Evening star., 1936-04-03
SENATORS ASKED
TO CONTINUE SUM
DENIED BY HOUSE
DR.. Charters of Ohio U., Con.
suItant on Plan, Opposed
to Communism.
SCHOOL OFFICIALS
CITE URGENT NEEDS
Southwest Citizens Resolution
for More Adequate Lump Sum
Also to Be Presented.
BY J. A. O'LEARY.

BY J. A. OTEARY.
Arguments in support of continuing
the character education proz.am in
the public schools, which the House
eliminated, were made to the Senate
subcommittee handling the 1887 Dis
trict appropriation bill today by school
officials and outside educators.
In striking out the s78 1850 for char
acter education, the House report on
the bill, filed by Chairman Blanton,
contended the teaching of communism
is connected with the character edu-
cation work. 1t is understood that
testimony to refute this claim was de-
veloped at the Senate executive hear
ings today.
DIR. Charters Heard.
DR.. w. w. Charters of the Uni
verSity of Ohio who served as con-
sultant in establishing the character
education program. told the Senate
group today he is completely op-
posed to Communism" and that he is
not even Eight pink"
In the House hearings on the bill,
Representative Blanton questioned
Supt of Schools Ballou as to whether
DR.. Charters had been af1liated with
the University of Moscow in connec-
ton with Summer courses. In the
House hearings, DR.. Ballou testified
that to his knowledge. DR.. Charters
had never been on the faculty Of
the University of Moscow.
The Senate Subcommittee will not
decide until the hearings are over
what action y take on character
education. but has been sympathetic
in the past two years toward the pro-
gram.
Among the others who took part in
the discussion today was President
James A. Randle of Mechanics In
stitute, Rochester. N. Y. Several men,
bers Of the School Board, including
Mrs. Marion Wade Doyle, and Henry /.
Quinn, also attended the hearing.
Resolutions from the Southwest
Citizens Association, urging the Sen
ate to adhere to its past position in
favor of a more adequate lump sum
as the Federal share of the bill, also
were to be presented at the hearings
this afternoon by Harry S. Wender,
chairman of the Law and Legislation
Committee. Later in the hearings
other city-wide organizations will
make plea for fairer Federal pay
ment, which the House has cut from
s5,7OO,0o0 to $2,700,00o. the lowest
figure ever proposed. The Southwest
citizens asked that it be put back at
least to the budget figure of $5,700, 900.
will Urge School.
Wender and j. NJ. Schaffer, presi-
dent of the southwest association, also
will stress the need Of going ahead
with the proposed new Jefferson
Junior High School.
A plea for additional police, both
for traffic enforcement and general
police work, was made yesterday by
George w. Offutt of the Advisory
Board of the American Automobile
| Association. The Commissioners last
Fall asked for 80 additional men. but
this was not allowed by the budget.
No increase in the force was provided
by the House. Recently municipal
officials found that 48 men would be
needed by the Police Department, and
% by the Fire Department, as result
of restoration of annual leave of Gov
ernment employees to. 26 days.
In asking for s125,0O0 for a seven
room addition to Roosevelt High
School, Mrs. B. G. McIlwee of the
Roosevelt Parent Teacher Association.
pointed out the building was planned
for 1,500 pupils, but now has an en-
rollment of 1900. Mrs. McIlwee said
the seven additional rooms were con-
templated originally, but had to be
omitted because of lack of funds.
James G. Yaden, Charles I. Stengle
and Esan H. Tucker explained the
| need for an increase in the $4,000
House item for community centers.
The Commissioners original estimate
was for 100000.
Tucker, as head of the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association, also
urged retention In the bill of House
items for an addition to Eastern High
School, and the $25, 900 for plans and
surveys for a new bridge across the
| Anacostia River at Pennsylvania ave.
nue.. He pointed out pupils are on q
halliday schedule at Eastern High.
George c. Shinn and Adelbert w.
Lee of the Board of Trade, also testi-
fed on the need for a new Chain
Bridge, and the drawing of plans for
the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge. The
House authorized $350,000 for a new
Super-structure at Chain Bridge.
A delegation consisting Of James c.
Wilkes, Mrs. j. F. Rose and Mrs.
James D. Skinner presented the need
for an additional story at the Shep-
herd School, which was left out by
the Budget Bureau.
Speaking for the American Fed
Grafton of Government Employees,
Stengle asked for six additional
guards at the District Jail and two
positions as sanitary inspectors in the
Health Department.
An amendment to allow the Dis
trict Parole Board one new position
for stenographic work was recon-.
mended by Wilbur La Roe, jr., chair.
man of the board.