Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-04
SCHOOLS GET $675,OOO
INCREASE FOR BUILDINGS
Budget Director Acts to Eliminate IA
POrtables by Inserting Addi-
tiOnal Items.

LlaCLOAI dSoeHlOly Idu~RymndSlum at the
Deanwood School. Nottingham and
Lane places northeast and $4,000 for
the construction by student labor or
otherwise" Of shop for instruction in
automobile repairing on the grounds of
the Columbia Junior High School at
Seventh and o streets. for use of stu
dents OF the Abbot Vocational School.
Provision for Stadium.
An item of SIS 900 is included also
for the construction of the Western
High school stadium. The appropriation
OF $4,000 made in 1923 for this pur-
pose is authorized to become available
also, provided the District Commission
ers are authorized to close, vacate and
abandon r street between the west line
OF Thirty-eighth street and the east
line OF Th1rty-ninth street and certain
alleys in the affected blocks, so that
that land may be used as part of the
field.
The only building items cut from the
original estimates were those of 5000, 900
for the addition to the Jefferson Junior
High School. at Sixth and D streets
southwest; $l85,000 for an addition to
the Garrison School, at Twelfth and
Il streets, and $4,000 for an assembly,
gymnasium for the Lovejoy School. at
Twelfth and d streets northeast. These
items were cut, schools officials point
out, because sites have not yet been
purchased for them.
The estimates for school lands Jared
less fortunately than the building items.
or the eight parcels sought by the
Board OF Education and the District
Commissioners at an estimated total of
S436, ZOO, only two were placed in the
budget by the Bureau of the Budget.
THESE were an item of $43,7o0 for the
playground Of the Douglas Simmons
| School, at First and Pierce streets. and
that for $4,000 for additional ground
at the Anthony Bowen School. The
other three ground items which were
placed in the budget were those which
were inserted along with the four build
ing projects.
Land Items Eliminated.
The land items which were eliminate
ed from the estimates by the bureau
were: $4,000 for the Keene School. At
Blair and Riggs roads; sos, 900 for the
Garrison School, at Twelfth and r
streets; $4,000 for the Giddines-Lin-
coin School group at Third and G
streets southeast, and at Second and
9 streets southeast, respectively; $24.-
600 for additional land at the so-called
Bates road site, where one portable now
Is Stationed; $4,000 for the Deanwood
School and playground at Whiting
ham and Lane places southeast, and
$4,000 for additional ground adioin-
ing the Armstrong High School, at
First and streets. School officials re-
gard with apprehension the cutting of
most land items and while they are in
clined to understand why most of the
SITES where cut from the current es-
tlmateS-because of changing condi-
tions In some instances-they look with
| nQrtirllIaF djcraoU kI,a ia
OF the Bates road site.
The largest single item in the bud
get is $6,272,000 for the salaries of
teachers and Librarians. This sum in
cludes $6,15l,240 for old positions and
provides 38 new employees, including
| those allotted the Wilson and Miner
Teachers Colleges. Eight professors at
$4,000 are provided the colleges in ac-
| cordance with the original estimates.
Four instructors for these institutions,
each to receive $4,000, however, were
eliminated
The SO new positions include five
! senior nigh school teachers at $4,000
Ten had been requested in the esti-
mates, but the delay in the completion
OF the Roosevelt High School allowed
the elimination of nearly all of those
who we're left out. Among the new
positions allowed are: Eight at 81 400,
ten at $l,l50 and seven at 1884. In
these three classes the School Board had
sought 10, 16 and z, respectively, but
delays in the completion of buildings
now under construction and for which
the new teachers were to be required
allowed the elimination of most of
those which the Budget Bureau took
from the list
The teacher and librarian item In
cludeS also "a annual substitute teachers
at total salary of $37,6o0.
School officials declare that the elil1i-
nations of teachers not covered by the
building completion delays will neceSsi-
tate general Tightening up" Of pro-
grams and assignments, but that the
cuts are not sufdcient to present dim
culties which could justly be termed
emergency"
Salaries for Executives.
The budget carries an item of $685.
800 for the salaries of the administra-
tive and supervisory staff. This item
includes the salaries of two as yet I'M
appointed presidents Of the teachers
colleges who will receive $1,000 a wear
each. One new junior high school
principal at 81 1850 for part of the fiS-
cal year beginning with the opening of
the new Eliot Junior High School is
included. Because of the delay in the
completion of the Alice Deal Junior
High School, the school authorities re-
quested the elimination of the prin-
budget
Another item of $751; 300 is included
IN the budget to cover the salaries Of
clerks and other employees. The sum
provides eight new positions at $1,440,
and an increase in the salary of an
associate economic analyst from $4,000
to $4,000.
80,
and work permits. which is charged
with the enforcement of the compulsory
school attendance law and the child
labor law OF the District of Columbia,
is allowed a total of $4,000 for per-
sonal services. This represents an in
crease of $1,000 over the current APP
preparation which is applied to the
automatic salary increases in accordance
with the various salary acts. No new
positions were allowed by the Budget
Bureau, although the Board of Educa-
ton and the District Commissioners
had requested two additional attendance
| on1cers at total salary of 1880. The
elimination of these new Officers, which
were sought also last year, permits the
shortage of personnel which has handi-
capped the work of the school attend
ance ONCE for several years to continue.
The budget carries $4,000 for the
Community Center Department Of the
public schools, as compared with the
1850 which the school board ard
the District Commissioners included in
the estimates. The total is divided into
$4,000 for the salaries of 10 regular
employees, including the director, two
general secretaries and seven COM
! munity secretaries. Other monies al
| lowed for wages for temporary workers.
| including part-tine secretaries, clerks
and messengers, janitors and other en-
! ployes, total $4,000. bringing the total
| for personal services to $40,6OO. Ma
| terials at 40 100 and COMMITMENTS a. 20 I0o