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result of slashing s3,ooo,ooo off the
Federal share.
District officials have not yet COM
pleted their study of the full effects
of the changes made in the bill by
the House.
Schools Appear Badly Hit.
The schools and the public welfare
and health departments appeared to
have been badly hit.
The heaviest blow dealt the public
school system was in the treatment
OF the item for teachers salaries, ac-
cording to the members of the Board
OF Education. They regard reductions
made by the House Subcommittee for
teachers salaries far more serious than
loss OF the character education expert
ment or failure to receive funds for
needed land purchases for expansion.
The schools have been short of
teachers for 10 years or more. In
1927, according to DR.. Frank w. Bal
lou, superintendent, the need was for
S76 additional teachers, merely to re-
duce the size of congested classes.
Since that time, with a comparatively
small expansion in physical facilities,
273 additional teachers have been
supplied. That left shortage at the
beginning of the year of 6O3.
Asked 234 Instructors.
The board did not ask that all
these places be filled, but did request
that provision be made for 234 new
Instructors. The Budget Bureau cut
this figure to SIS and recommended
that Congress appropriate for that
number. The subcommittee, headed
by Representative Blanton, Democrat,
OF Texas, slashed that number, supply
Ing the minimum number necessary to
take care of additional school rooms.
allowing none for the relief of exist.
Ing congestion.
Fifteen were provided to staff the
new wing at Anacostia Junior-Senior
High School; four will join the faculty
at the new Woodrow Wilson High
School; two will take new classes at
Cardoza, and the others will 20 to
Eliot and Randall Junior high schools.
AT the same time, a surplus fund
OF $46,000 accumulated by employing
new teachers at minimum salaries to
replace veteran teachers who retired
or otherwise left the service was taken
away from the board.
The board and school officials are
hopeful the character education ap-
propriation-$78, ,660-will be restored
IN the Senate since Senator Cone
land, Democrat, of New York was the
original sponsor of the legislation that
Get up the trial studies here. He was
successful last year in having the fund
restored in the Senate bill after the
House had eliminated it. It was the
conference negotiation ON this point
that resulted in the now famous "red
rider
From the beginning educators and
Senator Copeland agreed that the
character education experiment would
be worthless unless it could be carried
on for at least three years. It is in
its second year now.
The board expects to take care of
additional land purchases through the
proposed five-year building program
now being mapped. The Blanton bill
did grant one item for buildings not
requested, the proposed addition to
Eastern High School. For this, $685.
600 is provided, bringing the total to
$l,402,500. or just $353,000 more than
approved by the Budget Bureau.
Cuts Relief STAFF.
Of major importance is the House |
action on the District relief admins |
tration. The bill reduces the stan |
from $50 to 40, making 4 drastic |
slashes in pay for individual officials
and workers. The salary Of Miss Alice