Evening star., 1936-04-15
565D. c. TEACHERS
FROM COLUMBIA,
B[ANT0N IS TOLD
BaIl0u Sends Information on
Demand 1t Be In by
Am. Today.
RECORDS OF EXPENSES
FOR 5 YEARS SUPPLIED
Instructors Not Given Preference
Because Of Their Choice of
College, Texan Hears.

C0llege, IeXan hears.
Complying with a demand from
Representative Blanton, Democrat, of
Texas, DR.. Frank w. Ballou, super
ntendent Of schools, today Informed
the chairman of the House Subcom-
mittee on District Appropriations that
a total Of 565 teachers in the Wash
ington public schools have attended
Teachers College of Columbia Uni
versity and that there are 148 teachers
who graduated from that institution.
At the same time, DR.. Ballou sub
mitted records Of his expenses during
the five years he served as a member
and secretary of the Commission on
Social Studies of the American His
torical Association. During the period
from 1929 to 1888, inclusive, DR.. Ballou
received total of s23654, the sum ne
had spent from his own pocket.
The superintendent also showed that
in 1884 he had net income of $376.03
and 1894 in 1885 as expense and/or
honorariums" aside from his salary
as head of the District schools.
Blanton Set Deadline.
The letter to Blanton also revealed
that the Texan had informed DR..
Ballou's secretary by telephone yes
terday that Ballou had until am.
today to answer his demands.
The information which you re-
quested," DR.. Ballou wrote, "has been
prepared for you as promptly as it was
possible to prepare 1t. To comply with
your insistence that I answer your in
quiry by 9 am. tomorrow wednesday,
means that some of the information
submitted must still be incomplete. AS
already indicated above, the informa-
ton concerning Is teachers is still in
complete and cannot be completed
until after the teachers return to serv-
ice from the Easter vacation period
on April 90"
The IS teachers. DR.. Ballou ex-
planned, had not sent In replies to his
QUESTIONABLE regarding their attend
ance at Teachers College Of Colum-
bia because Of Ill health or other
circumstances"
College Choice no Criterion.
The letter also explained that
teachers are not given preference
because they happen to be graduates
Of certain colleges.
In settling up his cash returns from
attending the meetings Of the Com
mission on Social Sciences, DR.. Ballou
showed he received no money what
ever from two sessions held in Wash
ington in 1929 and 1881; that he did
not attend one meeting at Asheville,
N. c., and that he missed one day in
November. 1929, at New York.
Transportation and two days in New
York in 1929 cost him $30.61; two days
later that year, also in New York, cost
$31.15; one day in New York in 1880
cost S28.53; two days at Briarcliffe
Manor. N. Y. in 1880, cost $3.50; two
days at Princeton, N. j., in 1882 cost
$18.17; three days at Chicago in 1888
cost 1898, and two days at Prince
ton, N. j., in 1888 cost $13.65, making
a total for five years Of $236.54.
Spent Own Funds First.
1.-THE above tabulation," DR.. .Ballou
continued, represents all of the meet
ings of the commission which I at
tended, and the expense account for
each meeting indicates the amount of
money which I personally spent in at
tendance at the meetings and for
which the Commission on Social Stud
les reimbursed me by check. This is
to certify that received no other
money in connection with my serv-
ices as a member of the Commission
on Social Studies, either from the COM
mission or from any other source
whatsoever"
DR.. Ballou's tabulation of the num-
ber of teachers who attended Teach
ers' College of Columbia showed 2,255
out Of total of 1858 have never
attended that school.
AS to his income from honorariums,
DR.. Ballou showed that for six ad-
dresses and as an adjunct professor at
George Washington University in 1884
he received gros stotal of SSH. His
expenses in connection with the ad-
dresses were $134.97, leaving a net in
come of s37603.
Received $36 From G. w.
George Washington University paid
him $50 that year. The lectures and
the fees were: Two at Bridgewater,
Mass, $3.50; one at Fairmont, w. Va,
$l00; two at Lock Haven, Pa, $125;
one at Atlantic City, 500.
In 1885 he delivered three addresses
one at Keene, N. H, $50; one at
Castine, Me-, $50, and one at Had
donfeld, N. j., $57.64. As chairman
of a conference at Harvard University
Summer School he received $100, and
as adjunct professor at George WASH
ington University he received $144.
The total income was $411.64 and the
expenses incurred total $27.64, leav-
ing net income Of 1894 for the year.
At the direction Of the Board Of
Education, given by 5-to-4 vote, DR..
Ballou explained "that In the appoint
ment of teachers no preference is
given to any standard or accredited
institution"
No Advice Proffered.
He set forth that the. board Of
examiners accepts work done by can