Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-09
SCHOOL PROGRAM
TO Be CONSIDERED
Board win Take Up Reichel-
derfer's Request for Expen-
diture Schedule.

The Board Of Education will consider
in special executive session tomorrow
afternoon. Commissioner Luther H.
Reichelderfer's request for q schedule
Of the school systems capital" ex-
penditures for the next Is years. FOL
lowing this discussion, the board win
attempt again to settle the kindergarten
controversy surrounding the proposed
transfer Of additional kindergarten
teachers to elementary school vacancies.
DR.. Charles +. Carusi, president OF
the school board, Issued the call for
the special dual session yesterday.
DR.. Reichelderfer was asked by Maj.
John Gotwals, u. o. A., new Engineer
Commissioner, for. Information on
school expenses for the next Is years,
to correspond with the data TO be sup
piled BY the sewer department and
bridge and water departments In con-
nection with the proposed long-term
fiscal program Consequently, DR.
Reichelderfer has requested the school
board to forward to the Commissioner
by December l. q program Of artici-
pated expenditures for new schO0lhcuse
construction, as well as for proposed I'M
pruven1ents 10 existing school facili-
ties.
schooI Circles Apprehensive.
Although no statements were made
yesterday by administrative school Of
ficials or board members, 1t was under
stood In school circles that there n
considerable apprehension over attempts
to forecast school needs 20 far In ad-
vance. In this connection, the severe
criticism, which some members Of Con-
gress have directed ct school heads for
their forecasts In connection with the
recent five-year school building pro-
gram, was recalled. II was pointed out
that close prophecy IN connection with
school needs very far in the future Is
made extremely dif1icult. since these
needs are dictated by population shifts
and other phases OF neighborhood
Just how far the school authorities
viii attempt to 60 In listing the expen-
dtture schedule was not hazarded by
any Of the ofnciAls. Tomorf0wis execu-
tive discussion, however, Is expected to
crystalline the individual opinions Of
the school people.
Verbal Battle Seen.
The efforts Of the board TO settle once
and for all the kindergarten contro-
versy which has been marked by q
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interpretations Of congressional state
ments, and testimony taking, probably
win witness O. sharp verbal battle. At
least two members, Henry Giiligan and
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle. are de-
termined to block further transfers Of
kindergarten teachers to elementary
positions The board received ut its
meeting last Wednesday data from Miss
Cathafine Watkins. director Of kinder
gartens In the flFst nine divisions, which
showed that. In the last eight months
her star has been reduced by approx
mately fourth.
Twenty-seyen kindergarten teachers,
Miss watkins pointed out, have been
lost by her department. through retire.
ments, designations and transfers TO
elementary grades during the past eight
months. This reduction, she showed,
raised the number Of pupils per teacher
In the white kindergartens from 49, to
32.7. Each member Of the board has
had q copy Of Miss Watkins address,
containing her statistics, since shortly
after the last meeting, and these data
are expected to play Q major part In
tomorrow's discussions.