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partment was trimmed $22, 200 the
committee said street lights could be
operated on full-time basis in the
coming fiscal year due to the recent
reduction in electric rates.
School Item, $l2.I7s,77z.
For the public schools the commit
tee recommended an appropriation Of
$12,179,772, which is $l13,027 more
than provided In the budget estimates.
However. by elimination Of the char
acter education item, the committee
saved $78,660, the amount that would
have been necessary to pay the SAL
aries of an assistant superintendent
in charge, IL clerks and ~ research
assistants and counselors.
Explaining the elimination Of the
character education item, the COM
mittee said:
1.-THE committee has held exhaustive
hearings on this question and on the
subject of the teaching or advocating
communism in the public schools,
which the hearings will disclose is in
separately connected Herewith. In
connection with the House hearings
on character education In the 1896
appropriation bill the superintendent
of schools testified (page 47D that
what we are trying to do Is to set up
q new philosophy of education
And on page 482 of the same hear
ing he stated further: I do not see
l,o,,, oo1, ana oo,,1d .vpacf fo c+o ~ o,,f
with this experiment involving more
than $50 teachers. whose philosophy
has got to be changed fundamental
ly-
Subcommittee Views.
1.-THE committee cannot subscribe to
this principle advocated by the super
intendent of schools. The subcom-
mittee was of the unanimous opinion
that the Board of Education should
take immediate steps to eliminate from
the schools all communistic books and
magazines. We therefore recommend
the elimination Of all funds for char
acter education"
Items for school buildings and
grounds in the budget estimates were
increased by the committee by 1888 900
to provide for the addition to Eastern
High School. All budget approved
items for building projects are also
included in the bill.
They follow: Addition the Lafayette
School, including combination as
sembly hall-gymnasium; completion of
the second floor of the Hardy School,
an addition to the Truesdell School,
including assembly-symnasium; addi-
tion to the Grimke School, including
assembly-gymnasium; addition to the
Young School, including assembly
gymnasium; a new vocational school
to replace the Dennison School, an
addition to the Paul Junior High
School, including gymnasium; COM
pletion of the Anacostia junior Senior
High School and additional land for
the Cook School.
Police Fund Cut s16,660.
The Police Department did not fare
so we'll. It's budget-approved total Of
$3,626.670 was cut by $4,000. One Of
the items eliminated would have given
Lieut.. Rhoda Milliken, in command
Of the Woman's Bureau, the rank of
captain and provided for the appoint
ment of two additional sergeants. The
committee. however, allowed $l0,7
for automatic promotions, and funds
for some new equipment, including
prison van and an armored cruiser.
The Fire Department, on the other
hand, was granted an increase of $44,-
500 over budget estimates to provide
new equipment. This equipment will
consist of two aerial hook and ladder
trucks, q combination hose wagon and
a pumping engine.
In granting the increase the COM
mittee explained: The budget esti-
mates for this purpose (new equip
ment) provide for one aerial hook and
ladder truck, three combination hose
wagons, and one pumping engine at a
cost of $47,5o0. Inquiry by the COM
mittee has disclosed that several pieces
of fire equipment now in service are
from Is to 81 years old During the
hearings the committee was advised
by the chief of the Fire Department
that the replacement of this equip
ment was absolutely necessary to fur
nish proper fire protection"
Health Department Cuts.
Cuts made in the appropriation for
the Health Department included S.. GAO
for two smoke inspectors. stenog-
rapher at 81 800, and 1920 for tuber-
culosis and vsnereal disease clinics.