Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
TO REVIEW
SCHOOL PROGRESS
Or. BaIIou Gives Board Sum-
mary of Achievements in
Ten Years Here.

School system accomplishment OF the
past 10 years under the administration
Of DR.. Frank w. Ballou as superintend-
er4t will be reviewed in the annual re-
port, of the Board of Education, which
viii be made public in sections after
today. This was made known in letters
of DR.. Ballou contained in the preface
of the report, which was released for
publication last night.
I'm view of the fact that this report
covers the tenth year of my service as
superintendent Of schools" DR.. Ballou
writes, ST have deemed it appropriate
to include not only discussion of those
matters that would ordinarily be pre-
sented in an annual report, but also
major achievements of the 10 years
from July /, 1920, to June 80, 1880.
Fruits Of United Efforts.
'sThe superintendent rejoices with az
those interested in educational progress
in the District of Columbia in the
record of achievement during the past
10 years. This record Is the result OF
united effort on the part of the citizens
and Parent-Teacher Associations. the
press, the school authorities, the Board
of Commissioners, the Bureau of the
Budget, Appropriation Committees of
Congress, the Congress of the United
States and the President. The achieve
ments in this 10-year period are so
outstanding in the advancement of
public education in Washington that
each agency having to do with bring
ing about those achievements may
properly rejoice in them. without the
hearty cooperation Of each agency,
some of the effort for educational prog
ress would have been unsuccessful.
Continuing in his letter of trans
initial, DR.. Ballou paid tribute to "the
splendid esprit de corps" existing
among employees Of the Board of
Education.
Preface by DIR. Carusi.
The preface to the report contains
also letter by DIR. Charles f. Carusi,
president of the Board Of Education.
In that letter DR.. Carusi asserts that
outstanding in the report will appear
references to the passage Of "a free text
book law to include the high schools;
the organization of two degree confer
ring teacher colleges; the compilation
by Henry o. Hine, as secretary TO the
board, of the school laws from 1904 to
1923; provision for the instruction and
physical care and transportation for
crippled children, and the expansion Of
school house construction with the
consequent abolition Of numerous port
able school buildings"
DR.. Carusi declares that more gener-
Gus appropriations by Congress have
been due" in a large measure to the
earnest and unremitting campaign of
the Beard Of Education in impressing
upon those IN authority the need Of
the public school system of more
liberal proportion of the public revenues
Of the District Of Columbia"
To Be Released I'm Sections.
The annual report itself will be re-
leased In sections on the following
schedule: Section /. covering the
school year 1929-30, and setting forth
changes in policies and practices and
school personnel changes; section 2,
covering the achievements of the Pc
Rod from 1920 to 1880, and including
legislation enacted, changes In school
organization, Improvement to school
administration, Improvement in in
struction and supervision, additional
school house accommodations and Inn
provement of school buildings, grounds
and equipment, and section 3, embrac-
ing q discussion Of the current school
year and beyond and including O pro-
posed working program.