Evening star., 1941-11-08
10000 Pupils
Here May Get
|0ne.Cent Milk
Special Committee
Named to Work Out
Details Of Program

Armed with a mass OF data ap-
parently showing that so-called l.
cent milk might be furnished to
about 10000 needy Washington
school children, a special advisory
committee to the Board Of Educa-
ton yesterday authorized a special
subcommittee to confer with repre-
sentatives of the Agriculture De-
partment to study the data and ex-
plore the possibilities of establishing
such a program here.
Approval of the Agriculture De-
partment and the Board of Educa-
the program could be set up through
facilities of the Surplus Marketing
Administration of the department.
The cost would be borne jointly by
the District, which would pay l cent
a half pint, and the S. M. A, which
would bear the remainder OF the
cost.
Under the plan set up by the S.
M A. to prevent loss to the producers
of milk in the Washington milk shed,
it is provided that no such program
can be established, unless 1t can be
shown that the consumption Of milk
in schools could be increased by at
least 270 per cent. Reports to the
committee, meeting in Franklin
School yesterday, showed, according
to r. L. Haycock, first assistant
superintendent of schools, that ap-
parently this necessary 270 per cent
increase in consumption could be
achieved in at least Al public schools
in the District, including one junior
high school. These schools have an
enrolment of 20,225 pupils and
could increase milk consumption 203
per cent, Mr. Haycock said.
Hayc0ck Heads Committee.
The question of whether IS Catho-
lie parochial schools, which have
been under consideration as possible
beneficiaries of the program, could
qualify still is undecided, Mr.. Hay
cock said, but further study is being
made of their reports.
Paving the way for the expected
conference between representatives
of the Board of Education and the
Agriculture Department, letter
will be sent from DR.. Frank w.
Ballou, superintendent Of schools, 10
o. M. Reed chief of the Dairy Divl-
sion of the Surplus Marketing Ad-
ministration, with whom correspond
ence on the proposed milk program
has been carried on for some time.
Whether this conference can be
held and a report prepared for SUB
mission to the Board OF Education
at its next regular meeting was not
certain today.
The special committee authorized
4 by the Advisory Committee 10 take
up the matter with the department
was named as follows
/ Mr.. Haycock, chairman; A. x
Savoy, assistant superintendent OF
schools: John Ihlder. executive off,
Ger. the Alley Dwelling Authority;
| Morris Zelditch. general superinten-
dent. Public Assistance Division,
Board of Public Welfare: Mrs.
Lucian Jordan, vice president, the
| District of Columbia Congress OF
Parents and Teachers: the Very Rev
Lawrence ]. Shehan, director OF
/ Catholic Charities. ana Mrs. Louise
/ S. Roberts, executive secretary OF
the Council of Social Agencies.
Study of Low Income Areas.
Mrs. Jordan and Mr. Zelditch pre-
sented a joint report to the advls-
ory committee from their respective
subcommittee on low-income areas
in the District and low-income fam
lilies. They recommended a special
committee present the matter to the
Federal authorities, but that no de-
/ tails be disclosed to the public as TO
which are the low-income areas or
schools.
Mrs. Roberts reported that few Of
the child welfare groups in the cities
could qualify for a 270 per cent in
crease in milk consumption-prob-
ably only two or three. Parochial
school statistics were turned over
to Mrs. Roberts by James E.
OHearn, representing Msgr. She
han.
Mr.. Savoy discussed the problem
he said was raised by some schools
which "paradoxically are most in
need of milk, are now receiving the
largest number of free lunches with
milk and hence would find it most
difficult to qualify for 270 per cent
increase in milk consumption"