Evening star., 1922-12-21
SCHOOLS ) DISGRACE,
CHARGES cAPPER,
SCORING CONGRESS-
tcoaainued- -fron .t.rs. pase.>,, :,

ss,,sa.s ~ ,sss,,ss for better aehoe's for tt.str
.arhis ,slaaa4.on 10 not nsw to tho
that tSsy Ssvs seen De sfttsis5 which
down conditions Of th9 schools,. but
aptersntiy we are not awake 70 the
sessn:s: .se %:s:.f ;ss rssa,ts ct;E:tniy ;s:,isy
tsr.st IN thisIrek dty. wStsh is
forced to: der6qd upon US for Its
"The eitsssns 81: the National capi.al
are too often jaiitied in feeling that
Congress mas 46opted the blind and
those things. which fhAys are. forced to
grant. and sysn,ttSn Of cutting ap-
preparations 70 a,.degfee that renders
effective carsy;ptsoot; y Sf schoo! legts.
school -bstldinsex and the prevailing
salary schsdule u = splendid example
Of what Il mean. ..
"Th1 responsibility for the govern
mept Of the District Of Columbia is on
cSgHess As SIC long ,a.t y true !:
to Acquaint themselves with the needs
Of this city and to meet them in an
Intelligent way, Certainly there can
be no 1oo4 reason for the members
failing to Keep themselves informed
se,St r.. =, os = tns p.osTess =, Of
ties over which Congress has control.
Congress Alone to Blame.
But the disgracefuf condition Of
| the schools OF Washington does mot
show. and has not shown for decade,
evidence Of such attention by Con-
gress. 1 am glad to say there is no
| evidence of inefleiency on the part of
those charged directly with school
administration. but through the fail
ure Of Congress to grasp large per-
spective for the educa ational system
vidips for. normal expansion. we And
here = broken esilIsiS for the training
Of 10000 children. 1t 10 4 condition
that congress cannot defend from any
standpoint.
pa.ssS iay ss s5anee eno s ~ ne
| sorry education biii. 10 those mem
bers Of the Senate who have familiar.
iSed thensslvsD with the scale OF pay
now in force tor tsashers In Wash
crease does not have to be explain ed.
| It 10 recognised that the very life
Of the school -system depends upon
II. The Importance OF the compul-
sorry education bill must be apparent
l 70 Tie UlVbt elSui0ut1l bLVO0nI OIL tn0
public educational system.
First. step III Inpssvsnent.
1.-The passage Of these two bills is
the hrst step towHtd placing the
schools Of washington on . plane
with the public .1ohoois OF other
American = cities. but under no cir
cumstAnces should the members OF
this body consider they have dis
posed Of the Dt1trict ef Columbia
school problem BY the -spproval OF
these two importaat pieces Of leg
isie ton.
1T h not. untimeiy to warn the SEN
ate against sueh . view. Because. In
my opinion. the present decrepit con :
ditioi, of the W4thinktoh educational
~ stem 10 due lArkely, TO the habit of
Congress 1Apsing into q state o. In.
action as far ~ Washington 10 con.
cerned.
"The needs OF this school system
cannot bemst By, pieceineai leEtsla
tion. The Senate cannot discharge It's
duty by the intermittent passage OF
bills Nothing less than . eonstfuc-
tive program Of school legislation
taking into consideration the normal
Erowth Of, the. city and making up
for the past neglect Of Congress. ear,
meet the need In . practical way
These bills we have pa assed are part
Of q program our committee believes
10 essential to . proper upbuilding OF