Evening star., 1934-01-09
FIRST LADY INSPECTS
FREE LUNCH SYSTEM
IN DISTRICT SCHOOL S
Continued From First Page.)

such q system was followed in the
junior and senior high schools where
there are adequate cafterias, the pro-
cedure Is not practical in the elemen-
tary schools, where the facilities at
best are make-shift
The two school officers assured Mrs
Roosevelt that every precautiOn is
taken to prevent the children from
feeling they' are the recipients of
charity"
At the Deal Junior High School, the
first building visited by the First Lady
a program Of student government and
student control was presented. Will
liam SeitZ, 15-year-old president of
the student council, presided. He ex-
planned to Mrs. Roosevelt as she sat
on the stage the law-making powers of
the student council. Young Seitz then
presented other student leaders in the
school. These included Marie Conn
| ing, representing the special or extra
curricular activities of the school; Bob
by Doyle. young son of Mrs. Henry
Grafton Doyle, School Board vice pres
ident, who was Mrs. RooSevelt's school
system hostess today. in charge of the
schools own host and hostesses; Mel
din Williams. in charge of the home
room and Bill Farley. director of the
Deal Schools traffic force.
Young Seitz conferred upon Mrs
Roosevelt the Deal Junior High Schools
honor letter and requested her to sign
the institutions honor book. She COM
piled.
In q brief address, Mrs Roosevelt
commended the school for its very re-
markable exhibition Of school control
II you carry into life the same re-
spect for authority as you've shown
here you'll be successes and will con-
tribute much to good citizenship" she
| said. "Of course, the District of Co.
| are many ways you can exert your in
| f1uence for good on your city"
After commencing the spirit shown
by the youthful school leaders who were
presented to her the First Lady said
the people you can count on are those
| who are willing to accept responsibility
and who carry their responsibilities on
through to completion"
On her journey through the schools,
which included also visits to the Thom-
| son School and the Dennision Voca-
tional School. she was accompanied by
Mrs. Henry Morgenthau. wife of the
Secretary of the Treasury, and Mrs
Doyle. She drove her own famous blue
| sport car.
At the Thomson School, Mrs. Roose-
welt displayed the same keen interest
in the luncheon service that she did
at the FIRST elementary school building
she visited
From Thomson, the First Lady went
to the Dennison Vocational School for
white girls. She went through the
building. viewing classes in the various
trades and arts. In each class she had
word of commendation or encour-
agement for the girls. In one of the nurs-
ing classes. where 1t was explained to
for infants. she asked if they used a
real baby" It was explained that a
| life-like "make-believe baby" was used
AS a matter of fact, although Mrs
Roosevelt was not so advised, the
''make-believe baby" was the one which
Representative Robert G. Simmons OF
Nebraska condemned as an item OF
public expense when budget estimates
were under consideration several years
ago
Mrs. Roosevelt, in conversation with
| the girl students. said that at Cornell Q
real baby is used in the infant care
! training.
zone week one sroup of girls viii
have charge Of the baby" she said, "anc
| the next week another group will have
charge. And there is tremendous COM
petition to see under which group thu
baby makes the greatest weight gain
Mrs. Roosevelt's tour Of the DennisOf
School was concluded with a luncheon
which was prepared and served by th'
/ girls of the school. AT the table with th'
Presidents wife was Mrs. Morganthau