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77TH CONG. , 2u SESS.-CH. 452-JUNE 27, 1942 vided for in the Act approved March 1, 1901 (24 U. S . C . 238), and under a contract to be entered into with the said institution by the Commissioners, $40,000. For maintenance and instruction of colored deaf-mutes of teachable age belonging to the District of Columbia, in Maryland, or some other State, under a contract to be entered into by the Commissioners, $10,000: Provided, That all expenditures under this appropriation shall be made under the supervision of the Board of Education. For maintenance and instruction of blind children of the District of Columbia, in Maryland, or some other State, under a contract to be entered into by the Commissioners, $7,500: Provided, That all expenditures under this appropriation shall be made under the super- vision of the Board of Education. Notwithstanding the provision that no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be expended for printing or binding a schedule or list of supplies and materials for the furnishing of which contracts have been or may be awarded, the Board of Education is authorized to have printed and bound schedules or lists of supplies, textbooks, and equipment approved by the Board of Education for use in the schools for requisitioning purposes only: Provided, That all such expenditures for printing and binding shall have been specifi- cally approved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia or by the Purchasing Officer and the Auditor for the District of Columbia, acting for such Commissioners. No part of any appropriation made in this Act shall be paid to any person employed under or in connection with the public schools of the District of Columbia who shall solicit or receive, or permit to be solicited or received, on any public-school premises, any subscrip- tion or donation of money or other thing of value from any pupil enrolled in such public schools for presentation of testimonials to school officials or for any purpose except such as may be authorized by the Board of Education at a stated meeting upon the written recom- mendation of the superintendent of schools. No money appropriated in this Act for the purchase of furniture and equipment and school supplies for the public schools of the District of Columbia shall be expended unless the requisitions of the Board of Education therefor shall be approved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, or by the Purchasing Officer and the Auditor for the District of Columbia acting for the Commissioners. The Board of Education is authorized to designate the months in which the ten salary payments now required by law shall be made to teachers assigned to instruction in nature study and school garden- ing, and in health, physical education, and playground activities. Section 6 of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Appropriation Act, approved May 10, 1916, as amended, shall not apply from July 1 to September 15, 1942, to teachers of the public schools of the District of Columbia when employed by any of the executive depart- nlents or independent establishments of the United States Govern- ment. The children of officers and men of the United States Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, and children of other employees of the United States stationed outside the District of Columbia shall be admitted to the public schools without payment of tuition. BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS For completing the construction of the Kramer Junior High School on land owned by the District of Columbia in the vicinity of Seven- teenth and Q Streets Southeast, $270,125. 435 31 Stat. 844. D.C. Code §31-1008 . Proviso. Proviso. Printing lists of supplies for use in schools. Proviso. Approval. Solicitation of sub- scriptions, etc. Approval of requisi- tions for equipment. Special leachors. Double-salary re- striction, nonapplica- tion. 39 Stat. 120. 5U.S.C. 58. Children of Army, Navy, etc., personnel. Kramer Junior High School, con- struction. 56 STAT.]