The Washington times., 1931-05-04
GARDEN PLAN
NEGLECTED.
BY BOARD
Schedule of Requirements Is
Silent Also on Question of
Building Expansion Needs

The problem of providing hot
lunches for pupils in elementary
schools has been ignored in the
school board estimates for 1888,
as submitted to the District COM
miSsioners.
The problem Of providing school
gardens - which also has been
stressed as, of great value to
pupils, both from, a training and
a safety StandpOint-aIsO is ig.
nOred in the estimates.
Despite the economy in land
purchases, labor and material
which could be realized by ex-
panSion of such educational facil-
tiles at this time. as we'll as
tending to relieve unemployment
conditions, these needs were not
MENTIONED
Lunch Rooms Lacking
Cafeterias, even very small
ones, if necessary, have been re-
peatedly urged for the elementary
schools. 1t has been pointed out
that while most children trudge
home for lunch at present, II
warm food were available many
would remain at school during
the lunch period, being safe from
the danger of crossing and re-
crossing streets. In such cafe
terias, also, food would be made
available for children whose
parents are unable to provide
properly for them.
There is not cafeteria in any
elementary school at present. In
practically no school vicinity are
there public eating places suitable
for the chiIdren's needs. A cafe
terra is to be provided for the
John Quincy Adams School,
Nineteenth and California Streets
Northwest, next year. 1t will be
the only elementary school so
equipped.
Despite the fact that repeated
charges have been made against
the inadequacy of medical equip
ment and professional attention
at the two local schools for Grip
pied children, the school eSti'
mates for the 1888 budget call for
no additional appropriation over
last years estimates.
Fund Held Inadequate
With only $1,000 asked for t.e
care of both tubercular and Grip
pied children, protest is again
rife over the insufficiency of the
estimates.
A proposal, however. is pending
the consideration of the board Of
directors of Children's Hospital
for the construction of an adGi-
tion to the hospital which would
not only provide for the best Of
medical and surgical care for
the crippled children, but also
supply educational facilities.
This proposal, suggested by DR..
John Allan Talbot, Of the board
of directors of the hospital, has
been heartily endorsed by Dr.
Frank w. Ballou. superintendent
of schools.
Under treatment at this hos
pital, it was pointed out by DR..
Talbot. children could be reason
ably sure of at least partial cure,
if not entire cure.
Treatments Too Few
At the time Of this proposal, DR..
Ballou conceded that the schools
for crippled children here do not
measure up to the standards Of
other cities and pointed out that
several cities in the Middle West
have schools provided with the
latest in medical equipment.
It has been pointed out by DR..
Talbot that the physio-therapy
treatment given in the local
schools is too infrequent to make
even partial cure of crippled chill
dren a possibility. Children would
be given such treatments every
day at the proposed hospital,
whereas under the present system.
they can receive only one treat
ment a week.