The Washington times., 1922-07-01
TRUSTEES.
VIEW PLAN
FAVORABLY.
Head of Guardians Board
Submits Idea in Letter to
Commissioners.

Appointment Of a joint board of
control for the Wisconsin Avenue
Industrial Home School appeared
today as the sole possibility Of
satisfactorily adjusting the di-
vision Of authority between the
trustees Of the institution and the
Board Of Children's Guardians.
This arrangement. it was
learned ON good authority, is be-
ing considered with growing ap-
proval by the trustees and the
guardians. The trustees have
seen the plan as a logical and
feasible settlement and have urged
it's adoption successfully before
District Commissioner Brownlow,
Boardman and Rudolph.
MILAN Prepares Letter.
w. w. MILAN. president Of the
Board Of Children's Guardians. to-.
day prepared a letter for submis-
sion to the commissioners. AL
though he preferred to remain silent
on the letters contents unless the
commissioners desired to make pub
lie the communication, 1t was un-
derstood that the guardians head
10 recommending steps similar to
that outlined In the foregoing to
end the difficulties.
Satisfactory measures on this
score, however, will dispose Of only
one feature of the affair. While
the trustees and the board of guar
dams are as one in declaring insti-
tuition life far inferior to home at
mosphere for dependent children,
the school authorities believe, with
the mothers of Washington, that
private homes for children removed
from the school would be carefully
investigated and should not be
made to house more than four chill.
dren, at the maximum. Until such
time as the inspection is completed.
the trustees believe, the children
should be kept at the home school.
This condition is made imperative
by the fact that the guardians
board is seriously handicapped by
lack Of sufficient inspectors and
cannot assign children to suitable
homes offhand.
Heads OF the Congress Of Mothers
and Parent Teacher Association. in
vestigating conditions in private
boarding homes, where children
have been placed by the Board Of
Guardians, will meet today at the
Harrington Hotel with Mrs. e. j.
Brennan, chairman of the investi
eating committee of the orgauniza-
ton, to plan further work.
To Fight for Reform.
Regardless Of any action taken in
regard to the home school, the
mothers intend to carry on the fight
for reformation ~ District laws,
rules, and customs pertaining to
children, and especially those COM
ing under the present Jurisdiction Of
the guardians board.
The Board OF Guardians this morn
ing took away from the school
Ernest Cox. sixteen years old, giving
no hint of his destination, said
other boy, who ran away rather
than be sent to a private home. and
who later returned, was ordered
turned over to his mother today, 1t
was stated.
The three remaining children at
the school, II Is believed, may never
be placed elsewhere by the guard.
ians board. unless room can be found
for them in a private home Of the
first class. They are the sons of q
woman who has been very active in
the home school matter.
A number Of employees OF the
school matter.
A number OF employees Of the
school have left, It was said. 20 find
positions elsewhere. They left of
their own accord. however, probably
believing that the institution would
be closed today. The home school
In provided for in the District sp.
propriations bill for the fiscal year
beginning today. and it's continued
operation for another year Is II.
nancially assured.