Evening star., 1926-06-02
COUNCIL OPPOSES
BUREAU OF HYGIENE
Or. Fowler and Supt. BaIIou
Speak Against BiI|-Lat-
ter Tells Program.

The bill now pending in Congress
providing for the creation of Bu-
reau Of School Hygiene in the Dis
trict Health Department was disap-
proved in it's present form by the
citizens Advisory Council last night
following testimony by Supt. of
Schools Frank w. Ballou and Health
Officer William c. Fowler that such
legislation is not needed. Action was
taken on motion Of Councilman Harry
\. Stull. DR.. George &. Richardson
was authorized to draft an adverse
report for the Senate and House Dis
trict committees.
Supt Balou and DIR. Fowler dis
agreed widely over various provisions
Of the bill They appeared to be in
agreement only on one pOint-that
its present form.
The health officer maintained that
the bill would only create another
Health Department to control con-
tagious diseases in the public schools.
DIR. Ballou pointed out that the bill
was not prepared in consultation with
the Board of Education or himself,
and that. If enacted, it would intensity
the conflict of authority between the
School Board and the Health Depart
ment, which conflict lis detrimental
in principle and practice"
Health Program Outlined.
DR.. BalIou also outlined to the coun.
ell his idea Of an adequate health
program for the public schools. which
contained the following six points:
Medical inspection and examina-
ton Of every pupil entering the pub.
lie schools.
2-Recording Of the physical de-
feNf~ p,iy,
S-Correction OF defects by doctors.
nurses and dentists and by health
training program in the schools.
4-Appropriate instruction in health
training.
5-A systematic course in health
teaching. extending through the
elementary and high schools.
6-Reasonable insistence placed on
the correction of physical defects as
one Of the prerequisites to promotion
from grade to grade and graduation.
Magistrate Courts Urged.
Establishment OF system OF magis-
trate courts in six of the police pre-
cincts in lieu of the erection of
proposed addition to the Police Court
was recommended in a report adopted
by the council. George r. Wales. who
submitted the report. pointed out that
SIX 11ldRlSII stG COURTS COuIu uISpOSc VI
about IS per cent OF cases now
handled in Police Court and make an
addition TO the court building un-
necessary. The report was based on
q bill now pending to relieve the con
gestion in the court by increasing the
facilities.
A report on the bill giving the
Washington Market Co. permission
70 lay refrigeratinc conduits in
Twelfth street southwest in the Vlcln-
itv of the Municipal Fish Market,
recommitted at the last meeting. was
approved by the council with an
amendment recommending that the
company he required TO pay reason
able rental for the use of the streets.
The council. however. insisted that
he power to issue such permits
should he vested in The District Com
missioners and not made the subject
If congressional legislation.
Councilman Proctor l.. DouchertN
submitted a report on the recent con
ference between q committee OF the
council and the Commission of Fine
Arts on the location OF the proposed
public bathing pools.
Jesse {. Suter, chairman of the
Citizens Advisory Council, conferred
today with Engineer commissioner j.
Franklin Bell regarding the action Of
the Board of Commissioners yeSter-
day in rejecting the plan which calls
for the Commissioners and repre-
sentatives of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission and
the Bureau of the Budget joining in
mapping out a l0-year program.
Commissioner Bell explained that
il would have been incompatible with
the dignity of the Board Of Commits
sioners to confer with other bodies in
making recommendations to the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission. which has been vested
with authority. by Congress to make
such recommendations to the Com
mssioners. Such action on the part
Of the Commissioners. he pointed out.
would make them subordinate to the
Park and Planning Commission.
personally. | am quite willing to
confer with the council on the 10
year development program said
commissioner Bell. Since Congress
has seen fit to give the planning
duties to the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission. the Com
mssioners should not usurp it's func-
tons
ADVISORY COUNCIL CENSURED.