Evening star., 1922-01-11
SAYS SCHOO[SLACK
HEAT AND LIGHTING
Senator Dial Directs Atten.
ton to Conditions Found
in the District.

Failure to provide sufficient heat
ing and lighting facilities for school
children Of the District of Columbia
was brought directly to the attention
OF the Senate this afternoon by
Senator Dial. The senator referred
directly to the Morgan School. and
said that he had made an effort to
have the conditions there corrected.
Il wish to call the attention of the
committee on the District of Co.
lumbia and the committee on appro-
priations to the conditions of school
buildings In this city, more partic-
ularly to the question of heat and
light in some Of the buildings" said
Senator Dial. ~
within the last thirty days. on
two different occasions. one school,
the Morgan School, had to send the
children out because the furnace
would not give sufficient heat. / am
not certain about the others, but in
that building they have no light ex-
cept gas. which is very inadequate.
and cloudy. it is very difficult for the
children to study.
Says Effort Was Futile.
THE thought occurred to me that
perhaps around some of these aban-
doned Army camps they might have
furnace which would be suitable
to heat some of the school buildings
in this city. / have had the matter
up with some of the officials. but 1
am referred by one to another, as is
usual in a government matter. and
responsible party.
1T seems to me very important that
we furnish the children of the Dis
trict with sufficient heat and light, at
least. I am greatly in favor of econo-
my. but 1t Is false economy not to
with their education"
Reorganization IL Likely.
Radical and complete reorganization
Of the school system in the District of
Columbia, with a definite code for de.
veloptng a model school system here,
will probably be recommended to
Congress by the joint Congressional
committee which has been carefully
studying the school needs in the Ma
tionaN Capital. Representative Wal
ters OF Pennsylvania, chairman of the
House representation on that joint
CON. committee reported to the HOUSE Dis
Representative Walters said that
leading educators from different pats
OF the country, who have testified be-
fore the joint committee. emphasized
the need for a thorough overhauling
OF the school system here and that
ho wi OF tAs
Washington for a model system and
educational leadership.
Sees Need Of 91O.0o0,OoO.
He estimated that to meet this new
school program at least 10000, 900
will have to be expended during the
ters in answering criticisms by Rep
resentative Sproul that the local au-
thorities had not taken advantage of
the authority and funds made avail
able for erecting nine new school
buildings. replied that the, proposed
reorganization must consider the
municipal architects Office as part of
the general plan. He said:
There is SO much red tape and mix
ture of the War Department with the
city government" that conditions are
in bad way. Representative Walt
ers said that the Investigations made
by the committee showed the building
organization here is not large enough
or elastic enough to carry out the
building program that is really neces-
sary.
Cites Failure to Provide Remedy.
Failure to remedy the bad situation.
he said, arises from a lack Of personal
touch between members of Congress
and the school system. He ventured
the opinion that to establish a reor-
eanized system will cost great
deal more than most people have fig
ured and much larger appropriations
than many members Of Congress Will
be willing to vote.