The Washington times., 1916-02-01
DEBATE ON SCHOOLS
MAKES SPARKS FLY
LfncoIn Park Citizens Associa-
ton Head Declares Two
Principals Favor Change.

Sparks again flew in respect to the
change in the Districts school system
proposed by the Commissioners when
speakers hammered on that subject be-
fore the Lincoln Park Citizens Associa-
ton last night. The association met at
She Church of the Nativity.
New light was thrown on the situation
by d. A. Edwards, president of the as
socia ton. who announced that two high
school principals had declared to him
that they favored change in the pres
ent system. He added that other s"hool
officials also favored some change In
what they termed the present unsatis-
factory arrangement"
Mrs. Helen \. DOGGY. who had intro
duced resolution protesting aSanst
the change. stated that three hlgh
school principals had told her they
favored the present plan.
Then that makes up the five,' retort-
ed President Edwards.
A little later Congressman Michael f.
Conry of New York praised the school
system of New York for its liberation
or politics. and said: That man who
would dare suggest that the New YORK
schools be put back into politics would
be damned everlastingly.'
Warns Against Politics.
'T don't know much about your sys-
tenn" said the SPEAKER. but | am In
terested in schools, as a former
members of the New York board Of
education. If the question Of change
in your system comes before the House.
intend to look into it and see whether
there is a niger in the woodpile. and l
shall expose him.
This statement brought forth ap-
planse.
Meanwhile ] counsel you," MIR. Con-
~ continued. ito resist with your
might and main, and to the last ditch.
anything that savors of putting your
schools into politics
The resolution offered py Mrs DOGGY
was not adopted, bat the question Of
the commissioners' cduca t1onal recon-
mendations was referred to the associa-
6ons school committee.
After George Fl. Judd. chairman of
the street improvement committee, la d
read the list Of improvements 10 be
made in the northeast and southeast in
the vicinity of Lincoln Park. the asso-
citation voted to thank the commission
ers and TO conrratulate them on such
time In many years members said, east
Washington had obtained it's full sha re
or street improvements;
Indeed" remarked Mr.. Ju6G. this
year the ration OF taxation and pcpula-
non puts us on tor. But that wilt help
atone for the neglect of the past.
Want Park Laborers Paid More.
President Edwards painted a sorrow
eEA picture of the trials of the Dis
t11ct Commissioners who. he said, get
twenty knocks to one boost"
The street paving estimates show that
t57.b0o was appropriated for improve
ments in the southeast. and that $751;
600 went to the northeast and south
east within the scope of the Lincoln
Park Associations territory, 1t was
stated.
The association voted to request
Colonel Harts to take some action in
regard to increasing the pay of park
laborers. 1t also went on record as
favoring an extension of the age limit
in the compulsory education law 10
sixteen years.
Ray L. Smith. reporting for the COM
tect, explained that the child labor
law prohibited children. with only a
few exceptions, from going to work
under sixteen. IIc said this left a gar
between the time a child might quit
school and might go to work which
encouraged children to loaf.
Congressman ConrY sketChed the ef.
Tammany. called New York the hest
governed city of tho world. and said
of Washington: THE political s'tua-
ton here in the District is perfect
anomaly and should not exist under
democratic form of government
Your people are as capable of solving
civic problems as those Of the metropo.
that "the mind of the man who pro-
jected such a political monstrostY Is
something 7. as a student Of politics
can't understand"