Evening star., 1938-05-22

Home to its original condition, as
provided in the Districts lease, also
was recommended.
The contemplated continued use by
the Womans Bureau and House OF
Detention of the old second precinct
station house is in direct conflict with
the evident intent of Congress that
this building should be reopened as
regular police precinct. as provided
in appropriations for the Police De-
partment.
In planning for the re-establish-
ment of the old second precinct as
crime prevention move. Congress had
expected that the Woman's Bureau,
the Detention House and the Chill
moved to the old Police Court Build
ing. This building has been declared
! unsafe from health and fire stand
points for human habitation. however,
so that Capt. Milliken's agencies will
| have to stay where they are or find
some other quarters. For the same
reason. the Children's Receiving Home
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shelter elsewhere.
Three Optional Courses.
The three optional courses which
the Budget Bureau laid before the
House in connection with the National
Training School for Girls we're:
l. Parole of all of the inmates of
the school prior to July / next, and
appropriation of $4,000 to employ two
parole officers, each of whom would
supervise so girls.
2. Reduction by parole of the Train
ing School population to 40 inmates
and transfer of these remaining girls
| to a cottage at Blue Plains, now oc-
cupied by 40 boys of the Industrial
Home School for Colored Children.
The occupants of this cottage, in turn,
would be placed in foster homes. un-
der supervision of the Board of Pub
lie Welfare There would then be
erected a vocational building at Blue
Plains for use of the Training School
girls. In the building on Conduit
road, abandoned by the Training
School. would be placed the white in
dustrial Home School, now housed on
Wisconsin avenue. To accomplish
these various shifts. the Budget
Bureau said. there should be ap-
propriated $5.400 for salaries of ad-
ditional employees under the Board
of Public Welfare. S2l 900 for board
and care of farmed-out children and
$4,000 for construction of the voca-
tional building at Blue Plains. Thus.
the total cost of this plan would be
$41, 400.
3. Appropriation of $165,O00 for con-
struction of permanent buildings-tWo
cottages and an administration build
ing-at Blue Plains to accommodate SO
colored girls of the National Training
School, with an additional appropria-
ton in the meantime to continue the
school at it's present site.
Objections Raised.
The first proposal was character
lied by informed persons last night
as 'highly Objectionable" in that it
would turn loose on society girls who.
competent officials assert, are not suf-
ficiently rehabilitated. The school
authorities, it was pointed out, al
ready have paroled every inmate con-
sidered to be eligible for such dis
pensation. The remaining girls. 1t
was declared, have not been suffi-
GENTLY reformed or trained to be en-
titled to freedom.
Several objections were expressed to
the second proposal. 1t was declared
great difficulty is experienced now in
finding suitable foster homes for chill
dren, and it would be tremendous
task to find such homes for the 40
colored boys who would be evicted
from the cottage at Blue Plains to
make way for the Training School
girls. Moreover, it was said, the cot
tage would provide inadequate facili-
ties for the girls. Transfer of the
white Industrial Home School to the
Conduit road building now occupied
by the National Training School. 1t
was declared, would involve extensive