Evening star., 1921-11-16
CHAMBERS open
FORUM" EXCITING
Tubercular School Site Stirs
Up Long and Heated Debate
at Commerce Session.

al Commerce session.
A lengthy and heated debate on the
question Of the location Of tho new
tuberculosis school featured tho meet
ing last night of the Washington
Chamber Of Commerce at tho Willard
Hotel The meeting. which was Of
acially termed open forum night.
was characterized by eloquent and
lmpassioned orations directed against
,, DR.. Charles Campbelrs majority re-
port Of the public health committee
favoring the l4th and Upshur streets
site for the new school.
A. e. Seymour, secretary Of the
chamber, made an Interesting report
on the recent convention OF National
Association Of Commercial OrganiZa-
zion Secretaries. which he attended In
New Orleans. After that Charles w
Darr. in the absence of Rudolph Jose
chairman of the fire and police pro-
lection committee, submitted his re-
port, which was adopted.
Then the fun began. 1t lasted until
nearly midnight, when discussion was
halted and the tuberculosis schoo.
matter laid on the table until the
next meeting Of the chamber.
OampDcu Makes t1cus
The report Of the health committee
urged the adoption of the l4th and
Upshur streets site for the tubercu.
losis school. pointing out that tn
Commissioners Of the District made
an exhaustive study Of tho situatio:
and finally decided on this location
DR.: Campbell asserted that in the be-
lief Of his committee this site was
h.
found In Washington, and pleaded
for the sake of the tubercular pupils
that no opposition be raised which
would prevent a speedy culminat ation
If the school project.
DR.: Louis Battle. resident Of tina,
section. and member Of the publ.
health committee Of tho chamber
presented the minority report of til.
committee.
He pointed out that on this trac,
Of land there now stood the Tubercu-
iosis Hospital. near which would b.
erected the tuberculosis School, and
| plans for a junior high school ir
! proximity to the tubercular hospital
| and school were now being completed
DR.. Battle Scores Plan.
He vigorously attacked tho plan for
putting tuberculosis school in the
city in the first place. in such prox-
nifty to the tuberculosis Hospital in
! school for. healthy children In the
third
The oity is no place for either
hospital or school Of this kind" said
DR.. Battle; both should be in the
fresh air. II the new tubercular
school is placed on the same site as
the hospital 1t will mean that we will
never be able to move the hospital. 1t
VII have depressing effect on the
children. as the hospital is anything
rut an attractive place.
DO you know that Is per cent Of
the deaths are caused from this dread
disea -tuberculosis-and that 1t is
10th conta gious and infectious. l was
for five years in charge Of the tuber:
culos1s clinic In q local hospital, and
know what I am talking about.
would state under oath that II Is
safer for children in smallpox hos
vital than in an institution where
ubercular patients are treated. Vac
:ination will guard against the first.
but there is no cure for the second
Urges Majority Report.
Dr.. Campbell was then granted the
moor to discuss further the majority
report Of the committee.
He pointed out that there would be
no question Of proximity; that the
that the tubercular school would be
hospital.
Every ono I have talked to, even
residents Of that neighborhood, have
approved this site" said DR.. Camp
has to be put some place; that this
is the only available site, and are
willing to have it put there. We
need a school for these children. They
are taught cleanliness and santa
ton. and even a doctor would have
di fHoulty In picking out tubercular
chn6 from class Of healthy children
THE Commissioners" continued DR..
Campbell. "were under five restric-
tions wren they settled on this site.
publicly owned: 1t had to be well ele-
waited: ample grounds from two to i've
acres: 1t had to be accessible. 90 that
tho children could reach II with fa-
oility. and lastly It had to be suitable
from an administration standpoint"
Plenty OF Fresh Air.
DR.. Campbell said that tho building
was to be a beautiful one, ono story
high, costing s15o.0o0. which had been
vision for fresh air.
A. e. Hanson said that the school
should not be placed. in the District,
and that the children should not be-
allowed to ride in public conveya2ces.
S. T. Cameron said that the tract Of
that the government bought only part
of the tract He said that on account
of this the school would have to be
placed within 400 or 500 feet Of the
hospital. He made the suggestion that
the chamber should request the Com
missioners to ask Congress to appr'o-
priate more money to buy a suitable
site for this project
Mrs. Rafter Warns Of sHysteraaS
NSp~ 1,yns Ero<t Rs\tnv ,,1u>A era
men and women Of the chamber to
come down to earth and not to be
''hysterfcal.''
'This school must be placed some-
where" said Mrs. Rafter. land this
site seems to be q good one. These
children who will attend the echool
are now going to the public schools.
and you would never be able to pick
out tubercular pupil from a healthy
one.
She said that at Saranao Lake.
which Is famous for the residence Of