Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26
Join Instructors in Other
Groups in Seeking Improve
mentS in System.
BRIEF WITH SIX ITEMS
PRESENTED TO BOARD
Free Period Each Day and Study of
Extra-Curricular Activities
Among Points Urged.

Adding their appeal to those Of the
elementary and senior high school
teachers, the junior high school in
StructorS of the District, through the
Teachers Union, have asked the Board
OF Education for six distinct improve
ments in their department of the school
system. Their petitions, set forth in
brief filed with the school board,
follow:
/. Appointment Of enough teachers
so that there will be one free period
of 40 minutes a day for each junior
high school teacher.
Would Study Activities.
2. A study of extra curricular
are worth developing, and to discard
those not justified.
3. Counting the worthwhile extra
curricular activities in the pupils day
and giving pupil hour credit on the
teachers organization sheet, in order
to obtain truer picture of the teach
er's working day;
4. Credit for study hall assignments
on the teachers organization sheet in
aSmuch as supervised study is desir-
able and requires active attention Of
the teacher in charge;
5. Compute the teaching load of the
academic teachers and that of the shop
teachers separately because of the va
rance in the number of pupils handled
by each type Of teacher, and,
Additional Shop Space.
8. Additional space and shop equip
ment for the larger classes If the
school authorities contemplate increas-
ing the size Of shop classes generally.
The Teachers Union, in setting forth
these recommendations, asked that
funds for additional junior high school
teachers be included in the appropria-
ton estimates for 1892. The request
was presented verbally and briefly at
the recent joint conference between
the school board and representatives of
the various civic associations, and the
school boards Finance Committee Is at
present studying those requests in con-
nection with its framing Of the esti-
mates.
I'm presenting a plea for an in
creased number Of teachers in the
junior high schools" the unions brief
continues, 1.-The Teachers Union wishes
to call attention to two important as
poets of junior high school organiza-
ton. The first Is the type Of child TO
be taught and the second includes the
aims and functions of junior high
schools in general. The ado1escent
pupil Is passing through Cne Cr1Ilcal
and formative period so far as his pres
ent and after life are concerned"
Lists Aims Of Schools.
The brief lists as the aims Of the
junior high schools the development Of
civic. social and moral responsibility:
encouragement Of recreational and
esthetic participation and recreation,
and the development Of physical EN-
cheney. Thus, the brief continues, the
junior high school teachers work Is In
four phases: Institutional, student
welfare, specialization and professional
advance.
Following suit Of the elementary and
senior high school teachers, the junior
high school teachers point out that sta
tistics showing the extent Of their
work do not give them credit for the
hours spent in non-teaching student
welfare activities, such as vocational,
health, educational and moral guidance,
section room administration and extra
coaching. The teachers also list a
number Of meetings which they are ex-
pected to attend in connection with
their own PROFESSIONAL advance, and
they point out that this time, too. is not
credited them in the teacher load sta
tistics.