Evening star., 1928-10-28
BALLOU ADVOCATES
STUDIES BY BOARD
Would Refer IS Recommen.
dations of Efficiency Bureau
to Education Body.

In the third section Of his annual
report DR.. Frank w. Ballou. superin-
tendent Of schools. advocates that each
of the Is recommendations made by
the Bureau Of Efficiency be transmit
ted to proper committees of the Board
of Education for consideration and re-
port to the board.
In the same section of his report
Or. Ballou reviews his recommendations
concerning the pending school lesisla.
ton and the proposed tlve-year build
ing program.
The Bureau of Enlciency'S Is recon-
mendations, some Of which already
have been reported on by Board of
Education committees, are divided into
groups according to the nature Of the
work involved, as follows; -Four on
statutory authority for the public school
system, 10 on organization and admin
istration, IL on the teaching personnel
of the system, on the building pro-
gram, on the business management,
3 on the custody Of buildings and 8
on repairs and alterations Of buildings.
Careful Study Urged.
Commenting on the recommendations,
DR.. Ballou explained that "Some of the
recommendation have to do with the
organization and administration of the
schools for which the Board of Educa-
ton properly holds the school offlcials
directly responsible, and some of the
recommendation have to do with
estimates submitted for the school
year ending June 80, 1928, which, of
course, are now Of only general aca-
demic interest" Each recommends.
h. IL aN..Y
consideration by the board, and his own
suggestion that they be submitted to
board committees was made as q means
Of best attaining that end.
Declaring that even though the ap.
preparations for buildings and grounds
from year TO year have not been sum.
cient to complete the first program by
June 80. 1880, nevertheless 1t Is highly
desirable that second five-year school
building program should be enacted by
the Congress in the near future because
the need for additional school facilities
In some sections Of the city not pro-
vided for in the first flve-year school
building program act has become most
pressing" Dr.. Rallou cites his recom-
nnendatlon that the school boards
legislative committee proceed as ex-
peditiously aS possible In the prepara-
ton Of q second building program act"
He recommends further that the leg
islative committee consider and take
proper action on several questions which
must be answered in connection with
the preparation Of such legislation, in
cluding in his question list: What
buildings should be abandoned? What
buildings can be enlarged? What
proved use? What new buildings are
needed and what shall be the policy
of the Board Of Education in the &C.
QUESTION Of land for Fairgrounds around
the older buildings?"
Reports on Legislation.
In his report also, DR.. Ballou pre-
sents an account of the status of school
legislation proposed last year The bill
amending certain sections of the teach
ers' salary act has passed the Senate
and has been reported favorably by the
House District committee. That pro-
viding for the exemption Of individual
members Of the Board of Education
Senate and has been reported favorably
by the House District committee. The
bill to provide free textbooks for pub
lie school pupils has been reported
favorably by the Senate and House
committees.
The bill exempting public school en-
ployes from the $4,000 salary limitation
has passed the Senate and been reported
favorably by the House District COM
mittee.
The bill authorizing leave of absence
with part pay for teachers has not yet
been introduced in Congress, as it still
is in the hands of the District Com
miSSioners, who indicated they wished
to secure expressions of opinion on the
bill by citizens groups. Subsequently
the Federation Of Citizens Associations
and the Citizens Advisory Council in
dorsed the measure.
Dr. Ballou has recommended that
"such steps as may be deemed proper
be taken to insure IL possible the
enactment into law of the pending
bills, and that the boards legislative
committee take steps to secure at once
for the Commissioners the necessary
Endorsements of the various representa-
tive bodies of citizens of the leave Of
absence bill to the end that the bill
may be introduced into Congress at an
early date"