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classrooms, laboratories and library
are provided.
The amendment would authorize the
Board Of Education to use the school
personnel Of the District to investi.
gate the qualifications of applicants.
The board would be empowered to
revoke any license after granting a
nearing 10 the universitvs authorities
Use of the words United States.
National, Federal, American or Civil
Service" would be prohibited in the
name Of any new school so incorpo.
rated, and it would be prohibited from
advertising that its degrees were
issued under authority OF the Con.
gress OF the United States" or TO use
similar phraseology indicating that 1t
had an official standing.
me OF $4,000. imprisonment for
one year. or both, would he provided
for violation OF these provisions.
Delicate Situations Involved.
1t has been held in the past that
even the most ridiculous Of the insti.
tutions set up under the corpora ton
code OF the District have had the
right to advertise their DEGREES as
Issued under authority Of Congress"
The corporation code was enacted by
Congress; therefore anything done un.
der its provisions was by authority
Of Congress
Regula tory legislation to correct
the situation involved various delicate
situations which, he believes. are met:
by the present recommendations. ac.
cording 70 Charles +. Carusi, chair.
man of the Board of Trade committee.
1t was first essential, Mr.. Carusi
Ia fn AA,.
which would not he objectionable to
the reputable institutions OF learning
already established in the District.
Serious objections were registered to
any Federal body, such as a congress
sfonal committee or a committee OF
the Bureau of Education. being given
such licensing power on the ground
that il would constitute a Federal su.
pervision Of education, the desirable
ity Of which is considered deba table.
With the necessity of granting this
power TO a local body, Mr.. Carusi
said, a choice was open between the
District Commissioners and the Board
Of Education. which hitherto has not
interfered in the affairs Of private
schools.
Want TO Eliminate Crooks.
I'VE want it understood" Mr..
CGrusi said, that We have no desire
to regulate, or to interfere with in
the least degree, the affairs of reput-
able institutions which for years have
been rendering a splendid service in
Washington. But We do want some.
thing which definitely will line up the
crooks on one side and the reputable
educators on the other. An investi-
cation by the Board Of Education be-
f9re a license is issued certainly will
weed out the shady characters with
no qualifications whatsoever for edu.
cation work.
George Washington, Georgetown,
Catholic University and several others
certainly would protest, and with
Justice. against being required to sub
nit their qualifications for granting
degrees TO such body as the Board Of
Educatio--and this constituted A deli
cate problem. But il was found that
they all we're chartered by special act
of Congress and this gave us a loop.
hole by which we could exempt them"
Mr.. Carusi. who is president of the
Board Of Education, indicated that he
personally would he very loath TO
license any school proposing TO teach
various healing cults which have not
the sanction OF recognized scientists.
Scores of such schools have been In.
corpprated in Washington during the
past few years.