Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1926, Page 33

FREE BOOKS AND TEACHERS' PAY MEASURES FAVORED BY BOARD Directors Urge Imnmediate Introduction of Bills to Provide Texts and Remove Restrictions on Instructors. Immediate introduction into Con- @ress of two bills providing for free text books for all public school pupils except normal school students and granting permission to teachers to draw a salary in excess of $2,000 by serving in the night and Summer schools was ordered by members of the Board of Education at a two-hour ses slon yesterday afternoon. The meet- ing was punctuated with spirited de- bate on a npymber of live school topics. Recommendation that the bills be introduced at once was made by Henry Gilligan, chairman of the legislation committee. He requested that the board direct that ‘the bills be presented to Congress direct, not through the District Commissioners, and the ac- tion was taken in this form. Deciding that the consideration of the 12 recommendations regarding the conduct of normal schools in the Dis- trict, as made by the Bureau of Edu- cation, could be better disposed of at special meetings, the board decided to hold the first of a series of such gath- erings Saturday afternoon at 8 o'clock. Echo of Gasque Hearings. An echo of the Gasque hearings was heard when Dr. H. B. Learned, as chairman of the committee on build: ings and grounds, made a report of his investigation into a statement made by Mrs, E. R. Kalmbach before the congressional committee regard- ing some_wiring done at ‘one of the schools. Dr. Learned said that it was charged that it took eight men two days, at an expense of between $60 and $90, to do this wiring, which was for the temporary ‘hooking up of & motion picture ‘machine, whereas the Job should have been done promptly at from $5 to $10. It was pointed out that the charge was made to sub- stantiate other charges that the re- pair fund is not handled as econone\:’- Pai cally as it should be. Dr. Learn reported that he had determined that there were but two District repair ;hopmen on this job, and that it cost 30.75. K e “I want to say,” declared Dr. Learned, “that this is a sample of the rumors that get about, and in this case got in a congressional hearing under oath.” Mrs. Kalmbach, who was present at the meeting as a represéntative of the District Congress of Parent-Teacher Associations, answered by saying that there were eight men at work on the b a considerable portion of the time, t she did not know until recently that six of them were from the Poto- mac Electric Power Co. She said she the wirl able to obtain any, and that she did not testify atthe Gasque hearing un- der oath. President Edwin C Graham, who e ®A Little Music in the Moonlight” efox trot . . . “I'd Love to Call You My Sweetheart” —fox trot with vocal chorus. Park Lane Orchestra. 3356 ESTHER WALKER “Don’t Be Angry With Me” — with male quartet . . . “It Made ‘You Happy When You Made Me Cry”—with orchestra. 3348 THE MERRYMAKERS *Down on the Banks of the Old 'azoo” ish”™ LAURITZ MELCHIOR ‘Tenor, Metropolitan Opeza Co. e’ Prise Soag). Coons MISHEL PIASTRO Violini to the Sun” . . . “Heart “H. of 10269 TORONTO Dr. H. A. Fricker, Conductor “Adoramus Te” ... “Exultate Deo”—mixed voices. 3248 Ask the Brunswick dealer to play these on the Brunswick Panatrope presided, at this point commented that the incident showed that a great deal of information is circulated re- garding the school system where the real facts are not known. $18,000 for Grounds Dr. Learned reported that it would cost $18,000 to put the Health School grounds in shape. No decision was reached as to whether all or part of this sum should be expended at the presert time. He also said the board could not at this time spend $10,000 on the Benning School and grounds, as_requested. Request of the Anti-Cigarette Allj- ance of the District to have a lecturer visit ‘the junior and senior high schools for the purpose of warning against the evils o. tobacco i wic youth was granted. Charles F. C: rusi, vice president of the board, ob- jected to granting the permission when the matter first was broached, on the ground that he was opposed to the spreading of propaganda in the schools, but withdrew his objection upon the assurance of school officialr that the lectures have proven bene- ficial in the past. Recommepdation that Charles M Thomas, colored teacher at the A strong High School, be publicly rep: manded by the Board of Education members was made by Dr. Learned. The recommendation came at the end of the lengthy meeting, and upon the motion of Mr. Carusl was held over. Dr. J. Hayden Johnson, chairman of the committee on complaints and ap- peals, in a report recommended that Mr. Thomas be reprimanded for in- curring debts, and be required to ac- count to the board for their payment in a reasonable time. Upon the, request of the Park View re) her Assoclation, a woman THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON’, D.. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1926. janitor has been named for duty at the Park View School, it was &n- nounced. The assoclation said there were 500 girls at the school, and they desired a woman on duty in the base- ment of the building. A recommendation by the Fire Mar- shal that a partition behind the Cen- tral High School stage, which was characterized as ‘“‘combustible,” be torn out and a terra cotta one in- stalled was filed by the board for fu- ture action. The board was informed that Judge Gus Schuldt will attend the exercises and present the awards in the safety essay contest award, to be held at the Franklin School tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Members of the board were invited to be present. An offer made by Senator du Pont of Delaware to give the high school libraries 25 copies of a Spanish book, entitled “El Problems Ibero Ameri- cano,” was gratefully accepted. The following personnel changes were authorized: Resignations—Alice Craig, clerk, Central High School; J. W. Crockett. i armorer and instructor in rifle shoot- ing, class 1-A; M. G. Haase, teacher, class 1-A, domestic science; Mary Brady, caretaker, Deanwood School; C. V. Brown, laborer, Park JYiew School; J. J. Stafford, laborer, Eastern High School, and B. R. Simms, la- borer, division 3. Retirement—E. S. Hartley, taker, Buchanan School. Leaves of absence—E. R. Whit- comb, teacher, class 1-A, Gage School; E. H. Schoneberger, teacher, class 1-A, Congress Heights; Henry <Ship- pen, laborer, Western High School. and J. D. Cullinane, janitor, 212 H street northwest. Transfers—A. V. Keliher, teacher, class 1-A, from Eaton to Thomson School; E. D. Foster, teacher, class 1-A, from Petworth to Thomson School; F. R. Finnie, teacher, class 1-A, from Benning to Blair-Hayes School; Charles Dorsey, from janitor, Park View, to laborer, Stevens School; Sadie Stewart, laborer, from Stevens to Park View School, and Edwin Greer, laborer, from Bryan to Eastern High School. care- AR A RN X SR I X N mestic science; M. V. Adkins, perma- nent teacher, class 1-A, physical train- ing; J. A. Saunders, probationary jan- itor, Park View School; J. R. Harper, probationary laborer, Western High School; Annie Blackwell, probationary caretaker, Deanwood School; G. A. Neal, electrician, probationary, Appointments—Marion Gaddes, pro- bationary teacher, class 1-A, Wheatley School; C. H. 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