Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1930, Page 41

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SCHOOL PURCHASE SYSTEM ADOPTED &= Responsibility for Supplies Is| charie Placed on First Assistant Superintendent. Responsibility for school sup- purchases was placed ly upon first mssistant superintendent of achools, in charge.of business affairs, by the Board of Education, which late yes- terday adopted a standardized procedure transacting this kind of school ess. By the same action the school board snnounced its decision to set up stand- ards. in the way of school building equipment for the first time in the his- tory of the public school system. At present there is no established list of :’ul.pment and furnishings for the kinds school bulldings in the system, it is this need which the board’s de- eision proposes to fill. Anticipating that the first assistant superintendent, in charge of business fairs, who at present is Jere J. Crane, may not always be able to reach an xocment with the District purchasing cer, with whom it declares he shall deal, the board ruled yesterday that differences between the two officers shall be nted to the Board of Com- missioners and the Board of Education for settlement. Board’s Purchase Plan. As ad by the school board yes- ferday, purchase plan follows: “That in 8o far as the school depart- ment is concerned, the purchase of equipment and supplies shall be carried on by the first assistant superintendent, in charge of business affairs, who will deal with the purchasing officer of the District of Columbia; that the first| rintendent, in charge of fairs, shall purchase such supplies and equipment as shall be de- fined as stan equipment and sup- plies for the school system, which stand- ards shall hereafter be established By the achool officials and approved by the Board of Education. “That incase of differences of opin- fon between the first assistant superin- tendent, in charge fo business affairs, and the &;m:hum' officer of the Dis- trict of Columbia, such differences shall be presented to the boards of the re- spective officers for adjustment between said boards.” In the same meeting the school board [ ved the method of “wind-proofing” portable schools which was devised Mr. Crane, himself an architect, and Architect Albert L. Hartis. ith its approval, the board ordered the wind-proofing of the remaining les which are in exposed posi- board was informed that| reinforcement of the one portable at| 'flbyemfil. which work was done | ent, cost $90, but that the remaining structures can be strength- ened at & cost of $75 apiece. Dr. Ballou suggested that money might be saved by omittiing the work on the portables which were to be dismantled at the close of the current year, and Mr. Crane advised the board that 50 portables re- mained to be reinforced. This might sssistant sy business Police Department for addi- jon of school - that with th and | this is the third ot | Negus or he personally would not vote for the 12 L board yesterday fixed cyl’fl 16, as the date of its meeting ith representatives of civic organiza- tions for the vurgose of discussing school needs and the 1932 budget esti- mates. The conference will convene at 8:15 o'clock Monday night, immediately after the board sits in executive ses- sion with its finance committee. Both meetings will be held in the Franklin Administration Bullding. ‘The board was informed that Eastern High School had won the Brown Uni- versity cup with its Spring play. §ince consecutive year that school has ecaptured first place in the annual competition, it was an- nounced at the ing that it would retain the cup as its own A Business High won second place, and Central took third place. Whale Leather Gloves Next. Gloves of leather made from the intestinal membrane of the whale are to be made in Norway. The leather is REVOLT THREATENS ABYSSINIAN KING Cairo Dispatches Say Tribesmen Are Marching on Addis Ababa. By the Associated Press. LONDON, April 17.—Cairo dispatches to the Daily News said that Ras Taffari, of Abyssinia, was facing a serious revolt in the Provinces. The Negus has not yet been crowned Em- of the country, succeeding the mrm Zauditu (Judith), who died recently. ‘The dispatch said that tribesmen of Tigre, Wollo and Ogaden Provinces were marching on Addis Ababa, after having defeated the King's tre in two battles. Overthrow of the Negus was belleved to be inevitable. Revolt was also sald to have broken out in Adowa and Harrar Provinces. Suspicions that _the Empress Zauditu R. 0. T. C. INSPECTION Medical Units of G. U. and G. W. to Be Reviewed Friday. the | tercoliegiate oratorical contest by de- to more. Official calls the presidents and deans of the two colleges. Maj. Willlam O. Wetmore, Medical , U. 8. A., sanitary officer of the Office of ‘Public Buildings and Public Parks, is the professor of military science and tactics at George Washing- ton University. M John F. Corby, 1 Corps, U. 8. A., is the professor of military science and tactics at jetown _University. SHELBOURNE Bladensburg Rd. and M St. NE. 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