Evening star., 1947-06-20


hospitals, protesting that the Com
missioners had drastically reduced
the number Of additional employees
sought by DR.. Ruhland.
Chairman Koran repeatedly struck
at what he called the failure OF
many to assume their responsible
tiles In the care of their own rela-
tives. He said misuse OF the word
psychology" should be exposed.
The witness had been urging funds
for psychiatric service and protest.
ing that the psychiatric ward at
Gallinger Hospital was overcrowded
and understafed.
Budget Cuts Protested.
Mrs. George Tobias, representing
the American Association OF Med
ical Social Workers, declared there
should have been no cuts made In
the Health Department budget,
which she said had been pretty
fair"
A group of social work representa-
tives urged the subcommittee to ap-
prove funds for the employment
Of housekeeper aides for families Of
low income.
Hoping to conclude two days OF
public testimony late today. Mr.
Horan announced he would confer
again with school officials before be-
ginning to mark up the appropria-
ton bill.
Many appeals were heard by the
group yesterday for school funds to
improve both white and colored
schools.
The subcommittee went into
health problems during It's open
hearings for the first time late yes
terday afternoon.
Wilson B. Nairn, president OF the
board Of Children's Hospital, asked
the group to approve an item of
$190, 600 for the city's care of in
digent children at the hospital next
year. He said this was necessary
since the hospital had used the
last of its available invested funds
to help carry the load this year.
The original request for this item
in 1948, listed at $4,000, had been
increased by necessity to the new
figure, he said.
The item for the tuberculosis sur
vey was urged by DR.. Herbert P.
Ramsey, former president of the
Metropolitan Health Council.
The school, situation in the south
east section of the city was de-
scribed as extremely unsatisfac-
tory" by Mrs. Charles H. Hagerty.
She said she represented both the
Southeast Council of Citizens Asso-
Citations, consisting of 13 citizens
groups in that area, and also the
Washington Highlands Citizens
Association. She appealed for funds
on 10 different projects in her area.
Shut in Funds Asked.
Mrs. Florence Welch Of the
Association for Education of the
Handicapped and Shut-in Children,
asked for funds for the school work
done for this group.
Mr.. Horan was urged by several
spokesmen for colored groups to
approve funds for strengthening of
the facilities and teaching stated
of public schools in divisions 10 to
13. He assured them he already
favored increased funds for such
a purpose but did not specify par
ticular projects.
Complaint was registered by Mil
ton J. Lightfoot of the Central
Northwest Citizens Association
against what he said was the deci-
sion to bund the new Cardozo High
School for colored pupils on a site
bounded generally by Thirteenth,
Fourteenth, S and T streets NV.
Others Ask School Funds.
Among witnesses asking for addi-
tional school funds, who opposed
the sales tax suggested by Mr..
Horan, were Mrs. Arliss A. Davis,
chairman of a special Education
Project Committee for River Ter
race, and Mrs. Lula Shelton of the
Garfield Turner Parent Teacher
Association.
Other witnesses asking school ap-
propriations included william j.
Smith and Hayden S. CARRIER, for
the Anne, Beers School; the Rev.
Thomas C. Garnett, bling colored
clergyman, for the Randall Junior
High School; James B. Walker, for
Dunbar High School; Robert F.
Brooks, for the Logan School; Mrs.
Anna C. Snipe of the Garfield Doug
last Heights Citizens Association,
Mrs. J. P. Davis of the Capitol View
Citizens Association, George B.
Jordan of the Northeast Council of
Civic Associations, the Rev. James
L. Pinn and Charles j. Quander of
the Citizens Joint Conference,
Woolsey w. Hall, president of the
Federation of Civic Associations;
Leon Calhoun of the Southwest
Civic Association and Mrs. M. Eliza
beth Carpenter of the District Fed
of Do