Evening star., 1925-05-21
S13,53,&3 ASKED
I. OF BUDGET MAKERS
!. BY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SIS, 5,702,1OO for Salaries of
Teachers Is 1926-27
Estimate.
S4,388,75O REQUESTED
FOR BUILDING PROGRAM
Figures Placed Before District
Commissioners Are Largest
in City's History.


in City's History.
The public school estimates for the
nscal year 1S26-27, calling for an
appropriation of $13, $50 1858, have been
| submitted to the District Commission
ers by the Board Of Education The
budget is the largest in the history of
the school system, exceeding the un-
| precedented appropriation for the next
thscal year beginning in July by 81
! 465 ,526
| The largest single item in the est
| mates, totaling S5,702 100, is for the
salaries of teachers and librarians
This is an increase of $685., 900 over the
appropriation granted for the new fis-
cal year.
The buildings and grounds item, call
| ing for s4,388,750. makes the next
| largest dent in the budget. A major
| portion of this money will be used for
| carrying out the second installment Of
! the five-year school building program
authorized by Congress at its last ses-
| sion.
To Bar Begging in Schools
! Some new legislation is asked for in
| the budget. The most important meas
/ ure is one that prohibits the solici-
tation of funds on school premises. II
is worded as follows:
NO part of any appropriation made
| in this act shall be paid to any person
/ employed under or in connection with
/ the public schools of the District OF
! Columbia who shall solicit or receive,
| or permit to be solicited or received
on any public school premise, any sub
| scriplon or donation of money or
other things of value from any pupil
enrolled in such public schools for
! presentation of testimonials to school
officials or for any purpose except such
as may be authorized by the Board of
Educatlon at stated meeting upon
the written recommendation of the
! superintendent of schools"
; One hundred and seventeen new
teachers and "a annual substitute
teachers are asked for in the budget
An appropriation of s276.500 is recon-
mended for their salaries.
The boards letter OF transmittal
which accompa MED the estimates
pointed out that the items for build
inEs and grounds are tentative and
subject to revision and provided for
no step-ups or promotions other than
longevity increases.
The detailed estimates follow:
New position reSommended-Assis
ant principal, Eastern High School,
$4,000; principals of the Francis and
Stewart Junior High Schools, $1,000
(s3,500 each); clerical force. s112, ,420:
six new clerks for high schools and
five for supervising principals, S14,520;
salaries for school attendance officers.
$34.100; salaries for chief attendance
officers, $4,000.
100000 for Night Schools.
Night schools-Teachers' and JAM
tors salaries, 100000; equipment and
supplies, s4.500.
Deaf, dumb and blind-Expenses of
instruction at Columbian Institution
for the Deaf, $4,000; maintenance
and tuition of colored deaf mutes OF
the District, Maryland and some other
States. $4,000; instruction OF blind
children. $4,000.
| Americanization work-InStruction
in day and night classes and teachers
and janitors for Americanization
schools, $4,000; contingent expenses
for Americanizatien schools and sup
plies, $1,000.
Community Center department-Sal-
aries, $4,000
Care of buildings and grounds
Salaries, 1851 $50; IS new -custodial
positions, $S3.160.' including an assist
ant to superintendent of janitors at
$2,100: care OF smaller buildings and
rented rooms, $4,000.
Hygiene and sanitation-Salaries
$643,050, including 10 additional med
ical inspectors, S16,S00; s additional
dental operators, $4,000: additional
supervising nurses, S3,720: 10 addi-
tionaI nurses. $25, 200, and additional
dental hygienists. $3.50; maintenance
of free dental clinics, $4,000.
Neutrality-suspicious. of tenn
porary rooms for classes above second
grade, now on half time, IS 900; main
tenance of tuberculosis school, $4,000;
transportation of pupils to tuberculo-
sis school, $4,000; purchase and repair
Of furniture and equipment for man.
ual training, 100000; fuel, gas and
electric light and power, $30O.OOO.
Furniture-For furniture and equip
ment for addition TO Macfarland Junior
High School, $500: three kindergar-
tens. s., 900; two sewing schools, Sl,200,
two housekeeping and cooking schools,
$4,000; two cooking schools, $4,000;
two manual training shops, $4,000;
Francis Junior High School, S43,314;
Stuart Junior High School, S4S.3i4;
Bruce School, 8-room addition, $5.S06.
Brightwood Park, S-room addition,
So. .8O6: Park View, 8-room addition,
IS, 500; S-room and assembly hall addi-
ton to Bell School. $S.531; 16-room
and assembly hall building to replace
Brightwood School, $15,061; sroom
and assembly hall building in Calvert
| street, sS,531; Cardozo Randall Junior
High School. s4s,314; contingent ex-
penses, $3.50, 900; paper towels, $4,000;
pianos, $500: textbooks and supplies
for first eight grades, 100000; main
tepance Of kindergartens, $4,000;
United States flags, $4,000: school gar
den supplies and labor, $4,000; appa-
ratus and equipment for science
laboratories, $4,000.
$4,38S,750 for Buildings.
The buildings and grounds esti-
mates in detail follow:
For enlarging heating plant and
completion of the addition to the Arm
strong Technical High School. $50. 900.
For the purchase of additional land
adjoining the site. provided for the
Francis Junior High School, $4,000.
For beginning the construction of
the francis Junior High School on
site already provided at Twenty-fourth
and n streets. SITS, 900.
For the construction of a wing TO
the Macfarland Junior High School
$125, 900.
For the purchase of land adjoining
the Bruce School to provide for the
construction of an addition to that