Evening star., 1935-06-06
.BALLOU RETAINED
AS SCHOOL CHIEF,
|. H|SPOWER CURBED
Board of Education Decides
to Interview Candidates
for Principal.
TWO CRITICS TO HEAD
| MAJOR COMMITTEES
Teachers Union Leaders Named
Chairmen of Ratings and
Promotions Groups.
At one Of its most spirited meet

lngS IN years tne Board OF EduCd-
ton yesterday reelected DR. Frank
w BallOu as superintendent of schools
for three more years. complimented
him and then moved toward curtall-
ment Of his authority
Apparently establishing a policy for
selecting persons to fill major school
posts. Mrs Henry Grattan Doyle an
nounced that members of the board
Will interview candidates for the prin-
cipalship Of the new Woodrow Wilson
High School next Monday evening.
Before the recent selection OF Birch
E. Bayh as director of the enlarged
health and physical education de-
partment the board had accepted ap-
pointees sight unseen on recommen-
dation of DR.. Ballou There are %
applicants for the Woodrow Wilson
Job These will be weeded out bv
the superintendent before the inter-
views by the board begin.
The second action was the order
ing Of an inquiry by the Personnel
Committee into the methods Of rating
candidates for teaching and admin
istrative principal with a view to
changes. This. hitherto. had been
the concern Of the officers of til"
school system and the board had no
lnterfered.
BallOu Critics on Committees.
Meanwhile. DR.. Ballous control c.
school matters was still furthe.
shaken in the chairmen selected b,
~, 1in6 tr-;Tl
rating and promotion systems fog
teachers. Elected to both posts were
leaders Of the Teachers Union. which
has been the most stubborn opponenr
Of his past policies on these subjects
Miss Mary c. Dent, president of tbs
union. was chosen chairman of the
Ratings Committee and Miss Selma
Borchardt, national vice chairman oil
the union, was elected chairman oi
the promotions group.
Prompt action in choosing a pr1n-
cipal for the woodrow Wilson High
School was assured by Mrs. Doyle. who
said the Personnel Committee probably
will decide on a candidate Tuesday
and make its recommendation TO the
full board Wednesday. 1t was decided
to hold a board meeting Wednesday
instead of June 19. the regular date
because many Junior and senior hich
school graduations take place on the
latter day.
The action concerning rating o.
teaching and administrative principal
was precipitated by the long-delaveo
appointment of a principal of th5
Logan School. held up for more than
two months by a sharp disagreement
between members of the board, witt
DR.. Ballou aligning himself with on
faction.
Mrs. GiIIem Takes Post.
Mrs. N. F. Gillem. teaching prin-
cipal of the Syphax School, was namec
to the position. She was first on the
eligible list and was supported by DR.
Ballou. while some board members
sought the appointment of a persoL
lower on the list, but with longe'
service.
Mrs. Mary A Mcneil is thought t.
have cast the only ballot opposing d.
Ballou's reelection. There were sever
votes for him. President Hayden
johnson. who was presiding, did not
vote, and one ballot was marked No,
Previously Mrs. McNeill had re-
ouested the vote be taken by written
ballot and had objected to the cast
ing of a unanimous ballot when J.
developed DR.. Ballou was the onl!
nominee.
He was nominated by Mr. Houston
and the nomination was seconded by
Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith.
Next Monday evening was set aside
for the boards usual conference witt
citizens relative to preparation of mex
years budget. The meeting will be II
the Franklin Administration Building
| beginning at BIS o'clock.
The board voted to declare a holi-
day for all school children on Tues
day morning, so they may view the
Shrine parade. The morning also vii
be a vacation for teachers and al
clerks who can be spared.
A report of the school officers recon.
mending continuance of the present
rule prohibiting use of school buildings
for money making purposes by outside
| organizations was referred 10 the
Rules Committee.
! Rejecting a majority report OF its
! Legislation Committee. the board went
on record in opposition to the pro-
( posed amendment to the District child
labor law. which would permit theatri-
/ cal appearances here by children
/ This bill was reported out of commit
tee to the House yesterday.
Summer Term Begins July l.
DR.. Ballou announced the Summer
term will begin July l and close
August IL.
! The personnel of the committees
| for revision of rating and promotion
systems was announced as follows
Ratings-Miss Dent, Mrs. Elizabeth
Draper and Mrs. Mary Mason Jones
representing the teachers unions
Miss Annie C. Keliher, Hugh S
Smith and Miss Genevieve L. Burke
representing the Teachers Council;
Miss Ida May Lind and Miss Mineols
Kirkland. representing the superin'
tendent. and Mrs. Moylin Sans anc
Miss Juanita P. Howard, representing
the High School Teachers ASSocia.
ton. Promotions-Miss Borchardt
Miss Freda Ockershauser and Mrs
Dorothy P. Beckley for the teachers
union; Miss Grace Deal, Mrs. J. F
Hilder and George H. Murray fol
the Teachers Council; DR.. Ellis
Haworth and H A. Haynes for the
superintendent. Mrs. Daisy I. HUFF
and Charles M. Thomas for the High
School Teachers Association, ano
Miss Mildred H. Gropp and H. H
Long, chief examiners for the white
and colored schools, respectively.