Evening star., 1922-12-05
URGES WHOLE CITY
FIGHT FOR SCHOOLS
School Board Calls Confer
ence to Form Commu-
nifty Body.
TEN MILLIONS WANTED
Getting It Will Be Aim, of Com.
mittee Likely to Be Chosen
Tonight.
TEN MILLIONS WANTED

Appointment of Community COM
mittee." through which the united
voice of the taxpayers of the District
will urgently appeal to Congress for
an emergency appropriation of 81
ooo.oo0 for new school buildings. is
one of the aims of the joint citizens
conference called by the board of edu-
cation in the Franklin School tonight
at o'clock
Dr. Abram Simon. president Of the
school board. explained today that at
the conclusion of tonight's conference
the school authorities Will move for
the appointment Of the community
committee committee which will
be the most representative Of it's kind
ever formed in the District. This com
,, mittee. according 10 Dr. Simon. Will
! be charged with the duty of pushing
through Congress the compre hensiye
, buiidlns program already drafted b.
the officials. This program is design
eo 10 relieve the congestion in the
public school system.
3IO,OOO,0OO j. Needed.
We must have s2coo,ooo for new
school buildings within the next
year" declared DR.. Simon. We mus:
have s2.ooo.ooo year for q period o:
five years. In all We need s1o,ooo.eoo.
and it will be the duty Of the com
munity committee to tight for tha:
amount"
School officials will propose the a?-
pointmest OF such Representative,
committee of citizens to wage a cor
certed campaign for school improve
! Il
civic duty. The officials take the posi-
tion that they have surveyed the need
of the school system and mapped oui
far-reaching program for better
ment, and here their work is activcl
at an end.
Between 100 and $50 representatives
Of the several civic, trade. parent
teacher and other organizations ~
Washington interested in public cdu-
cation are expected to attend the con
ference. Virtually all the organize
tons invited 10 participate in 4.
sentatives.
!! Classic TO Head Committee.
A committee of five. headed by Hen
H. Classic. chairman of the school CON-
mittee Of the Washington Chamber Q:
Commerce. will represent that boo3.
Oothsrs on the committee are John Il.
Small. former representative in Con
gress from North Carolina: Miss Caro-
line p. Stephens. Henry B. Davis and
Arthur C. Moses. The Board o.
Trades representative will be Dan
iel A. Edwards. former president OF
the board of education.
one OF the purposes of the confer
ence. as ext laned by Harry o. Hine,
| secretary OF the board. is Ito acquaint
the public with the present status OF
pen,iing school legislation and III"
immediate school needs that require
congressional action; and to invoke
the effective and helpful co-opera
ton of the many local and civci or
ganizations to have these progress
sive plans promptly enacted into
law
DR.. Frank w. Ballou. superin-
tendent of schools. will discuss the
school budget for the next fiscal year.
and cite items eliminated by the
Commissioners and the budget
bureau. 1t is his intention also IL
. discuss the Capper teacher salary
and school reorganization bill the
compulsory attendance and school
census bill and Senator Cappers pro-
posed school improvements.