Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-16
DISTRICT WILL AID
WITH SCHOOL PLAN
Local Board viii Furnish
Names of Montgomery Chill.
dren to Maryland.

The names and addresses of the chill
6ren 81 Montgomery County Md. who
are attending District of Columbia pub
lie schools will be- made available to
the Chevy Chase Parent Teacher Asso-
citation and the new schools committee
of the Chevy Chase CitizenS' ASsocia-
ton. which propose to assist the Mary
land school authorities in selecting
sites for new State public schools in
the center Of school population of the
territory adjoining The District. il was
agreed upon by the Board of Education
at its meeting. in Franklin Administra-
ton Building, yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Howard L, HodgkinS. member
Of the board. petitioned the board on
behalf Of the Chevy Chase citizens
groups when the brief calendar of rou-
tine business had been completed. Just
SIS minutes after the session was con-
vened Mrs. Eodgkins explained to her
associates on the beard that the Mary
land authorities proposed TO build new
schools IL the territory adjoining the
District, ard in order TO locate these
buildings where they would serve most
conveniently the greatest number O!
school children, the records Of the Dis
tr!ct school system were appealed 10
for counsel Charts have been pre-
:
Washington schools will be REPRESENTED
on them By a cot placed at the loca-
ton Of his home in Montgomery Coun-
ty the member told the board
THO scholarships offered 10 graduates
cs local high schools were accepted By
the beard. Thasc were given By the
Wesleyan University. which nro0aSeS IN
grant scholarship continuing through
The entire course to 4 candidate So
~ J., r~fz NNfS
fni the Bliss Electrical School which
specifics its scholarship shall be award
ed to a student Of Central High School.
Dr.. Frank W. Ballcu appealed to the
board 10 consider the advisab!litv Of
permitting various essay contests 10 be
conducted in the schools by outside
agencies. with 4 view TO adopting gen.
eral policy Dr.. Banou declared that
the value o. many OF the contests is
doubtful, while often time is spent In
the class room on the preparation Of
ESSAYS which might better be- applied 10
reI;'ar school woEk A. his suggestion.
IN. board decided tlat its president
shall appoint committee to consider
~ whole QUESTION"
Henry L. Ciiligan. chairman Of The
legislation committee of the board. ad-
v:sed his fellow Members ti:at his COM
n1!ttee is engaged IN the framing OF
bill which would improve salary con1i-
tions Of certain Junior high school
teachers who were deprived Of salary
increases b. ths ruling of the. con-
troiier general IN 1924. He asked per-
mission 20 present the bill 70 the Dis
t-ict Commissioners ard 10 the Bureau
o. the Budget when the bill is framed
without waiting for thu action of the
school beard IN order 10 expedite ac-
ton on the measure He explained that
bv the next. meeting OF the board. the
Commissioners thus would be able 10
give thsir views on the proposed iegis-
!ation at the same tirr,a that the board
v1alio be considering IT,
Isaac Cans. however. expressed the
fear that a precedent would be estab-
Eshed IN granting authority to act To a
committee Of the board which has not
the approval of the whole body He said
ne had faith II the ability OF the COM
nlittee and the superintendent Of schools
TO do what vas right" but he objected
70 such q course o. action on principle.
Dr.. H Barrett Learned suggested that
copies Of the measure. when framed by
the committee might be submitted 10