Evening star., 1922-12-06
Board of Trade Hears Dr..
WasElbur1. DenOunce
Lack of Housing.
MONEY DIVERTED
TO OTHER USES
Various CiUic Societies
Back Up Statements
of Chairman.

Conditions in the public schools
throughout the National Capital were
vividly Impressed on the Washington
Board Of Trade and members of Con-
gress last night. whom DR.. William >.
Washburn, chairman OF the schooi
committee Of the board. and repre-
sentatives Of twenty-seven citizens
associations joined forces in con-
certed drive for better school facll-
tiles for Washington. The occasion
was the educational night meeting OF
the board held at the Willard Hotel.
The meeting. shortly after its open
ing, vas turned over to DR.. Washourn
by President Edward F. Colladay. VINO
pointed ou, that, contrary to usual
procedure. members OF Congress had
been invited to the meeting to listen
and not to speak. The citizens OF
Washington, he said. would demon
strate to the legislators the vital and
important school needs in all sectlons
Of the city.
States has shown an increase in the last
few years." said Dr. Washburn. the
schools of this country have not re-
ceived their share OF this Weaith'
Schools are the corner stone OF the re-
public, ard without them it cannot exist.
Money Diverted.
Money, which should have gone TO
the schools In this country. has been di-
verted 10 other channels. This s:tua-
ton should be corrected at once: educa-
ton is a fundamental need"
DR., washburn then called on the pres
i6lent or chairman Of the school COM
raittee Of citizens associations repre-
senting all localities In Washington. He
asked that each one state the most vltai
school need in his neighborhood
Mrs. Harry d. Burnside, representing
the Brookland Citizens Association.
said that her territory was urgently IN
need of enlarged school facilities: that
the ground adjoining the present school
could be purchased and tnat houses
on the property could be used for school
purposes. II this was not possible, che
said. portable schools should be installed
Immediately to take care OF the over
flow.
In the Cathedral Heights section
Of Washington new assembly nan
and increased playground space At
tie John Eaton School are the vital
needs. according to q representative
Of the Cathedral Heights Citizens
Association. The school. at present.
he said. ts overcrowded and needs ad-
ditional classroom facilities.
Chase Citizens Association said that
he had five children in the Elizabeth
v. Brown School and that because
Of overcrowded conditions they at
tended only halliday sessions in port
able schools.
The president of the woodburn
Citizens Association told the board
and the legislators that his locality
had only a four-room school build
Ing, which had long since been out
grown. There are 1so pupils; aln, he said: ait,
grades are only allowed halliday
sessions. He asserted that the classes
in cooking are taught In the furnace
room, and that on account OF these
conditions many children in this terri
tory have to travel long distances to
attend other schools.
Herbert L. Davis. president OF the
Wilson Normal Community Center.
urged adequate appropriations for
playground spaces in the Columbia
Heights neighborhood.
Assembly Hall Endorsed.
Miss Cora Van SAINT. chairman of
the schoo. committee of the Conduit
Road Citizens Association. said that
there were moro than 200 children in
this section Of the city. The only
school facilities, she pointed out, was
a one-room structure, built many
years ago. There is one teacher for
four grades. she asserted, and many
into town to school. Drawing the
dangers Of a heavily travelled thor
oughfare with no sidewalks. new
school is urgently needed in this To-
cality. she said.
Avenue Citizens Association indorsed
the new assembly hall for the John
Eaton School. He pointed out that
the ground is now available for this
building and that it would not he
later. due to extensive building oper-
Get it while the getting is good
he said. There is no time like the
The platform of the Mid-city citi-
zens' Association: according to ITS
representative. is TOR @ adeeuats e e
children. He described conditions in
the schools in his locality. asserted
that all schools were much over
crowded. that there was absolutely
no playground, space, except the
street. and that the buildings were
1T has been found necessary to change
traffic regulations near the Webster
and Abbott schools, he pointed out. so
that the children would not be struck
down Oy lOtNOOll0S.
For Gods sake give us some place
for the children to play shouted
Thomas Donovan OF the Central Citi-
Zens' Association.
]. A. oliver president of the George
town Citizens Association, said that
fortunately all children in Georse-
town had seats at school. He added.
however. that halliday sessions were
responsible for this unprecedented
condition and it would be much bet
Ter for tho children If they could at
tend aH-day schools. Among the vital
needs OF his territory, said Mr.. Oliver
were new Junior high school and new
Fairgrounds.
representative from the kenil-
worth Citizens Association said that
more play space and additional school
facilities were needed.
The new addition to the Buchanan
School was much appreciated by the
citizens of that community. said a
representative OF the Lincoln Park
Association. More playground spaces
were needed. he said. and suggested
that there was land available near
the schools whlch could be purchased
for this purpose. He also asked that
electric lights be installed in the
schools additional manual training
fac lities be provided. and that new
iunior high school be constructed q,
the earliest possible moment.
school site Criticized.
There Is no school In the territory
covered by the Mount Pleasant Cit
liens Association at the present time.
a representative Of that organization