Evening star., 1913-11-28
Smaller Pools in View.

Although Congress has asked the Com
missioners to report on the advisability
of locating two bathing beaches on the
Potomac river. members of the special
committee are understood to believe that
a better plan would be to provide smaller
pools at an expense not to exceed that
which would be required for the two
beaches referred to. 1t is argued that a
greater number of people would be able
thereby to enjoy this form of recreation.
The bill to create a board of public
recreation provides that this body shall
consist of three members. including the
United States Army engineer i'm charge
of public buildings and grounds. one OF
the District Commissioners and one men,
ber of the board of education of the
District.
The proposed measure for regulating
the use of school buildings and grounds
would. II enacted into law, make all
centerS.
Text of the Bills.
The full text of the two bills is as
follows:
ITO create board Of public recreation
in the District of Columbia
That, for the purpose of unifying and
facilitating the administration Of public
recreation i'm the District of Columbia.
there is hereby created a board of public
recreation. to consist of the United States
Army engineer in charge of public build
ings and grounds in the District OF Co
lumbia. one of the Commissioners of said
District OF Columbia. and one member of
the board of education of said District OF
Columbia. The Commissioners Of the Dis
trict of Columbia shall designate one OF
their number to act on said board of pub
lie recreation. and the board of education
OF said District of Columbia shall desig-
nate one of their number to act on said
board whenever any member of the
board of public recreation shall find II
impossible to attend>any meeting of said
board, he may designate and appoint any
person under his office to act for him al
any meeting or meetings of said board
The members of the board or their rep.
resentatives shall serve without additional
salary. The members of the board shall
De appointed Tor period of one year and
until their successors are appointed
Section =. The board of public recrea
ton shall have supervision over the play.
grounds. municipal baths, athletic fields
syinnaslums. or other public recreat tior
centers in the District OF Columbia. nov
established or that may hereafter be
esta blished. including school buildings ant
grounds when authorized or permitted
| by the board OF education to be used
for any such purpose The board Of pub
nc recreation may make regulations a.
| to the use and MANAGEMENT of such avail
able recreation facilities, and NAV AN
| thorize the. use of any such facilities fo,
civic meetings. social centers. etc. pro
vided that such use shall not conf1ic
| with the primary purpose for which sucf
facilities are established"
Use of School Buildings.
/ The other reads as follows:
ITO regulate the use of public schoo
buildings and grounds in the District o
| Columbia.
| THAT the control of the public school
in the District of Columbia by the boar,
| of education shall extend to, includ
and comprise the use of the public schoo
buildings and grounds by pupils of tn
| public schools. other children and adults
/ for supplementary educational purposes
| civic meetings for the free discussion O
| public questions, social centers, center
| of recreation. Fairgrounds and for fre
Public Library branches. as well durin,
| the school year as during vacation. Th
| privilege of using said buildings an,
grounds for any of said purposes may b
granted by the board upon such term
and conditions and under such rules an
regulations as the board may prescribe
"Section =. The board of education il
authorized to accept, upon written rec