Evening star., 1946-06-11


buildings in the school system anc
the shortage of personnel in thu
police and fire departments"
Most of the increases for variou.
services, approved by the O'Ma.
honey Subcommittee, were an
nounced at the conclusion of sub.
committee hearings last month.
For the public schools, the Senate
is asked to approve an increase OF
$2,170,700 over the House total o1
$l7,412,472. This includes an addi.
tional $1,774,620 for school construc-
ton, improvements and plans
Among these items are additional
funds for an addition to Taft
Junior High School, an eight-room
addition to the Logan Elementary
School, for beginning construction
Of 24-room elementary building tc
replace the Walker and Jones
Schools, for the projected Richard.
son Elementary School, a third
floor addition to Anacostia Senior
High School, for completion of the
Tyler Elementary School, Tor the
projected Slowe Elementary School,
and s147,900 for Improvements a!
Western High School
Funds to Re-employ Veterans.
Funds also are recommended foi
drafting plans for a new Terrell
Junior High School, an addition te
Armstrong High and expansion OF
the Eliot Junior High. A previous
appropriation for beginning con-
struction of the Alexander Graham
Bell Vocational SCHOOL, would be
rescinded.
For the public schools, the com.
mittee also recommended an in
crease of $341,30 for additional
teachers, to eliminate so far as
school space will permit the sharply
denounced continued operation Of
part-time pupil instruction. The
committee said 7,l50 pupils were
receiving only part-time teaching
The extra funds will provide the
hiring of 50 more teachers in the
elementary schools, 81 in the junior
highs, in the vocational highs and
10 in the senior highs. For vet
erans' instruction, the bill also pro-
poses an increase of 100000 fol-
additional teachers.
For the Recreation Department
the Senate is asked to approve an
additional S234.800. This includes
$204,000 for the purchase of the
Emery estate and $4,000 for en-
ployment OF part time playground
leaders
Provides for More Police.
Increases of 1914, 200 for the Police
Department would permit employ
ment Of an additional 125 privates
and s2l1, 100 for the Fire Department
for the employment of 50 more men
In both cases the funds are in.
tended for unemployment of re.
turned war veterans.
The Health Department won 9
recommendation for an increase Of
81 $50, 300 over the House total ol
s5,859, ,0O0 This would include ar
extra $500 900 for a heavy increase
in the staff of Gallinger Hospital
where, according to the charges o.
some hospital officials, clearly pre-
ventable" deaths of newborn babie
had occurred due primarily to lacl
of adequate staff help.
Hospital officials had sought al
increase of $2,30OO00 so as to abou
double the Gallinger staff. Tn
OMahoney subcommittee recon
mended sl,50O,00O, saying that tn
expected increase in the hospita
patient load would not occur a
once with the beginning of the ney
fiscal year, and expressing doub
that all the requested extra EN-
ployes could be hired early in tn,
!, year.
l Gallinser Building Delayed.
Recommendations Of hospital au
| thorities for beginning a large seal
| building expansion at Gallinger
running into. millions in cost, IA
! deferred by the Senate groups ~
4 cause Of other current, demands TO
construction.
The Senate bill also adds S49, ,2O
for Health Department services, in
cluding $23 900 for the mental hy
giene service. Also proposed is al
increase of $69,700 for operation o