates are con-
| siderably in excess of the fees charged
last year
| The new rates follow: Elementary
| schools, s49.3S: junior high schools
$3.50; secondary schools, $l06.57; nor
| NAL schools. s269.lS; special schools
characterization, atypical, health and
ungraded). S40.07; evening schools
LBS. and special activities (vacation
schools and playgrounds), S13.51.
The rates of last year Were: Ele-
mentary schools, S3SS4: secondary
sSS.73: normal, s2S6.43; special, S4SS6;
evening. $5.42. and vacation schools
and Fairgrounds, $2.66.
The increase in the tuition fees, Dr.
Ballou pointed out, was made on ac-
! count of the increased cost of in
struction. The rates are payable in
four equal installments.
Questioned by D. J. Callahan as
to whether the increased tuition
rates would have any tendency to
reduce the number of out-of-town
! children attending the District
schools, Dr. Ballou expressed the
opinion that they would not. The
superintendent said that last year
there were approximately 5000 nom
resident children enrolled in the To-
cal school. and about 9S per cent of
them did not have to pay the tuition
rates in view Of the fact that their
parents were employed in the Dis
trict
School LegixIatiOn Pending.
Discussing impending school legis-
lation in Congress, DR.. Ballou said
that the chances of the compulsory
school attendance bill of becoming
law are very favorable. Passage
of the teacher salary and school reor-
! canization bill. he indicated, is grow
| ing more hopeless He said that
school officials should start a vigor-
Gus campaign in December to have
this mea sure, in addition to the bill
providing for free textbooks for high
school students, passed at the next
session of Congress.
The board approved the appoint
ments of ]. .. Montgomery as director
Of drawing in the colored schools. and
Julia L. Brooks as assistant principal
of Dunbar High School. who also
will act as dean of girls at this in
stitution. Both are veterans in the
school system from the point of
service.
A recommendation of Supt. Ballot
for the appropriation of approximate
ly 500 for q new sign to be placed
on the front of the Franklin School
was approved by the board. The sign
will be 40 by 32 and will be made
{ Of sheet copper, with raised letters.
The purpose of the sign, DIR. Ballou
explained. is to designate and dignity
the school boards chambers.
Changes in personnel approved by
the board, follow:
designations of teachers-E. b.
Walker, Langdon School: d. l.. Hos
kinSon, Arthur School: d. s. Hullfish,
Edmonds School; K. S. Sllney, music;
H.. NJ. Tancre. division 3; jeanette
Cavanagh. division g.; B. B. Wiseman,
division 9; NJ. Z. Newman. Tenley
School: Z. F. O'Leary. Toner School;
| J. c kearnes, Brookland School:
Katherine King, Park View School;
E. J. Troth, domestic science; n. I.
Coon, domestic science.
! Terminations-E. NJ. Douglas. teach
| er. Mckinley High School.
Leave of absence granted to follow
! ing teachers:
Marion Rebuschatis. Park View
school: f. w. Meloy. Johnson-Powell;
NJ. H Craig. Blake School; NJ. b Nc
Stackhouse. Takoma School: E. w.
Wilson, Central High School; A B.
Sondergaard. Webster School.
Transfers ordered in the teaching
corps follow: NJ. E. Little. from
! Brightwood to Dennison School; l..
X. Remsbert. from Brookland Ito
Langdon School; Ruth Collins, from
Henry Polk to Wheatley School; NJ.
! McC. Vanderlip. from Wheatley to
Henry Polk School; NJ. n Getty, from
Henry-Polk to Takoma School; Scot
tie McPheeters. from grade l to
grade 2. Cooke School; E. w. Steiner.
from Johnson Powell to Takoma
School: f. K. Draper. from Monroe
to Fillmore School; NJ. E. Marshall,
from grade 1 to grade 2, Woodburn
School; NJ. D. Clancy, from Woodburn
! to Brightwood Park School; l.. X.
Reese. from Webb to Woodburn
School: A. A. hewitt, from Johnson
Powell to Monroe School; +. H Lam
SON. from Monroe to Johnson-Powell
School: F. w. Jackson, from Petworth
| to Takoma School: H J. Schlerf,
NJ. P. Johnson, from Takoma to
Brightwood Park School; V. H.
Johnson, from grade 6 to grade
I, Cooke School; c. E. Weldon, from
West to Johnson-Powell School; R. E.
Fletcher. from Gage to Brightwood
Monroe to Johnson-P Powell School;
Grace Rice. from grade to grade 6,
Monroe School; M. c. Squire, from
grade 6 to grade Z, West School: c. H.
Shipley, from grade to grade {,
Petworth School: NJ. z. Ogden. from
S. R. Craighill, from Abbot to Web
ster School; Marian A. Newman. from
Burroughs to Langdon School; E. B.
Purman, from Arthur to Gales-Blake
School; Jane Hodges, from Cleveland
to Arthur School; r. V. Wackerman,
from Cleveland to Arthur School
s. S. Mellichampe, from Cleveland
to Webster School: K. E. Love. from
grade to grade 4. Langdon School;
NJ. B. Stating. from Cleveland to
Twining School: E. NJ. Church, from
Cleveland to Henry-Polk School; NJ.
l. Sanderson, from Cleveland to
Henry-Polk SCHOOL,; A. c. Vessels,
frorp CLEVELAND TO Henry-POlk School
III. d. Wise, from Cleveland to Henry
Polk School; E. NJ. Fulton. from
grade 1 to grade 2. Wheatley School;
P. b. watson. from Benning to