Evening star., 1937-03-18
REPORT IS ASKED
BY SCHOOL BOARD
Members Defer Action on
Rehabilitation Cases
Administration.

Whether or not it should take over
the administration of vocational re-
habilitation of disabled District resi-
dents from the Office Of Education of
the Interior Department was argued
by the Board of Education yesterday
at the Franklin School, without a de-
cision being reached.
Despite the request of Corporation
Counsel ElWood Seal for the boards
views on bill drawn up by the office
providing for the transfer and the
recommendation by Supt Frank w.
Ballou that they approve the purposes
OF the bill and indicate willingness to
take over the administrative functions.
members raised a good many obiec-
| tlons to the plan and ended by re-
1errlng 1t to the Legislative Commit
tee for investigation and report.
DR.. Ballou explained that the pro-
posed measure, which has not vet
been introduced into Congress, calls
Tor the handling of an appropriation
OF S2o,0OO Tor the vocational rehabili-
tatlon of any physically disabled Dis
trlct resident. The work would be
carried out by the same personnel now
dong 1t, he said, but they would be
working under the local board rather
than under the Federal office. The
money would be part of our appro-
prlation and would be spent on indi-
Vlduals," he declared.
Fund Question Raised.
DO you think there is any danger
OF Congress failing to provide in the
future SO that we would have to bear
the expense out of our regular
budget?" asked George M. Whitweu
attending his first board meeting after
long illness.
L don't think So" replied Bailou.
who went on to point out that re-
haollltatlon is not a compulsory serv-
Ice with which the board would be
saddled If at any time it wanted to
stop it.
Henry I. Quinn, president of the
District Bar Association, called atten-
ton to the fact that we'll be in
position that there would result two
types OF employees, those transferred
from the Office Of Education having
civil service standing.
Quinn moved that the plan he re-
terred to the Legislative Committee.
Taking up the question of the
single salary schedule" for all teach
erS, recommended by the Teachers
Union in divisions l to g. whereby
pay would depend upon the teachers
academic education as represented by
college credits or those earned in
service, DR.. Ballou asserted that
study should be made before change
is attempted, but stated he felt COM
PEELED to oppose the change now, due
TO the present supply bill contro-
versies.
The matter was referred to the
Personnel Committee for investigation
and report
Ballou Defends Appointees.
The superintendent also defended
himself against criticism from the
Teachers Union in the matter of ap-
pontments to the faculty at Wilson
Teachers College. The board re-
ceived his report.
The members followed the recon-
mendation of DR.. Ballou in approving
the participation of high school cadets
in the Army day parade April 6. One
company from each high school, in
Guiding the winning band was au-
thorized to participate, and all chill
dren presenting written excuses from
their parents to watch the parade
will be excused.
Capt H. S. Bishop, jr., assistant
engineer commissioner, informed the
board by letter that the request for
the proposed additions to Eastern
High School to be contracted for so
as not to interfere with the educa-
tional program there was not wholly
possible. The bids should be in by
May 18, and, even with some of the
work starting Immediately on the clos
ing of school, it will not all be COM