Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-21
BALL0U APPROVES
REVISION OF STUDY
Six Committees to Probe
Courses Will Meet With
Him March 4.

Appointment Of six committees on
the revision of courses of study for
elementary schools was approved by
the Board of Education at it's meet
ing last week upon the recommends
ton of DR.. Frank w BalIou
These CD mmittees." DIR. Ballou re-
ported. will make a comprehensive
investigation Of their respective sub
jects. So important and far reaching
is the undertaking confronting the
committees that much time during
the remainder of the present school
year must be devoted to a thorough
investigation and review of the most
progressive thought of the educa-
tional leaders of the country in cur
rlculum revision. In the light of
nationwide aims and tendencies and
established principles, the committee
will proceed with their work of re-
vision"
On Advisory Body.
Those on the advisory committee
are DIR. Ballou, Assistant Supt. S.
r. Kramer, Assistant Supt. G.. c.
Wilkinson, Assistant Supt. X. l.. Hay
cock. Assistant Supt. NJ. p. Shadd
Assistant Supt. r. l.. Hardy, Assistant
Supt. Jessie La Sale and Assistant
Supt II. II. Long
DIR. Ballou announced that all of the
following newly appointed commit
tee members, with the chairmen. are
requested to meet with him at the
Franklin School on Thursday. March
4. Following Is the personnel OF the
various committees:
Committee on reading-and ntera-
ture-Chairman. Miss K. l.. Hardy,
supervising principal; Miss NJ. X.
Parkman, Wilson Normal School; Miss
NJ. Hickman, assistant to Miss Hardy;
Miss X. G. Lewis, administrative prin-
cipal. Garnet Patterson, +. Croswell,
Thomson: r. Mcnamara, Cooke; NJ. 4.
Brent. Crummell; II. NJ. Bugbee, Ia
koma: :. +. Clokey, Adams; l.. II.
Pinchback. Garnet; f. NJ. Warde,
Emery. h. Carney, Park View; &. NJ.
Parker, Garrison; NJ. Lerch, Takoma;
Bruce; Nj. Culbertson, +. V. Brown;
NJ. {. Harrington. Reservoir; +. b.
Hall. Garrison; :. shoemaker. Ecking-
ton: A. keliher, Eaton; s. f. Clark,
Montgomery; G. L. Janney. Webster,
and r. y. Thompson, Eirney.
Arithmetic History.
Committee on arithmetic - Chair
man, DR.. T.. G.. Kimbail, supervising
principal; J. G. Male. supervising
principal; Miss NJ G.. Breen, Wilson
Normal School: Mrs. c. j. Hecox
assistant to Miss Hardy; NJ. E. Gibbs,
administrative principal Stevens
School. q. X. Freedman. Monroe; f..
A. Higgins, Brent: ). d. Matthews.
, Giddings; r. 4. Michaelson, Reservoir;
l.. NJ. Cooper, Hubbard; a. b. Bishop,
Stevens: G. j. Schaeffer, Thomson; d.
! K. O'Neil, Cooke; X. .. Davis, Ban
neker; NJ. l.. McCausland. Bryan; X
! r.. Carr. Addison; A. j. Houston. A
| Bowen: J. NJ. Cain, Peabody: NJ. G.
| Lee. Takoma: V. II. Robinson, CARR
son; NJ. r.. Rose, Amidon; II. d. Ed
! ridge, Cooke. NJ. II. Winston, CARR
i son: NJ G. Graft. Webb j. 4. Browne
Ambush.
! Coni.ni,tee on English-Chairman
! s. NJ. Ely. supervising principal: Miss
! Adelaide Davis. supervising principal;
Miss l.. T. Arnold, principal. Wormley
! School; Miss NJ. r. Given. admin
| Miss NJ. l.. Washington, admin
istrative principal, Mott School; +. X.
! Schneider. Wheatley; L. r. Francis.
! Henry; Hope Lyons. Garrison: r. +,
! Dick, Carberry: X. NJ. Carroll, Hub
/ bard: L. S. Gardner, SyphaX: r. r..
! Little. Curtis; NJ. w. Stamford.
! Cooke: NJ. NJ. Rivers. Bruce; y. NJ.
! Further, Emery; y. J. kale. Curtis;
I p. NJ. Ferguson. Lovejoy; ]. r. Hilder,
/ West; J. l.. Torbert. Towers; L. b.
! Hall Garrison: F. r. Finnie. Ben
/ n.n@: X r Barnes. Peabody; /. d.
! Myers. ;-ardczrEcll; \. .. Alden,
Buchanan. and NJ. Turner. Mott.
History Committee.
! Committee on history-Chairman
i L. w. Nur n, supervising principal;
! a. o. stafford. principal, BURY lille
! School; Miss Cornelia Whitney, Wilson.
Normal School: Miss 1. NJ. Lind, as
! sistant to Miss Hardy; DR.. d. I.
! Renfro, administrative principal,
| Lovejoy; NJ. s. Conway, f. V. Brown:
! NJ. V. Beller, Webb: r, y. Barker.
Mott: l.. HALEY, Cranch; A. j. Greg
; Dry, Takoma; a. NJ Jackson, Gar
rison: l.. Duriscoe. Buchanan; J.
! Stokes, Thomson: E. ]. Wayman.
/ Briggs; F. r. Noack. Force: r. Pat
| tcrson, Hilton; II. w. Harris, Ma
gruder; P. Patterson. Ludlov", N. Y.
Drummer, Brookland: V. A. Robinson.
Garrison: X. Bergen, Lenox; V. Miller,
Orr: V S. Peters: Briggs: II. /.
Zeiders. Thomson, and F.. NJ. Clayton.
! Wormley.
Committee on geography-Chair-
man, Miss Janet McWilliams, super
vising principal; j. G. Bruce, supervis-
ing principal; Miss f. A. Hummer.
Wilson Normal School; Miss Agnes
Garrels. visual instruction; j. G.
Payne, administrative principal. Doug
lass SIMMONS: H. =. Mason, Ketch-
am; Nj. Steinle. Thomson; o. NJ. Walk
err, Garnet: NJ. K. Steele, Ludlow; H.
Harper, Bryan; E. G. Murray, Mott;
o. E. Reed, Janney; c. NJ. Krause,
Kingsman: A. NJ. Monitor, Logan; NJ.
Turner. Thomson; r. Hilyard, Seaton:
II. V. Smith, Wormley: n. G. Miller,
Petworth; c. Stinzing, Thomson; n. E.
Dyson, Sumner; J. c. Clements. Ed
monds; G. S. keiser, Park View; NJ. l.
Thomas, Deanwood; X. Bracket, Bur
II Doon