The Washington herald., 1922-01-11
FREE TEXT BOOKS
GET ENDORSEMENT
OF DISTRICT BOARD
Commissioners Approve
Capper Bill, Now
Pending.

Free textbooks for the District of
Columbia for all grades in the pub
lie schools including the high
schools, yesterday received the en-
dorsement of the District Commits
sioners.
At a meeting of the Board, the
Commissioners decided to endorse
the capper bill now, before Con-
gress. which provided for textbooks
and school supplies free OF charge
to pupils in the public schools of
the District. At present there is no
law permitting the free distribution
and use of textbooks although a
number Of appropriations for this
purpose for grammar school grades
have been asked in the past.
Unable To Buy.
In endorsing free textbooks the
Commissioners point uot that COM
pulsory attendance at schools often
finds parents unable to make pur-
chase of needed books.
The estimates for 1922-I923 for
free textbooks for the District for
high school use Will amount TO
s125,ooo. The appropriation for
192l-1922 for grammar school text
books was 100000. Because of the
lack of law permitting free text
books the grammar school aDpro-
priation could not be used.
Representatives of several Dis
trict organizations gave unanimous
approval to the Capper-Focht Com
pulsory School Attendance Bill at a
meeting yesterday afternoon called
by Mrs. Walter S. Cfford. vice pres
ident of the District Consumers
League. Mrs. Ufford acted as chair
man of the meeting.
Present at Meeting.
Among those present were Daniel
A. Edwards. president of the Board
of Education: Henry H. Classic. of
the Chamber of Commerce: Walter
S. Ufford, of the Associated Chari-
ties: Mrs. Earle II. West. Board of
Children's Guardians; Walter Gle
phane, Board of Trade; Mrs. H. s.
Woodbury.. American Association of
University Women: Mrs. w. s. Gull
bertson, College Woman's Club:
Mrs. W. ]. Swanton, District Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs: Mrs. l.
s. Olney, Anthony League; Mrs.
Stoddard, Capitol Hill History Club;
Mrs. ]. a. Cunningham. w. c. T. L.
and Daughters of the American
Revolution; Miss c. Van Duzor,
Graduate Nurses Association; Mrs.
0ppenheimer. Council of Jewish
Women; Mrs. Mcdonald. Political
Study Club: DIR. A. H. Strobel,
Woman's Clinic; DR.. L. d. Coale,
Woman's City Club: Mrs. Louis
Cramer. Hebrew Charities Associa-
tion: Mrs. F. l.. Ransome. House.
keepers Alliance and Bryn Mawr
Alumnae Association: Mrs. Whit
man Cross. Instructive Visiting
Nurses Association: Mrs. E. X.
Bushee. Juvenile Protective Associ-
alton: Allen Willett, Monday Even
ing Club; Miss Miriam Loughran.
National Catholic Welfare Council
Miss Van Dyne. League of the
American Pen Women; Miss Burll-
lin. Friendship House: Mrs. T. w.
Sidwen. Twentieth Century Club;
Miss c. l.. Kelley. Women's Bar
Association; Miss Ethel Smith.
women's Trade Union League: Miss
Macarthur. Young Women's Chris
tan Association; Mr.. Johnson,
Young Mems Christian Association;
Father O'Gradv, st. Vincent de Paul
Society; Mrs. r. F. Jackson. League
of Women Voters; Newbold Noyes.
Council of Social Agencies; Mss
Keene, Child Labor Bureau; Miss
Louise King, Junior League: Mrs.
Neigh. Neighsorhood House, and
Mrs. A. J. Pomeroy, Consumers
League