Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
Citizens Reject
School Survey
In Arlington
Declare Study
Failed to Recch
Reel Problems

The Arlington County Civic Fed
Grafton last night voted down a pro-
posal to approve the study of the
county public schools completed last
fall by a committee of educators
headed by Dean James H. Fox OF
George Washington University.
The first official action by the
federation came on the report of the
school committee, to which the re-
port was referred for recommended
tons at the federation meeting last
month. Chairman william G.. Watt
sa< that his committee had found
the abstract distributed in Deem
Der fairly represented the facts
brought out in the full report and
which stated that citizens OF Ar
lington County have good reasons
to be proud of the educational OPP
portunities that they have provided
for their children" but made a few
suggestions for improvements.
The study portrayed the county
schools in such a favorable light
that copies of the abstract were
distributed to delegates from other
areas at the recent interfederation
conference, Mr.. Watt said He pre-
sented resolution thanking Dean
Fox and his committee for its efforts
and commencing County School
Supt. Fletcher Kemp on the fine
school system in the county.
Resolution Opposed.
Mrs. Colin C. Macpherson of the
Waycroft Women's Club spoke
against the resolution, declaring the
committee had not gotten at the
real criticism of the school system
which led the federation to ask for
the study two years ago.
luton, E. F. Miner, asked Mr.. Watt
if the committee had considered
the appointment of DR.. Burnice H.
Jarman, professor of education at
George Washington University, as
director of instruction of the county
schools at salary of $4,000 year.
DR.. Jarman was one Of the six men,
bers of Dean FoX's committee and
the post to which he was appointed
was created as a result of the rec
concentrations contained in the re-
port. DR.. Jarman still retains his
connection with George Washington
University, according to officials
there.
Mr.. Watt replied in the negative
and was asked by Mr.. Miner if the
committee believed the appoint
ment was of any significance in
view of the circumstances.
Rejected, "a to Is.
The committee is not the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation" Mr..
Watt answered. st don't know any
thing about such things"
The vote against sending letters
of thanks to the Study Committee
and commentator to Supt. Kemp
was "a to Is.
After a discussion of a resolution
to urge repeal of the present law
prohibiting deviation by more than
10 per cent of items approved in
the county budget, the matter was
tabled pending further information.
The federation adopted a resolu-
ton asking that the report of ex-
penditures made by County Man.
ager Frank C. Hanrahan should
hereafter show their relation to the
annual budget, so that the county's
financial condition could be more
accurately determined.
Other Proposals.
Proposals introduced by various
delegates and referred to commit
tees included a suggestion to con-
meet the Old Dominion Railway
track to the Washington transport
tation system. better to serve parts
of Arlington and Fairfax Counties,
to provide a 10 per cent raise in
salary for teachers receiving less
than $4,000. in keeping with similar
raises recently given other county
employees, and to investigate the
possibility of making the county
transportation system part of that
Of the District.
The recent action of the county
board in rezoning Lee boulevard
from the 1000 to 2400 blocks was
condemned in another resolution
and the Lee Boulevard Committee
was directed to protest to the board
at its next meeting.
A committee of five members to
select a delegate for award of The
Evening Star Cup for civic service
will consist of Lester Bennett, Albert
A. Caretta, c. w. Hull, Julian D.
Simpson and James L. Franklin.