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 368 Awards to lowest bi dder. Public schools. Administrative and supervisory officers. 43 Stat. 367. Personal services. S chool attend ance and wo rk permits department. 43 Stat. 367, 806. 45 Stat. 998. Teachers, libra- rians, etc. 43 Stat. 367. Health and physical education teachers. Advancement pro- visions. Provisos. Assignment of kin- dergarten teachers in grades1 to4. Placing unassigned teachers of special, etc., subjects. Librarians, pay re- striction. Vacation schools, in- struction, etc. Night schools. Salaries. Contingent ex- penses. Americanization work. Instruction of for- eigners of all ages. 75TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CH. 403-JUNE 29, 1937 for current consumed : Provided further, That no part of this appro- priation shall be available for the payment on any contract required by la w to b e awar ded t hrough compe titive bidd ing, w hich is not awarded to the lowest responsible bidder on specifications, and such specifications shall be so drawn as to admit of fair competition. PUBLIC SCHOOLS For personal services of administrative and supervisory officers in accordance with the Act fixing and regulating the salaries of teach- ers, school officers, and other employees of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia, approved June 4, 1924 (43 Stat., pp. 367-375), including salaries of presidents of teachers colleges in the salary schedule for first assistant superintendents, $683,800. For personal services of clerks and other employees, $180,260. For personal services in the department of school attendance and work permits in accordance with the Act approved June 4, 19 24 (43 Stat ., pp . 367-375), the Act approved February 5, 1925 (43 Stat ., pp . 806-808), and the Act approved May 29, 1928 (45 Stat ., . p . 998), $41,500. For personal services of teachers and librarians in accordance with the Act approved June 4, 1924 (43 Stat ., pp . 367-375), including for teachers colleges assistant professors in salary class eleven, and professors in salary class twelve, and including $10,000 for health and physical education teachers to supervise play in schools of the cen tral area bou nded by North Capitol Stree t on the east, Florida Ave nue on the no rth, the Mall on the south, and Twelfth Street on the west ; and including $4,000 for advancement of teachers from group 1A to 1B, group 2A to 2B, group 3A to 3B, and group 2C to 2D, $7,167,820 : Provided, That as teacher vacancies occur during th e fisc al year 1938 i n grad es one to four, incl usive, of the elemen tary schools, such vacancies may be filled by the assignment of teachers now employed in kindergartens, and teachers employed in kinder- gartens are hereby made eligible to teach in the said grades

Pro- vided further, That teaching vacancies that occur during the fiscal year 1938 wherever found may be filled by the assignment of teachers of special subjects and teachers not now assigned to classroom instr uction, and s uch teachers a re hereby mad e eligible for such assignment without further examination : Provided further, That the average of the salaries paid librarians in the public schools sh all not exceed the average of the salaries paid employees performing the same grade of work in the Free Public Library. For the i nstruction and supervision of children i n the vacation schools, and supervisors and teachers of vacation schools may also, be supervisors and teachers of day schools, $30,400. NI GHT SCHOOLS j For teachers and janitors of night schools, including teachers of industrial, commercial, and trade instruction, and teachers and anitors of night schools may also be teachers and janitors of day scho ols, $1 02,180, of wh ich $8, 000 sh all be for nig ht-sch ool ins tructio n at Western High School. For contingent and other necessary expenses, including equipment and purchase of all necessary articles and supplies for classes in. industrial, commercial, and trade instruction, $4,000. AMERICANIZATION WORK For Americanization work and instruction of foreigners of all ages in both day and night classes, and teachers and janitors of