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 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 271-JULY 1, 1941 District of Columbia, which have auditoriums or other seating facili- ties for student assemblies, including elementary schools, high schools, and teachers colleges, $550. NIGHT SCHOOLS For teachers and janitors of night schools, including teachers of industrial, commercial, and trade instruction, and teachers and jani- tors of night schools may also be teachers and janitors of day schools, $105,780. For contingent and other necessary expenses, including equipment and purchase of all necessary articles and supplies for classes in industrial, commercial, and trade instruction, $6,000. AMERICANIZATION WORK For Americanization work and instruction of foreigners of all ages in both day and night classes, and teachers and janitors of Amer- icanization schools may also be teachers and janitors of the day schools, $12,810. For contingent and other necessary expenses, including books, equipment, and supplies, $600. For carrying out the provisions of the Act of June 19, 1934 (34 U. S . C. 945), entitled "An Act providing educational opportunities for the children of soldiers, sailors, and marines who were killed in action or died during the World War", $200. For the development of vocational education in the District of Columbia in accordance with the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the further development of vocational education in the several States and Territories", approved June 8, 1936 (49 Stat. 1488), and regulations promulgated thereunder, $26,600. COMMUNITY CENTER DEPARTMENT For all expenses necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Community Center Department, including the expense of keeping open the public-school playgrounds during the summer months, such expenses to include personal services of the director, general secre- taries and community secretaries in accordance with the Act approved June 4, 1924 (43 Stat. 369); clerks and part-time employees, including janitors on account of meetings of parent-teacher associations and other activities; directors, supervisors, and other playground person- nel at rates of pay to be fixed by the Board of Education, without reference to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended; special and temporary services, directors, assistants, and janitor service during the summer vacation, and in the larger yards, daily after school hours during the school term; supplies; medals, trophies; awards; lighting fixtures; and equipment, $281,320: Provided, That such public-school playgrounds shall be kept open for play purposes in accordance with the schedule heretofore maintained for playgrounds while under the jurisdiction of the playground department: Provided further, That the activities provided for under this appropriation shall be oper- ated under the joint control, supervision, and direction of the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia and the Board of Education. CARE OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS For personal services, including care of portable buildings at a rate not to exceed $96 per annum for the care of each building, $988,745. 509 Instruction for chil- dren of certain World War soldiers, etc. 48 Stat. 1125. D.C.Code§31-1114. Vocational educa- tion. 20U.S.C.§§15h- 15p. D. C. ('ode §§ 31- 601 to 31-629. 31-10, 31-119. 42 Stat. 1488. 5 U.S. C . § 661-674. Post, p. 613 . Prweos.

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