Evening star., 1934-11-02
NEEDS OF SCHOOL
CITED At BUDGET
BUREAU HEARING.
Claim for Enlargement of
System Pressed by Dis.
trict Officials. /.
ITEM OF $12,W5, 1852
UNDER FIRST REQUEST
$4,000, 900 Slash in Original Total
Caused by Necessity Of Stay
ing Within Revenue.

The urgent need for expansion Of
the public school system was outlined
to officials of the Budget Bureau today
by District and school authorities as
hearings on the proposed 1886 budget
continued.
It was expected the entire day would
be devoted to the school budget as
formulated by the Commissioners.
calling for appropriations totaling
zoos, 1862. OF this sum. $l0,82O. .s62
Is for salaries of school employees and
general operation of the present sys-
TEN; $1,110.000 for buildings and
grounds, and $4,000 for the purchase
of additional land,
These estimates are about 1000, 900
below the total requested by the school
officials in their proposed budget. A
slash Of this amount was made by
the Commissioners, who were under
the necessity Of keeping the total
proposed expenses of the District for
the next year within reach Of antici-
pated revenues.
Federal Increase Asked.
Even so, the Commissioners budget
calls for an increase Of about $780,
900 in the Federal payment toward
costs Of the National Capital. The
$44 4,039, ,356 budget for all purposes
can be met If this rise in the Federal
payment stands. The proposed Fed
eral payment of $8.3l7,5o0 for 1885 is
an average of the Federal obligation
assumed during the past 10 years by
the Federal Government.
The 1896 school budget, as it now
stands, is about $1,500,000 greater
than appropriations made for the
present fiscal year. A considerable
portion of the increase in operation
costs Is accounted for by the restora-
ton of salaries to . 100 per cent ba-
sis and for granting Of automatic sal
airy advances In grades.
Actually, for expansion Of the school
facilities, less Is sought for 1885 than
was appropriated for the present year.
The item sought by the city heads for
building and grounds Is $74,500 less
than appropriated for the present
year. The item for purchase Of ad-
ditional land Is $85 900 less than the
current appropriation.
Donovan Leads Discussion.
Discussions today were being con-
Quoted by Maj. Daniel J. Donovan,
District budget officer, supported by
officials of the schools, including DR..
Frank w. Ballou, superintendent Of
schools; Stephen E. Kramer, Robert
L. Haycock, G. c. Wilkinson and Jere
j. Crane, assistant superintendents OF
schools, and several members Of the
Board of Education.
The largest items sought by school
officials for school construction prof.
ects included: Two senior high wings
for the Anacostia Junior High School,
1910, 600; 10-room addition and gym
nasium for the Paul Junior High
School, $4,000: building for Denni-
son Vocational School, $3.50 900; six
room addition and assembly -gymna-
sium for the Grimke School, $190, 900:
eight-r room addition and assembly,
gymnasium for the Ketcham School,
$155, 900; eight-room addition and as
sembly gymnasium for Truesdell
School, $155 ZOO; 12-room addition to
Randall Junior High School, $145, 900.
District officials have not revealed
which of the proposed projects were
incorporated in the budget as pre-
pared by the Commissioner.