Evening star., 1920-01-13
OBJECT TO CHANGE
IN FINANCING D. c.
Northeast Washington Citi-
zens Believe Present Plan
Just and Equitable.

A unanimous vote in opposition to
change in the half-and half plan Of
financing the District of Columbia
was recorded at meeting of North
ton held last night in Northeast
Temple. Evan H. Tucker, president
presented the resolution setting out
that the present plan is just and
equitable to both the federal and
District governments and that the
taxation than persons in a majority
of cities of about the same size
1t was set out in the resolution
that it is the earnest desire Of the
entire population o. the United States
that Washington khall become the
greatest and most beautiful seat of
government in the world that the
proposed change would provide an
indefinite and uncertain arrangement
for the payment of expenses for the
District which undoubtedly would re-
suit in increasing the burden of tax
alton of the people of the District.
and seriously retard its development
and Identification.
Opposed to Mapes Bill.
The resolution further sets out that
the association is positively and un-
alterably opposed to the proposef
change. and instructs the Legislative
committee to use every effort to pre-
vent passage of the Mapes bill
In another resolution offered by
President Tucker and unanimously
adopted, the association expressed
its sincere appreciation and thanks
to Henry B. F. Macfarland Theodore
w. Noyes and A. S. Worthington for
the valuable services they rendered
in recording objections to the bill for
the repeal of the organic act.
DR.. Starr Parsons, chairman of the
committee on schools and colleges,
DreSantn6 reSnlntinn h
the question OF changes in the system
of conducting the rcnools. Recon-
mendations reported by the commit
tee are as follows:
Increased pay for teachers
The schools are about 131 teachers
short, due to better pay in other
lines of work. Increase their pay
and they will return to the class
room.
Build more and up-to- date schools
to meet the wants of the large in
crease in population of our city.
"A business man should be placed
at the bead of the schools: one who
has the tact and ability to direct af-
fairs
"The school principals should not
teach. as at present. The time of the
principal should be devoted to ex-
ecutive duties, such as managing the
ever-increasing affairs of the building
and directing the teaching force.
ed by bona fide citizens of the Dis
trict."
DIR. Parsons resolution voiced op-
position to the proposed committee on
personnel in the matter of selecting
the teaching force, and suggested that
janitCrs. ScruhW omen and other poor
ly-pa;d employees should be given
some of the increases recommended
for the superintendent Of the schools
and his assistants.
Believes schools Satisfactory.
The schools as at present consti-
tuted are all right" DR.. Parsons as
serted.
He said he was gratifed by the
publication in The evening Star Of
December "a of an editorial headed
Leave the Schools Alone"
President Tucker said he was glad
! to announce that the bill providing
increased pay for teachers. a measure
favored by the association. had pass
ed both branches of Congress. The
association adopted the report Of the
committee on schools and colleges.
BY an almost unanimous vote the
association went on record as being
opposed to the confirmation of DR.
John Van Schaick. jr., for District
Commissioner. James NJ, Wood pre-
Sented the resolution. which was Sec
onded by Dr. Starr Parsons. and Dr.
Parsons was designated to appear
before the Senate committee today to
state the associations objections
The principal objection agains the
nominee was that he had not been
a bona ide resident the three years
next preceding his appointment
on motion of DR.. l.. D. Walter the
association voted opposition to the
recommendation that members of the
police force he given a sick leave of
| only thirty days. and that with half
| pay. He said it was di ifficult to un-
derstand why the Commissioners
should select the police to become
victims of what he termed proposed
unjust legislation.
..There is absolutely no necessity
| for such legislation DR.. Walter de-
| ,.lared.
| Objects to Proposed Merger.
DIR. Walter said he thought the
Comm issioners recommendation in
the proposed street car merger to re-
lieve the companies of paying cross