Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
Plan 10 Provide
For Crippled
Glasses Peri|ed
Interpretation Of
Law May Prevent Use
Of Allison School

Proposals to turn the Allison
Street Health School for children
with positive tuberculosis reaction
into a school for the crippled classes
now at Langdon School may be
blocked by legislative Interpretation.
Supt. Frank w. Ballou told the
Board of Education yesterday he
doubted very much whether Audi
tor Daniel j. Donovan would con-
sent to the use of large sum. from
the general repair fund to remodel
the school to take care of the Grip
pied children. He said he has not
conferred with Maj. Donovan, but
anticipated the auditors refusal to
allow use of repair funds to change
the purpose of school especially
appropriated for by Congress as
health school.
At the same time the first hurdle
to ultimate use of the building by
the crippled classes was cleared with
the announcement by DR.. Ballou
that the Health Department has
examined each of the II pupils now
In the Allison and Toner Health
School and found that most, if not
all of them, can pe'feturned to the
regular schools Without special rest,
food or facility requirement.
No Added Expense.
Officials had previously thought
putting the children back in the
regular schools might require spe-
cial rest and food facilities and had
no funds for the purpose. The
Health Departments report estab-
lished, however, that no added ex-
pense will be required.
DR.. Ballou told board members.
however, that academic procedures
made it desirable to continue the
schools as they are until February 2.
at any rate. He indicated it would
depend on circumstances whether
or not they would be continued be-
yOIlu IIldG QdJe.
In connection with the remodel
Ing Of the Allison school, prelimi-
nary estimates indicated some So
800 would be needed, but DR.. Bal
lou said yesterday that in the light
OF recently discovered problems
much more probably would be re-
quired. He said the repair shop
is making an estimate of the re-
modelling costs but pointed out that
the general repair funds were ap-
propriated on the basis of justif-
cations submitted to Congress and
were thus more or less earmarked
Tor special uses which did not in
clude large scale remodeling to
change the purpose of school.
Appropriation Needed.
In any event, a deficiency an
preparation would have to be sought
to get the remodeling funds, it was
INDICATED, and this would bring the
matter before Congress if the re-
quest should get by the Commits
sloners and the Bureau of the Bud
get.
Local Kiwanis Club members are
strongly interested in the change,
the Board members were told.
The remodeling would apply only
to the Allison street school which
houses 81 white pupils. The COL
ored health school, the Toner,
which has As pupils, will not be
used for the colored crippled chill
dren who are now in classes at
the Anthony Bowen School. The
Toner is too old, it was said.
Board members devoted consid-
cradle discussion to a new policy
OF dealing with liquor license ap-
plications. They decided to con-
slider all applications which school
officials thought should be pro-
tested. Those which officials did
not oppose were to be reported as
such to the Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board:
Applying Set Approved.
They also approved installation
OF two-way simplifying set in the
Mckinley High School, similar to
one in Woodrow Wilson High
School, but not without a protest
from Board Vice President Robert
A. Maurer against such installation
being used by principal to listen
IN on classes. He said he considered
class inspections should be made
IN person. He was assured by school
officials that such was not the intent
at Mckinley nor the practice at
Wilson. Mr.. Maurer then voted for
the installation which will be made
from school and not public fund.
DR.. Ballou reported to the board
there are 2,793 nonresident pupils
in the school system, an increase of
81 over last year.
Fifteen school grounds have been
approved for improvement by w.
P. A. They are the Crummell, the
Douglas-Simmons, the Sumner, the
Hubbard, the Logan. the Thomson,
the Hardy, the Mann, the M. M.
washington Vocational. the JET
1erson Junior High, the Anacostia
Junior-Senior High. Browne Junior
High, Phelps Vocational, Mckinley
High School track and Stuart Junior
High.
In addition the members approved
= request OF Principal Norman j.
Nelson to have Woodrow Wilson
High School evaluated by the Co.
operative Study of Secondary School
Standards.
Corporation Counsel Elwood Seal
notified the board that under the
transfer of the Playground Depart
ment to the Community Center De-
partment and the setting up of a
joint control by the board and the
Commissioners, this joint control