Evening star., 1932-01-21
PLAN LEGISLATION
FOR D. c. COLLEGES
Board of Education viii Ask
Higher Rating for Wilson
and Miner Units.

Legislation looking to the raising OF
standards in the Districts two teachers
COLLEGES SO that they may be accred-
tied by the American Association OF
Teachers Colleges will be sought by
the Board of Education, following Sug-
gestions made by DR.. Frank W. Ballou'
superintendent OF schools, at yester-
days board meeting.
In asking for the legislative founda-
ton on which the colleges could be
built DR.. Ballou stressed the fact that
unless his recommended improvements
are secured neither the Wilson nor the
Miner teachers colleges will be accred-
tied. This in turn would mean, he
pointed out, tat bachelor OF arts
graduates of the two institutions prob
ably would not have their degrees ac-
cepted by graduate schools should they
seek higher degrees.
DR.. Ballou'S recommendations, which
he suggested be incorporated IN Dill
which would be submitted to Congress,
would seek to establish by law salary
schedule for the faculties, an adequate
library and proper clerical STATS Tor
the two colleges.
Salary Schedule.
The salary schedule suggested by the
$4,000 to $4,000; professors, $4,000 to
S4,50O; assistant professors, S3,20J TO
So, 700. instructors (claSs 3-A), $1,000
to $4,000, and instructors (class 3-B),
s., 900 to $4,000. At present this sched-
ule is in force in the colleges which
now are being organized, with the ex-
ception of the pay for assistant pro-
feSsorS These salaries now are the
same as the class 3-B instructors.
In urging libraries for the colleges
DR.. Ballou recommended that chief
librarian be added to the present STATS.
with legislative authorization for one or
more assistants. The salary for the
librarian should be fixed, Ballou sug-
gested, following study OF salary
schedules for librarians in reclassi1ca-
ton legislation, salary schedules sug-
gested by the American Library Asso-
ciation and salary schedules OF libra
rians in libraries of teachers colleges
which are members of the American
Association of Teachers Colleges.
Asks Clerical staff.
The clerical staffs which DR.. Ballou
would like to see provided each college
includes a class senior stenographer
and typist, who would be in charge OF
the office: two class stenographers
and typists, one Of whom would have
charge of work performed by regis
trar, and a class l clerk and switch
board operator.
Pointing out that while the minimum
requirement for teachers college libra
ries is $4,000 volumes, DR.. Ballou said
the Districts two colleges should be
rSovided with libraries which would
equal at least this minimum. At pres
ent, he added, the local institutions
have less than half this number Of
volumes, and most of these are merely
bound copies Of reports
Declaring that since the teachers
colleges here are not fully organized
and "since from time to time changes
in titles of positions and functions Of
the teachers college staff will change"
DR.. Ballou recommended that para
graph be included in the proposed bill
which would take care of these situa-
tions as they arise without requiring
the school authorities to seek an act of
Congress for each. The superintendent
suggested that the bill authorize the
Board of Education to make such an
appointment and assign such person to
the salary schedule for teachers col
leges in accordance with the character
of the work to be performed and the
scholastic and professional quallrfca-
tions of the person appointed, subject,
of course, to the availability OF appro-
priations for that purpose"
Sees Embarrassment.
At Mrs. Philip Sidney Smiths sug-
gestion the board agreed that DR.. Bal
LOUIS recommendations should be pref
aced with the explanation that unless
these improvements are authorized by
new legislation the two colleges cannot
become accredited" institutions. DR..
]. Hayden johnson pointed out that un-
less every effort is made to raise the
standards of the colleges the board
which by law must license all degree
granting institutions in the District,
would find itself in an embarrassing
position"
The board disposed of the recent dis
cussion of delinquent debts owed by its