Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-31
DISTRICT AS MODEL
Senator GaIIinger Gives Views
on the turkey Trot."
NOT A MILL TOWN DANCE
Draws Comparisons in Speech Oppos-
ing Children's Bureau Bill.
TRUE REMEDY IN EDUCATION
Pays Tribute to Washington School
System and District Juve-
nile Court.
NOT A MILL TOWN DANCE
TRUE REMEDY IN EDUCATION

Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire
does not countenance the turkey trot'
among members of Washington society
In a speech in the Senate he has put it
in the same class with practices Of mill
workers which do not improve their
health or morals.
They did find he said in the Sen
ate yesterday, speaking of the investi-
gators of conditions among women and
child workers in the United States, that
in some of the mill towns the boys
chewed tobacco, smoked and did some
things that would likely be better for
their health and their morals If they
refrained from doing.
But We need not go beyond the con-
fines Of the District Of Columbia to
find that those same practices are preva-
lent in the higher levels or society and
even INDUCED in by women. There is
nothing In their report, however. that
goes to show that the turkey trot' has
been in vogue in the mill towns Of New
England or OF the south. So that when
we come to the question of morals in
the mill towns we can safely confine
ourselves to the facts rather than ar
raign community or q great industry
because of some things such. as those
agents discovered to exist"
Opposed to Bureau Bill.
Senator Gallinger was speaking in OPP
position to the bill proposing to estab-
lish in the Department of Commerce and
Labor a children's bureau to collect
statistics regarding the causes and
remedies for the delinquency Of children.
His reference to the practices Of some
members Of Washington, society was not
his only reference to conditions in the
District. Discussing that feature Of the
bill which would require the bureau to
collect statistics regarding "orphanage
and juvenile courts" he paid this tribute
to the Juvenile Court of the District:
I'VE have Juvenile Court in the Dis
trict of Columbia-I think one of the
best in the country-apd l venture the
suggestion, for the benefit Of the good
people who are promoting this lee1sla-
ton, that a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. clerk in
that court will answer every question
every city in every state Of the American
Union, and give the inquirers all the in
formation that they possibly could de-
sire to procure concerning the operation
Of juvenile courts. Why should the gov
eminent go into this question and spend
the peoples money for the purpose of
ascertaining matters concerning juvenile
courts that can be obtained in other
WayS?
Millions for Education.
Making further protest against the bill,
Senator Gallinger pointed out the forward
strides which the states and the District
are making in education.
1T is interesting to glance at the mat
ter Of education in the District of Column
bia." he said. I'VE are spending $4,000
600 year for education in this District.
This enormous amount Of money is spent
for education in a single city. We are
somewhat criticised because Of the mag
nitude OF that appropriation, but We APP
propTiate it for the reason that we want
to give chance for education to every
poor child in the District of Columbia
every black child as we'll as every white
child. Hence we make these great ap-
preparations and l presume they are full
filing the function for which they are
designed.
I'm the Mckinley Manual Training
School in this city there are taught Eng
lish. German. French, mathematics, al
zebra, geometry, plane and solid; trigo-
nometry and surveying. college algebra,
analytical geometry. Science-physics. in
GLIDING electricity; chemistry. History
ancient, English, United States"
He proceeded to outline the courses in
mechanical drawing in freehand draw
ing. domestic science. domestic science
applied, machine shop practice, forge
working, wood working and domestic
arts.
I'm addition we have physicians and
dentists to look after the children in the
schools, as many other cities have, and
the employment of school nurses Is now
being warmly advocated, and indeed
nurses are employed in some of the
larger Cities" he added.
Duplication Of Work.
The senator took shot at some of the
recommendations Of the economy board.
while paying it a tribute for making
other recommendations, by saying:
1.-The economy board believe that is
what it is called. although I believe it
has another title, which I have forgot
ten-has recently called attention to the
fact that enormous sums are being vast
ed by duplication of work in the depart
ments, and while that board has made
some ridiculous recommendations, such
service, it has made some very wise sug
gestions in the direction of getting rid Of
duplication And yet In this very bill
we propose to duplicate work that has
already been done or is being done to-
day, and to appropriate the money of
the people for the purpose of giving
places to few clerks and three or four
higher officials"
Mr.. Gallinger based his closing argu-
pnent on the multiplication Of bureaus
and on the interference of the federal
belong to smaller political divisions.
Home and School Function.