Evening star., 1935-11-07
BROUGHER NAMED
NEW STAT|ST|C|AN
Pennsylvania Succee d S
Robert Anderson in School
System.

John r. Brougher. formerly OF the
Pennsylvania State Department. OF
public instruction. was appointed
statistician of the Washington scnool
system by the Board of Education yes
terday afternoon.
Brougher succeeds Robert Anderson,
Eho was made an assistant prlnclpal
at Western High School. He is
rradrate of the Pennsylvania State
Teachers College, Shippensburs, Pa,
hnd hold two degrees from Columbia
University.
He was selected upon Recommended
lion of DR.. Frank W. Ballou, super
sntendent. out of field Of more than
20 applicants.
Two Committees Continued.
The board also extended the life Of
tvo committees that have been study
ing the problems of teacher ratings,
The two groups. outgrowth OF the
series of hearings held last year on the
classification of teachers. reported
that progress toward definite re-
orpaniaztion of the system had been
made but neither had been able to
complete its work in the time limit
set by the board at the last hearing.
Miss Mary A Dent. head OF the
Teachers Union, and spokesman Tor
The Committee on Ratings, and Harold
Haynes principal of Browne Junior
High School, secretary OF the ADVISORY
Committee on Revision OF Group Pro-
motions. asked for and were given un-
limited time to continue their studies
before making definite Recommended
tions to the board.
DR.. Ballou reported that there are
now more absences in the puohc
schools due to lack of clothing than
at anv time during recent years. he
attributed the condition to the dis
continuance of direct relief by the
Government. In october. 1883. ne
said there were oil pupils out o25
davs: in 1884. the number dropped TO
1872 pupils out 464 days, and now there
are pa pupils out and the absences
total l,073 days.
PIT. A. Giving Relief.
Through the efforts Of the Parent
Teacher Association some relief mas
been given and most of the absent
n,1pils are back at their desks. oul
Yesterday 48 remained absent because
they did not have sufficient clothing
DR. Ballou also reported that the
number of nonresident pupils now
totals close to 1900, which is COM
parable to the number enrolled a
year ago.
Miss z. S. Jacobs who has been dl-
rector of domestic science In the Whlte
schools. was selected as director CT
the home economics. The change
means the consolidation of the two
former departments of domestic SCI
ence and domestic arts. A similar
change was made in the colored
schools some time ago and the change
merely places the former two depart
snents under a single head.
Commencement Dates Set.
DR.. Ballou announced that the mid
Eear commencement exercises will be
held January 90 to 81 and that the
June classes will graduate on June
is, II and 18.
Four schools, Central, Western, Gar
net-Patterson and Dunbar, will be
Used by the District Health Depart
ment in Its current tuberculosis
survey for making examinations.
Five names were submitted by tie
Barry Farms Citizens Association as
suggestions for the name of the new
school erected on the site of the old
John D. Cook School. The names sug-
EeSted we're Col. Arthur Brooks, Louis
A. Cornish, James F. Purdy, DR..
Charles H. Marshall and Daniel T.
Murray.