Evening star., 1939-11-16
Board Votes
To Extend Free
School Lunches
Request Surplus
Commodities for
Older Children

Free school lunches may soon be
available to needy students in the
junior high and vocational schools
and in the colored senior high
schools.
The Board of Education yesterday
approved extension of the lunches
from the elementary level at which
they are now provided and requested
the Commissioners to seek from the
Surplus Commodities Corp. food for
the children in these higher grades.
1t was explained that hitherto no
recommendation had been made to
provide these lunches for the older
children because in many cases
principals of junior and senior high
schools have been able to take care
of the needy pupils in the school
cafeterias with the other children
and without embarrassing the recip-
tents OF the charity. The white SEN
ior highs will continue under this
arrangement at the request of the
principals, it was learned.
Would Pool Food.
Under the new arrangement, it
was said. the Surplus Commodities
agency would provide from its food
scales the rations for the number of
needy certified in given school and
deliver these to the school, where
they would be mixed in with the
regular cafeteria food.
The corporation has indicated
that the supplies are available but
must not be used in place of food
previously purchased from private
business.
Meanwhile, Supt. Frank w. Bal
lou submitted to the boards Com
mittee on Buildings and Grounds a
report that recommendations of the
fire marshal for installation of fire
alarm systems, sprinkling systems
for stages, stage fire alarm boxes,
building adjustments and stair in
closures would cost s139,275. Mrs.
Philip Sidney Smith, chairman of
the committee, pointed out that such
funds were not available.
Some of the repairs suggested by
the fire marshal's report, however,
have already been taken care OF, DR..
Ballou indicated.
Some repairs have been made at
Armstrong High School; Wilson
Teachers College, Central High
School. Eastern High School, Gar
net-Patterson Junior High School,
Paul Junior High School, Powell
Junior High School, Stuart Junior
High School. Terrell Junior High
School, Barnard School, Bowen
School, Crummell School, Emery
School, Hubbard School, jan
ney School, Kenilworth School. Key
School, Lafayette School, Magruder
School, Montgomery School, Payne
School, Pierce School, Shepherd,
School, Takoma School, Toner School
and Twining School.
Works on Allison Evacuation.
DR.. Ballou told the board he was
working with the Health Depart
ment in connection with the evacua-
ton of the Allison Health School.
He said h e had asked the health
officer for complete details as to
just what each child in question
could or could not do and what, if
any, facilities of food and rest must
be provided. He indicated that If
the pupils required any extensive
care it would be better to leave them
in the health school. 1t would be
impossible. he declared, to provide
special rest facilities comparable to
what are available at the Allison in
the other elementary schools.
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, presi-
dent of the board, announced her
Advisory Committee on Handicapped
Children would meet tomorrow at
8 pm. at the school,
Members of the board will meet
the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board November % to discuss the
granting of liquor licenses.
The Teachers Rating Committee
again will attempt to revise the rat
ing sheet which was recently re-
jected by vote of the teachers, DR..
Ballou told the members. He sub
mitted compilation of remarks by
the teachers on the rating sheet to
serve as guide to the committee on
what the teacher sentiment was.