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Evening star., 1934-12-13
SCHOOL CR0WD|NG
HELD MORE ACUTE
THAN LAST YEAR.
1863 Class Rooms Lacking
in Elementary Grades,
BaIIou Says.
HIGHER GRADES SHOW
SIMILAR CONCESSIONS
Sc Rooms Included in Four Build.
ings Recommended for
Abandonment.

Overcrowding is considerably more
acute in Washington public schools
than last year, according to the an
nual survey on school house accom-
modations presented to the Board
of Education by Supt. of Schools
Frank w. Ballou.
The study revealed a shortage of
168 class rooms in elementary schools
alone Officials estimated that only
149 additional rooms were needed last
year. Junior and senior high schools
show comparable congestion.
OF the total of elementary class
rooms needed, Sc result from failure
to abandon the Force, Jefferson. Lin
coin and Webster Schools, which were
recommended for immediate aban-
donment in 1908, but still are being
used.
Four additional class rooms are
needed to eliminate like number
of portables, which are being used
sirable rooms; 70 would reduce over
size classes. and IL would eliminate
part-time classes.
More Portables in Use.
More portables are being used in
junior and senior high schools than
at any time since 1920, the survey
reveals. At present nine are oc-
cupied. Last year only four of these
makeshift buildings were in use.
while in 1881 the high schools were
able to do without them altogether.
Elementary schools, on the other
hand, evidenced a considerable gain
in portable elimination, with only 4
in use as against IL last year, % in
1882, and 70 in 1920.
This years high school enrolment
Of 1920 pupils is 2,010 in excess Of
the estimated capacity of the build
ings. Most of this congestion exists
n the white divisions, since the colored
high schools have only 26l more pupils
attending classes than they can care
for properly. The white institutions
have an enrolment of 11,449 and a
capacity Of 9,700, while the colored
schools have an enrolment of 1921
and q capacity of 1850.
Junior Highs Crowded.
The junior high schools have en-
rolled a total of 1913 pupils and
possess the facilities for accommo-
dating but 16,190, an excess of 1923.
Here also the white schools are the
most congested, with an enrolment
of 12,061 and a capacity of 10,580.
as against an enrolment of 5,752 and
a capacity of $50 in the colored
schools.
In only two Of the senior high
schools is there no overcrowding. These
are Mckinley and Cardozo, both of
which are below their capacity enroll
ment. The worst congestion exists at
Eastern and Western, which are run
ming staggered shifts. Eastern has an
enrolment of 2,779 and a capacity of
1000, while at Western zoos pupils
occupy the classroom space designed
for 1,500.
Evening star., 1934-12-13

What they do after school hours is
their own business"
Teachers engaged in emergency
educational activities will have their
pay cut from about 500 a month to
SIS or less a week, DR.. Frank w.
Ballou, superintendent of schools, in
formed the board. He presented cor
respondence with Federal emergency
relief officials, who pointed out that
the rate here is in excess Of that in
most other cities. The reduction is
due to be effective January J..
Exceptions will be made in cases
where an individuals economic status
warrants higher pay. Miss Alice HILL
director of District emergency relief,
now is conducting a survey to ascer-
tain the economic status of all emer-
gency relief teachers.
New Rate 81 an Hour.
The new rate will be at approxi-
mately 81 an hour, with the teachers
working only Is hours week.
DR.. Ba,lou reported that public
school employees oversubscribed their
Community Chest quota this year by
3 per cent, contributing a total of
S35,654.45. Their goal had been set
at S35, 500 Contributions were re-
ceived from 1866 persons.
The District of Columbia Teachers
Union will be given hearing on "the
policy of rating and promotions" at
a special meeting January 2. the
board decided. The regular meeting
scheduled for that date will be post
poned one week.
A complaint by Local No. 102 of
the International Union of Operat-
ing Engineers against certain work
ing conditions In the schools will be
heard by the board as soon as the
union specifies on what particular
point it wishes to be heard.
To Pay Teachers December FL.
Teachers were assured they will have
money over the Christmas holidays
when the board passed an order which
will permit them to receive their pay
checks December 81, their last work.
ing day of 1884.
The probationary appointment of
Miss A. L. Goodwin as general sec
retary of the Community Center De-
partmsnt was made permanent.
The board approved the recon-
mendation of Mrs. Philip Sidney
Smith. of its special committee on
naming school buildings, that the new
senior junior high school to be erected
in Anacostia be named for Calvin
Coolidge. When there are separate
senior and junior high schools in
the section, the senior school will be
called the CALVIN Coolidge, and the
other the Anacostia Junior High
School,
The Use of Roosevelt High School
was granted for production of play
for the benefit of the Weightman
School for crippled pupils. The bene-
At will be staged by the Weightman
Parent Association in coop
Grafton with the Community Center
Department.
Evening star., 1934-12-13
"CASH AND CAN" SHOW
AIDS TECH NEEDY FUND
Third Annual Benefit Assembly
Is Featured by Gifts of
Money or Groceries.

Mckinley High Schools third an
nual Cash and Can" assembly was
held this morning to raise funds and
supplies for Christmas relief to needy
families.
As he passed into the auditorium
each student paid admission" either
in cash or groceries. Baskets will be
made up and distributed before Christ
mas to families Of poor pupils. The
assembly was sponsored by the Stu
dent Relief Committee.
A program of entertainment was
staged. Among the performers were
the Mckinley Orchestra, dance Or
chestra sponsored by the Philatelic
Society, the Harmonica Club, Helen
Pender, Margaret Scott, Phil Hayden
Studio dancer; an instrumental trio
composed of Dorothy Cook, Betty
Stevens and Frances Robinson; Patty
Beatty and Georgia Taylor; Elizabeth
linus, Jeanne Weber, Mary Moncure.
Miriam Childress and Thelma McDon-
aid; Arnold Rosey and Alfred Weiss;
Thomas Murphy and Walter Hughes,
and Herman Alley, Fred Baxter and
william Hart.
Evening star., 1934-12-13
WELFARE UNITS TO TALK
OUTLINE FOR CONGRESS
rs Officials to Meet Wednesday
to Harmonize Views of All
Agencies.

Representatives Of numerous WASH
ington civic and professional groups
will meet next Wednesday afternoon
with officials of the Board of Public
Welfare to discuss social security leg
islation to be sought at the coming
session Of Congress.
Invitations have been sent to rs
officials Of business. civic, educational
and welfare groups by Frederick w.
McReynolds, chairman of the welfare
board. The session will be held in the
board room Of the District Building
at pm.
Among proposed measures are the
old age pension bill and one or more
forms Of unemployment insurance
One objective of the joint meeting is
to map q unified program favored by
all groups.
McReynolds said there is no set pro-
gram outlined for attention at the
meeting next week.
Evening star., 1934-12-13
HUGE GAS STORAGE
TANK COMPLETED
Holder in Prince Georges
County Has 100000
Cubic Feet Capacity.

The Washington Gas Light Co. has
completed construction of its new TO-
900 ,O0O-cubic feet holder on Chllum
road. near Queens Chapel road, in
Prince Georges County, Md.
The new holder, which is used only
for storage purposes, is tied in with the
District gas distributing system at
First place and Kennedy street,
through $4,000 feet of 24-inch main.
With the new holder in service, the
storage capacity of the gas company Is
now 26,894, ,534 cubic feet, carried in
nine storage holders and three relief
holders.
Gas engineers estimate that it Is
necessary to have storage capacity of
so to 100 per cent of the maximum
days sendout of gas in order to avoid
interruptions of the service. This
years maximum day was February 9.
during a spell Of record breaking cold
weather. On that day the sendout
was 44,075.000 cubic feet. On such
days, gas is sent out faster than it
is manufactured, and it is necessary
to use gas from storage tanks to pre-
vent service interruptions.
Construction of the new tank was
started a year ago by the Bartlett
Hayward Co. Of Baltimore. Below
the tank proper there is a concrete
shell, extending 80 feet IL inches be-
low ground level Into this is built
the steel tank in three telescoping sec
tions, or lifts" The tank is 303 feet
in diameter. More than 500, 900 cubic
feet of earth were eXcavated for the
construction.
The system with which the tank is
connected serves Washington, George
town. Rosslyn and Montgomery
County. Hyattsville is not tied in, as
the Washington Suburban Gas Co. of
Hyattsville manufactures its own gas
Evening star., 1934-12-13
MOTORIST EXONERATED
IN PARKING DISPUTE
Alleged to Have Run Against
Woman While She Was Trying
to Claim Space.

william ]. Ellis, jr. who was charged
with striking Mrs. Elizabeth Sherman,
wife of a Twelfth street merchant,
with his automobile during q dispute
over a parking space, was exonerated
yesterday by jury in Police Court.
Ellis was tried several weeks ago on
the same charge, but the jury failed
to agree.
Ellis was alleged to have run his
automobile against Mrs. Sherman
three times as she stood in the middle
Of parking space awaiting for her
husband to return from rounding the
block and enter the space.
T. Attorney Milford Schwartz repre-
sented Ellis. and Karl Kindleberger.
assistant district attorney in charge
Of Police Court prosecution, represent
ed the Government.
Evening star., 1934-12-13

with Buccolo two or three times
week and that he lavished gifts OF
flowers. candy and jewelry upon her.
One of the gifts included diamond
bar pin as a Christmas present two
years ago.
Intended to Get Divorce.
She said Buccolo told her he in
tended to divorce his wife and that
she believed him, although Mrs. Buc-
colo had warned her he would treat
YOU Just as he has treated me-"
She admitted the wife had at
tempted to dissuade her from ssSo-
ciating with Buccolo and, in an effort
to accomplish this had complained to
her parents. Mrs. Buccolo, she said,
had told her she would not divorce
her husband. Miss Galleher said she
had never heard Buccolo threaten
his wife, but that on one occasion
Mrs Buccolo had told him he would
pay for the way she had been nurE."
Evening star., 1934-12-13
EDUCATORS FAVOR
BAN ON POLITICS
Divorce From Self-Seeking
Organizations Also Sought
at Conference.

Divorce of education from the in
fluence of partisan politics and self
seeking organizations was urged to-
day at a nationwide conference called
by the Joint Commission on the Emer-
gency in Education.
Speakers pointed out the danger
of allowing representatives OF special
interests to dictate the policies OF
long-term educational planning COM
missions.
Entangling Alliances Hit
II am against entangling alliances
between edulation and outside organi-
zations," said DR.. A. ]. Stoddard.
superintendent of schools in Provi-
dence. R. l., who was one Of the dis
cuSSion leaders.
All the people have right to have
their say in shaping educational policy.
Too often education has allied itself
with particular organizations. classes
or groups, and have regretted it. Some
day I hope We shall be able to say
that the public schools of America be-
long to the people Of America, and not
W any pdTLlCuldT CLASS.
Don't select the president of the
Chamber of Commerce for a place on
your planning board just because he is
the head of that organization. If he
is the best man for the job, give it tc
him, but be sure he holds the position
as private citizen. rather than as q
representative of his organization"
Stoddard admitted such a policy
might result in a loss of temporary
political support for desired legislation
but said that education would benefit
in the long run.
This discussion was precipitated by
report on a program Of State educa-
tional planning, submitted by specia
committee from its spokesman. Bert
ram E. Packard, State commissioner o1
education for Maine.
Laymen Positions Urged.
Laymen should be given important
positions on planning commissions, ano
be made equally responsible with re-
sponsible educators for the develop
ment of policy. he reported.
Other recommendations by the grour
included the following points:
Planning commissions should be
set up for a definite period rather
than allowed to function without any
time limit.
Such commissions should avoid de-
voting their sole attention to financial
matters and should place more en-
phasis on the purposes of public edu-
cation and methods of achieving them
Reporting for the Committee fol
Essential Finance Legislation, Alfred
D. Simpson, assistant New York COM
missioner of education, said definite
program of State need for local
schools was the most important
financial element in school develop.
ment. State aid should be proper
toned on a basis of equalization oi
educational opportunity for all chill
dren in the State, he asserted.
A. L. Threlkeld, superintendent oi
schools at Denever, also reported or
educational planning, and advocated
a central agency for each State which
would certify fitness of instructors.
Evening star., 1934-12-13
REV. !. f. GRATTAN
NAMED c. j. DEAN
Former Teacher at Univer.
Sity Here Returns to Head
Arts College.

Coming here direct from the Vati-
can City, Rev. John E. Grattan, S. j.,
39-year-old American priest, who for
merly taught at Georgetown Univer-
sity before he was ordained, has been
made dean of its College of Arts and
Sciences. For the past four years he
had been attached in an official ca
pacity to the general headquarters Of
the Jesuit order in Rome.
No announcement was made by
Acting President Arthur A. OLeary,
S. j., until after Father Grattan had
assumed his duties. His return here,
after an absence of 10 years, was a
surprise to colleagues on the faculty,
although it had been known for some
time by the rector that the new dean
had been slated for appointment.
Succeeds Father German.
Since the opening of the present
academic year Rev. Lawrence c. Cor
man, S. j., had been acting dean of
the college. He will now be able to
devote his full time to his regular
duties as director of the Department OF
Chemistry. 1t had not been generally
expected at Georgetown that new
college dean would be named until
after the return to Washington of DR..
Coleman Nevils, president of the in
stitution, who is now in Rome.
The new college dean, a native Of
New York City, holds unique scho-
lastic record in the Jesuit order. He
entered the order from the Fordham
Preparatory School in 1912 at the age
of II years. He first came to George
town from Woodstock College, Mary
land, as a Jesuit scholastic to teach
Latin, English and Greek for four
years in the preparatory school, the
freshman and sophomore college
classes.
Sent to Rome in 1880.
In the Fall of 1923 Father Grattan
continued his theological studies at
Woodstock until he was ordained to
the priesthood in the Summer of 1926.
He remained there another year to
pursue higher studies and then was
made prefect of discipline at st. Pc
ter's College, Jersey City. From 1928
to 1930s he continued his course OF
Jesuit studies in esthetical theology
at st. Andrews-o the Hudson. 1t
was then that he was chosen to be
sent to Rome after a brief period as
subeditor on the staff of America.
Father Grattan made a brief visit
in Washington on last Founders day
to represent the general of the order
at the Georgetown exercises.
Evening star., 1934-12-13
Scorn Scotcl,es Plan to Ban
Teachers Drinking or Smoking g
Mrs. Leslie B. Wright's
RidicuIe SnOthers
Proposal.
School Board Quietly
Buries Suggestion
in Its Files.

The recent proposal of the District
Of Columbia Public School Associa-
ton that teachers be prohibited from
smoking and drinking was smothered
under a deluge Of ridicule at Board
of Education meeting yesterday and
then quietly buried in the boards
files.
The School Association was alter
natively abused and "kidded" by Mrs.
Leslie Boudinot Wright, who Is promi-
nent in Parent Teacher Association
activities, while the board, which had
granted her permission to appear be-
fore it, listened in amused silence.
When she had finished the sole
question the board considered was
how best to drop the matter without
hurting any ones feelings. Finally
it was unanimously decided to file the
associations letter without further
comment.
Heaps Scorn on Association.
Mrs. Wright said the Public School
Association Is "small-town sewing
circle that doesn't even produce pair
of socks for the heathen.'" She told
the board she had persuaded both the
Forest Hills Citizens Association and
the Ben w. Murch Home and Scnool
Association to join the Public School
Association and was heartily sorry
for having done so.
IF you are going to consider this
resolution seriously you might as Wen
90 a little further" she said. i
want to propose some amendments.
I think you should also forbid lip
stick, and then perhaps we might
forbid teachers owning playing cards
for fear they might play casino. And
| I don't think they should drink tea
or coffee. You know the caffein
might be bad for them. Then you
might 60 a little further and say
that all teachers will have to be In
bed by 8 O'Clock every night. and
that they shouldn't eat candy be-
cause it will hurt their digestion. If
we are going back to the days Of the
Puritans. let us tell the teachers that
they must wear spectacles and their
| hair in knots on the backs of their
heads.
This may sound very foolish, but
it is no more foolish than this at
tempt to regulate teachers private
lives"
Defends Personal Rights.
Mrs. Wright said the resolution was
an attempt to interfere with the
personal rights of teachers.
I'VE don't want a bunch Of spine
less milksops teaching our children,
she said. when we see teachers
staggering around with bottles in
hand, that will be time to do some
thing"
Long before she had finished her
defense of teachers, whom she said
need no defense, the board members
were smiling broadly. Only Henry
Gilligan, a member of the school
board, replied to her:
What would you think of the
teacher who came to school with
the odor of tobacco or liquor on her
breathe" he inquired.
"I don't know what I would say
answered Mrs. Wright. Maybe
might think the teacher didn't feel
so good that morning and needed
something to help her."
Pay Cuts Scheduled.
Specifying that he was expressing
only his personal attitude, Gilligan
said: 1T is my wish that teachers
never come to classes with the smell
of tobacco or liquor on their breaths.
Evening star., 1934-12-13
Motor Club Raps Congress
For Ten.Year Traffic Toll

The traffic accident increase in
Washington is not to be laid at the
door of any single agency. 1t Is due
in part to the failure Of Congress to
enact safety legislation and give at
tention to the recommendations of
District authorities. 1t is due in part
to the lack of sufficient personnel In
our police department.
ut is due in part to temporizing
with constructive proposals and
it is due in part to inadequate plan
ming for the increasing fow of traffic
on our streets" Ernest N. Smith,
executive vice president of the asso'
citation, stated.
Evening star., 1934-12-13

Charging that the traffic accident
situation in the Capital has gone
from bad to worse" the District OF
Columbia Motor Club of the Amer
ican Automobile Association this
morning issued statistics on traffic for
the past 10 years and scored Con-
gress for not enacting safety legis-
lation."
There have been 898 fatal motor
accidents here in the last 10 years,
and 1864 men, women and children
have been injured out Of total of
73,147 accidents reported during that
period. the report declared.
Evening star., 1934-12-13
F STREET WIDENING
PROJECT is STARTED
Surveyors at Work on Prelim-
inaries to ReInodeling of Steps
Of Old Patent Office.

Surveyors of the National Park
Service were at work today obtaining
preliminary information on the tear
ing down of the south steps Of the
old Patent Office Building, F street,
between Seventh and Ninth streets.
This is made possible by 100000 Of
Public Works Administration funds,
allocated by Secretary Ickes to elimi-
nate the traffic bottle neck at that
point<
The widening of F street will be
done under jurisdiction of H. G.
Whitehurst, in charge of the Districts
highways.
Evening star., 1934-12-13
LOOT GOES UNCLAIMED

Police Seek Owners in Case
Against "Toothpick Burglar"
Several thousand dollars worth Of
jewelry, clothing and other articles,
part of the loot recovered in connec-
tion with the arrest Of Lonnie Still
well, colored, confessed "toothpick
burglar still is unclaimed at police
headquarters.
Police are anxious to get the prop
erty identified before Stillwen is ar
raigned in Police Court.
Evening star., 1934-12-13

Specifying that he was expressing
only his personal attitude, Gilligan
said: 1T is my wish that teachers
never come to classes with the smell
of tobacco or liquor on their breaths.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. w H Partridge of Spo-
kane spent last week visiting friends in
Troy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ashby Sanders and
family have moved back to Troy They
have been LIVING in Renton for the past
several months.
T. L. Olin who has been working for
Tomlinson- Arkwright Construction Co,
has taken no residence in the Clay
house in Troy.
hafto, Thurman. who died in Column
bia Falls as a result of fall from the
top of box car while switching in the
yards there Saturday afternoon. was
we'll known in railroad CIRCLES here. Mr.
Thurman had both legs smashed be-
tween the cars, and died a short time
afterwards in the hospital
Grace CLARION of Chicago is visiting
her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs James
CLARION of Troy.
Mrs. A. NJ Sanford of Standpoint
visited the R. E. Clays last week, and
took Patsy Ann home with her
The Troy ball team suffered another
defeat with narrow margin of to
at the hands of the Standpoint nine
last Sunday The Troy boys played real
good ball throughout most of the game,
but were unable to squeeze out the nee
essary extra point to win. The fire.
which occurred during the first inning
took the players minds off the game a
good deal. They are scheduled to play
the Libby team next Sunday
Mrs. L. P. Huffey and her brother
left Troy last Sunday morning. They
plan to drive to Portland, then down
the coast. and to their home in New
Mexico. MIR. Huffey has a few days
more work on the Yak bridge, where
he has been Inspector for the bureau
OF public roads, from here he intends
to go to Thompson Falls to work on
another similar structure
d. T. Kood returned home last Thurs
day after visiting in Spokane, Victoria
and Seattle
Mrs. James Rasmussen took her son
John to the hospital at Bonners Ferry
Tuesday to have his tonsils removed
j E. Campbell. Great Northern road
master from Whitefish, was confined to
the Troy hospital for a few days last
week.