Evening star., 1937-12-14
when they submitted the document
to the House and Senate.
Accepts Views on Schools.

W IIlc l1OuSc dIlQ 0eIldIe.
Accepts Views on Schools.
Commissioner Hazen, however, dis
cussed past proposals by some District
officials that the power Of appointment
of Board of Education members be
vested in the Commissioners. De-
claring he still adheres to the view
that since the Board of Commission
ers is the head of the municipal
administration, all power should be
centralized in that board, Mr.. Hazen
said:
However, I believe the Commits
sioners should be responsive to tax
payers and citizens. The Efficiency
Committee, which no doubt represents
the views of the public. has recon-
mended that there be no change as
to control of the school system. l.,
therefore, accept their recommended
ton"
Commissioner Allen described the
report as very valuable contribu-
ton to the welfare of the District"
He concurred in the committees sug-
gestion that, because of the compli-
Gated nature Of the problems involved,
legislative drafting experts be called
to consider details of legislation.
Il am delighted to see that the
committee. consisting of a very fair
cross section of our taxpayers and
civic. professional and business
groups, has recommended that the
District be given voting representation
in Congress" Mr. Allen said. 1T
is fair and proper that the Districts
half million have representation in
Congress. I also approve the pro-
posal that the local budget be sub
mitted directly to Congress I believe
adoption of such a budget-making
procedure would make the Commits
sioners and officials under them more
responsive to the residents of the
District"
Brown Approves Police Change.
The recommendation included in
the report calling for merger of the
Park Police and Metropolitan Police
Departments met with the immediate
approval of Police Superintendent
Ernest w. Brown, who said:
Il believe this would be a splendid
move. At various seasons of the year
one division or the other is consider
ably overworked II the two were
combined, the full strength of one
division could be placed at the dis
posal of the other in an efficient
manner in times of emergency and
better cooperation would result.
Regarding the proposed creation
of Division of Public Safety, 1 feel
there isn't any need for such a
change. We now have perfect CO.
operation between the police, fire and
traffil departments. OF course, in
some instances the work overlaps, but
generally the departments pull to-
gether smoothly"
Arno B. Cammerer, director of the
National Park Service, couldn't be
reached for comment. At hearings
during the last session of Congress,
however. he opposed such a merger.
The proposal to transfer main
tenance and operation of all parks
in Washington, except the large ma
tional park areas, to the District gov
eminent was criticized by A. E. De-
maray, acting director of the Ma
tional Park Service, who said:
"The District will have to present
more cogent arguments than hereto
fore before this transfer would seem to
be of any value. Considerable overhead
would be involved in the change and
new department set up, resulting in an
added tax burden. What is chiefly
desirable in administration of parks
is economy I do not believe this could