Evening star., 1940-02-22
School Heads
Prepare for
Budget Hearing
Statistical Office
Gathering Doto to.
Support Estimates

School officials expect to be called
early next month to the Capitol to
defend the $l3,259, ,4o2 school budget
estimates for 1941.
Supt. Frank w. Ballou told the
Board of Education yesterday he
had received notification the hear
ings on the whole District budget
would begin about March I and
that school officials would be sum-
moned few days thereafter.
Meanwhile the statistical Office at
the Franklin School has been busy
preparing charts and figures sup
porting the boards estimates, which,
due to heavy cut in the building
and land acquisition items, are be-
low the current appropriations.
School heating and lighting ex-
penses are running well ahead of last
year IN most cases, DR.. Ballou re-
ported to the members. Earlier he
had cautioned that curtailed use Of
school buildings after school hours
might have to be planned If the
fuel appropriation proved to be in
sufficient.
Coal Bill Increases.
According to the procurement di-
vision, he said, the schools spent
SIS, 1868 for coal in December, 1888,
and January, 1889. against $62 1880
for the corresponding months last
year and this. The electricity fig
ures for the same period were $1S,-
866 last year and $24,264 this year.
There was slight decrease in the
amount spent for gas, last years
figure for the same two months be-
ing $3,358 and this years being
$3,218.
Co-ordinator of Recreation Lewis
R. Barrett reported to the board
that in the four month period from
October to January there were 9O2
uses of the white school buildings
after hours and 800 in the colored
divisions. Last year for the same
period there were 70l uses in the
white sections and 459 in the COL
ored The number of civic groups
meeting in school buildings after
hours this year fell of from 425 last
year to 401.
DR.. Ballou outlined a program of
policies to govern operation of w.
P. A. adult education programs in
the District. The plan grew out of
conference between the superin-
tendent and w. PA Administra-
tor Paul Edwards and is calculated
to increase the efficiency of the
projects. Previously, Dr. Ballou ex-
planned, 1t was not clear as to Just
what the powers of the schools were
as sponsor and what the powers Of
the w. p. A. were as administrator.
Now. the schools will be consulted
IN the employment and dismissal of
employees and material.
c. C. C. Question Put Aside.
In connection with a move by
c. c. G. officials to have C. C. C.
enrollees receive credit in the pub
lie schools for educational work done
in camp the members, on recon-
mendation of DR.. Ballou voted to
close the issue until the c. c. C.
furnished proof of systematic pro-
gram of instruction which would
justify recognition by District
schools.
I'VE can't find out what their
courses cover or much information
about their program" he said.
1t was also decided that because
OF difficulties in developing a new
rating sheet for teachers, the origi-
nal one in use for many years would
be reverted to this year.
The board accepted the offer of
the District Congress of Parents
and Teachers to sponsor the Chill
dren's Crusade for Children inaugu-
rated by Mrs. Dorothy Garfield
Fisher, the author. The crusade, it
was explained, is in the interest of
funds for refugee children.