Evening star., 1922-06-09
CONGRESS IS Urged
TO PROBE SCHOOL
Limitations of Jurisdiction at
Industrial Home Institu-
ton in Controversy.

Demand for an investigation and
survey by a congressional committee.
70 outline definitely the limitations Of
Jurisdiction Of the Industrial Homo
school board Of trustees, the board Of
ch1idren's guardians and the District
Commissioners. was contained in .
resolution adopted by the Industrial
Home School board at a meeting yes
terday and forwarded to the District
Commissioners today.
The dwindling of the child popula-
s tion at the home school to such q low
Eeure, through the transfer of chill
oren to private homes, and the move
ment to close Up the home school on
the ground that 1t Is Unnecessary,
were responsible for the drawing w
OF the resolution.
guardians would willingly see the In
dustrtai Home School 60 out Of exist
enee were among the preiiminaries Of
the meeting.
Scope Of Reselutio,.
The resolution asks definitely that
the jurisdiction Of the board OF
fhhlidTeas en- rea, guardians with relation to
thro5aS the ind"s.rlal aan,.s. Home School be set
and action, and the letter accompany
ing the resolution assures the Dis
tr,et n G9mmissionsrs that II they do
Means nos sake to brina such ,h,e aetoT ways and
moor of Congress- will be sought.
p, what the board Of trustees wants
to: 10 KNOW: is whether. after. = child 10
school: $ the board Of ehliaren's sasrds 1aS%.
lans can remove II without court
order to another place. whether a
prrhate TS nome or another school.
to what extent the board OF chiidren's
guardians is responsible to the people
OF the District for its activities, and
wnether the District Commissioners
the boards actions.
Trustee Cites Position.
John Hadley Doyle, a member Of
the board of trustees of the Indus.
trial Home School. interviewed BY a
star reporter today. declared that
although the Board of Children.s
Suardians claim that they only re-
moved children from the Industrial
Home School In order to place them
In suitable homes, there have been
cases where the board removed chill
dren from that school and sent them
TO the st. Rose School. claiming that
they mad NOT sufficient time for study.
Two children were sent from our
place to this St. Rose Industrial
School, and. personally. l should have
oeen pleased. as 1t was placing them
IN an institution OF my own faith"
MT. Doyle said. But the principle
UNDERLYING the whole action was
wrong. and I personally investigated
the transfers
ON our grounds with teacher detailed
oy the board OF education to look
after the work. The board OF guard
tahs wanted more hours for the chill
oren In the classrooms and not get
ing II. as they claimed. these two
Industrial Home School they had four
nours in classes, the rest being given
to domestic work.
Suitable Work.
AT st. Rose School the sister .,,.
perlor informed me that the girls Fad
TO do all kinds Of household work.
necessary to give them q suitable
roofing. and then each day they were
allowed three hours in the classroom,
IT was not to give them moro class
room work that they were transferred
to st: Roses 1t was only following
out the desires Of this board"
a reporter from The Star visited two
OF OF me homes OF private persons where
of Children's Guardians. At the houss
at So15 18th street. he was received
with every courtesy and conducted
through the home by Mr. and Mrs.
lehman; He saw a bedroom In which
four children are declared to sleep by
the persons. 1t has four windows.
There are two single beds and one
double one. the latter a folding bed.
The room is barely large enough to
accommodate the beds with space for
footing ana aisles between the sleep
ing apparatus. In another room. ac-
cording to the residents Of the house.
sleep another pair Of children. while
a third bedroom remains for the use
of the couple in charge Of the house.
The house is clean. There Is q back
yard with fruit trees and raspberry
bushes. The point at Issue is the
sleeping room for four children which
has two windows, and very small
the beds.
a reporter visited another hons, at
1226 g street southeast, where he was
met at the screen door, spoken to
courteously. but refused admittance.