Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-12-16
SCHOOL OFFICIALS
AWAIT APPROVAL
OF $23,5)OFUND
Sum Would Be Used to Ex-
pand Vocational Educa.
ton Training.
NEW HIGH SCHOOL UNIT
TO BE NAMED COOLIDGE
Safety Education Program Sue.
cess and Will Be Recommended
for All Senior High Courses.

School officials today are awaiting
approval by United States Commits
sioner of Education John w. Stude-
baker of program for vocational
education here which will entitle the
District to s23,5oO under the George
Dean Act of June, 1886.
The sum represents part of the
S8O,512.97 made available to the Dis
trict over a five-year period under the
act, according to DR. Chester w.
Holmes, assistant superintendent in
charge of vocational education. The
money, he explained, applies only to
salaries of teachers in vocational
courses approved by the Federal Office
of Education. The Federal funds will
be available for payment of two
thirds of each instructors salary in
those approved courses ne said, the
District continuing to pay the re-
mainder.
Since these salaries already are be-
ing paid in full by the District, the
two-thirds assumed by the Federal
funds will make an equal amount
available for expansion in the vo-
cational education field.
DR.. Holmes also pointed out, how
ever, that to obtain Federal funds
for vocational teacher training the
District must match dollar for dollar.
Total of S23,50O Asked
The assistant superintendent told
the Board of Education yesterday
the school officials have asked for
$500 for distributive trade educa-
tion, $1,000 for home economics and
$4,000 for teacher training, or a total
OF S23,500. According to DR.. Garnet
c. Wilkinson. first assistant super
intendent in charge of colored schools,
the program is to start February /,
1888.
DR.. Holmes told the board members
that no teacher appointment pro-
cedure will be set UP until the
amount Of money approved by the
commissioner is known. 1t is planned,
he said, to create head of Vocational
Education Department for both white
and colored divisions.
In five trades-the master plumbers.
the restaurant workers. the electrical
workers, metal workers and machine
Workers-Which will furnish appren-
ticeship training for youth under the
Federal Apprenticeship Training
Committee of the Labor Department,
the vocational program contemplates
the introduction of related subjects
to supplement actual shop work eY-
perience.
Special Tests Approved.
The School Board approved also
the holding of special examination
for properly qualified teachers who
resigned under the now defunct Econ
omy Act marriage clause for positions
as teachers in the kindergarten and
primary grades. On recommendation
of the Personnel Committee, the board
agreed to waive the degree require
ments recently set up if the candi-
dates had fine records as classroom
teachers previous to their resignation.
The members also decided to name
the new senior high school to be
built at Fifth and Sheridan streets
NV. the Calvin Coolidge High
School. The Junior high to be built
on the present Banneker recreation
site will be the Benjamin Banneker
Junior High, and the present Ban
neker Elementary School will be
changed to the Alfred Jones School.
The present Jones School will be-
come the site for the first District
health center on February /.
Henry l. Quinn, a member, called
the attention of the board to the
recent District Reorganization Com
mittee report, which called the pres
ent educational system set-up salts
factory.
Supt. Frank w. Ballou told the
members the courses in safety edu-
cation tried experimentally at Dun
bar and Roosevelt High Schools had
been a success, and he planned to
recommend a program of instruction
for all the senior high schools in the
near future.
To prevent recurrence Of cadet
property loss in the colored schools,
the members adopted plan centering
responsibility for the property in the
individual school principals. Loss of
about 100 rifles some time ago
prompted the action.