Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1924, Page 18

DR. BALLOU STRESSES. LACK OF FUNDS FOR D. C. SCHOOLS In Address Before D. C. Commeree Chamber Super- intendent Tells Why Washington Ranks Low in Matter of Expenditures on Education. Conditions that cause the public schools of the National Capltal to stand twenty-second in a 'llat of 32 large citles in the amount per student expended on education, and that make the local schools known to the rest of the country only because of its high school cadets, were brought to the attention of the Washington Chamber of Commerce by Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools, last night. Dr. Ballou,was the prin- cipal speaker at the cRamber's “edu- cational night” meeting at the New Willard Hotel. Stressing the need of new echool housing accommodations, Dr. Ballou recalled that there fs still one school in use here that was built In 1868. He told the members of the chamber that the Immediate needs of the school system were: The adoption of the five-year building program, the necessity of {mpresiing’ upon Con- 8ress the need of maximum appro- priations for 1926, recrganization legislation which wduld give the achool officials more authority, and responsibilities than provided in the | organic act of 1996, and unity on the part of the recidents of the District in school needs. Cites Lack of Control of Citisens. Dr. Ballou lowing ade his address fol- 0 by John J. Tigert United¢ States commissioner of edu- cation, whe-etated that the school system of the District would never be the foremost in the.country until the citizens have tontrol over the schools, and James T. Lioyd, presi- dent of the Board of Education, who urged national representation in Con- Eress end lauded Dr. Ballou in glow- ing terms, Following prinicpal address the Chamber of Commerce unani- mously adopted a- resolution pledg- ing Its support of the five-year bulld- ing program afd promised its ef- forts to imprees @pon Gongress the need of ‘better schools here. One of the outstanding points in Dr. Ballou's address was the fact that adequate of bullding has brought about .a congestion that has re- the You’'ll Need Extra Linens for flocted _itself in an adverse way throughout the entire school system. Some of the portables that have been_abandoned hed to be destroyed because they were in such & con- djtlen that it was impossible to move them, perintendent of schools, who deplored the menace to health of this type of bullding and stated that there also 30 basement rooms now in The great ‘congestion has resulted in the part-time Instruction, which means that the pupil loses 30 per cent of the amount of efucation he should receive, Dr. Ballou said. Dr. Ballou extended his thanks to the Chamber of Commerce and other civic organizations for thelr help and reviewed the accomplishments already made toward the betterment of con- ditfons. Five-Year Program Ofted. 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Size 20x36. “Dolly Mode” Sets, $4.45 The-new styles in cream with colored jacquard stripes. Cut cor- ners and scalloped edge. throw included. Bolster it was pointed out by the su- [h immediate or early abandonment in 1908; to abandon other school bulld- ings which have become unfit for fur- ther use asince 1908; to provide & full day of instruction for high schol puplis, thereby eliminating the ‘dou ble shift' program in the high schools; to provide for the annual increase in enroliment of pupils during sald five- year period; and, in gensral, to pro- vide In the District of Columbia & program of schoolhouse constructizn which shall exemplify the best in schoolhouse planning, schoolhouse comstruction and educational accom- ‘modations."” Dr. Ballou's address in part reads: Uses 78 Portables. “In 1920 the school system was using 78 one-room portable school- es, 78 of which were in the ele- mentary schools and 6 In the high schools. Since that time 3 portables been destroyed, since they had e to move them. 57 portable schoolhouses in use In the elementary schools, & in the junior high schools, and 13 at the Armstrong Technical School. “In 1920 the Board of Education, through an appropriation of $16, was renting 41 rooms for school pur- poses. That number has gradually been reduced until in 1924 accommoda- aia_not reveal the five- | tions for 34 elementary school classes are rented at a cost of §16.494. congest! h elementary uml build- nded hl‘ Olum pur- were rn-. T roome n use in 19 in llil. 34 In 1932, 1933 and 30 are being used In Classes Execesd Stanlard. *“The standard sise of classes in an elementary scheol, under the rules of the Beard of Ed& n, is 40 puplis. Owing to congestion, many classes in the schools of Washing- ton have been organized in excess of that number. 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