Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-08

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and other creative materials, the
subcommittee found that the same
are more than adequate for the
number of children being served.
The records were found in good
condition and adequate. Sample
menus for the nursery school were
adequate according to food needs.
when checking on the public
rela tons work Of the society, the
subcommittee found some, interest
ing letters commenting very favor
ably on this nursery school.
THE general recommendations
Of the committee which were ap-
proved by the members Of the
board Of directors are briefly as
follows:
That the executive secretary be
given an assistant to help with the
detailed administrative duties Of
the organization; that more stan
meetings be held; that additional
janitorial and maid services be OBJ
tanned: that the necessary permits
from the District Health Depart
ment be obtained: that the menus
be supervised by q nuritionist: and
that the executive secretary should
be the official responsible for the
society and whatever goes on
should be cleared through her be-
fore any final action is taken.
The board Of directors voted to
put the recommendations Of this
subcommittee into effect at the
earliest possible time or as soon rs
funds were available.
PARENT RELATIONS.
THE subcommittee appointed to
make a study of the relationship
between the District society and
the parents of some of the chill
dren serviced, made an impartial
study Of the relationship between
the society and the parents by re-
questing a person to aid In this
study who was not related to any
Of the members of the board, Off.
GERS, or staff of the District society,
and one who had no direct interest
in the welfare of 4 handicapped
child. The person making the
survey had no knowledge of any of
the controversy at the society and
had no recollection Of any newspa-
per articles concerning the society.
"A complete list Of the names and
addresses OF the cerebral palsy
cases Of the greater Washington
metropolitan area was made avail
able to this person. The sub-com-
mittee abstained from making any
suggestions or recommendations rs
to any names or persons to be in
terviewed.
The interviewer selected 10
names from the list submitted and
became engaged in telephone con-
versation with respect to the serv-
ices offered by the District Of Co.
lumbia Society for Crippled Chill
dren. The following questions were
used as q guide in these converse
tons.
Il. Are you the parent or rsla-
tive Of handicapped child?
-. Has this child received any
of the services offered by the DIS
trict of Columbia Society for
Crippled Children?
g. What is your reaction to the
services offered?
=. Can you suggest any improve
ments or make any commitments,
or offer any criticism?
"OfI the 10 people interviewed,
two parents informed the caller
that their child had been to DR..
Phelps clinic. that one had been
sent from Children's Hospital and
was receiving the necessary treat
ment at the hospital under the
guidance Of their family physician.
The other parent would make no
comments since the child was
student at the kindergarten school
conducted by the society and felt
that 1t was a newspaper representa-
tive calling who endeavored to trick
him.
six Of the remaining had taken
their children to the consultation
clinic conducted by the society, four
having received speech therapy
there. Except for q short duration,
this therapy had been available
and none of this group felt any
hurt because of the lapse. Their
comments were favorable. OF the
remaining two interviewed, one was
a friend of the parent of q cerebral
palsied child, and was satisfied that
the society was doing good work
for the AFFLICTED child. The last
person interviewed was q resident
of an adjoining State and mentioned
the fact that although the execu-
tive secretary OF the District So
ciety had endeavored to aid them,
nothing had materialized. This
parent suggested that the board OF
directors should be made available
to meet with the parents of the
handicapped children whenever the
parents so desired.
This subcommittee also viewed
letters in the files of the District
Society and found that all of them
werfe commendatory as to both the
services offered the community and
ability of the executive secretary,
and the value received by the han
dicapped children. A letter ad-
dressed to the president and board
of directors signed by fourteen
parents felt that the fine work of
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