Evening star., 1939-01-19
School Heads
Plan Drive
On Vanda|s
$14,078 Worth of
Window Punes
Broken in Year


wide crusade against the hoodlums
who in the last fiscal year destroyed
$14,078.84 worth Of public school
window panes.
In addition, Supt. Frank w. Bal
lou told the Board of Education
yesterday that Is school buildings
have been unlawfully entered and
property stolen.
At the same time the board voted
approval of an $85,16 w. P. A.
project which will provide matrons
for all of the elementary schools
to help with the children when they
are i'll or injured and to help SUI
pervise them during the lunch period
and at play. Under the, present
system, DR.. Ballou said, matrons
are provided only for the junior
and senior high schools. The prof.
ect will provide employment for 14o
women.
DR.. Ballou said he proposes to call
the vandalism to the attention of the
police and to various civic groups,
including the parent-teacher organ
izations, the home and school asso-
Citations, the Federation of Citizens
Associations, the Federation of Civic
Associations, the Washington Board
Of Trade, the District Public School
Association and others.
Besides the excessive cost to the
taxpayers, DR.. Ballou said the prob
lem had important citizenship train
ing implications in respect for public
property. He characterized the "reck-
less destruction Of public property"
as unnecessary"
The superintendent told the men,
bers of story that came to him last
September of child too young to go
to school standing in a yard throw
ing rocks at the windows. Accosted
by citizen, the child replied:
"Oh. there's plenty of time to
repair them before school opens"
Two Officials Robbed.
The board members were told that
while some of the damage is done
during the holidays by school pupils.
most Of it appears to be the work Of
young people who have left school
permanently.
Two school officials were the vic
TINS of unlawful entry. into the
Franklin Administration Building, it
was reported. A thief removed a
coat belonging to Assistant Supt.
Chester w. Holmes from the latter's
ofhce. Travelling bags and equip
ment were taken from the car of
Assistant Supt. Thomas Gosling in
the yard back Of the building.
I'VE ought to have a watchman
here,' declared DR.. Ballou emphati-
cally.
The Commissioners will exert
every effort to have Congress ap-
propriate between $4,000 and s90,-
600 for girls gymnasium at the
new Calvin Coolidge Senior High
School at Fifth and Sheridan streets
NV, the board was informed. 1t
is hoped the gym will be completed
when the building is ready for occu-
pancy in September, 1910.
The situation developed earlier
this school year when it was dis
covered the appropriation was not
sufficient to cover the complete con-
i. struction. It was decided to omit
the gym temporarily so that work
might begin, and negotiate for the
gym under separate contract at a
later date.
Mrs. Elva c. Wells, a history
teacher at Central High School
since 1881, was appointed assistant
principal of Roosevelt High School
in place Of Mrs. Daisie I. Huff, who
died recently. Mrs. Wells is a grad
uate of George Washington Univer-
sity and also has taught in elemen-
tary schools and junior high schools.
Her elementary experience was in
Kansas.
Committee to Meet.
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, board
president and chairman of the
Advisory Committee on Handicapped
Children, told the board her COM
mittee will meet January Is at 8
pm. The committee will inspect
education of the deaf at the Colum-
bia Institution for the Deaf at a
date to be announced later.
Opposition was voted to applica-
ton for a liquor license in the 5000
block of Georgia avenue on the
grounds it is too close to the Monroe
School,
The board, however, decided to
pursue hands-of policy in connec-
ton with applications to operate
gasoline stations. Although requests
for opinion have in several instances
been filed with the board, the men,
bers felt they have no jurisdiction
omcially. School officers were en-
powered to appear at hearings be-
fore the Zoning Board if so re-
quested and give factual informa-
ton II the applicant should be near
school. It was made clear, though,
that testimony of school officers
should not be considered the official
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