Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
1850 Students Being Fed
Daily, Survey Reveals.
1882 Get No Help.
$4O,491 REQUIRED IN CITY
TO PROVIDE FOR PUPILS
Government Allots $500 for Grip
pied and Tubercular-Ballou
Sees Little Difficulty.


of free lunches, according to figures
issued by DR.. Frank w. Ballou, school
superintendent, following the compila-
ton of reports made to him by teachers
and officers during the official survey
just completed.
OF these, 1882 who are believed by
their teachers to be in need of such
assistance are not now receiving fire.
lunches, while the remaining 1880 are
being fed by various agencies The
group now being served free lunches
includes the 225 pupils of the schools
for crippled children and those of the
tuberculous schools who are provided
lunches at Government expense.
$3.50 Daily Cost.
According to estimates contained In
the statement made public by DR.. Bal
lou, the meals now being served needy
children, exclusive of those provided
tubercular and crippled pupils, cost
$3.50 per day. The cost of feeding
the additional 1882 pupils believed by
their teachers to be entitled to lunches
without cost would approximate sos. IS
day. The meals now being served to
crippleS and tubercular pupils in those
two special schools cost S45.50 a day.
Thus, while lunches now being pro-
vided are costing at the rate of $15,004
- SSI1OO1 year Vi lou SCIlOOl Odyo, OIL
additional expenditure of $17,217 a
school year would be needed to provide
for the pupils also believed by their
teachers to be entitled to lunches.
$40.491 Now Needed.
On the basis of these figures, total
appropriation for food alone for the
children not now receiving lunches at
Government expense would total $32 ,301.
Such an appropriation would bring the
total of money provided out of public
funds for pupils lunches to $40, 491,
since the Government already is grant,
ing $3.50 for the meals of crippled and
tubercular children.
DR.. Ballou is of the opinion that
since less than half of the total number
Of children adjudged needy are being
supplied with lunches at present, the
same assistance could be given the re-
mainder of them without difficulty"
The results of the inquiry, instituted
to ascertain how many pupils now are
being served food, the number of addi-
tional pupils who are in need of it, and
the way in which the expenses of Serv-
ing such children are being met" DR..
Ballou said in statement issued with
the results of the survey, indicate that
only small portion of the 10 900 school
children are now being supplied with
food. but that there is a still larger
number Of pupils who apparently are in
need of food, but who are not now being
furnished with It.
Little Difficulty Seen.
1.-THE cost of serving additional pupils
who need food can, it would appear, be
met without difficulty"
DR.. Ballou's report will be considered
at a special meeting of the Judiciary
subcommittee of the House District
Committee Tuesday morning. This
special meeting was called by Chairman
Mcleod in an effort to bring a favor
able report on his BILL which authorizes
an appropriation Of 10000 to pay for
the necessary additional employees. as
well as the food for free lunches The
measure is TO be considered by the full
District Committee on Wednesday and
Representative Mcleod last night ex-
pressed confidence that the committee
viii stand strongly behind him in his
effort TO get the bill acted upon in time
for inclusion in the second deficiency
appropriation bill.
All Details Avoided.
The data made public by DR.. BaIlou
avoid all details which might lead to
the identification of needy school build
tngs or sections of the city in which
the apparent need for food for pupils
6ACOSSok. ICpDIt lIedS L0e
survey in general classes under the
headings of elementary schools, "voca-
tional schools" Junior high schools"
and senior high schools"
discussing elementary schools. DR.
Ballou's statement indicates that out
OF 51,556 enrolled pupils, 1.I2l now are
being provided lunches at a daily cost
OF $5944. This expense is being met
MS statement continues, by the surplus
mi q tod IN %klA
for all pupils who have milk and cracker
lunches. by Parent-Teacher and similar
associations and by contributions of
teachers and principals. The inquiry
shows further, he said, that there are
an additional 1873 pupils in need Of
food. On the basis of present expendi-
ture. he said, 1t would take 500 IS
aoditlonaI per day to supply these
children
Vocational Surrey.
OF the .02l vocational school pupils,
the survey showed that only 5 now are
receiving food and that 10 others are
believed entitled TO IT, The present
cost is IS cents day, while the addi-
ttonal needy children would require
another So TO feed them The survey
showed that the vocational pupils are
being fed out of funds earned by the
school lunch rooms and. TO a lesser
extent from other sources"
OF ii OFT junior high school children
80 now are receiving free lunches and
two also are receiving breakfast at q
total cost Of $3.50 per day This ex-
pense is being met by profits from the
lunch rooms IN the junior high SchoO
buildings and, to a slight degree. bS
financial contributions OF teachers anc
home and-school associations. The
teachers and principals however, fee
there are lac pupils who should be sup.
piled with food. At the same rate O!
cost an additional $25 a day would bt
required TO cover the junior high Schoo
needs
81 Seniors Get Aid.
Only 81 senior high school pupil,
now are receiving free lunches. tn,
total cost Is approximately $765 a day
and most of this cost is being borne
by the cafeteria profits in each build
ing. DR. Ballous public statement ex
planned that most of the high school,
reported no pupils receiving fire.
lunches and none in need who are no
now being provided for.
The contributions which school cafe
terias make toward free lunches TO
needy children, Stephen E. Kramer
first assistant superintendent. explaine'
late Yesterday, come from the profit
of their operation. The cafeterias, h
said, are operated by persons hired b
the individual school principals ant
the prices ct which food Is sold AZ