Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-05
Pupils Receive
Penny Milk in
81 Schools
Half Pints Provided
For 10000 as
Program Storts

The Districts long awaited penny
milk program opened today In "a
public and parochial schools with
the distribution Of free milk to 80, 000
children Of grammar school age.
Supplied by three Washington
dairies In . project sponsored by
District schools and the Surplus
Marketing Administration Of the
Agriculture Department, the milk
was distributed In hau-pint bottles
without charge to the children.
Robert L. Haycock, first assistant
superintendent Of schools, In charge
Of the program, reported that ap-
proximately $1,000 half pints Of milk
were distributed this morning and,
In the majority Of cases, consumed
during the 1890 am. recess period.
A large number Of public schools, he
said, also passed out graham crack
ers provided by PARENT Teacher As
sociations.
Later in the day, seven settle
ment houses were to join in the
program, distributing milk at 1 pm.
Early Distribution.
Several parochial schools report
ed they distributed milk just before
the opening Of morning classes
rather than at the recess period.
For the remainder OF the school
year the three dairies-Wakefield,
Thompson's and Embassy fairfax
will supply the milk under contracts
averaging about 1.67 cents per half
pint. School authorities viii pay
l cent 4 half pint for the milk and
the marketing administration the
remainder.
The administration reported to-
day that negotiations were under
way to extend the penny milk pro-
gram to low income" schools in
Prince Georges County. An omcial
said 8. NJ. A. was awaiting data
from county authorities certifying
schools ~ qualified under the pro-
gram.
To meet one of the requirements
Of the administration, each school
must have 60 per cent of its enroll
ment In children Of needy families
II this condition is met, the entire
student body Is provided free milk
Similar Projects Elsewhere.
With the opening Of today's pro-
gram, Warrington joins Boston and
New York. where penny milk has
been distributed among school chill
dren for nearly two years. 8. N. A
disclosed that similar projects start
ed today in st. Louis and Chicago
While District funds are available
to meet payments, the settlement
houses must raise the money them
selves. At one settlement house
GEORGETOWN Children's, young peo-
pie are collecting wastepAper and
1t into cash to finance
the program.
Public schools included in the pro-
gram are Addison, Curtis, Hyde,
Thomson, Bowen, Greenleaf, Fair
brother, Amidon, Wallach, Crench
Tyler, Gales, Seaton, Jefferson
VuAA1Ot, 88D.N0OAt8OAucIy, MILL.
tary Road, Phillips. Wormley, Reno,
Stevens, Sumner, Magruder, Cook,
Crummell. Douglas Simmons. Logan,
Morse, Twining, Mott, Slater, Lang
ston, Walker, Jones, Ambush, Small.
wood, Bell, Birney. Bowen. Burrville,
Deanwood, Garfield. Giddings, Lin
coin, Lovejoy. Payne, Smothers,
Spyhax, Van Ness, Randall Junior
and Terrell Junior.
Parochial schools are st. Joseph's
st. Peters, st. Dominic's, Our Lady
of Perpetual Help, st. Stephens, st.
Patrick's Holy Comforter. st.
Aloysius, st. Augustine,'s, st. Cy-
prian's. Holy Trinity, st. Vincent de
Paul, st. Teresa's and st. Mary's.
And the following settlement
houses: Georgetown Children's
House, Juanita K. Nye Council
House, Northwest House, Southeast
House, Opportunity House, Hamp-
shire House and Temple Center.