Evening star., 1940-05-19
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Students Religious Education Credits;
Lookouts for "Trojan Horses"
By Jesse G.. Sufer.

By Jesse c. Smer.
President Monday Speaker of the
House obcng Kennedy reorganization of the
District government dramatic beginning of the week.
Objection the ground would
remove the municipal jurisdiction the
Federal Budget General Accounting ONCE
While there opinion among District
people items of the very
general approval Of taking District Budget Bureau
Six nonconoversial up on Monday and
passed by the House in total of five minutes The important
OF these the bill authorizing the
recorder OF deeds The bill provides that building shall be
erected the site Of the old Police and streets
NV Only SIS per cent OF the amount advanced A.
funds will have be repaid the per being grant
Repaymens by the District will be- with INSTALL
ments over period not to exceed Is years.
The Senate did get to considering the District 1s41
appropriation bill until onlv minute.
Tor taking from the $4,000 to finance
the study and plans for the Scott instead of
from the general fund recommended
of the underpass will be chageabe
to the general fund The cost of the
Districts allotment of Federal funds The other
aooon on motion OF Senator Cappe of $3.50 for teaching
public school children the evils of narcotics beverages
The appropriation bill to conference
hope community House accept the increases and
notifications made by the exception that
that hoped with
from its position regarding the House provision recurring
Of tuition by pupils public
considered by many of the citizens who especially
in the schools to be trade provisions
for the schools made by the Senate.
I Am American Day and Defective Americans
BY authority congressional procma-
ton OF the President the United States today set aside
Am An American Day. On succeeding Sunday May
there is to be similar observance.
Under the day is set aside as
public occasion for the recognition by becoming age
naturalization have attained the citizenship" The
preamble to the resolution ec that 20oo oen and
the United States year years.
that it is desirable that the sovereign citizens
for the responsibilities impressed significance
Of their status in self governing republic
The citizens the District Columbia through
attaining their majority or by naturalization are in peculiar
than the other adults
participation in the councils of egovernng republic"
In humility they must admit that they only defective
not soVeregns but merely subjects Of our sefgovernng
public"
Most of the problems the and
social minded people OF the District tied this
of the citizenship Mrs Roose-
welt deplore the lack here of responsibility
the authority citizens The
District subject the complete control
out voice vote that legislature power
of legislation their community
The District has attained its majority its
p nut he DO need constitutional relief The people
nave the requisite intelligence wealth and give substantial hnan
ca support the Federal
ought to be recognized fuldged
voting representation both among
electors of President and Vice President.
There has been question to just how should the
less unrepesented people Am
American Day. Here is practical suggestion Write
Representatives on the Judci-
airy and urge prompt favorable action the Summers
H j. Res 257. This amendment the
Congress make American citizens of the defective
Americana OF the National Capital
Religious Education Credits for Students
At its final meeting season, Committee on Public
Schools Of the Board Trade Wednesday evening
recommend to the Education
bugh system of giving credits for religious education high
pupils The in religious education would
would be conducted by the religious body with which
connected The weud be entirely
and not in school hours The marks for this
titled to the principal of the school by the minister priest
other qualified representative of the religious group question
This decision reached by the committee after extended
study by subcommittee and lengthy discussions meetings
that there present the religious
training and that practical should
1t agreed that without religion there morality
The teachings of Washngton Farewell Address
authorities were quoted to sustain this opinion.
thought that with a
high school students might be induced to take
in religious education 1t stated that all the religious
nominations are now equipped to conduct such work.
Before this recommendation forward to the Board
Education the recommendation of
to considered the board directors approval
that body AS the Committee Public
taton for the thooughn of its work. approval
expected.
Civic Groups Alert for Trojan Horses
During the neghborhood
on took cognizance of the danger Of the
within midst At meetings of the Stanton Park and Chevy