Evening star., 1925-10-08
BROADER HEALTH
PROGRAM SOUGHT
Public School Association
Urges Increase in
Medical Staff.

Tine slogan. "One complete medical
examination for every Washington
school child, was adopted last night
by the District of Columbia Public.
School Association. when that body
holding It's first Fall meeting in the
District Building unanimously in
dorsed recommendations of the Mon
day Evening Club for additional doc
tors. dentists and nurses for the pub
lie schools. At the same time the
committee on health and sanitation.
Mrs. F.. II. kalmhach. chairman. was
instructed to do All in it's power to
bring about the necessary increase in
forces to make the limitations.
The resolution was adopted follow
ing an address by Dorsey W. HYDE.
president Of the Monday Evening
Club. who reported the findings of the
club with reference to the small num-
her of doctors. dentists and nurses
available for the public schools of
Washington as compared with other
cities. The resolution was introduced
by Mrs. kalmbach. Present appro-
priat for this work are inadequate.
IL was declared.
A minimum of II additional doc
tors. 20 more nurses and four addi-
tional dental clinics will he necessary
to insure complete medical exam
lnation for every child Mr.. Hyde said.
Fight for Fairgrounds.
Another resolution was adopted To
have the committee on recreation use
all its power to keep any budget esti-
mates for school Fairgrounds from
being stricken from the school budget
for the ensuing year.
The association indorsed the action
OF the Park View Citizens Association
In disappearing the addition of an
other story Ia the Park View School
to make it four-story building. This
action followed report of Snowden
Ashford. former municipal architect.
in which he told of numerous disad-
vantases in building schools of more
than two stories. He explained that
the fire hazard is greatly increa sed
and that the average school building
of four stories would. with its high
ceilings. be tall as the average six
story apartment house. making it too
far for children to walk up and down
stairs.
The committee also passed uDon
proposed amendments to it's constitu-
tlon to increase the members AT large
OF the executive committee from three
TO six and also to provide for com
mittee on program and committee
on schooihouse planning.
The new officers Of the association
elected the latter part of last season
are: James c. Yaden. president: Mrs.
Giles Scott Rafter. first vice presi-
president: Walter Trey. secretary and
Mrs. Carrie Golden Smith. treasurer.
Members at large of the executive
committee are DR.. a. n. Collins. Mrs.
Julia West Hamilton. Mrs. Daniel
Murray. Mrs. Mae J. r. Richardson
Maj. Oscar j. w. Scott and Thomas
W. Short.
Committees Announced.
Committees for the ensuing year
were announced as follows:
Appropria tions-Ira B. Nutter chair
man; Samuel T. Ansell. vice chair
man: DIR. L. J. Daniels. Walter Trey.
Murray. Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter.
Julius Il. Peyser. George A. Warren
and James G. Yaden.
Community centers-Mrs. James w
ByIer. chairman and Mrs. Louis r.
Castell. vice chairman. Members to
be announced laterl
Committee on educational methods
and progress-Mrs. William T. Ban
herman. chairman: Mrs f.. r. Kahn
bach, vice chairman: Snowden Ash
ford. Mrs. Z; W. Burr, Mrs. James
W. Byler. Miss Frances s. FARLEY.
Mrs. Edward l.. Griffin George W.
HodekinS. DR.. Jerome Jenkyns
Thomas W. JOY. DIR. Morton c. Lloyd.
Mrs. Norman F. McIndoo. Mrs.
George Moore, Mrs. Daniel Murray,
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter. NJ. A Rob
bins. Mrs. j. A. Robertson, Mrs. Lucy
s. Robinson. George H. Russell Mrs
George n. Russell. Mrs j. W. Sisson.
Mrs. Carl Smith and Mrs. Ethel VI.
Spence.
Health and sanitation-Mrs. f. r.
kalmbach, chairman: Mrs. Joseph
Sanders. vice chairman: Huver J.
Brown. Katie =. Hunter. DIR. Louise
TayIor-.Jones, Mrs. Ethel Iamond, DIR.
r. W. Mccullough. Mrs. y. E. Nc.
Indoo. DIR. c. F.. Ralph and T. W
short.
Legislation - Milton Stra sburcer
chairman; George a. Warren. vice
chairman: Mrs. William r. Banner
man. Mrs. James w Byler. Walter r.
Fry. George w. HodSkins. Mrs. F.. r.
kalmbach. Miss Sophie Kent. w. n.
Lewis. jr.; Mrs. Daniel Murray. Ira f.
Nutter, George A. Parker. julius I.
peyser. Rev. James l.. Pinn. Mrs
Lawrence Radford, Mrs Giles Scott
Rafter, Mrs. Mae J. Richardson. Mrs
Carl Smith and James G.. Yaden.
Memberships. &. StelZer, chair
man: Mrs. Carl Smith. vice chairma n:
tmembers to he announced laer)
Progra W. JOY. chair
man: Walter Trey. vice chairman; Mrs
r.. r. kalmbach. Mrs. Daniel Murray