Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-22
SCHOOL BODY ASKS
|. S|NGLE-PAY SCALE
Local Group Wants Teach.
ers' Salaries Governed by
Quality Of Work.

- g'Iele-salary scale for teachers
IN the public schools" coordination
Of the school-building program witt
the plans for the municipal parks and
Fairgrounds 50 as to make the great
est use Of the latter for recreationa
purposes. and definite school improve
ments are sought by the District OF
Columbia Congress of Parent-TeachoI
Associations. as embodied in reSolu
lions adopted by the organization il
the Arlington Hotel yesterday after
noon.
Many things recently accomplished
in the District were reported, and the
associations cooperation asked for in
an address by Engineer Commissioner
j. Franklin Ben. following the adop
ton OF the resolutions.
Congress WAS asked 10 enact leciSla
ton providing for the single salary
scale for teachers in q resolution in
PRODUCED by Mrs w. r Banuerman.
chairman Of The organization com
mittee on legislation. 1t asked that
all teachers be paid according to their
efficiency regardless of whether they
are employed in elementary or high
schools Such a law is necessary,
Mrs. Zimmerman said. in order to keep
good teachers in the elementary
schools. Under the present system.
in the Junior high schools or high
schools in order to get more pay.
Park System Urged.
The resolution requesting the co-or-
dination Of the school and municipal
parks and Fairgrounds plans also was
introduced hy Mrs. Bannerman. who
pointed out that with such co-ordina-
ton the school buildings could be built
near parks. She suggested co-opera-
ton between the school authorities
and the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission as a means of
accomplishing the object. The system
is used in many cities, she said.
Mrs. Bannerman's committee was
authorized to seek congressional APP
preparations for the following to facili-
tate school work and other activities
in connection with them For more
clerks for supervising principals; for
the building of auditoriumS to the
Takoma Park and John Eaton schools,
the appropriation for this purpose to
be reinserted in the five~year school
building program. and for more play
ground equipment. The committee
also was authorized to seek the free
usage of public buildings for citizens
organizations without having to pay
Janitor fees. and to secure the placing
VI H&btE pdiEl AVHelS III tIiC StIlOOi
buildings.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter president
of the congress, declared that many
OF the Supervising principals have to
spend much of their time doing cleri-
cal work because OF having only part
time" clerks provided them.
Mrs. Bannerman. in referring to sew
erai Of the improvements sought, said
that statistics showed an average of
about one paper towel per child was
furnished every nine days.
Sees Dreams Coming True.
Telling of the large congressional
appropriations made for building and
other purposes in the District, Col.
Bell declared the dreams of residents
of this city are coming true, adding:
I'VE are getting things done all at
once that we have been trying for for
so years" He referred particularly
to the Government buildings to be
erected on the triangle south of Penn
sylvania avenue and to the Arlington
Memorial Bridge. He added, however,
that 'the spending of money for play