Evening star., 1925-12-03
H|GHERPAY VOTED 3.
BY SCHOOL BOARD
Adopts BalIou Schedule Civ
ing Teachers 81 a Day More
Than Council Proposed.

'''ui' SOu'iO'' UpUSCu.
Overriding the substitute salary
concentrations Of tho Teachers
council, The Board of Education yes
terday afternoon adopted higher
~'hedule proposed by Supt. Frank W.
E3llou and thus. brought to a close a
'"nf1ict of several years between the
teachers and administrative officers.
y protracted debate preceded the
aGoption of the substitute pay scale.
.Afler DIR. Ballou had given q forceful
and detailed resume of the fault he
had found with the councils schedule
Mrs. Lillian Y. Heron started the
discussion with a statement that she
lite ended to vote for the teachers rec.
concentrations. Mrs. Coralie +. Cook
$50 took up the cudgel in behalf OF
the council with a request that steps
u" taken to harmonic the differences
b. tween the school officers and the
teachers who. under the new schedule,
musI suffer additional deductions from
their pay when absent.
Situation Embarrassing.
DR.. Charles r. Carusi characterized
The situation as embarrassing" IF
these reconme ndations come 10 the
board in the form Of controversy. ="
he said. we have got to diSsalisfN "A
'"nsidera BILE group of teachers or else
L. sen the authority of the superin-
t'ndent with the teaching corps by de
ding against him" He then moved
!" defer action hy referring Dr.. Bal
I'us report 10 a committee.
81 this point Ernest Greenwood.
vice president of The board. came to
tho defense Of Or. Ballou by insisting
that the board would never find a
hs sis of acreement between the super
intendent and the teachers. The
hoard will not fail 10 discharge it's
"hlfga tions TO the teachers" he de
rlared. This question involves the
efficiency of the school administra ton.
Moreover. | don't believe we can get
competent substitutes fl to teach our
Ch'ldren for So week as proposed
by The council
Graham. president of the board, ex-
planned that the solution TO the dis
pute was in amendment Of the law to
provide for annual sick leave for rhe
teachers. and gave assura nee that the
board would work assiduously for this
change.
Rates Under Schedule.
only two dissenting ballots were
c. = against DR. Ballou's schedule
Mrs. HERON and Mrs. Cook voting in
the negative. The new scale calls. for
payment Of 81 day by teachers re.
ceivlng basic salary of 81 400 a year:
$3.50 by those getting $1,000; 50 by
those getting S1.SOG and above, except
teaching principals. who must pay
substitutes 81 "A day. This is 81 more
in each case than the council recon.
mended.
Or. Ballou In his comprehensive
report on the substitute pay ques-
tion deprecated the use by the
council of the 12-month pay basis in
framing its schedule on the ground
that il is not fundamental" He also
explained that the council. in dra l.
Ing its scale. did not seek the views
of 1he school officers who are
charged with the duty of employing
competent substitutes. =
aroused over the speech of Brig.
Gen. Amos \. Fries. chief OF the
Chemical Warfare Service Of the
Army. AZ n recent meeting Of the
Dupont Circle Citizens Associa tion.
Or. Henry Barrett Learned urged the
board Ia invite the officer 10 appear
before that body and reveal the
source Of information on which he
based the charges. that The schools
had lost the art of reading. that the
working hours of the teachers are
L." short. and that the homework
Of the pupils is seriously DANA ging
their eyes. creating a loss of sleep
and breaking UP home life.
DIR, Carusi OBJ jects.
DR.. Carusi. however. objected to
such unusual procedure II the
board is going to take up its time in
neStigatinS opinions from gentlemen.
however distinguished. the head Of the
fam me-thrOwing or Chemical Warfare
Service may be- he declared. 1T will
not have time TO devote to serious
work
the motion TO invite Gen. Fries before
the board was amended 80 that the
officer will he asked to state in writ
ing the basis for his charges. Harry
.. Hine. secretary Of the board. was
instructed to couch the invitation in
diplomatic phra seology.
Modification OF the teachers retire
ment law proposed by the Teachers
Council was approved in principle on
recommendation Of the boards legis-
latiVe committee. The amendments
provide that the teachers increase
their contributions to the pension
fund and he granted larger annuity
upon retirement.
The dispute over the transfer Of the
supervision Of funds for the medical
inspection staff to the health depart
ment was adjusted on the basis OF
report submitted by special commit
tee headed by Vice President Green
wood.
The board approved. on motion of
Rev. f. |. 4. Bennett. the extension
Of spenair classes as opportunities
afford. and rejected request OF the
Chillum Heights Citizens Associa-
lion for a kindergarten in the Wood
hurn School. Other actions included
The consolidation Of the Ludlow and
Taylor schools and the Banneker and
.lones schools. and setting December
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