Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-20
24.HOUR HEALTH
SCHOOLING URGED
Dr.. K0her Tells Education
Board Need Of Harder Fight
on Tuberculosis.

Averbal request that the District pub
lie school systems two health schools"
be administered TO provide 24-hour-a-
day service to tubercular children was
presented to the Board of Education at
Its meeting In the Franklin AdminiStra-
ton Building late yesterday by Or.
George r. Kober, president of the Asso-
citation for the Prevention Of Tuber-
culosis.
In his appeal Dr.. Kober told the
board that greater apparent health prog
ress had been made In washington
from 1900 to 1910 than was made in
the 20 years since that period. Such
progress, which he contenied would re-
suit In the reduction Of tuberculosis
by preaching the gospel of health. /"
In this connection DR.. Kober asked also
that the Association for the Prevention
Of Tuberculosis be permitted to distrib-
ute its literature among the school chill
dren and, II the further step is possible,
to permit its lecturers to address classes
Of children under school supervision.
When Dr.. Kober had finished speak
ing DR.. Frank w. Ballou, Superintend-
emit, asked II during the hearings on the
tuberculosis sanitarium appropriation 1t
had not been asserted that the present
health schools were not suitable for use
as 24-hour hospitals" Following the
meeting DR.. Ballou explained that it
was on the basis of the unsuitability OF
the present school structures that the
appropriation for the sanitarium was
granted. DR.. Kober replied, however,
that he was seeking 24-hour hospitaliza-
ton In the two schools only until the
sanitartum could be built, task which
he said probably would take another
two years. He pointed out that there Is
sufdcient number Of cots in the school
now for rest purposes to provide sleep
Ing accommodations for the Ill children.
Or. Charles r. CaruSi, president Of
the School Board, referred the petition
Of DR.. Kober to the superintendent for
an opinion, after which, he said, the
board would consider the question very
syInpathetically."
Yesterdays meeting was marked by
what DR.. Ballou said was the first COM
plant with constructive suggestion
that has been given to the Board of
Education in 10 years. The Petworth
Parent-Teacher Association asked for
new surfactng to replace the present
cinders topping now on the school play
grounds Of the District. 1t was ex-
planned that accidental falls of chill
dren at play invariably result in ugly
wounds, from which bits of cinder not
tnfrequently have to be removed by
surgeons.
ne hSSOClaLlOn ADVISED the BOARD
that it had made a study of the ques-
ton Of surfacing at various municipal
and Federal agencies here and it rec
commended that the present cinders be
coated with calcium chloride and then
re-topped with grawel The chemical
preparation, 1t was explained, would
cost only fve cents square yard The
board received the request with ex-
pressions Of appreciation for the evil
aence OF earnest cooperation the asso-
citation gave, and the question was re-
ferred to Jere J. Crane, first assistant
superintendent In charge of business
affairs, with instructions to study tbs
proposal and If he believed 1t sound
TO proceed Immediately with execution
Of the work.
AT the suggestion Of DR.. Carusi. the
number Of nonresident pupils attend
ing washington public schools without
payment Of tuition viii be counted
Inc board president asked how MANY
eucn children were attending classes
mere under the legal provision which
exempfs them from tuition payment
y their parents are Federal empIoves
and ne vas advised that no accurate