Evening star., 1933-09-21
PUPILS MAY LOSE
PERMITS TO WORK
School Authorities Plan to
Review Types of Labor
Done by Students.

Recall of most Of the work permits
issued by the department Of school
attendance and work permits of the
public schools loomed as q probability
today as school authorities undertook
to apply the provisions of the N. r. A.
codes and agreements to the issue re-
quirements.
Until child labor limitations were
established in the Presidents re-em-
ployment agreement and in the codes
subsequently, adopted, the pistrict
school authorities issued work permits
to boys and girls between IA and Is
who had completed the eighth grade
elementary school course.
Besides the regular work permits, Of
which 158 were issued last year. So
called vacation permits" permitting
children to work outside Of school
hours and all day on Saturday and
Sunday between the hours Of am.
and pm. were issued. There are at
boys and girls.
The Board OF Education was advised
by Superintendent Frank w. Ballou
yesterday that all permits will be re-
viewed. Many are held by children
who work in industries or occupations
In which child labor is banned by the
various N. r. A. codes. Others are
held by children who work full time in
occupations or industries in which
child labor is permitted only part time.
The part-time limitations permit chil-
dren to work not more than three
hours day and these hours outside of
school hours
May Mean Withdrawal.
DR.. Ballou told the board the new
regulations probably will mean the
withdrawal of most of the permits"
The School Board agreed at its meet
ing to ask the District Commissioners
to waive from impoundment $4,000
which has been saved by various econo-
mics for use in payment of officers
salaries during the current year. II
this sum is allowed for officers SAL
of the year Of S275.
When the strict economies enforced
by the budget slashes were put into
effect the school authorities asked
permission to use up to $4,000 from
the contingent expense item for this
year. Meanwhile. the economies ef-
fected savings Of $4,000, which. under
the economy legislation. would be I'M
pounded in the Treasury 1t is the
release from impoundment and the
resultant transfer of this sum to the
officers salary item that the board
now seeks
Criticism of the District Repair Shop
for failure to begin renovation of the
until a few days before the reopening
of school, despite the fact the work was
requested by school authorities in July
when the funds became avaiiable. was
voiced by Henry I. Quinn, chairman Of
the Committee on Buildings. Grounds
and Equipment, at yesterdays meeting
An inspection Of the building with
Charles Houston, fellow member of the
committee, Mr.. Quinn said. had con-
vinced them the work could not have
been started more than q week before
school was to reopen As a result of
the delay he said, the building was full
of workmen. with the accompanying
noises of hammering, saving and equip
ment-moving.
Seek More Authority.
Mr. Quinn said his committee was de-
termined to undertake to set up new
plan by which the School Board would
have more authority over the manner
and time in which repairs to school
buildings would be done. Logically he
SAID, the time to repair schools was dur
ing the Summer vacation period. A.
his committees recommendation, the
School Board called upon the Com
missioners for an explanation Of the
delay in beginning repair work at the
Terrell Building.
Among the last steps taken in per-
sonnel economies was the reduction
yesterday of the head of the depart
ment of physical culture to a position
of teacher. bringing the incumbent's
salary from $500 to $4,000 per year
DR.. Ballou notified the School Board
that a small elementary school organi-
zation had been retained in the John
son School. which recently was turned
over to the Powell Junior High School
for use as an annex At present, he
explained. kindergarten OF 81 chill
dren. a first grade of 19. and a second
grade Of Is children were operating.
BY law. however, a kindergarten must
have an enrolment of at least IS pupils
to warrant its continuance. Hence. DR..
Ballou advised the board. unless the
class increases within the next few
days. 1t will be abolished and its pupils
distributed among other schools In the
Mount Pleasant section.