Evening star., 1939-01-08
New Location
For Training
School Seen
Funds Expected
For Site in
Rurol Area

Moving at the request of President
Roosevelt, members of Congress took
definite steps yesterday looking to-
ward relocation of the National
Training School for Girls and the
Industrial Home School.
Funds are expected to be included
either in deficiency appropriation
bill or the regular District supply bill
for locating both institutions in the
rural sections of either Maryland or
Virginia, where facilities would be
available for farming and training
the inmates for vocational and in
dustrial activities.
The President told Chairman Ross
Collins of the House Subcommittee
on District Appropriation at a re-
cent conference at the White House
he would like to see both institutions
moved into the country where the
inmates would not have to be
'penned up"
School Scene of Riots.
The National Training School for
Girls was the scene of several riots
last year among the girls quartered
there, and as result Mr. Collins
proposed during hearings on the 1899
District appropriation bill that the
Institution be closed and the inmates
transferred to the woman's prison
on the District workhouse reserva-
ton at Occoquan, Va.
Removal of the institutions, it was
pointed out, wodld pave the way for
two long sought improvements
establishment of adequate quarters
for the Receiving Home for Chill
dren and completion of the Naval
Observatory Circle between Massa-
cbusetts and Wisconsin avenues.
Efforts have been made for several
years to find larger and more suit
able building for the Childrens Re-
ceiving Home, now located in
rented building at 816 Potomac
avenue Sc. Mr.. Collins believes if
the National Training School for
Girls is moved into Maryland or
Virginia, the Children's Receiving
Home could be established in the
present quarters of the institution
on Conduit road at the District line.
The Industrial Home School is
located in the 2400 block of Wiscon-
sin avenue, in line of the projected
extension of the. Naval Observatory
Circle. The removal of this institu-
tion into Maryland or Virginia,
Representative Collins pointed out,
would make it possible to extend
the circle.
Tract Suggested.
Earle w. Cassie, superintendent Of
the Industrial Home School, has
already suggested the relocation OF
the institution on a 150-acre tract
owned by the District at Muirkirk.
Md, where the needs of the children
could be adequately met.
IAN institution for delinquent
children is greatly handicapped if it
Is within the limits of large city"
he told Mr.. Collins subcommittee
during hearings on the 1889 appro-
priation bill. 1--WE are surrounded by
stores, theaters and private resi-
4dences. know of no State in the
Union which is attempting to ope-
rate such an institution within the
limits of large CITY,"
Mr.. Cassie also pointed out that
the need for disciplinary measures
becomes less when children are kept
active and interested.
I'VE don't want to make farmers
out of city boys" he said, "but in
stitutions have always found there
is something very satisfying, helpful
and remedial about farm life; there
fore. an institution should have q
dairy, its own pigs, and place to
raise garden produce. For all these
activities a minimum of 100 acres
of land should be provided"
Mr.. Collins said if the National
Training School for Girls and the
Industrial Home School are moved,
he would propose they be located in
comparatively close proximity-close
enough to permit Capitalization of
supervision.