The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
To COOPERATE
IN PROTESTING
UTS|NbUDGET
Committee Named to Appear
Before House Appropriations
Body to Urge Legislation
PLAN MODEL FOR NATION
Retrenchment Declared to Be
Foolish and Suicidal, and
Dangerous to Government

The schools committee of the Mon
day Evening Club, headed by Allen
II. Willett, was named last night
to cooperate with the citizens COM
mittee of five in its effort to OBJ
tain a better school system for the
District, and to appear before the
House Appropriations Committee in
behalf Of school legislation.
DIR. Milton Fairchild. member of
the citizens committee, who urged
the clubs cooperation in the com.
mittee's work. stated that in this
time of retrenchment, economies
should not be made at the expense
70 the school system. To deprive
children of proper and adequate in
struction and facilities is foolish and
suicidal. and can result only in the
undermining of the government"
URGES SUPPORT.
He urges the organizations active
support of the teachers salary bill,
compulsory education and census
bill. and the general plan to make
Washington schools demonstration
schools for the entire nation.
Washington schools" he said
should be so excellent that the en-
tire nation would look to the cap
ital city for the last word in edu-
cation. To accomplish this we
must have the active support and
cooperation of every citizen of the
District
Pointing out the difficulties un-
der which the Board Of Education
is working. because of lack of
funds. DIR. Frank w. Ballou. super
intendent of schools. said: We are
barely holding our own in build
ings. At the beginning of each
year We make provision for ap-
proximately 40 more classrooms. an
entirely inadequate number. The
salary situation is at present most
distressing. We are not getting as
many or as good teachers as we
did last year. Immediate action is
necessary to remedy these condi-
tons
DISAPPROVES COMMISSION.
Dr. Ballou disapproved the plan of
a national educational commission.
which had been presented by Will
lam Mather Lewis, chairman of the
clubs committee on school program.
stating that such a body would
weaken rather than strengthen
Washington's plea for greater school
appropriations. Mr.. Lewis plan
later was stricken from the program.
When schools deliver the goods
at price people want TO pay, there
will be no difficulty in financing the
enterprise" declared DIR. Charles P.
Mann, chairman of the advisory
board on education of the War De-
partment General Staff.
Legislation and appropriations
do not make good school systems"
he asserted. THE people themselves
must take an active interest, as well
as the teachers and oBard of Educa-
ton members in the work of making
well organized efficient machine"
DIR. Mann declared that good
American citizenship is at low cbb
at the present time. characterizing
the pitch Of the nation as dan.
gerous."
Before the war" he said. "peo-
pie came to Washington to render
their servfces-now they are here
to see how much they can get.
Beware of bolshevism and organ
lied minorities."
ALMOST SCANDAL.
Declaring that the condition Of
Washington's public libraries is
almost a scandal and urging the
establishment of many more as an
essential part of an educational sys-
tenn, Walter s. Ufford addressed the
meeting.
The following were elected to men,
bership at the meeting: Miss Frances
Atkinson. Mrs. Frances Fenton Ber-
nard, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest P. Bick-
nell. Mr.. and Mrs. s. Duncan Brad
ley. Arthur w. Dunn. Miss VI. Kahle.
Miss Edith +. McCully, a. e. Mona
han. William Fl. Parker. Sarah
Franklin Schroeder, DIR. +. Swavely.
Miss Caroline Sweeney. Miss Harriet
Wedgewood, Miss Hazel Wedgewood,
Harbert G. wilkins and Mrs. R.
Millward Terhune.