Evening star., 1942-06-04
War Benefits
To Be Allowed
Al D. {. Schools
Defense Officials
To Certify Groups
Raising Money

The Board of Education yesterday
agreed to relax its rules on use of
school properties for money raising
purposes to permit duly author .zed
civilian defense committees to use
buildings and grounds for benefit
performances.
The members specified, however.
that such groups would have to be
certified by the Office of the Co
ordinator of Civilian Defense before
permission will be granted and
added that the gross receipts, minus
only the necessary custodial and
other charges incident to use of the
buildings and grounds, must 90
only for such officially approved
use and purchase of articles of
equipment as authorized by the
Office of Civilian Defense Of the
District"
Several civilian defense groups,
notably the Petworth and Arkansas
avenue areas, have petitioned the
board to take such action, since
under present rules they are unable
to obtain permit for school prop
critics for fund raising events. Some
communities have elected to stage
benefit events for civilian defense in
lieu of door -to-door solicitation.
Use of Stadiums Approved.
Board members approved the re-
Taxation as their policy for the dura-
ton Of the war and have turned the
matter over to their Rules Commit
tee to change the regulation to
conform.
They also agreed to permit Sunday
use of school stadiums for softball
games under the supervision of the
department of recreation provided
cheering crowds do not disturb the
neighborhoods. School and recrea-
ton officials have pointed out that
the grounds are now used on an
unsupervised basis and that legal
operation under supervision would
be preferable to this. 1t was also
pointed out that recreation facilities
have been reduced in recent months
as result of their being taken over
by the Federal Government for de-
fense uses.
Use of schools for the forthcoming
registration of men between the ages
Of 18 and 20 June 80 was author
lied. The registration, fifth to use
the school building for selective
service purposes, will be directed by
DR.. Chester w. Holmes, who has
handled the others, in so schools.
A circular was to 90 out to the
schoo! system today calling for VOL
unteer registrars If enough are not
signed up from teaching ranks. ad-
ditional volunteers will be sought
from Federal employees.
Because its next regular meeting
would fall in the midst of high
school graduations, the members
changed the date of the next ses-
sion to June Is.
The 1914 school budget will be
set up under a new procedure ap-
proved by the members. Instead of
more than 80 appropriation items,
there will be only seven, correspond
ing to the functions of the schools.
Ine cnange Will make 1t possible to
see at a glance what the mainte-
nance costs of the schools are, for
example, or the instructional costs,
without having to take parts of sew
eral items and add them up as at
present.
A report on the school medical
services received by the board for
the year ending last June 80 showed
medical services had been provided
at 202 schools. Medical examiners
gave 38.781 complete and 80 .638 par
tial physical examinations to public
and parochial school pupils totaling
more than 02,000 in enrolment.
Two of the high school swimming
pools should be further purified, the
inspection report said, adding that
hygiene conditions were on the
whole good.