Evening star., 1934-01-07
HOPE Of CITIZENS
TURNS TO CAPITAL
FOR SCHOOL NEEDS
Federation Leaders Express
Disappointment at 1895
Budget Omissions.

Disappointed civic leaders will row
turn to Congress in an attempt to get
appropriations for new public school
buildings and other needed public con-
struction in the District that was denied
in budget estimates for 1885 fiscal ap-
preparations for the District.
The first appeal for insertion of the
desired items will be made to the House
subcommittee on appropriations, which
will consider the District estimates as
If unsuccessful there, civic leaders plan
to go before the Senate Committee in
charge Of the District appropriation
bill
Federation Leaders Disappointed.
Oficials Of the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations expressed keen dis
appointment at the failure to include
in the budget items for the many
projects the federation has recommend
ed throughout the year, particularly
for school construction.
Il am sorry we didn't get more all
along the line" said James G. Yaden,
president Of the federation, "and I am
particularly sorry more was not ap-
propriated for the schools and for
school construction. Money should
have been given 10 us for the proposed
Anacostia Junior High School. We also
need badly another senior high school
in the northern section Of the city,
probably In the Brightwood section east
Of Georgia avenue. The new Roose-
velt High School already is over
crowded"
Harry N. Stull. chairman of the
federation's Schools Committee, said
ably will go before Congress and at
tempt to have desirable items REIN
stated.
This budget absolutely stops all
construction and progress" Stull de-
clared. There was particular need
for juior high school in Anacostia,
but now the District Commissioners are
afraid to start its construction because
the budget does not contain funds for
its completion.
Immediate Construction Urged.
II think both the Budget and Dis
tricts officials were wrong in frowning
on the Anacostia Junior High School.
1t is greatly needed and would drain
of many Of the pupils now overcrowd-
ing Eastern High School"
DR.. George F. Havenner, former
president Of the federation and a resi-
dent of Anacostia. said he thought the
Commissioners should begin construc-
ton of the AnacoStia Junior High
School with funds now available. total
ing S225000. He said he did not see
why it could not be built in units, with
additional sections being erected when
the money is obtained from Congress
Ia ole
the budget contained no provision TO
complete the proposed $500 structure
Marvin NJ, Mclean, president Of the
Brookland Citizens Association, eX-
pressed hope yesterday that Congress
would give careful consideration to a
number Of important points in the pro-
posed 1885 District budget as it came
from the Bureau of the Budget.
He declared he failed to understand
why items for necessary expansion OF
public school facilities had been left
out OF the budget while. on the other
hand, estimates are that there will be
a surplus in revenues Of more than S.
900 900 at the end Of the next fiscal
year.
School Items Needed.
CT regret to note" he said, that the
budget estimates do not contain pro-
vision for purchase Of additional school
grounds and, generally speaking. pro-
vides for no new school construction
beyond an item for completion Of the
Woodrow Wilson High School, and ad-
ditions to the Browne Junior High
School and the Powell Junior High
School.
1T is hard to understand why other
needed items should have been left out
of the budget, in the face of the very
large surplus in revenues expected to
accrue at the end of the next fiscal
year. It is TO be hoped that these
questions will be given careful con-
sideration by Congress when it is
making a study Of the 1885 District
estimates"