Evening star., 1924-12-02

For the District of Columbia public
schools the District budget submitted
to Congress today recommends ap'
preparations aggregating $7,S65.271, a:
against $6,Is0,745 for the current fis'
cal year. This includes the salaries
Of the superintendent. $4,000: two as
sistant superintendents at $3.50 each
business manager. to be in charge OF
the business administration of the
public school system, and to be ap'
pointed by and responsible to the
Board of Education Of the District OF
Columbia, s3,75o; director Of inter
mediate instruction. Is supervising
principals, supervisor of manual train
ing and director OF primary inStruc
ton, 16 in all, at a minimum salary o.
s2,400 each: in all, s55.6s0.
For personal services of admins
trative and supervisory officers undel
new salary schedule and for Other
employees OF the Board OF Education
total of s6l1,750 Is asked. The
budget contains a proviso from th'
current law that no part of this sun
shall be available for the payment O.
salary of any superintendent. assist
ant superintendent. director OF inter
mediate instruction or supervising
principal who permits the teaching o.
partisan politics. disrespect OF thu
Holy Bible. or that ours Is an infe
rior form OF government.
For personal srevices of Sc en-
ployes in accordance with the classi
fication act a total of Ss5,740 is rec
commended. This includes seven new
posiuons-six junior clerk stenogra
pliers at $3.50 and one junior lahore
at 5000.
Salaries Of Teacher.
For salaries in the department o
school attendance and work permits
covering 12 positions, a total of $lS,
TOO Is recommended. This. includei
one new position Of director At $4,000
For salaries Of teachers AID libra
rians. total of S5.16s.000 Is recon
mended. This includes 2.676 teacher:
at minimum salaries as follows:
Principal of the Central Higt
principal of the Central High Schoo
shall be placed at a basic salary O.
s3.500 per annum and shall be en-
titled to an increase of 500 per an
mum for Ave years.
Two assistant principals. one. fol
the Central High School and one fol
the Mckinley Manual Training Higi
School, at s2,400 each: Provided, Tha
said assistant principals shall b.
placed at basic salary of $4,000 pei
dnnu m ana snail De entltle0 TO al III
crease of 500 per annum for fiv,
years.
Principals of normal. high and man
ual training high schools. eight, a
$4,000 each.
Principals of Junior high schools
eight, at So, 700 each.
Seven assistant principals. wht
shall be deans Of girls of the Contra
High School. Eastern High School
Dunbar High School. Business Higi
school. Western High School, -Mckin
ley Manual Training School and Arm
strong Manual Training High School
at S2.40o each: Provided. That said as
sistant principals shall be placed at {
basic salary of s3.400 per annum a!G
shall be entitled to an increase of $lOt
per appum for five years.
Directors of music. drawing; physi
cal culture. domestic science. domes
tic art, kindergartens and penm9S
ship seven. at $4,000 each: ProvidO
That the director Of penmanehip, VIII,
shall be an instructor in the norma
high school and a director In th'
grades. shall be placed at a basil
salary of $4,000 per annum. and shall
be entitled to an increase Of 500 pc
annum for FIVE years, ... -. \.
Assistant director Of primary In
struction, s1,s0o. ..
Assistant directors of music, draw