Evening star., 1942-03-29
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Health Education Is Economy;
More on Know Your District

Health Education Is Economy;
More on Know Your District
By JESSE Q. sUrER.
Many problems prominently the front at wssk
with little encouraging action Capitol Hill At the District
Building Utilities Commission ordered study o the rates
charged the Washington Light Co. and placed dsadns
new sasheang installations The rate inquiry Be made Of the
similar that under
for the Potomac Electric Power Co.
Representatives Monday passed the bill for
Increase Of $500 in the Of the en and
apply also the White House Police and Park
Police under the Department Of the Interior but paid and uniformed
by the District This bill substituted for proposed $500 In
before Senate District Committee It's enactment would
District s775oo annually and opposed by the Commits
citizens financial
District this time.
Contrary predictions the did pass the Randolph
bill eabsh tho boundary between the District and virginia
=. to put National Airport within that stat. condsra
withheld action will bin
repeal ceded Virginia portion
OF the Federal 10 miles square" back to Virginia.
Monday adopted the conference the
court bill and the Senate passed the bin Thursday and
sent to the President Prompt approval BY the President
ncipated.
Columbia Association ready with . list Of
suggested appontees the Municipal Court and the Mu
ncpa Court Of Appeals Heading the list Of proposed nominees
William Richardson appointment chief justice Of the Mu
nicpal Appeals He prominent successful
native District Columbia president the
cey Natives chief Judge the Municipal Court the Bar
suggested Judge Cayton
Washngonian has distinguished himself the bench of the
old Municipal Court to
Municipal Court which has most helpful
people OF small The others suggested for the remaining
positions all weknown and able membersf the local legal
fesdon.
Health Education Means Economy-Not Coddlins
Of articles health education from the pen Of
Thompson jr carefully absorbed By
members of local oas and every
prevailing conditions outlined In the series and the needed
edies deserving far Importance than there inclination
10 give them in quarters.
One Of the District Commissioners impressed
necessities Of such health education the primary grades Of the
high schools To require health education in these secondary
coddng undertaking obligations BE-
longing exclusively to the parent the guardian.
The introduction into school systems and even colleges Of
medical dental and ophhamooga clinics not prompted by
desire spplant guardians in the exercise Of their
and responsibilities 1t all about through the discovery that
corrcabe defects causing serious abseneem and
tardaon these conditions pupils
required repeat entire OF instruction and study TO the
public particularly congeed added
fingered instead making others vho through
their Advancement needed the facilities There Of aser-
tanning with certainty how much additional this has cost the
payers
sight pooy lighted defective
ing much for when the cost OF public education
examined Many pupil and they not confined to elementary
schools has been put down slow dumb
because he could not hear properly the teachers or
could not correctly read what was written on the blackboard
Many health show themselves until pupils
In junior senior high schools frequently the parent
pupil Difficulties in
keeping up other supposed
whereas the health instruction supplemented by periodic
in competent clinic would disclose the defects
direct the to remedial treatment
health problem not been peculiar to schools for
have recognized and grapped with It, Business
health employees not prompted simply by
first aid The truth Of the matter
found advantageous to maintain
clinics their establishments and require
employees to present themselves at designated intervals Tor
checup Evening such service
supervision employees health has been considered
as "coddng" sound business Judgment The loss
of of illness toohache and allowing
down being reduced minimum and ef-
Employees Star subjected TO this service
all ages having been with the paper 40 or 80 years.
codding they have recognized 1t As SUCH
others want this
public schools useful degree They regard
it. the long economy measure They also recognize
physical untne Of young men, s disclosed
operation the seectve service law places greater
phass on necessity adequate health courses and clinics IN
than time in the past.
Know Your D. C-No 4-Financns and Building
Having surveyed marked boundaries Of the District
set aside as the United States and
plated the Federal City Washington the next task OF the Com
buildings for housing Of the Congress- the
President the Government But before proceed
Ing further building Of the city there interesting ana
profitable Information which the reaoer snouo hAve
mentioned previous number OF this SERIES tne pro-
prietors the plat Of the city had donated
all land required Tor streets avenues
alleys and in addition had given nenan OF the o n
which the had been divided NOW THESE ss 70 Inc
Government by the Of land within the original
Washington and not in the entire
of Columbia This statement is made necessary because many
neople here think the latter Is true
income Of the United States during ne
r.od from 1889 to 1900 900 and the sale OF the
donated lots Of washington IN those early Gays
Amounted to about 13 per cent OF this annual average whe
President Washington credited with driving good bargain
Nth tn, owners the in their
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