Evening star., 1923-12-10
Senator Copeland Shows Keen
Interest In District Welfare
Preuious Experience
Fits Ne,U Member
of Committee.
Health and School
Problems to Haze
His attention.

heeH interest IN the QeVelOpment
Of the National Capital was expressed
today by Senator Copeland Of New
York, democrat, who has just been
appointed a member of the Senate
district committee. He said that he
was 'delighted" to become a member
OF the Senate District committee and
that he had requested his democratic
colleagues to assign him to that
committee in view Of his great in
terest in municipal problems.
The new District committeeman is
well qualified for membership in the
body which handles District legisla-
tion. He was mayor Of Ann Arbor.
Mich. for a few years; served as
president of the park board and of
the board of education of Ann Arbor.
In 1909 he was appointed by Mayor
Gaynor Of New York a member of
the ambulance board, where he had
an opportunity to study traffic con-
ditions. In 1918 he was appointed
health commissioner of New York
office.
AS such he was q member of the
Mayors cabinet. He was chairman of
the committee appointed by the board
committee on garbage and waste dis
posal and also chairman of COM
mittee on snow removal.
Fought Epidemics.
During his service as health COM
two epidemics of influenza
took place in New York and Senator
Copeland was instrumental in the
the opening Of the subways and came
into close touch with the problems of
public transportation.
II have always felt that Washing
ton should have a model educational
ment" nys5e" SAID AID copeiand % To-Day. % "beeause %
of the moral effect on the country
which would be conveyed to members
of Congress who lived here part of
the time. The standard of municipal
would be Influenced and bettered by
what is being accomplished here.
Work in New York.
During my administration of the
health department in New York we
established a standard that guaran-
teed the purity of food, including
milk and cream products, sold In New
safest place in the world to eat. My
short residence in Washington-I am
now ending my third month here
has shown me that the traffic prob
than thai in New York. We must find
some system to solve the parking
problem, for example. Also the con-
troll of surface traffic hero is very
difficult, due to the many diagonal
careful police regulations Of the traf-
fic for these reasons.
THE development OF the city must
be along such lines as to insure the
lines as beautiful as those in the orig
tnal area. There must be careful
study of the zoning laws to make
sure that effective trade and manu-
featuring development shall be prop
erly placed with regard to resident
The water front, tho park develop
ment and the boulevards should all
be given careful attention so that the
the world shall be entirely adequate.
Needs Of Schools.
I'VE must make sure that there is
an ever-increasing development of
the physical needs OF the public
schools. There must be q seat for
every pupil and no family in the Dis
trict should be inconvenienced by.
abnormal hours Of school attendance.
School buildings must be modern in
ventilation and sanitary arrange
ments. II there are antiquated build
sanitary, I am confident that the tax
payers of the United States would de-
sire immediate correction Of such
evils. The finest investment any
country can make is in tho education
OF its youth.
The school is the foundation Of good
citizenship. We owe much to the
school teachers, who act in loco
PARENTS, for too many Of US leave
almost exclusively to them the incul-
cation of principles Of morality and
right living. as far as our children:
are concerned. look upon the
teachers as the most loyal Of our
public servants, and we must see to
1t that they are not handicapped in
carrying on their work by Inadequate
salaries and lack of conveniences
'I am impressed with the idea that
the f1remen and policemen are anxious
to carry on their duties for the best
interests of the city. I am wonder
ing II they are receiving salaries and
are granted conveniences which they
should have.
T. Have Housing Problem.
'.The Commissioners OF the District
must ,yecaiye at the bands Of Con-