The Washington times., 1920-01-04
SCHOOL FIGHT
WAKES WARM
Civic Bodies Indorse All Projects
For Betterment OF
System Here.

The Federation OF Citizens Associa.
tions OF the District of Columbia has
put its shoulder to the wheel IN the
battle for more and better schools
Full indorsemen OF the five projects
Increased salaries for teachers, fn1re
teachers. a comprehensive building
program. a teachers retirement faw'
and the appointment OF business
manager for each schooi--was given
in resolutions adopted by the federl-
ton last night.
After a prolonged and heated de-
bate, the federation voted down pro-
posaI TO have the federation join with
the Board of Trade, Chamber OF Com
merce, Rotary Club. and other civic
ORGANIZATIONS In the night. The ms
jority OF the delegates voicet the
opinion that the individual citizens
organizations should participate In
this movement. The opponents "t
this resolution made II clear tina: they
were in sympathy with the better
school program. but that they pre-
ferred that the thirty-five indi, idual
organizations OF the federation be
represened on tho joint committee.
Protesting against the confirmation
of DR.. Van Schaick as District Com
missioner. the Benning association
submitted a resolution which declared
the post. This resolution followed
him to be temperamentally unht Tor
one by the Mid-city association IN
dorsing DR.. Van Schaick. special
meeting will be called to consider the
Benning associations resolution.
On motion of J. c, Crawford the
pubIic utilities committee was In
structed to take up at once with the
District authorities the plan for re-
routing street cars at the oottle
mock at Fourteenth street and New
York avenue.
New Committees.
Standing committees of the feder-
alton for the year yere announced by
President w. b. Westlake ,as follows;
Law and legislation-Charles D.
Shreve, chairman: Albert +. Shoe-
maker, vice chairman; Edward r.
Colladay Fred ]. Rice. George II.
Russell. Lee II. Wilson. Samuel Her
rick. and ]. p. Crawford.
Education-Jesse c. Suter, chair
man; Snowden Ashford, vice chair
man; Frank p. Leetch, Warner Stut-
Ter, w. L. Peet, F. r. Wheater, j. w.
Richmond, C. Melvin Sharpe, L. L.
Hoopef, James Benson Thomas.
Charles w. Darryaeorge A. Finch and
william s. Torbert.
Highways, parks and waterways -
W. y. Todd, chairman; Louis A. ST.
mon, vice chairman; ID. N. Shoemaker.
e. B. Carrier, H. X. Bush Brown. q. q.
Mckay. Thomas Ellis. Gen. Charles IL.
Ourand and A. J. Overman.
Public utilities-William NICK. Clay
ton, chairman; ]. P. Crawford, vice
chairman; w. J. Latimer. d. A. Ed
wards, Charles A. Baker, William q.
Henderson, M. NJ. Mclean, Benjamin
R Stickney.
Public health - DR.. Woodward,
chairman; Edwin r. Brown. vice
chairman; Or. ]. w. Chappell. Charles
w. Gilmore, S. c. Redman and Dr.
william p. Hcrbst
Membership w. L. Peet' chair
man; D. II. Yorke, vice chairman:
Thomas ]. Donovan. Joe L. Carr ana
p. B. Magruder.
Police and fire protection-E. b.
Henderson. chairman: c. A. Barker
vice chairman; Capt. George w.
Evans, Robert II. McMakin, William
n. Richardson and w. J. Latimer.
Public celebrations-Albert Schulz
tets, chairman; Julius Zolnoy, vice
chairman; William F. franklin. Ray
L. Smith, s. S. Symons and John A
Saul.
Civic development and Federal re-
,ations-J. p. Crawford, chairman,
Selden NJ. Ely. vice chairman; WASH
ington Topham. Herman Philips and
Mr.. Wales.