Evening star., 1928-10-30
SCHOOL SYSTEMS
NEEDS ARE CITED
BaIIou Thanks North Capitol
Citizens for Help on
Mckinley High.

Congratulating members of the North
Capitol Citizens Association on the
osea!ng of the new Mckinley Technical
nigh School in their community and
thanking them for Ineir help in secur-
ing it, DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superin-
tendent Of schools, last night told the
citizens that school officials are en-
deavoring to provide an educational SyS-
tenn for Washington comparable to the
high standard of building this repre-
sentS.
Speaking before the association,
which was meeting for the first time
in the auditorium of the new high
school, DR.. Ballou set forth what he
conceived to be the paramount consid-
erations In the reorganization of the
Washington school system from the
model of 80 years ago UP to date.
Among the outstanding defects OF the
present organization, DR.. Ballou cited
the tendency to pay too much attention
to the pupils who go straight through
the various units and the unnecessarily
large number of failures caused by
teachers setting too high standard.
Both Of these defects can only be cor
rected by emphasizing the Importance
Of adapting the educational program to
the individual rather than attempt to
make the individual adapt himself to
any set program, the superintendent
said. adding that the former system
lis being run today in so far as we
are able to do it."
System Being Organized.
'The school system ought to be or
ganized," said DR.. Ballou, land Is being
organized in such a manner that every
student can get the kind Of training
that is best fitted to his individual
needs, no matter what his educational
career.
"The problem of the schools is not
one of eliminating the UNIT, but of TAX
ing those who enter and making them
over into the kind of men and women
Of which they are capable. shall not
be satisfied until we have such Sys-
tenn"
DR.. Ballou gave few examples of
the problem of making system adapted
to the needs of the students workable,
explaining that psychological tests and
cooperation with the home aided in its
success. In closing he paid tribute to
the personnel of the public school
teachers and officials and the present
members Of the Board of Education.
$4oe,Ooo Appropriation Urged.
Frank C. Daniel, principal Of Tech.
opened the meeting with an address of
Welcome Following an appeal by H.
Clay Espey, president of the Business
High School Alumni Association, the
citizens unanimously adopted resolu-
ton urging the immediate appropriation
Of $4OO, 900 for the construction of
new Business High School.
Henry p. Giliigan, president of the
association, who presided. then present.
ed Chester Holmes, principal Of the
Langley Junior High School, who ap-
praised the new Tech as a permanent
''holding power for his school. At the
conclusion of his address Holmes was
elected to membership in the citizens
body.
A resolution was passed indorsing the
erection of a 100000 Lutheran Church
at North Capitol street and Rhode Is
land avenue. A nominating committee
to bring in candidates for Offices in the
association, to be elected at the Novem-
Der meeting, was announced as follows:
H. K. Murphy. chairman; E. B. Law
less. Guy w. Numbers, Edwin M. Holt
and Mrs. Laura B. Landon.