The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-04

namely. more physical eNamina-
nutrition studies and follow up
work. the examinations of teachers,
and the completion Of cases now
left undone for lack OF a sufficient
corps il is evident that more nurses
are needed to do the work required.
The present ratio of nurses %
pupils is one to approximately 5000
This ratio should be not more than
one to $500
1T is recommended in the report
that the salary of the chief medical
and sanitary inspector be increased
from s2,5OO to $500 per year and
that he he permitted to practice
his profession as are the other
members of the STAFF Of the health
office.
The report also states that the
number Of medical inspectors be
increased from twelve to twenty,
and that their compensation he in
creased from $500 a year for abour
thr0e hours work per day to $1,000
each per year. for the same part
time work.
Also that the number of dental
inspectors be increased from -four
to six. and tnat their compensation
he increased from $500 per year
for three hours of work per day to
81 600 each per year for the same
part-time work.
Favor bigger Dental Force.
1t * further recommended that
the number of dental operators be
increased from eight to sixteen. and
H.
creased from $500 per year to 81 200
for three and a half hours per day
throughout the year. Also that the
salary of the prophylactic operators
be increased from $500 per year to
$1,000 so that the number now ap-
propriated for can be employed. anc
/ that the number be increased from
four to eight so that every pupil can
| be reached at least once yearly. and
that the number of school nurses
be increased from ten to twenty,
with their salary increased from
$1,000 to S1.40O per year.
The school system Of Washing
ton contains 40 elementary school
buildings. high-school buildings.
? Junior high-school buildings, >
normal-schOOl buildings. voca
tiOnal schools. making in all 1873
school buildings A few of these
/ buildings, like the Berret, b. B.
French and Wisconsin Avenue. are
used for special purposes. such az
domestic science, domestic art and
manual training.
From year to year appropria-
tons have been made for fitting up
the yards of these schools with
! playground apparatus. At one time
1 or another IS of these yards have
been fitted mp and called authorized
| Fairgrounds. Money has been ex-
pended largely for the purchase OF
swings and see-saws, although
some of the larger grounds have
been more fully equipped
OF the 40 elementary schools
there are at present 50 whose
grounds have never been author
lied as Fairgrounds Some of these
have been partially equipped from
private contributions. a consider
able number of them have little or
no play sDace about them.
OF the rs authorized Fairgrounds,
70 have inadequate space. 10 nave
adequate space, but are undevel-
oped. and the remainder have ade-
quate yards. but the equipment IS
in bad condition. Several of the
yards need grading. Much of the
equipment must be replaced. The
appropriations for repairing and
equipping six additional yards each
year does not adequately provide
for the extension of playground ia
cilities of other schools.
In the past the equipment Of our
school Fairgrounds has consisted
largely of swings, see-saws and
slides. These are all deteriorating,
solely because. under the law, new
equipment can be purchased for
six additional Fairgrounds yearly
but none of that appropriation may
be expended for grounds previously
equipped or recently enlarged.
From the appropriation for main
tenance and repair, repairs 70 pray
ground equipment can be made
from time to time. However, when
II is once worn out. 1t may not be
replaced under any appropriation
now provided in the appropriation