Evening star., 1932-04-10
CURB ON NONRESIDENT PUPILS
LOOMS AFTER HOUSE HEARINGS
Ballou Agrees With Committee on Move to
Stop Drain ON School Funds,
Session Reports Reveal.

also legal obligation that we believe
rests upon all of u.s.
Holiday said that is exactly what
Will probably happen to all Of the other
employees throughout the Government.
Il can see that" DR.. Ballou answered.
Here is what you are confronted with
in connection with the withholding OF
increases. There are perhaps more than
so per cent of our teachers who are on
the maximum salary; you are with
holding the annual increase for teach
ers which is not going to affect them IN
the least; they are at the top. You are
going to withhold the annual increases
in salary for a comparatively small
number, for less than half of the teach
ers, and they are the ones getting the
lowest pay right now"
Under questioning, Ballou said he
thought reducing all on blanket scale
would be more equitable.
Estimates of 100000 for repair of the
Wilson Teachers College Building
evacuated two months ago when cracks
appeared in the floor and walls. sur
prised members of the committee. They
asked If it would not pay the District
to abandon the operation of the teach
ers' colleges entirely and pay for the
tuition of the student teachers in other
colleges and universities here.
DR.. Ballou pointed out that neither
the University of Maryland nor George
Washington University offers more than
very limited" course in education.
The work of Miss Jessie La Sale, in
charge of research and psychological
testing of pupils, was defended by Dr.
Ballou against charges quoted by Hola
day that her work was a general
nuisance" DR.. Ballou asked what evi-
dence had been presented by the COM
plainantS, and Holiday replied that
while no specific evidence was offered,
the complainants, who he said were
teachers, had described the general
proposition that a teacher having
charge OF a pupil over several weeks
ought to know more about its capabil-
tiles than some one coming in with a
little series of tests and testing them
out"
They may know more about the
matter in general way" DR.. Ballou
replied, but the fact is that these spe-
cial examinations that Miss La Sale
gives OF individual children are given
only on the request of the teacher. They
do not go into school and pick out
some child and say You are not getting
along So there could not be any COM
plant originating from any teacher on
that basis"
Pointing out that Miss La Sale draws
salary of $4,700 and that she teaches
also at George Washington University,
Representative Holiday asked if Miss
La Sale performed her work In the
public schools efficiently.
DR.. Ballou said, "She does, with
eminent success"
Playground Plan Barred.
The hearings revealed that the school
authorities plan ultimately to raze at
least portion of the block immediately
north Of the old Business High School
Building for playground purposes when
that structure will have been converted
to use as colored elementary school.
During the brief discussion OF the
item Of $50,000 for the preparation of
plans for the proposed senior high
school in the Reno section, Represent
ative Cannon suggested that various
cities might exchange school building
plans. Maj. Donald A. Dawson, acting,
Engineer Commissioner, said he did not
know whether there had ever been an
attempt Of this sort but that architects
generally made studies of school build
ings in various cities.