Evening star., 1921-11-29
PLAN NEW SCHOOL
DRIVE 0NcONGRESS
Senator Capper and Mem
bers of Committee to Push
D. C. Needs to Limit.

Strong efforts will be made at the
coming session of Congress to awaken
all members to a realization of the
seriousness of the condition prevail
.ing in the local schools. particularly
with regard to the overcrowding. and
the imperative need for immediate
relief, Senator Capper of Kansas,
chairman of the joint congressional
committee on schools. said today.
With Congress considering so many
matters affecting the country at
large. Senator Capper said he did not
believe the members generally were
aware OF the conditions under which
the local schools now are working.
One of the big problems of the COM
mittee, he continued. is to impress
this fact on all members of Con-
gress. When this is done he be-
ieves that action which will bring
about relief will be obtained.
Plnns Coatinnous Agitation.
II will take continuous agitation, he
said, and he took this occasion to ap-
prove the efforts of The Star to keep
! this matter before Congress and the
j people. Cont iauatiou of the publicity
along these lines, he said cannot but
focus the attention of members OF
Congress on the serious school situa-
! tion. It will bring results In the end
F., by getting approval for program
| which will provide the facilities need
ed by the local school system.
/, Senator Capper said he would con-
| Ter tomorrow with Representative
F., Walters, chairman of the House sub
nx-tt
/ the school situation and proceedins
with the hearings on the matter. No
plans have as yet been made as to
! the witnesses who will be ca )ed upon
+, to- testify before the committee. This
viii be taken up at the first meeting
| Of that body, he said.
Z, shost Hearings Likely.
However. he remarked that he did
| not believe 1t would take long to COM
, plete the hearings. The committee,
| he said, plans to take some time in .
I personal inspection of the schools Of
| the city to ascertain at first hand the
| facilities which they now have, and
| particularly what they lack.
! He realizes, he continued, that the
! overcroWding IS serious condition
!, now existing and that something
(. ought to be done promtly. What is
! most needed is the development OF a
!; program to extend probably for a
/ period of five ears, which not only would
| take care of the present overcrowd-
Ad conditions. but at the same time
! would provide for the natural in
crease in the school population.
First attention must be given. he
pointed odt. to the conditions as they
/ now exist. to put up buildings to take
care of the overcrowding. leaving un-
f. til later the provision of those facili-
| ties considered necessary to moder-
! ate school system, such as the special
f. equipment required for a proper
working of the so-called platoon sys-
| tem new in vogue at the Park View
I School
Committee Alive to Needs.
| The members of the committee them
selves fully realize the conditions. he
said. but their pricipal work will be
to bring the members Of Congress
generally to understand them, so that
! they will act promptly at the coming
! session. The fact that the situation
now Is being Investigated by a joint
committee of both houses. he believed,
| will help much to bring this about.