Evening star., 1934-07-14
BaIIou Indicates McCarI
May Change Ruling on
Teacher Pay Case.
HEINMILLER IS NAMED
TO PROCUREMENT POST
Selection of Hines Successor Is
Delayed-Next Meeting to Be
Held in Fall.

Or. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent
OF public schools, was authorized by
the Board Of Education this morning
TO reopen the fight for promotion Of
Mrs. Page T. Kirk. Western High
School teacher, which was thought TO
I have ended last week when Controller
General McCarl ruled that no funds
could be made available 10 compen-
safe her for a step-up.
The matter was brought before the
board by Or. Ballou, who said that
he had been reliably informed that
MFR. McCarl might be persuaded to
reverse his ruling.
The Mrs. Page Kirk case is such
q meritorious one that every prin-
eiple OF equity requires us to do all
in our power for her" Dr. Ballou
declared
The board voted unanimously to
allow him to take whatever steps
might be necessary 10 bring the mat
ter before the controller again.
Dismissed and Reinstated.
Mrs. Kirk was dismissed from Serv-
Zee under the married teacher clause
of the economy act and later was
reinstated in a lower salary grade
after the circulation OF a petition
signed by her students. The board
recently recommended her promotion
TO the higher salary class. McCarl
ruled this could not be done.
The position of assistant SUPER
intendent of schools In the business
division, which was occupied by Mai
Raymond o. Wilmarth until his death
recently. was abolished and the new
Job of director Of procurement of sup
plies and equipment created. Adelbert
w. Heinmiller. teacher of bookkeeping
Office management and accounting at
Mckinley High School, was appointed
to this post
Heinmiller is 27 years old and
native OF Taopi, MINI. He was grad
uated from Coe College, Iowa, and
: holds a master of arts degree from
George Washington University.
He has taught in Pennsylvania and
at the Strayer Business College here
before entering the public schools.
Defer Secretary Appointment.
Selection OF a successor to Harry o.
Hine, who will retire as secretary to
the Board Of Education at the end OF
this month, was deferred until next
Fall.
: Today marked Hines last board
meeting after 81 years service as
secretary. He will be retired for age,
since he will be 10 years old July "a
The board recommended TO the Pres
ident that he be given an extension
but the request was refused.
r. S. Anderson, public school statis-
tician, will be acting secretary until
the appointment Of a permanent in
cumbent, DR.. Ballou stated.
Hearings Are Arranged.
For several months the board has
been deluged with requests of civic
organizations that they hold public
next fiscal year. A decision was
reached this year, however. to allow
citizens TO have their say at the reg
ular hearings to be held by the Com
missioners, September 10, rather than
20 hold q special session. DR.. Ballou
explained that interested persons will
have an equal opportunity to make
known their views in time to bring
about a change in proposed figures.
The board also authorized school Of
ficials to attend this hearing, subject
to the approval Of the District Com
miSsioneTs.
Approval was given the appoint
ment Of Is chancellors for the char
acter education experiment in 10
public schools next Fall. Their names
had been announced previously.
Other routine personnel matters
were attended to and the board ad-
journed until its regular Fall meet
ing.