Evening star., 1941-07-01
1-Cent Milk Program
Is Assured District
Schools Next Session
Boord of Education
Approves Glasses for
Retarded in Junior Highs

Assurances from the Department
of Agriculture of a 1-cent milk
program for the needy children in
District public schools next Septem-
Der were transmitted today to the
final meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation by Supt. Frank w. Ballou.
The superintendent reported his
correspondence with o. M. Reed,
chief of the dairy division Of the
Surplus Marketing Administration
of the Agriculture Department,
ironing out objections of the S. M
A. to a proposed program drawn up
by school officials.
Mr.. Reed advised that final deci-
sion would be postponed until COM
pletion of action on proposed
changes in the Federal milk mar
keting order for this area suggest
ed by milk producers which might
affect the local milk supply. Hear
ings on the order were recently
concluded.
The school plan designated some
80 schools in low-income areas
where milk at penny half pint
would be distributed to needy chill
dren at l0:30 am. recess and to
some again at lunch with the free
school lunch program.
Program Reduced.
Mr. Reed objected to segregating
the children into more and less
needy pupils and school officials
then proposed to have the penny
milk distributed to all needy chill
dren only at the recess period and
none with the lunch. 1t was be-
lieved the $4,000 allocated for low
cost milk to school children could
not finance both programs anyhow
The School Board members also
approved plan of school officails
to establish classes for retarded chill
dren in the Junior high schools. 1t
was pointed out that these atypical
classes have been carried on in
elementary schools for years.
Principals of the junior high
schools were permitted to carry on
an experiment to require all eighth
grade pupils at Deal. Hine, Francis
and Shaw Junior High Schools next
year to take one semester Of the
fundamentals of business and one
semester of a foreign language or
Latin.
The E. v. Brown School. which
officials eventually hope to abandon
was given reduced status by being
combined with the Lafayette School
under Miss Margaret Pepper, prin-
cipal of the Lafayette School. Mrs.
Elizabeth Peoples, principal OF
Brown, is transferred to the prin-
cipalship of the Janney School, q
post made vacant by the recent re-
tirement of Miss Blanche Pulizzi.
Miss Stohlman Transferred.
Miss M. H. Stohlmsn, principal of
the Fairbrother- -Rossell combination,
was transferred to head the Fair
brother -Amidon combination as the
board voted discontinuance of the
use of the Rossell School.
Discontinuance of the Henry
Polk School combination which is
eventually scheduled for replacement
by a new school was also ordered
with Principal Mildred Green trans
ferred to head the Edmonds- -Maury
group.
Mrs. B. w. Cramer Yves transferred
from the Hilton-Peabody combina-
ton principalship to head the
Wheatley School, whose principal,
Miss F. c. Mortimer, is soon to re-
tire. Miss E. M. Ramey was trans
ferred from Edmurds- -Maury to
Hilton-Peabody.
Mrs. o. E. Reed, a teacher at
Stanton School, was promoted to
teaching principal at the school.
Reservoir School Not Needed.
The Commissioners were also to
be notified that the Reservoir School
is no longer needed by the School
Board The Briggs School was
turned back at the last meeting and
is to be taken over by the Govern
ment.
The names of Anne Beers and
Adelaide Davis, former supervising
principals, were submitted for two
schools to be built in Anacostia and
were referred to the Committee on
Buildings, Grounds and Equipment,
AS the first order of business, the
members reelected Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle and Robert A. Maurer
president and vice president, respec-
lively. Since the next meeting OF
the group-barring special sessions
is set for September 10, a special
committee was appointed to act on
applications for liquor licenses near
schools.