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port of DR.. B. T. Woodward. chairman
OF the public health committee. dis
agreeing with a resolution OF the
Stanton Park Citizens Association.
which contended that the American
izat:oH school portable placed on the
Peabody School playground is inter
fering with the recreation OF the pu-
pills. and referred 1t to the educat; t;op
committee for investigation. The re-
naming section OF the report, indorsing
the principle Of an enlarged medical in
spection staff In the schools and In
creased salary for the inspectors. like
wise precipitated a lengthy argument
and was ultimately adopted by a vote Of
33 to s.
Or. Woodward pointed out in the re-
port that the portable, which Is used
for kindergarten class for American
ization children, Is located in a corner
OF the Peabody School playground and
does not occupy sufficient space to in
terfere with the play of the children.
Delegate A. H. Gregory Of the Stanton
Park Citizens Association, however
launched vigorous protest against the
report maintaining that the portable
utillzes about $500 feet of the pIav
space, which was purchased after
twelve years of agitation, as a pIay-
ground for the pupils of the Peabodg
and Hilton schools TT is an inproper
use to make of playground" he de-
clared.
Others With GSrenory
Joining Gregory in his fght were
+. B. Henderson of the Piney Branch
association, Jesse C. Suter Of tho
Takoma Park associa ciation and Don TT
| YORK of the Trinidad association
William G. Henderson, however,
voiced his approval Of the public
health committees report asserting;
We ought to be glad that there Is
a place where these foreign children
can be brought into good, wholesome
surroundings, with a place to play
protest vigorously against the
further encroachment upon our play-
grounds by placing portabIes on
them" asserted Delegate York. "I
had hopes that the portables would
be swiftly removed, but 1t seems to
me that We are getting more of
| Them
Delegate suter, who rendered his
resignation as a member and chair
man of the education committee ar
the meeting, likewise disapproved of
the placing Of the portable on the
playground. He severed his connec-
tion with the committee after serving
| as It's chairman for six years and
was on his seventh tenure. HIS resie-
nation was accepted by President
CnarIes A. Baker and became effective
| immediately, at Mr.. Suter's request.
Delegate Clayton led the opposi-
tion to the adoption of that section of
the health committees report fav-
cring an enlargement of the medical
| inspection force and increased com
pensation for them on the ground
that the medical inspection as now
carried on in the schools is merely
"camouhage and only perfunctory."
What can physicians do working
only three hours a day?" he said. "I
| am opposed to grating on the Amer
| lean school system the elements that
believe are foreign to 1t. We are
today facing school situation in
| which we haven't enough seats for
our children: We should be care
DR.. r. C. Mccullough, Allan Davis
and Selden, M. Ely. followed with q
laudation of the benefits OF the medi-
| cal inspection to the pupils and urged
| the adoption of the report.
The federation voted 2i to II in fa-
yor of an amendment to Its constitu-
| ton providing for the election OF all
| ternates to that body, but It was lost
az two-thirds vote Is required to
l amend the constitution.