The Washington herald., 1921-10-22
CONGRESS OPENS
INVESTIGATION OF
SCHOOLS TODAY
District Officials and 9th
ers Will Testify Be
fore Committee.
CAPPER CHAIRMAN
Senate Asked for $4,000 for
Police Protection Dur
ing Conference.

All contracts for new school
buildings provided by the emer-
gsney program outlined by Con-
gress last spring will be let by De-
eember 1, Municipal Architect Al
Harris said yesterday In announcing
completion OF plans for the second
OF the emergency schools, Dean
wood Superintendent of Schools
Ballou signed the specifications
yesterday. and the plans were sub
mitted to the District Commits
sioners Immediately for approval
Bids VIII be advertised in the near
future.
This morning at 1880 O'Clock
Congress will open special In
yestigation into alleged building
delays. methods Of appointing
teachers, teachers pay, curriculum
and the whole range OF school prob
lens
Delayed By strike.
The first school in the emergency
program have the plans com
pIeted was the Monroe. Another
school, which was provided for sep
arately in the regular appropriation
last March, the H d. Cook school.
is now being built, though, like
Eastern High School, has been de-
layed by thu strike of stone-cutters.
The scope Of the Congressional in
quiry was widened at the instance
Of Senator King. Of Utah, who filed
charges with the Senate District
Committee to. the effect that thou
sands Of children were being I'M
properly cared for, while little was
being done by the District Commits
sioners or the school oficials under
the $4,000, 900 emergency fund ap-
propriated last spring.
orEanIses Joint Committee.
The school committees of the SEN
ate and House met and organized
for a Joint hearing, and the District
Commissioners and architect, MEM
bers of the school board, DR.. Frank
w. Ballou, superintendent Of the
schools. and others will be asked to
testify. The fullest details are
sought In efforts to formulate q
program that will take care Of the
permanent nesdsz swell a. tine
emergency situation.
Senator Capper. OF Kansas, chair
man Of the Senate School Commit-
tee, was made chairman of the Joint
committee, while Representative
Walters, chairman of the House
School Committee, was made vice
chairman.
Expects Report Of ExDerts-
Senator capper told the joint
committee he expects to receive
from the Board of Education short
" a report on the survey recently
made by experts Of the board and
much information would be CLEANED
from this as to the demands of the
present. The large increase In
school attendance has made the sit
uation this year worse than pre-
ytously and the overcrowded condi-
lions are what the officials believe
to be the most urgent problem Of
the schools
Ask. $4,000 for Extra Police.
To the Senate District Committee
has Just been referred two bills, in
troduced Thursday evening at the
request Of District officials, provid-
ing police protection for visitors and
citizens during the conference on
the limitation of armament One
carries a $4,000 appropriation for
maintaining order and protecting
life and property and empowers the
Commissioners to regulate the OPP
Grafton and fares of public convey
ances during the period.
The other authorizes the Secre-
tary Of war to grant permits to
citizens organizations in connec-
tion with the ceremonies. It is
proposed that all arches, stands and
platforms that may be erected shall
be under the control of citizens or
ranfzations, but that the District
commissioners may designate the
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