Evening star., 1941-10-16
School Board
Creates 7 New
High Posts
Minneapolis Educator
To Revise Curriculum:
Budget Officer Named

DIR. Carroll r. Reed, Minneapolis
superintendent of schools, who was
appointed to the newly-created posi-
ton of first assistant superintendent
of schools for the District of Colum-
bia, plans to resign his post In the
Minnesota City within 80 days and
come to Washington early in No
vember to revise the curriculum in
the District public schools.
DR.. Reed was appointed to the S.
00O-a-year position by the Board OF
Education yesterday in one of two
unheralded moves. The other deci-
SCION created a school budget off,
Ger at $4,000 year. Both salaries
Will be paid from savings in the SAL
airy item for school officials.
DR.. Reed Is scheduled to serve
until the curriculum revision is COM
plete.
Heinmiller Given Other Post.
The new school budget officer is A.
w. Heinmiller, director OF procure
ment for the schools business office,
who is promoted to the rank of as
sistant superintendent of schools.
Board members also approve the
following series Of changes in the
colored schools:
Mrs. G. T. Peterson. principal of
Browne Junior High, tranferred to
principal Of Randall Junior High.
succeeding S. B. Matthews. who died
recently.
Promotion of w. B. Stinson, math-
ematics teacher at Browne, to sue
ceed Mrs. Peterson.
Transfer of H. B. Jones from ad-
ministrative principal of Ambush
Smallwood School to principal of
Burrville School, succeeding w. L.
Browne, who died recently.
Promotion of L. R. Evans from
teacher at Phelps Vocational School
to succeed Mr.. Jones at Ambush
Smallwood.
The members also ruled that
teachers who have been granted
educational leave with part pay
must serve six years before being
granted additional educational leave.
Name Two Schools.
In addition, the members approved
naming the proposed elementary
school at Thirty-sixth street and
Alabama avenue Sc, the Anne
Beers School and the proposed ele-
mentary school at Alabama avenue
and Hillside road Sc. for Adelaide
Davis. Both were former supervis-
ing principals in the school system.
Curriculum revision has been
studied for more than a year by a
series of teacher -officer committees
under the chairmanShip of Assistant
Supt. Chester w. Holmes. Supt.
Frank w. Ballou told the board DR..
Reed probably would require about
three years to complete the Job and
that after that the position would
be abandoned
A native Of Massachusetts,. DR..
Reed has been superintendent of
schools at Amherst. Mass: Rock
ford. Ill; East Providence, r. l.;
Akron, Ohio; Bridgeport, Conn, as
well as supervising principal at
Newton. Mass He has held his pres
ent post at Minneapolis since 1929.
During the present year he has been
president Of the American Associa-
tion Of School Administrators.
DR.. Reed was reliably reported un-
der consideration for the presidency
OF the Wilson Teachers College be-
fore the vacancy was filled, but he is
said to have withdrawn his candi-
dacy.
Budget Bureau Approves.
In setting up the new school bud
get Office, DR.. Ballou told board
members it would relieve the other
assistant superintendent of the
work to concentrate on their educa-
tional duties. The school budget to-
day has become so complex and de-
tailed that it requires year-around
study in preparation. DR.. Ballou
said the plan had the blessing of the
Budget Bureau. Chairman Mason
of the House subcommittee on ap-
preparations and District Budget
Officer Walter L. Fowler.
Mr.. Heinmiller's duties, the board
was told, will consist of gathering
information on budget needs, prepa-
ration of estimates to cover those
needs, justification of the items and
preparation of priorities, testifying
at budget hearings and continuous
study of school needs.
The new assistant superintendent
has been schools procurement officer
since 1884 and has taught at Strayer
College and Mckinley High School.
He Is now studying for doctors
degree in public administration at
American University graduate school.
Equipment Funds Asked.
In an effort to have the equip
ment for the proposed new Kramer
Junior High School on hand when
the school is completed, the board
asked the Commissioners to trans
fer the item from the 1943 budget
to deficiency appropriation.