Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1931, Page 12

- NEW SCHOOL SSUE 'RAISED BY CARUSI|== Agreement Between Officers and Congress Committees Held Not Binding. / (Continued From First Page.) committees ol Conmss that those should be close Mr. Haycock replled that the board had given full consideration to that matter, and Simmons asked, “And then determined to violate that agreement?” Nursing Class Charged. Mr. Haycock said that the Webster Bchool kindergarten made it possible for mothers who are students of .the Americanization citizenship classes to continue their own attendance at school since their younger children could be Jeft in the kindergarten class. Simmons reminded him that all of these facts were known a year ago when the agree- ment was reached. From this point on the hearings run for a dozen pages with reports of Mr. Haycock’s explanation of the School Board's action for which he was not responsible. At the end of this testi- mony the issue apparently remained unchanged, for Simmons asked: “As I understand your justification of this, then, without regard to the agreement 4n existence, you are doing some nursing while these mothers are “That s From this point on various members of the committee dwelt upon the fact that the kindergarten actually was a nursery when Simmons declared Lh.c “all the teachers does is to play them,” and Mr. Collins added *“ nd them to say mama and papa. Mr. Haycock suggest that the whole mmm&e ‘should visit one (of these classes) to see what is done to these Proceedings Thought Unfair. “That,” returned Mr. Simmons, “was the unfortunate thing about it so far as the schools are concerned. We did visit ome of them.” A moment later in the helrinxn Mr. Simmons invited Dr. Carusi to “say a word on this subject.” The school burd president asked to be permitted to speak for five minutes without in- terruj mem| he felt that “in attacking the integrity of members of the Board of Education and’ particularly in attacking the Board of Education through its subordinate who has no responsibility for the Board of Education, who has no right to answer for the Board of Education— it is no business of his to apologize for the Board of Education—it occurs to me, gentlemen, and as I said before, with entire respect, that that is not an altogether fair proceeding to a board which is subjected to the accusation of having deliberately violated an agree- ment which it had with this com- mittee.” Mr. ons asked: “Do you want to talk to the commit- tee about this item, or are you giving the committee a gratuitous lecture as to how it shall conduct the hearing? If you want to discuss the item, discuss 1t and do not lecture us about how we shall conduct the hearing.” Right As Citizen Claimed. Dr. Carusi replied he did not want “lecture,” but said he felt he had ; mhkunfnl citizen of t.hi tates, no other capacity, w he heard in defense of an accusation while the hearings, at which the pro- posal to reduce their staffs was made, were under way. Board of Education, he said, "ans not make agreements with this would do what he agreed. Mr. Simmons reminded Dr. Carusi flllt the Wopfi-tlon bill as it passed a stipulation that unuer-ue kindergartens were to be closed, but that the Scnate struck out that proviso. This, Simmons contend- ed, informed the School Board presi- dent that the committee felt the classes should be eliminated. “There, Mr. Simmons,” Dr. Carusi said, “is just where the trouble comes. I knew nothing about any understand- ing between school officials. If I had it would not have bound the board.” A moment later Simmons said: Simmons Makes Query. “Let me ask you this question: Is this committee to understand that when the superintendent of schools and the as- | school buildings for the District. X X x - X x x x x X x x <« x x x x x | % < x « x x x 1P x x x X X ¥ x x x x x x mwhwmmhflflw “!Mllht&flu!’dmm be m" Df Carusi -Id Am of mean primarily s bill as it has passed the House and Senate and been approved by the President. Onnnnl Power Admitted. lozen pages later in the hearings Dr c-run and Mr. Simmons still were talking about responsibility of school officers. Mr. Simmons_ here asked it there were a dispute between the judg- ment of Congress and the School Board who would control. Dr. Carusi replied that Congress would. ;“You and_every one else know that Congress spoke on that school” Mr. Simmons said, still referr; to ‘the ‘Webster under-age class. e “I cannot adnfit that,” Dr. Carusi replied, adding that he did not want to say anything disagreeable. “If you admit it,” Mr. Simmons re- turned, “you would be taking yoursélf out of court. “I cannot admit that the chairman of this subcommittee is the Congress of the United States,” replied Dr. Carusi, and I say that without any desire to be offensive at all. But that seems to be the crux of this discussion.” “You know better than that,” Mr. Simmons replied. Later in the hearings Mr. Haycock told the committee that the kinder- garten teaching staff had been reduced by 44 teachers followipg .the hearings on last year's appropriation bill. Mr. Simmons said he thought this was a very good showin After the stnnunus testimony on kinderga: was presented the re- leased hearings indicated a speedier and smoother course for the District school authorities during discussions of salary items. Statements to Star Discussed. Animation returned to the hearings when Mr. Simmons undertook to query Dr. Ballou on the statements which he issued to The Star, in which were traced the steps taken to secure new He declared that it is unfortunate.that the superintendent’s statements did not em- brace all the facts regarding the steps by which the sites were purchased. Dr. Ballou reminded the committee, how- ever, that information on this phase of school buflding construction was sup- plied by the Assistant to the Engineer Commissioners, In this connection, Mr. Simmons re- minded Dr. Ballou that in 1926, when the superintendent’s statements showed the board sought in vain funds for the Alice Deal Junior High School site, the total school estimate was $16.,000,000. that there would be elimination. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, Ballou replied, to which Mr. Simmons rem;.'l’rned: “But you knew there would “I have learned to believe that there will be eliminations all along the line, Mr. Chairman,” Dr. Ballou said. Criticism Is Resented. Mr. Simmons resented the effect of criticizing the Commissioners and the Budget Bureau, which, he said, the statements issued by Dr. Ballou car- ried, and. undertook in his interroga- tions to show the school authorities themselves were to blame for the delay. “You, the responsible head of the schools, are putting out statements in- dicating extreme anxiety to have the Alice Deal School completed. What steps did you take to expedite that con- demnation proceeding?” Mr. Simmons asked Dr. Ballou, after pointing out that 13 months had elapsed between the time condemnation proceedings were ordered and a verdict returned. Dr. Ballou wanted to know what steps he could have. taken. “I could suggest one: I think you could have gone to the Commissioners and the Engineer Commissioner; I think you could have gone to the cor- poration counsel. I could think of a lot of things if I were superintendent of schools which would have speeded that procedure up,” . Simmons re- plied. “Then you admit,” Dr. Ballou re- torted, “that it could have been speed- ed up?” Mr. Simmons answered that he believed that if any one “had enough interest in the matter to do it, it could have been done.” Dr. Ballou Makes Protest. ‘When Mr. Simmons persisted in_his proposal that Dr. Ballou prod the Dis- trict building authorities, Dr. Ballou declared: “Mr. Chairman, it is to me an astonishing proposition that you should presume that 1 should have w go to the Commissioners’ office to urge the Commissioners to take action on the plans of the buildings and c:ccution of the contract when they, are responsible for the construction.” Mr. Simmons admitted that that was legally true. Dr. Ballou later said that if he is to do the things which Mr. Simmons suggested, he would have to give up some of the educational work for the school -system. “No, mo, doctor,” Mr. Simmons hastened to say, “because two years ago we gave you a business manager, to whom you could assign -this business and have him take care of it.” In discussion of the Gordon Junior High School addition del: r. Sim- mons pointed out, after his criticism of the length of time to complete that structure, Dr. Ballou visited the District “I hoped there would not be” Dr. £ 2.2.2.2.2.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.2.2.8.0.0.0.¢0.0 8 $.¢00828 0 2¢ 000000020000 000¢¢e e LOWEST PRICE EVER! STAR RADIO CO. Washington’s Largest Radio Store 3218 14th St N.W. NEWEST 1931 Model With Every Improvement RCA RADIOLA 1350 F St. N. Building. The Nebraskan undertook to W. 409 11th ’///!’ \\n sistant superintendents of schools come before us and make certain statements that those statements, if the Board of Education sees fit to disagree with them, may be ignored?” Mr. Simmons asked if the superin- tendent and other officials spoke for the board when they addressed the com- mittee, “It depends” Dr. Carusi said, “en- tirely upon what they say. If they undertake to usurp the functions of the Board of Education by making private agreements with one member or one committee of one house of Congress, I am prepared to say deflnmly that the Board of Education—" But Dr. Carusi never finished, because the chairman interrupted with the ob- servation that the agreement was made | with both committees. Another eight pages were consumed with explanations and counter-explana- tions of the boards actions after the hearings last Fall. Finally Mr. Sim- | mons asked definitely whether the | School Board _president _felt _himself W UNTE iy ek o ok ok Ak Ak ko sk ke ok ke ok ok ********************* v l‘('l e ST — = IH | NOT A MIDGET SET SEVEN TUBES, FOUR SCREEN GRIDS and they alone, | show the school superintendent's visit ‘was for the purpose of forwarding that project on the priority list. Dr. Ballou denied he mentioned the Gordon building, but he went “to pay my respects.” Double Shift Discussed. Mr. Simmons insisted, however, that Dr. Ballou's visit was responsible for the subsequent announcement that the Gordon Junior High would be com- pleted next September instead of February, 1932. ‘The Gordon Junior High and the Alice Deal Junior High building dis- cussions centered about the hecessity for placing Western High on a double shift. Dr. Ballou testified there were 280 “non-resident” children at Western contributing to the congestion there and Mr. Simmons objected to not calling them Maryland and Virginia children. At this juncture, Representative Hola- day asked that the school board ex- press its opinion of the continuance of non-resident children in the schools. In response to this question, the school board last Wednesday agreed that non- resident children should be admitted to local schools only when there is ade- quate room for them and then only on payment of tuition. During recent months school officials had blamed the increasing number of children who had been unable to ob- tain employment as a contributory factor. in the i reased high school en- rollment. In reply to Simmons' demand for figures in support of this conten- tion, Dr. Ballou presented a statement showing that while 1,324 regular work permits were issued in 1929, only 986 were granted in 1930. Teacher Question Considered. In discussing the school teacher item, school authorities told the committee that 19 kindergarten teachers were transferred from kindergarten classes to elementary grades, and the testimony brought out that had not these trans- fers been affected, 19 teachers’ salaries vould have been sought in the hearings ded. Comxd ation of such items as teach- ’ salaries for Americanization classes, evening schools and other instructional purposes was entirely without heat. When asked by Mr. Simmons about school sites not carried in the bill, Dr. Ballou said he thought the most im- portant ones would be two needed senior high school sites, one in Manor Park and the other in the vicinity of the Reno Reservoir. These sites, he said, probably would cost $100,000 [ | apiece. Mr. Simmons inquired of Dr. Ballou whether any progress had been made in_elimination of portables and part- time classes. Ballou replied that the elimination of these objectionable fea- tures has been “substantial.” “But while we are doing that” Dr. Ballou explained, “because our pro- grem of construction is one of conges- St. N.W. $117.50 Value Now Offered for the First Time at ¥72 $91.50 Complete With Tubes Delivers a New Your Home TONE CONTROL TWO-TONE WALNUT CONSOLE ELECTRO DYNAMIC SPEAKER SEE THIS NEW FULL SIZE R C A RADIOLA TODAY AT THE STAR RADIO CO L) (Less Tubes D. C., JANUARY 25. tion as it exist§ primarily, we do noty make it possible to eliminate all o{ those portables unless we are willing to put more children on part time.” School Population Growing. Later Dr. Ballou explained that the use of portables, part-time classes and rented quarters cannot be eliminated entirely where there is an increasing school population like that in Wash- ington unless buildings are constructed with & few more rooms than are actu- ally needed in their respective com- munities. Near the close of the hearings, Dr. Ballou inserted a list of building items which he considered important in the order of their priority. These were Janney School, 12 rooms; Giddings School, 16 rooms with assembly-gym- nasium; Truesdell School, 8 rooms with assembly-gymnasium: Woodridge School, 4 rooms; Kalmia Road and Fourteenth street, 4 rooms; Bancroft School, 8 rooms with assembly-gym- nasium, and the Murch School, 8 rooms. ‘Testimony and qyestions by commit- tee members on thé school authorities’ petition for six new clerks ranged with varying degrees through 29 typewritten pages of the hearings. Four pages of this were given to explanations of the two clerks in Dr. Ballou's office. For one thing Mr. Simimons wanted to know why it was necessary to have an additional clerk in each of the teachers’ colleges, when the enrollment this year is practically the same as last year. Long Titles Criticized. Commenting later on clerical work done by principals, Mr. Simmons said that one principal of a local school had told him that if some one would figure out the length of time it took report- ing offices to write “Pirst Assistant Superintendent in Charge of Janitors” and other “titles a yard long™” several clerks could be eliminated. “Any teachers who hav. views ought to express them any such to_the The Susquehanna 1430 W Street N.W. Three Rooms, Kitchen .and Bath Reasonable Rentals Just Think of It— The Star delivered to your door every evening and Sunday morning at 1%%c per day and 5¢ Sunday. Can you afford to be without this service at this cost? Telephone National 5000 and de- livery will start at once. 44444444§}¥¥¥¥¥¥¥4 Radiola to £¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ 1931--PART ONE. people who could revise that situation,” Dr. Ballou replied. This introduced an old moot ques- tion to the record, f.he fear teachers are supposed to have of their officials. Mr. Simmons. said if he were a teacher in ‘Washington schools he would do just a:‘ lr‘nost of them are doing, that is “keep Representative Collins added that teachers have called upon him and asked him not to disclose their names. Dr. Baliou declared he did not know why any teacher should be afraid. Representative Holaday declared: “At least a hundred” teachers had com- plained to him against the number of reports which they are compelled to make out, contending such clerical work interferred with thelr teaching. Statement Declared False, In reply to this, Dr. Ballou said: “There is no doubt at all about the fact that teachers are asked today to do a lot of clerical work which they ought not to be asked to do. I grant that. It is also true, and still more true, and I think a still less defensible procedure that building principals have no clerical assistance whatsoever. They must make out their reports them- selv Mr. Simmons found this state- ment of the school superintendent very interestin®, because, he said, “It has been reported to me in exactly that w with this addition: That you have said that until vou got the clerks in the Franklin Building that you wanted, no grade school prncipal was going to get any clerks.” “That last statement is false, abso- lutely and unqualifiedly false,” Ballou fetorted. “You do not mean that the fact that it was reported to me is false?” Mr. Simmons wanted to know. “No, sir. I would not question that for a moment. I am saying that the statement is false; that is, the assertion that I have made any such condition whatsoever. is false,” Dr. Ballou said. “All I can say about that is, that the person that gave me that information has given me a considerable amount of other information that is extremely ac- curate,” Mr. Slmmons replied. 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