Evening star., 1923-06-14
CITIZENS ASK PART
IN BUDGET HEARING.
Public School Association
Urges Consideration of Plea
by School Board.

Declaring that as representatives
of the citizens at large of the Dis
trict of Columbia that the members of
the Public School Association are
vitally interested In the budget esti-
mates drawn up by the board of edu-
cation. a resolution was adopted re-
questing that the board cooperate
with the association in drawing up
estimates for the budget for the COM
ing year.
This action was taken at meet
ing of the Public School Association
at the Franklin School last night.
1t was pointed out that whereas it
is Illegal for the board of education
TO give out the estimate figures un-
ill made public by the bureau OF the
budget, that there is no reason why
the hoard should not consult the Pub
lie School Association and cooperate
with it.
Need Figures for Budget.
Brig. Gen. S. T. AAsell, chairman of
the appropriations cAmmittee of the
association. .explained\that the asso-
citation would need the\board of edu-
cations figures to guideNt IN forming
its own budget. ,
Capt. Julius I. Peyser president of
the association, said the delegates
would receive letters within the
week requesting them to forward to
the asSocia ton the educational and
playground needs of their vicinities.
The replies, he said, should be in
hand by July 10.
This was understood to be an initial
srep towards the preparation of the
associate budget.
A motion was made by DR.. L. j..
Daniels that the association express
ats appreciation of the work of the
members of the board OF education
who are to retire June 80, namely: DR..
Abram Simon, chairman; James 7.
Lloyd and Mrs. Coralie F. Cook. DR..
Milton Fairchild moved that the eX-
ccutive committee of the associa ton
confer with the judges of the Dis
trict Supreme Court and offer assist
ance in selection of new members
of the board.
1t was mentioned that the retiring
members be appointed to succeed
themselves.
Motion Is Tabled.
The latter action was tabled on the
E-uunu mat the association had not
tcen in existence long enough to be
kUfiiciently well acquainted with con-
djtions to offer advice as to who
should he appointed to the board of
education.
on motion Of Gen. Ansell the July
ard August meeting Of the association
committees. however. will continue to
function. He announced that a meet
ing of the appropriat ations committee
would be held in his office in the
Albee building next Wednesday at
4:30 o'clock.
motion that the association con-
fer with Supt. Ballou in regard to
attaining legislation for appropria-
tons for more school medical in
spectors was referred to the commit
tees on hygiene and sanitation. legis-
lation and appropriations respectively
DIR. Louise Taylor Jones was elected
chairman of the health and santa
tion committee and Mrs. A. w. Miller
chairman of the committee on com
munity centers.
The following additions made to
committees were announced: School
expansion-Mrs. j. c. Brown. George
c. Smith and W. l. Evans. Educa-
tional methods and progress-Mrs
Andrew Stewart, Mrs. H. S. Parsons
Thomas w. JOY. DR.. William Bonar
Bell and DR.. Milton Fairchild. Rec
reation-J. q. Yaden. Roscoe Jenkins,
Rev. Hugh *. Fulton. Chester c.
Waters, Mrs. Caroline Freeman and
Ben w. Murch. Legislation-Mrs. F.
L. Ransome. Appropriations-Dr. Mil
ton Fairchild, Robert A. Cooper and
Hunter H. Cardwell.