The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-04
TWO CONCRESS
HEARINGS ON
=" SCHOOL NEEDS
$3.50, 900 for Site at Four.
tenth and Upshur Be-
fore House Committee.

AOtSlQeEatlOn OF leBlsldllOh dhSNN-
ing the public schools of the Dis
trict was continued yesterday in com
mittees Of both Houses Of Congress
The subcommittee of the House
Appeopriation Committee considered
new ftems Of appropriation amount
ing to $4,000 for sciools for tu-
bercular children. the sl5O.OOO appro-
priation for the new school site at
Fourteenth and Upshur streets. the
compulsory school attendance law.
additional engineers. janitors. cleo
trIcians and laborers. Other school
approximations discussed were Sl2,O
DOCTOR graduate nurses. s11.2OO FOR
dental clinics and $l6.5OO for rent
OF school buildings and grounds.
The sec. 900 appropriation requested
for the Columbia Hospital was sup
ported by Myron NJ. Parker. pres
ident Of Columbia Hospital board.
and DR. W. r. Du Bose. medical
director. L. s. y. retired. super
intendeat of the hospital.
The senate District Committee
considered the extension of the re-
-ttfemeHt law for teachers in order
to include the twenty eight former
teachers in the benefit OF the retire
ment law who were not on the pay
rell when the law became effective.
superintendent Ballou told the sub
committee of the House Appropria-
tiOns Committee that the Commits
sioncrs had decided upon the site
at Fourteenth and Upshur streets
for the new school. which carries
an, appropriation of SIJO.0OO. This
school Is for tubercular children. 1t
wSs explained. and residents in the
vRAny have vigorously protested
a=sifse the school being located at
thtsb pnint.
sDefsoIS in the present truancy
Isietrwa explained by Assistant
SIipsr artr ndent Kramer. who told
the Dsnmfnittee that children be-
tauerud1e ages of IL and l6 years
wspai anjg to avoid the law for the
rsasuas that after reaching the age
oT SALE child could no longer be
,-nr1pejbeH to attend school. though
could not be forced to go to worK
trIIusr Do He advocated a law that
Womb be effective. insisting that a
Clrildi Should either be in school or
at worm.
'H lIucrraSe Asked for JanitOrs.
.FRELtotal Appropriation tor jani-
tors requested was s2jJ,37O. an in
crease of about $4,000 to $4,000
was asked for the inspection service,
and $4,000 for graduate nurses.
.MSron NJ. Parker, president % the
Columbia Hospital board. appeared
before the committee in support Of
the requested appropriation of
$4,000. Col. Parker explained thai
the hospital is governmental in
stitution and that the officials are
adj from the Federal service. The
hospital does not pay. Col. Parker
declared, although the expenses in
CURED in treating free patients are
paid Dy the Board Of Charities.
In considering the extension of
the teachers retirement law. the
Senate Committee had before it the
recommendation Of the Commits
sioners. who explained the necessity
Of extending the law TO cover the
cases of twenty-eight teachers who
had resigned and otherwis" become
separated from the school system
prior to the passage of the retire
ment act.
Many Ttechers Affected.
The teachers VINO would be af-
fected by the proposed amendment
are: +. l.. Duval, appointed Sep
TENDER. 1877. resigned June. 1898:
VI. c. \. Lazenby. appointed May.
1877, resigned March. 1900; E. w.
Dyer. appointed September. 1881. re-
signed April. 1901: NJ. G. Kelly, APP
pointed September. 1859: resigned
October. 1906: VI. A. Tate. appointed
July. 1865, resigned October. 1906:
VI. r. Hampson. appointed January.
1889. resigned April. 1909: Z. A.
Voorhees,. appointed September. 1866.
granted perpetual leave October,
1910: &. J.. Wilson. appointed Sep
TENDER. 1872. granted perpetual
leave May. 1911: Phoebe Holmes,
appointed September. 1897. resigned
June. 1911: VI. P. Wilson. appointed
November 1876. granted perpetual
leave January. 1912: s. Il. Brown.
appointed September. 1876. granted
perpetual leave October. 1912.
- J. Young. appointed October.
1876. granted perpetual leave OctO-
her. 1919: 4. NJ. DuttOn. appointed
JlIIy. 1875. granted perpetual leave
October, 1913: VI. C. Garst. ap-
pointed July. 1875. granted perpet-
ual leave October. 1913; VI. VI. Dyer.
appointed July. 1877. granted per-
petual leave October. 1913: +. G.
WHITLEY. appointed March 1898: re-
signed February. 1914: NJ V. Slater
appointed October. 1899 resigned
November. 1914: 6. NJ. Parker. ap-
painted July 1887. granted perpet-
nal leave January. 1915: Z. l.,
Cooley. appointed September. 1869.
granted leave October. 1916: \ \.
Cbesney, appointed September. 1887,
granted perpetual leave February.
1916: TseOnora Merritt. appointed
July. 1855. resigned October. 1918:
Francis Schweinhaut. appointed DC
tOber. 1855; granted leave October,
1916.
NJ. = Barker. appointed Septem-
Der. 1877. granted perpetual leave
June. 1919: l. V. Fisher. appointed
September. 1867: \. T. Howard, APP
puinted March. 1868. granted per-
petuaI leave January 1918: II. p.
SPENCER. appointed January. 1869:
FII V. George, appointed November.
1855. granted perpetual leave March
1919: A. l. Lotion. appointed No
ve1nber. 1900. granted perpetual
leave September. 1918.