Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-21
CARUS| LEADS PLEA
FOR DIPLOMA BILL
Favorable Report by Senate
Committee Expected Fol-
lowing Hearing.

The Senate District committee prob
ably will make a favorable report on
the bill to prevent the operation of
diploma mills in Washington. follow
ing a hearing before the committee
Yesterday afternoon, at which Charles
F. Carusi, president Of the Board OF
/ Education. and Assistant District At
torney Pear Mccall. told Of the need
for some regulation of degree con-
ferring institutions,
The committee referred the measure
to subcommittee headed b. Chair
man Capper, to consider suggested
amendments, but members indicated
! they we're in accord with the aim Of
! the legislation
The committee also took under adj
! visement the proposal TO make the
salaries of the District Commissioners
$4,000 instead Of $500 a year. after
the trade groups Of the city had pre-
+ sented a united front in support o.
the increase
Backed BY Harper.
/ The increase was strongly advocated
By Robert n Harper and former Rep
resentative Frank w. Mondell for the
Chamber of Commerce; Joshua Evans.
IL, for the Board of Trade. and Gen.
Anton Stephan for the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association.
In addition to Mr. Carusi and Miss
Mccall. the bill TO regulate degree-con-
ferring institutions was supported b.
Or. Joseph S Wall Of the District Med
ical Society and Albert II Par !lam OF
the District Of Columbia Osteopatnic
Association.
Ernest w. Porter Of Potomac Univer-
sity said ne was IN accord with the
purpose Of the bill. but expressed far
il would interfere with the work of that
institution. because 1t gives courses by
correspondence. with supervised exam
nations
! j. S. Noffsinger. director of the Ma
tional Home Study Council. which he
said represented approximately IS cor
respondence schools. also was in SYM
pathy with the bill, but felt that some
Of the provisions as now written might
interfere with correspondence school
work. James z. Smith of the National
Radio Institute also inquired how the
! bill would apply TO correspondence
study and extension courses.
Offers Solution.
Mr.. Carusi told the committee ii had
occurred TO him during the hearing that
correspondence schools could avoid con-
fiict with the bill by comforting degrees
that would indicate they were based on
correspondence study.
At the outset OF the hearing MIR. Ca
rusi explained IL is not a bill 10 stand
ardize education, but 10 prevent groups
Of persons from becoming incorporated
under the laws Of the District for the
sole purpose OF issuing degrees. The
bill would require any institution de-
string 10 confer degrees TO obtain a
license from the Board of Education
he said there is particular need for
such legislation In Washington because
institutions incorporated here can say
they are acting under authority Of
Congress. Mr. Carus! called the atten-
ton OF the committee 10 articles printed
IN The Star some time ago. bearing on
the need FOR such legislation. The bill
also Was Endorsed by " o. Tufts.
In answer 10 question by Senator
] Capper, Miss Mccall SAID there ls more
need for regulating the comforting Of
degrees here than elsewhere because in
st.iutions incorporated here can saw
they are funct!0n!ng by authority OF the
United States.
Senator Nicely Democrat. Of West
/ Virginia said he thought correspondcnre
schools make il possible for many per-
sons 10 improve their education who
could not DO 50 otherwise. provided they
j have properly supervised final GAMMA
tons.
Asks United States Supervision.
Nine. Marie Won Unschuld Of the
Won CEbrhuld University Of Music told
the committee she thought The Federal
Bureau cf Education should ba thr
agency ~ carry out the proposed lav.
rather than the local board Of cdu-
cation.
Supporting the Increased salaries for
| District Commissioners, Harper said
| Washington is much larger city than
! II aaG when the city heads received
S. 900 q year. and that nov the Dlg-
irift taxpayers are bearing about three
foalrthS of the cost of the local gov
eminent.
Senator King. Democrat, NJ Utah
reminded Harper that The people u the
District are endcaYorlng 10 have their
share o! the expense reduced
/ That Is natural, Senator" Harper
! replied There are arguments on both
! sides of that question. but We think our
/ &!de Is right
/ Senator King asked the speaker for
hlb opinion ~ "A suggestion that Wash
! sngt0n be placed under ii city manager
' Harper said he favored retaining the
present form ~ government adding
that hf though the general Govern
F.. maent should control the Capital. but
/ should "gise us some Y0lce nn the
f1oor NJ the E0ilse and Senate"
Mr. Evans ot The Board of Trade IN
. 6ofsed all thst Harper said and added
accommodation that The Assistant,
Engineer Commissioner = 81 larry be fa:sed
~ So 900 a Yssr Mr. Evans pointed
oUi that ~ present some ~ the subnr
mates " the Assistant Commissioners
receive higher ssIarifa