Evening star., 1937-04-04
Representatives. Appea'
to Outline Problems
of Their areas.

appropriation of 100000 for Com
munity Center activities. He said
there are about ITS schools in the
city but only about 20 are available
for this purpose because of lack Of
funds He indorsed requests OF
Southwest citizens for new Jefferson
Junior high school and for new Ban
maker high school,
The Appropriations Committee rec
ommended 100000 to begin construc-
ton of the Jefferson school and
authorized purchase of site for the
school and a branch library with
Sl95 900 of unexpended funds
Other requests and representatives
from the various citizens groups were
as follows:
A. w. Lee, president Randle High
lands Citizens Association asked for
replacement Of the Pennsylvania
avenue southeast bridge.
Jacob NJ Schaffer and Wender,
representing the Southwest Citizens
Association. asked for the new Jeffer-
son school; elimination from the
school appropriations that clause in
the bill providing that mo part OF
the foregoing appropriations for pub
lie schools shall be used for instruct
ing children under S years Of age
and asked increased playground facil-
tiles for Southwest.
W. H. Webb, president Kenilworth
Citizens Association sought develop
ment of the Shaw Water Gardens as
a public park.
John j. Hurley. president, and
Joseph L. Parkhill, vice president
Michigan Park Citizens Associatio
appealed for a new Bunker Hills
School. They cited the growth OF
the community and the distance to
other schools as causes.
A. G. Calvert, vice president, Lin
coin Park Citizens Association
asked for q 10-room addition to the
Kingsman School.
School Addition Wanted.
E. ]. Read, president, Congress
Heights Citizens Association, asked
for a start of construction OF the
Oxon Run interceptor and asked
for $4,000 to complete seven-room
addition to the Anacostia Junior
Senior High School. The school was
opened for a capacity of 676, he said
whereas the enrolment in February
of this year numbered 1,160 stu
dents.
G. w. Absher, chairman, Sewer
and Water Committee of the Hill
crest Citizens Association, indorseo
the request for the Oxon Run inter.
ceptor
w. c. Magathan, president, Citi-
zens' Association of Takoma, D. C..
asked for construction of proposed
senior high school at Fifth and Sheri.
dan streets on District-owned prop.
erty at a cost Of $350,000.
Charles E. S. Rich, president, Con-
duit Road Citizens Association, asked
for a new branch library on Conduit
road to replace the present structure;
indersed request for $4,000 to main
tain night-school classes at West
ern High School; indorsed request
for funds to complete new Chain
Bridge.
George E. Dieffenbach, secretary
Chevy Chase Citizens Association,
supported request for funds to con-
struct stadium for the Woodrow
Wilson High School.
Ernest H. Pullman, president, Man.
or Park Citizens Association, asked
funds for construction of an assembly
hall to the Whittier School and in.
dorsed request for funds to construct
the proposed northern senior higf
school.
w. D. Willis Of the Bradbury
Heights Citizens Association asked
for increased school facilities for hi.
area.
Library Facilities Asked.
President Lee Of the Randle High.
lands Citizens Association again ap.
peared to indorse q request for Ii.
brary facilities at the Anacostis
Junior-Senior High School, for addi'
tional police protection for the Ana
costa section and for additional f1re
department equipment.
Vernis Abscher of the Southeast
Citizens Association opposed the ia
cohs fiscal report, criticized expendi-
lures for out-of-town students at.
tending local schools, showed neec
for additional police appropriations
because of the many public events
such as Inauguration, criticized ex.
emption Of Government vehicles from
licenses and gasoline taxes, opposed
increase In gasoline tax and asket
completion of the Anacostia Junior.
Senior High School.
Mrs. Burton K. Wheeler, DR.. 8. B
Fracker and George :. Diedenbacl
Of the Chevy Chase Citisens' Asso.