Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-19
JUNIOR COLLEGE
HELD UNT|MELY
School Officials Criticize Pro-
posaI of Arentz, in View
of Other Needs.

The District school officials regard as
"untinIely" the proposal announced by
Representative Arentz of Nevada, yes
terday, for the establishment Of public
junior college in the vicinity Of Six
tenth and Kennedy streets. in view OF
the present shortcomings in the ele-
mentary and high school divisions Of the
public school system.
Stephen e. Kramer, first assistant
superintendent, who Is acting superin-
tendent in the temporary absence OF
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, declared today
that while there is no doubt In the
mind of any school official that an In
stitution of higher education should
be conducted at public expense, there Is
a persistent feeling that any efforts TO
expand the system in that direction
while II portable schools and lS6 part
time classes are in use in the elemen-
tary schools would be decidedly unWlSe.
Interested In Plan.
DIR. Charles F. Carusi, president Of the
Board Of Education, explained that ms
interest In the junior college idea Is
Just as marked today as 1t was last jan
uary so far as the future establishment
of such an institution Is concerned. AS
to the actual location OF the school,
however, or any Of the other administra-
tive details connected with its estaD-
lishment as provided for in Representa-
tive Arentz's proposal, DR.. Carusl was was
unwilling to express himself, on the
ground that he had not seen the resolu-
ton.
DR.. Carusi's own proposal, voiced dur
ing the hearings on the school estimates
In Congress in January, called for the
opening of the first two years OF the
two teachers colleges to the public, at
large. This plan of establishing junior
college, he said, could be effected at prac-
tically no additional public expense. The
teacher college courses could be ex-
banded somewhat to accommodate the
type of work desired by the students
who are seeking college education, both
to their advantage and to the ultimate
gain Of the prospective teachers whose
special training would be begun In the
third year of the course. !
Plans Not Complete.
The school board president said TO-
day, however, that he had not planned
any of the details for the opening OF
the teacher colleges to the public. Such
development, he indicated, should come
in the future after the lower grade
schools are adequately provided for and
that the teacher colleges, only this year
operating smoothly.
Representative Arentz yesterday de-
clared his intention Of pushing in the
next session of Congress. joint resolu-
ton introduced in the last session fol
the establishment Of the junior college
The general features of the proposal
were almost identical with those Of q
resolution presented in January, 1925
In the Senate by Senator Oddie OF
Nevada.
That resolution directed the Commits
sioners to submit to Congress not later
than December /, 1925, plans and esti-
mates for the creation of a junior coll
lege here and directed also that the
District Commissioners and the Rock
Creek and Potomac Parkway commits
sioners set aside as q site for the pro-
posed institution Q portion of Rock
Creek Park lying west Of Sixteenth
street and extending from Colorado
avenue to Kennedy place. The Com
missioners subsequently asked the Board
of Education for an opinion on the
proposal and at one of its February
meetings the board decided that In view
of the needs of the elementary schools
further expanding of the school system
at that time was "untimely." The reso-
luton. according to records in the
Commissioners office, was not cIassed
following the report the Commissioners
made based on the opinions supplied by
the School Board. .