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the realm of real estate, zoning and
city planning.
To assist it in answering these ques-
tions, the board has sought advice and
suggestions from the civic bodies
throughout the District, many of whom
already have responded. It is hoped by
school officers and board members that
the new program will be ready for
presentation at the coming session of
Congress, so that its operation may be-
gin at the completion of the first FIVE
year program. Until the full needs of
the school system are understood, 1t is
impossible for the school authorities to
estimate the cost of the second pro-
gram. They are confident, however,
that the needs remaining after the first
program is completed will be met by
appropriations considerably lower than
the So ,0CJs000 authorized by the act
of 1925
ual title went to Joe Sivak of Butler,
who covered the S miles in 26:13.
With most of its business executed
for 1t under the Jurisdiction of the Dis
trict Commissioners. the school authori-
ties for some time have been studying
the question of the administration Of
its business affairs. The greatest de-
f1ctency In this system, it was conceded,
lay in the lack of coordination of the
various agencies which managed the
systems accounting and. purchases and
in July, 1924, the position of assistant
superintendent in charge of business
affairs was created.
Preceding the creation of this posi-
tion. the various business activities of
the Board of Education were distributed
among several educational officers, and
the appointment of Maj. r. 0. Will
narth, as assistant superintendent in
charge of these affairs, admirably re-
lieved the officers of the non n-educa-
| tional duties, which the old order i'm
posed upon them. Many constructive
advances were made under Mai. Will
martins regime, but there still remained
the lack of coordination between the
District officials with whom the school
officers must deal.
The board will consider with the
Commissioners ways and means of
bringing about the sorely needed 60
ordination at the District Building. DR..
Charles F. Carusi, president of the
Board OF Education, already has indi-
Gated that he believes position SINH
lar In power and purpose to that of
assistant superintendent in charge of
business affairs In the schools be Gre
ated under tha jurisdiction of the Com
missioners. This plan will be consid-
cred at length by the board during the
current year.
Favor 4-Year Course.
In his recommendations involving the
general improvement of the quality of
instruction offered in the schools, DR..
Ballou has treated the subject in all
its phases including the course Of study
and the teachers themselves. Concern
ing the teachers, the superintendent will
recommend that the board study the
advisabtlity Of the establishment of a
four-year Misunderstanding course in
place of the present three-year course,
which itself was established only last
year.
Concurrent with it's consideration Of
four-year normal school course, which
would change the status of the Wilson
and the Miner Normal Schools to that
of teachers colleges, the board will
study plans for the creation here of
junior college.
IF the school system of Washing
ton Is to be developed in a manner
comparable with the school systems OF
the several States of the Union," Dr.
Ballou says, consideration must be
given to the matter of providing, at
for the residents of the District OF Co
lumbia, we'll as to the matter of
transposing our present normal schools
into teachers colleges, as has been done
In many States. With the increase OF
the normal school course to four years
the teachers would receive a degree on
graduation and the planning of such
an institution necessarily would involve
the introduction of some general aca-
demic or cultural courses.
Would Aid Teachers.
"The junior college with it's two-year
course beyond the high school would
provide the residents of the District of
Columbia with one-half Of collegiate
course at public expense Whether that
Junior college ever would be extended
to a four-year collegiate institution is
matter which. in my judgment should
be left for the future, although it is
desirable to point out that the estab
lishment Of a junior college does not
necessarily imply that it will ever grow
into a four-year institution of collegi-
ate standing"
AS a mean of enabling teachers al
ready in the system to improve their
qualifications so that they may be eligi-
BILE for the salary ratings of superior
salary act of 1925. the Board of Edu-
cation already has prepared a bill to
provide leave of absence with uart pay
to teachers who desire to pursue uni
versity instruction. It's program for the
current year includes strenuous efforts
to have that bill passed in the coming
session of Congress.
Besides making 1t possible for teach
erS already In the service to increase
their own abilities, the Board of Edu-
cation probably will direct the superin-
tendent to make "a comprehensive in
vestigation of the possibility and de-
STABILITY of raising the eligibility re-
quirements of teachers in the elemental
ry schools. junior and senior high
schools and normal schools" DR.. Bal
lou already has recommended that he
be directed to make the study, and
commenting on his suggestion that the
eligibility of teachers be increased, he
declares that since the normal school
course has been expanded to cover
three years instead of two years as
formerly, the elevation of the eligi-
bility of It's teaching personnel would be
iustifiable.
Bus Plan Considered.
While at present the tubercular chill
; dren who attend tie systems two
health schools are transported to their