Evening star., 1926-10-21
CHANGE IN SCHOOL
HOURS APPROVED
DahIgren Terrace Citizens
Also Indorse Mid-City
Market Location.

Favorable action was taken on the
proposed change in school hours. from
9 to $50 am. in resolutions adopted
by the Dahlgren Terrace Citizens As
sociation, at it's initial Fall meeting
in the Soeial Oyster Club, Twelfth
street and Rhode Island avenue north
east. last night. The resolution was
unanimously passed despite the fact
that arguments were put forward in
support of maintaining the present
hours. 1t was pointed out that the
time between $50 and $50 am. was
the peak hour for traffic in the COM
munity and that this Is the time at
which large number of pupils are on
their way TO schools.
Endorsement was given TO the mid
city site for the proposed change In
the location OF the Central and Far.
mers markets. 4. i. DrisColl, presi'
dent of the dCity Citizens Associa
ton, spoke In favor of the central To-
cation. declaring that the consumers
will he directly benefited because the
farmers who actually take things out
OF the ground. in large numbers. have
expressed a preference for the Fifth
and X streets location
Will Watch Zouing Changes.
Action was taken instruCtins the
committee on coming to be on the alert
for any effort put forth to change the
coming of any Of the associations ter
ritory. 1t was reported that the Zon.
Ing Commission has denied a petition
to reZone from residential 3 area to
first commercial the northeast corner
of Rhode Island avenue and Tenth
street for the purpose of erecting an
apartment house with stores on the
first floor. The chairman of the zon-
ing committee said there was no real
objection to the apartment. but there
was no desire to permit the stores,
which. he said would be merely the
first step to make all of Rhode Island
avenue commercial.
The Board of Education will be re-
quested to suspend the course in do
mestic science in the Brookland
School. This course is favored by the
association and the Brookland Parent
Teacher Association, it was said. but
because parts of the third and fourth
grades at this school occupy the same
room on part time, ii would be more
desirable to foster the academic in
struction. The school board will be
urged to secure room for the do
mestic science classes near the school.
Sites will he surveyed for the erection
of an elementary school building and
request made for the placing OF
Junior high school in the community.
Plan to Aid Membership Drive.
1t was voted to participate in the
membership campaign to be con-
Quoted from November Is to 20.
President Lewis Radcliffe stressed the
importance of organized citizenship.
declaring that significance of the as
sociations' activities is best attested
to by the fact that Congress now re
fers all bills relating to the District
to the Citizens Advisory Council for
consideration.
A. w. Barnes, second vice presiden'.
was elected president to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation O!
President Radcliffe. who has moved
from the associations jurisdiction
Resolutions were adopted commencing
Jesse Suter. president of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations, for his
activities in furthering the civic In
terests of the city. President Rad
cliffe presided.