Evening star., 1940-05-05

Board of Trade Head Native;
Recreation Control Is Debated
BY JESSE c. suTER.
produced a Monday
evening budget
groups Among requests
inclusion in the 1912 budget provision for II school bua
ngs purchases sites funds needed repairs and increases
In personnel.
Training sprung
Monday night Some Of the rebeous girls confined in the school
set fire cebock and produced twoalarm with damage
Of about 5000 This institution is Of the Districts overdue
solved problems The intent OF this school ran in useful
suits the ncorrbe girls who sentenced there the Juvenile
Court appears that institution
sa funds and personnel to carry on the work Some citizens and
Congress also consider the location Of the school unsuitable
and the site small for purpose.
hearings on the
District budget continued with interesting developments careful
strengthening out Of the bookkeeping estimates and
cations OF the local income yielding original
S3O0OO0 gives hope helpful
reach total Of 100000 All appeared
ttee are warm IN their praise of the sympathetic interest
chairman
Another bill by Representative
Dksen Republican, of Illinois amend the local
catch other than Members Congress Civic leaders
and members Of the House District Committee
bill unlikely.
Training School Buildings to Be Dedicated
Some vexing civic problems
be noted the Tuesday the new
hospital and administration building the Training
at Laurel Nd will be dedicated This the
minded 1t has taken
Of the institution and then for its needed expansion
will presided Frederick
chairman OF the Board of Public Welfare The
the Monday Evening
appropriate recognition that which many
years led the fight for the school and its enlargement
Civic frequently become discouraged
sertons from the ranks of those by sappomens
feel that there going Achievements like
pletion of this school heartening all
real vision 1t considered by those
this school for the feeble minded that this practical
of what may be accomplished by keeping eveasngy It,"
Native Washinetonian Heads Board of Trade
For the first time for number of the Washington Board
Of Trade elected its president native Of the District
nnbia, James cohower Native washngtonian ad
vancng by leaps and bounds With natives being appointed
bench of the United District
Board of District Commissioners the Districts rulers will discover
that their worthy subjects there really those
born here
There have been natives of the District of Columbia serve as
but they here representatives
from sovereign really to have
natives Repre-
sentav choice fde residents District
But to get back to the new president the Board of Trade
recognized leader many fields
energetic resourcefu his and though
busy busy man has always found time engage in some worth
while work the community He popular and his
friends look his leading the board through successful year
Teachers College and Vocational School.
Interest continues question loca
ton Of the buildings for the the
Vocational School The District appropriation BILL as passed the
House of no college,
provided designated
that building the site at Thirteenth and Upshur streets NV
The Board OF Education the National Capital Park and Plan
Federation of Citizens Associations Congress
Associations Federation Clubs Vote
Voters other all the
Teachers College the Ushur site The action OF the
National Capital Planning Commission followed
careful study of the problem.
Upshur the acquired years
location for municipal hospital The tuberculosis Hospital
hospital unit erected this
The plans of the commission provide for utilizing the
land after erection Of the Teachers College
recreation already this high
schools three other school buildings and the Pwoh Branch
Public Library.
There nsent demand by the several large and in
huential citizen associations the nghbohood
recreation this location At first there opposition
the erection the College here the
plans the National Capital and Planning
completed these citizen bodies satisfied Some advocates Of
the location of the Vocational School this
familiar plans the commission satisfied
that place buildings here would crowd both and require the
abandonment of the recreation center plans.
stated this proposed location
Of the Abbott School in the Northeast section would be
to the pupils attending the school, the vocational training
predicted additional school
will There will
find additional location be the
place residence the pupils whom school must be
provided.
various bodies reason
dsregarng what nearly unanimous desire
Of these two proposed buildings.
Recreational Control Question Reopened.
provisions appropriation
House