The Washington herald., 1921-12-10
CONGRESS WILL
ASK EDUCATORS -.
TO GIVE COUNSEL
! Hearings Are Expected
To Solve Important
Questions.
BIG RESULTS AIM
Members of Committee VIII
Personally Inspect Needs
OF Schools.
BIG RESULTS AIN


nations model school system and
therein the best in the world; that
educators from various parts of the
country shall come here TO advise
Congress In its program looking to
this end, and that millions of dol
lars shall be provided In order to
wipe out hindrances and overcome
congestion, were the decisions yes
terdsy OF the joint Congressional
committee which Is investigating
school conditions in the District OF
Columbia
The nrst step will be a personal
inspection Tuesday morning by
members Of the committee. headed
by Senator Capper. of Kansas,
chairman. and Representative Wal
tiers. of Pennsylvania. vice chair
man.
VIII Consult Educators.
Shall the schools of the new
system be large and. central, or
small and more numerous. grouped
In such a way as TO provide spaci-
Gus play space? That is probably
decided
How are they doing II in other
citfes7 The visitors will tell this.
Secretaries OF the joint committee
have been provided with the names
OF educators in New York, Phila-
delphia, Detroit, Chicago and other
cities, who Will be invited here at
the governments expense to help.
Senator Capper said the program
must look far into the future
Senator William H. King OF Utah.
member Of the committee, who
started the Investigation by Ming
complaints against delay and al
legged waste in dealing with the
present emergency. said that Wash
inzton should have the best school
system which money and genius
can buy. There was promise OF
full committee meeting Tuesday
morning when the personal survey
Is undertaken
Suffrage Nearing Tuesday.
Actual hearings Of the committee
probably will be started the latter
part Of the week. Senator Ball, chair
man Of the Senate District Commit
tee, will hold another hearing on the
spi.trict suffrage bills Tuesday
morning. beginning at 10 o'clock. 1t
is hoped TO conclude the taking OF
testimony in favor OF suffrage legis-
Iation at this meeting. Opposition
10 local suffrage has not been very
pronounced. but the committee was
Informed by C. W. Ayers. spokesman
Of the unorganized opponents. that
several speakers desired to be heard.
II the opponents have another inning
IN. hearings on suffrage will not be
concluded before the end OF the
week
with suffrage hearings out Of the
nav the entire District Committee
will be able to give its attention to
the school investigation so far as It
Is possible to supplement the actual
work of the subcommittee.
Expect Protraeted Hearings
That the hearings will last far into
the session Is evident from the elab-
crate plans being laid by the Senators,
with the cooperation and assistance
of the District and school officials
for the laying down of permanent
proeram. Citizens organizations are
70 send representatives to the hear
ing. to voice their grievances or
Recommendations The Fairgrounds
problem is expected to be one Of the
most difficult to solve.
Suggestions have been made that
as a solution for the temporary con-
Cestion in the schools available va
can't buildings be rented and equipped
pending the laying OF foundations
along the permanent outline. That
the portable schools are doomed is
deemed practically certain, although
when they were embraced in the
school housing plans some years ago
they were regarded as indispensa-
bic.
Dfmcult to Foresee Trend.
Thus the difficulty OF contemplat-
ing what demands the future might
make 10 one that causes Senator Cap
Der and his fellow workers some hard
thinking II is impossible to foresee
the trend of commercial or civic
growth and the shift of populations.
but II the plans are made elastic IL
might be possible to hold to the new
y.ogram by alterations left to the
discretion OF the District or school
officials. But the Joint Committee
feels that the school affairs of Wash
ington are now in the hands OF Con-
kxress and that great results will be
ealiZed shortly after the results OF
kresent investigations are laid before