Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-08
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ATFORCE SCHOOL
Or. E. M. Ellison Calls Build,
ing "Pest House"-Cites
Daughters Illness.

Complaining that the Force School
Seventeenth street and Massachusetts.
avenue. is another kind of pest house,
IN which his little daughters have con.
Eacted scarlet fever. measles, chicken
pcx and upper respiratory infection
since they entered 1t as students, DR.
Everett NJ. Ellison. secretary of the
Citizens Service Association for Law
Z and Order, in letter addressed to the
Board OF Education and read at Its
meeting yesterday. declared the build
ing has surely served It's day"
Following the reading of the letter
which was dated March 5, the Board
Of Education decided to forward the
complaint to the District health officer,
with the suggestion that he inspect the
building to determine whether or not
conditions named in DR.. Ellison's COM
plant actually exist This request will
be accompanied by q query made by a
member Of the board as to methods
Of furaigating school books. which each
rear are handled and used in study
at home and in the classroom by differ
ent pupils.
Cites Measles Attack.
In his letter DR.. Ellison declared that
his S-year-old daughter now is suffer-
ing her second attack of measles This
daughter, he wrote the board. had been
occupying a desk at school which had
been used previously by child who
also had measles. The physician de-
. plores the continued use Of the Force
Building as unfair to US all" in that
Il cannot soon be displaced by mod
egn building large enough 10 take care
Of its pupils (including those of the
nth and sixth grades,." The building.
he wrote the board, probably does
harbor disease. and in spite of its glo-
rious history Is in no manner fit for its
present-day needs"
After setting forth the specific i'll
nesses with which his Young daughters
became affected. DR.. Ellison wrote 1t
might be blessing in disguise If the
:pyTomaniacs' of this community made
IN official visit to the Force School"
In addition TO referring the Citizens
Service Association officials letter to
the health officer. the board instructed
Harry Q. Htne. Its secretary. to inform
DR. Ellison that an item for construc-
ton OF a new Force School Is contained
In the appropriation bill now in Con-
gress.
During the discussion of the Force
Schools conditions OF sanitation, Mrs.
William A. Mcneil, member of the
board. asked what measures are taken
70 diSirfect or fumiga:e books used By
pupils year after year No other men,
Der OF the board was able TO supply IN
. answer and the query was included in
the dispatch 10 the health officer.
When Dr.. Frank W. BaIiou. superin-
tendent OF schools, had distributed
printed copies of the Bureau OF Ell
ciency's report On the District school
system 70 each member Of the board.
Charles T. Carus:. president. remarked
that he considered the report - clean
bill OF health" for the system. the ad-
ninistrat!ve officials ard the board. He
declared the report contained no severe
criticism. bu: rather helpful sugges-
tons for Improvement n the p,e-en.
system and that the authorities should
feel that they are TO be congratulated
Favors Reciprocity.
The board went on record as favor
ing the proposed bill now in the House,
which would bring about reciprocity be-
tween the District OF Columbia and the
State Of Maryland IN school attendance.
Cnder the proposed measure. District
residents would be permitted to enter
the University Of Maryland without
payment Ct tuition and pupils living IN
Maryland would be permitted TO enter
the public schools Of the District At
the end Of specified period an adjust