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thought Congress should be on the
safe side by allowing half Of the num-
Der asked for. since the schools will
reopen in the Fall three months be-
fore Congress reconvenes.
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of Mon
tana, Joined in the debate to inquire
what steps are being taken to relieve
congested conditions in the local school
system. which results in many chill
dren being restricted to half a day Of
instruction.
lit seems to me-" said Senator
Wheeler. this Is one place in the
United States where we ought to have
better schools than are to be found
anywhere else, or. at least. schools
that are equal to those in other
places"
In support Of the contention Of the
Senate committee that there should be
thorough survey of all conditions in
the school system, Senator Phipps
cited the following illustration to Sena-
tor Wheeler:
Points to Oyster School.
He said the new Oyster School was
planned partly to relieve congestion at
the John Eaton Building. Senator
Phipps declared the hearings on the
bin show there Is room at the Oyster
School for 1923 pupils that Is not being
used today. Pupils who should be go.
ing there are still attending the Eaton
School. he said.
zone reason being" Senator Phipps
continued, that in the Oyster School,
although there is available space and
they have the teachers. no facilities
have been provided for seventh and
eighth grades, and the John Eaton
School is overcrowded because 1t has
to take care Of those 1919 pupils
Senator Wheeler replied that he did
not know whether the problem was
one to be met by appropriation in
Congress or whether 1t was question
Of efficiency in the school system.
Senator Phipps said the committee
wishes to determine whether it Is a
question OF efficiency In management
and whether proper management will
enable the force Of teachers the COM
mittee provided for to take care of the
number OF pupils in daily attendance.
Heating Plant Fought.
The school system came in for fur
tner discussion when Senator Cope
land. Democrat, Of New York, made
an unsuccessful attempt to amend the
bill to prevent the Commissioners
from erecting the heating plant of
the new Mckinley High School on the
corner Of Second and r streets north
east, contending such structure
should go on the interior Of the large
site instead of on a prominent corner.
A point Of order made against his
amendment was sustained by the pre-
siding officer. At this point, however,
Senator King, Democrat, Of Utah,
took occasion to declare too much was
being spent for this heating plant.
He further declared the city is not
getting enough out of the sums being
spent for school construction, and adj
vocated an investigation into the uues-
ton of school building program.
Senator Copeland announced he would
not appeal from the ruling of the
chair, but thought the adoption Of the
plan to put the heating plant on a
corner of SO desirable a site was
Outrageous"
Senator Copeland also made an eff.
fort to increase by $25, 900 the item of
100000 in the bill for maintenance of
the shade-tree system of the. CITY,
Senator Phipps said that while ne
could not accept the amendment in
this bill. he would support Senator
Copeland If the latter would ask the
Commissioners to submit a supple
mental estimate to be considered in
the last deficiency bill. Senator Cope.
land agreed to this course, explaining
that his purpose was to enable the
city to replace some of the 5000 dead
trees standing in existing lines. Sena.
tor Copeland reminded the Senate that
the beauty Of the National Capital de-