The Washington times., 1921-06-28

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yulcanising and photography because
the contract" schools in which these
subjects were taught complained that
their classes were not large enough
and they needed more pupils to main
tain their schools.
FEDERAL BOARD AIDS SCHEMES.
The complaint. she testified, was
followed by an order from the head
quarters of the Federal Board here
to the placement officer at Fort Nc
Henry, instructing him to hnd stu
dents for these schools. As a conse-
quence. she declared. men were taken
from classes in which they we're do
ing fne work and sent to these
schools to study subjects In which
they had no interest.
Miss Maple explained to the COM
mittee that for the tuition of each
student the contract schools received
$50 q month. and that the average
was around nifty to the class.
That would make their income
$500 a month" Senator sutherland
of West Virginia. chairman of the
committee calculated. mot bad for
a months teaching"
Methods of placing the disabled
soldiers in the courses which the
Government itself supplies also were
criticised by the witness.
"The boys" she said. "are placed
in various kinds OF shops where they
are supposed to be taught a trade,
but they are often overworked and
taught very little, If they wish
school work, as many do. they must
attend night school, and they are not
physically able to work all day and
go to school at night. As result
many have to spend as much or more
time In the hospital as in their work.
They fear to protest lest their train
ing be taken away as Is often threat
ened.
LET COMPLAINTS SLIDE.
The assertion was made by Miss
fapIe that conditions at Fort Nc
Henry repeatedly were called to the
attention of officials in charge OF the
ork in Washington. but they made
10 effort to remedy them. She also
AID that when any of the instructors
iterceded In behalf of the men they
ere threatened with dismissal, and
lat in some cases new teachers were
ompelled to swear that they never
would criticfse the Federal Board for
Vocational Training before they were
given Jobs.
Her statement prompted Senator
Pomerene to offer a motion directing
the Federal board to supply the COM
mission with copies of all contracts
which II uses In employing assist
ance. In this connection.,Miss Maple
likewise testified that the teachers
hired by the board were incompetent
and inefficient. Many. she said, were
men OF draft age who had seen no
service in the war. and the students
would have nothing to do with them.
She added that there was no excuse
for this, as the Government could get
plenty of good teachers IL they were
wanted.
rNDErENsIBLE,s SAYS POMERENE
When tho witness had concluded,
Senator Pomerene, who had followed
her testimony closely. said:
"Ths thing that strikes me most
about this IL that when the Govern
ment f1nds q man in need of voca-
tional training. there Is some man
who says he can't take up what he
wants, but must take up valcanizing
This witness referred to It's system
of fitting round pegs in square holes,
but we also seem to have some square
heads with wooden hearts among our
officials. This proposition is indefen-
sible."
Miss Josephine Amos. Baltimore
welfare worker. was the other witt
ness examined by the commission at
yesterdays hearing. She told of her
observations on several visits to the
army hospital. which IL also located
at Fort McHenry. and at which dis
abled soldiers are recuperating.
Although the hospital. because OF
Its dampness due to the proximity
of the sea and It's low altitude, is
utterly unnt for tubercular patients,
many. she declared. are quartered
there. They arc confined in three
wards, she continued. one for the
white and the other for negro pa
tients. The third. she said. ts called
the "bye-bye" ward where patients
In the last stages Of the disease are
Isolated.
Men in the "bye-bye" ward. she
told the committee, receive scant at
tention or consideration from the at
tendsnts When they become so
weak they are unable to feed them
. Ives, the attendants. she said. leave
he trays next 20 their beds and 60
off indifferent to their condition.
on several occasions. she asserted.
she had helped feed men In this con-
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