Evening Star Newspaper, November 6, 1924, Page 14

BSOLETE TENTS STILINSCHOOLS eport Tells of 40,000 Old| eographies and Readers Now in Use. More than 40.000 obsolete geo phies and geographical reade i§ use in the District public sehools, | if addition to hundreds of other | boks of various texts, which are in ah insanitary conditio condemned, the late ayt, director of intermedi tion, pointed out in his annual report made public today by Supt. Frank W, 1o Mr. Stuart estimated that it wou cpst $37.435.66 to replace te “meographies and aders, and $2 furnish lan- Suage, civies. physiology. hygien and | afithmetic books adopt the Board | of Education 1 1921 which have been 1d should be | only partially supplicd to the pupils. | Tintirely apart from these items, he | explained that it would from | $560,000 to $75.000 to rehabilitate the present s of text books, removing all book longer serviceable Other Suppliex Lacking. iThe fack of ions during | tge last iixo prevented sehool av furnishi quantity of supp! approp ool vear « maps for pupils, de¢sk and refe books for traveling tgrial colored eru s have been only AT Despite the deploral situation and the short sypplies, Mr. Stuart said Congress ap- | peopriated for the current fiscal yvear | $125,000 for the text book and suppls fynd, $75,000 less than was recom mended "The text book of essential | reports of L. Haycock a son report ck devoted | ort to the effects. topic also was lation | Turnover Cut Down. | 8A reduction in the ‘m} teaching personne teachers and ine in of teachers were described as ngost important effects of the salary bill by Mr. Haycock. The re- mainder of the assistant superin téndent’s report outlined the changes wrnover of more eflic the supply the | new | Dobbs Derbi “Bowlers” are to be again this season. | best | sehools resulting from the geographical re- adjustment of the gchool system, and concluded with a brief section relat- ing to the new course in visual edu- cation. “The new salary schedule will re- duce the loss of teachers,” said Mr. Haycock. “The loss of teachers in recént years has been especially heavy, the average reduction in res- ignations alone amounting to more | than 100 teachers annually. Much of oss has been due to low salaries. | “The new salary bill will increase the supply of t hers. The enroli- ment of prospective teachers in ou N al School will naturally been too low to attract worth- while teachers, especially into the ele- | The new salary bill placing of incoming teachers on the basis of years of service ren- dered elsewhere. Means Better Teachers. “The new salary scheduje will give us better teache: High salaries will 'place the teaching profession in | the District of Columbia upon a higher plane. The ambitious teacher with high aims cannot go far into a Progressive program of professional improvement on ary that does not permit occasional unives courses, the advantages of travel other means of promoting | vancement and sound health teaching is an unattractiv profession. but iis greatest draw- back in the past has been the com- paratively poor remuneration for the long preparation and the spec qualifications necessary for succe: the vocation. The teacher's compen- | ion must provide for more than | livelihood. It must provide for an | enriched life and must make it pos ble for the teacher to uspi stantly higier unto a professional A s pointed out that the number of applications for teach- the colo schools was al conditions. nevitable consequence,” he said. | gestion at educational centers | tution and wild scramble for teachers in the tenth to this was an un- fortunate circumstance, for the rea- son that it d hopes that could ever be realized. The record shows that a large number of eager, en- thusiastic and ambitious teachers em- barked on courses for junior high school positions, when there were no va in sight. nor a school ould occur. The board of tempted to raise the the éducatios place. R criminating val submitted. source of correspond culminated in a_lawsuit the courts for adjudication “My varied experience in the finds no parailel to thej pressure brought to bear during the | | current year on board members by | a fruitful nee and finally now before teachers in the system for advance- | | ment to positions which not only do | but cannot become avail- | not exist, Still the pres- | able for a long time. (SN) worn The Prince and all England are wearing The well dressed will them. of America men wear them, too—for they are the correct overcoat hat, $7 (First Floor) Superior Underwear The famous Superior ribbed union suits, in light, and heavy weights. 34 to 50. Made crotch and flat back Superior underwear perior comfort. $2.50 to $12 zes medium from with closed seams. for su- Sheldon Suits (First Floor) Hanan Shos Exclusive Hanan Shoes are |a v | speaker continued. rived at by Dr. A. A THE EVENING LIONS CLUB HEARS ADDRESS ON SCIENCE Organization Begins Preliminary Work for Clristmas The accomplishments of science and astronomy in revealing solutions to laymen believe unanswerable prolb were outlined by Dr. W. J. assistant_cditor of the bers of the Lions Club at luncheon yes terday at the New Willard The force or power car radio wave, Dr. Showalfer said, resents only one billionth of the energy used by | fly in crawling up a windowpane. | Light. he explained to the club, changes the make-up of the heavens and helps | to produce those ial wonders | which the people on this earth look upon | any clear night. The star known to sclentists as _Anteres measures more than four millfon miles in diameter, the This fizure was ar. Michelson, who | speed of light, with Dr. | and the cry for ad- ) this true of those having | some kind of work, what may we not expect of others? The time, no doubt, | has come for remedial constructive | measures. 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The following committee was ap- | pointed to make plans for Christmas | charity work, which is to be carried | on by the club: Vergne Potter, chair- ! man; Robert McKeever, Walter Han- | dy, Charles Darr and Harry Clafiin.. | A committee was also appointed to | consider plans for an oyster roa ommittee are: Caleb O'Connor, Willlam Yoat, John | Waters and Mr. Farren. A mock trial will be a feature of the meeting next weck, when Tom Brahany will be tried for the alleged | instituting of a Holshevik regime | while presiding at the club lunch- cons during the absence of the pres- ident, Roger J. Whiteford, last Sum- mer. 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