Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-22
SCHOOL CONDITION BAD,
SAY PENWORTH CITIZENS
Educational Facilities Pronounced
Incapable Of Coping With In
creasing Applications.
Protest Made Against the Arbitrary
Changing of Car Schedules by
Railway Companies.

Election of officers and discussion of
deplorable school conditions in Pet
worth and the inability to secure bet
ter car service on the Georgia avenue
line through the public utilities COM
mission were the important factors of
the meeting of the Petworth Citizens
Association last evening at the Pet
worth NJ. E. Church. Preceding the
election. reports were received from
the officers and the chairmen of the
standing committees.
J. c. Suter of the committee on
schools said the enrolment of pupils
this year exceeded that of any year
in the history of Petworth and appli-
cants for admission were still coming.
He said there was pressing need for
the erection of a new nine-room build
ing on the site recently purchased at
the corner of Sth and Shepherd
streets, that many of the schools were
operated on half time for the pupils
and that some of them. notably the
kindergarten. were run on quarter
the present school, he said, and after
the transfer of many of the pupils to
other schools there we're still pupils
enough for twice that number.
School History Reviewed.
He reviewed the entire school history
of Petworth from the beginning, citing
statistics to prove his contentious. At
the last term, he said, there were
enough pupils to fill forty classrooms
with an average of forty pupils to the
class Thus far this year the record
greatly exceeds that and in the kim
dergarten it had been found necessary
to deny admission to further appli-
cants.
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flower show October l, in the basement
of the Wallace Memorial United Pres
byterian Church; Endorsed the recon-
mendation of Fire Chief Wagner for
fifty more men in the fire department,
and provided for salaries for some of
its officers.
1t was announced that the school
census. which the association had pro-
vided for, would be abandoned, as such
a census was to be taken in October
by the police force.>
Car Schedules Protested.
The chairman of the committee on
transportation protested against the
changing of the car schedules by the
railway companies with the consent of
the public utilities commission and
without notice to or consultation with
the people who are affected. He stated
in the District which has been pre-
scribed by the commission, but all have
been arranged and suggested by the
railway companies and approved by the
commission without a chance for a
hearing from the people affected. He
said there was often a difference of
opinion between the comm iSSion and
| the people as to the adequacy of the
car service on the Georgia avenue line,
especially during the summer months,
when the schedules were suspended,
and now when the number of school
children greatly increased the traffic.
The association decided to hold its
meetings in the future at 7:3O o'clock
instead of o'clock.
Officers Unanimously Reelected.
All the officers of last term were
unanimously reelected. except a. l..
Gill. the financial secretary, who posi-
| lively declined. II. j. Phelps being
unanimously elected to succeed him.
| The present officers are Charles J.
James, president: Jesse C. Suter, vice
president: T. c. Homfller, secretary; II.
J. Phelps. financial secretary. and w.
l.. Rhoads, treasurer. President James
was elected to represent the associa-
| ton in the Federation Of Citizens AS
| sociations.
The following new members were
| elected Edwin v. Jones, Everett w
| Hawkins, e. L. Richin. ]. Herbert Rob
| inson, W. H. Criswell, G. A. Adams
| Thomas Ryan. NJ. F. Stapleton, Frank
| c. Borrows. James P. Barrett, W T.
| Spring, j. X. White, E. L. Valentine
| ]. A. Keys and I. S. Carr.
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