Evening star., 1938-10-17
CR|PP[ES To HAVE
HOME TEACHERS.
Federal W. P. A. Approves
Project for Visiting
Instructors.

Federal w. P. A. officials today ap-
proved the District w. P. AS proposed
project to provide visiting teachers for
the orthopedic ward at Gallinger Hos
pital and for crippled children con-
fined to their homes.
In voicing approval Of the proposal
submitted by Ross HaWorth. assistant
administrator for District w. p A.,
DR.. Lewis Alderman, director of the
Federal w. p A. Division of Education,
specified that the program was to run
only through the closing of school in
June. 1899
DIR. Alderman joined me in think
ing the Board OF Education must rely
on Congress for an appropriation for
visiting teachers next year. Mr.. Ha-
worth declared.
I'VE are helping this year TO allie
viste an unfortunate situation which
the school board attempted without
success to provide for in its school
budget he explained.
He said there was nothing now in
the way of the project proceeding.
Getting the approval Of Federal Of
flciaL was the one thing that might
have stood in the path Of the pro-
posed plan.
Assigned TO Mrs. Steele.
Although Mr. Haworth plans to
follow through with the drafting OF
the project personally, he has as
signed it oficially to Mrs. Mary Steele,
director Of the District w. P. A. di-
vision Of education and recreation.
Mrs. Steele will confer with the
Board of Education and the Health
Department in planning the project,
which Mr.. Haworth hopes will 20 into
effect shortly
Tentative plans include employing
10 teachers as a start. Although the
discussion between Mr.. Haworth and
the Federal officials centered around
the problem of providing education
for crippled children. Mr.. Haworth
said he expected to broaden the
program to include all children un-
able to attend regular school.
Immediately after conferring with
DR.. Alderman. Mr.. Haworth sent let
ters to DR.. George Rutland, District
health ofiicer, and Mrs. Henry Grat-
tan Doyle, president of the Board of
Education, asking them to serve as
co-sponsors of the project.
Promises High Standards.
Mr.. Haworth promised that the ed
ucational standards in the home and
hospital instruction will be as high
as those in the public schools
He added that data now being as
sembled by Robert L. Haycock. first
assistant superintendent of schools,
and DR.. Daniel Seckinger, assistant
health ofiicer, would be an important
consideration in drafting the project.
Transportation to Langdon School.
the problem which has faced the
Board of Education since the opening
of school, also neared q solution to-
day, when two more children were
picked up by the official bus. Four
children of the seven whose transpor-
tation to the school for crippled young
sters couldn't be arranged earlier are
now being taken in private cars or
taxis. However. Mrs. Beulah Drake,
head Of the crippled children's division
at the school. said the arrangements
for these four may not be permanent.
Only one child remains at home,
although she has been admitted to
the school. Ten years old. the young
ster has always been too i'll to attend
school before this year. Because she
lives in Georgetown. of the route of
the ofiicial bus, she cannot get to
school.