Evening star., 1948-01-08
Penny Milk Plan
FundsRequested
To ResforeCu
School Bourd Asks
Appropriation From
Congress Be Sought

The Board of Education today
asked the District Commissioners
to seek additional funds to restore
the so per cent cut in the elemen-
tary schools penny milk program.
According to Harry Gardner,
supervisor of the milk program, the
cut was ordered this week because
OF the rising cost of milk and the
increasing number of children and
schools participating in the pro-
gram.
The board yesterday voted to ask
the Commissioners to seek a de-
f1ciency appropriation for the pur.
pose.
In other actions. the board:
Took under advisement a pro.
posal by DR.. James A. Cannon,
board member, that the School
Board petition Congress to relieve
the District Health Department Of
the medical inspection service for
the schools and place that service
under the Board of Education.
Two Raised to Principals.
Approved the retirement of three
teachers and the promotion of two
teachers to the position Of principal.
Promoted were:
Miss Julia E. Brooks, from as
sistant principal of Dunbar High
School to principal of Dunbar High
School on temporary basis. The
board said she would serve as prin-
cipal until an appointment was
made to fill the vacancy created by
the promotion of DR.. Harold Haynes,
former principal, to the administra-
tive staff at the Franklin Building.
Miss Ruth E. Moses, from teacher
at the Van Ness Elementary School
to principal of the school on tenn
porary basis.
Teachers Being Retired.
Retired were:
Miss Nell Norman, 4619 @ street
NV, English teacher at Western
High School, after 35 years of
service.
Miss Irene Minear, 1405 Monroe
street NE, domestic arts teacher
at Taft Junior High School, after
% years of service.
Miss Nannette r. Castell, 1921
Sixteenth street NV, teacher at
Blair Elementary School, after 80
years of service.
School Supt. Hobart M. Corning
said that in the 1946-47 school year,
70 elementary schools participated
in the penny-milk program. At
present, 90, are taking part. with
seven more applications now before
the District Commissioners.
Expenditures Compared.
In the last school year, 1885, SOB
half pints of milk were served. In
the first three months of this school
year, half Of that amount already
has been used up. DR.. Corning said
that in October, November and De-
cember, 1916, the sum of $27, 1888
was spent for milk. But, for
similar period in l947, the total was
$40,194.
DR.. Corning said the schools have
been notified they will receive one
half of their order this month, and
each principal must determine the
best method of distributing the
milk in the schools.
The so. per cent cut must be
maintained during the rest of the
school year, unless a deficiency ap-
preparation can be obtained, DR..
Corning added.
Medical Proposal Studied.
DR.. Gannon's proposal that the
medical inspection service be shift
ed from the Health Department to
the Board of Education was referred
to the Personnel Committee for
study and a recommendation
The board member proposed also
that the number of medical inspec-
tors be increased from 80 to 40;
that the medical inspectors under
the board work in cooperation with
the clinics and consulting staff Of
the Health Department; that the
first-aid nurses and frst-aid nurses
assistants be increased from SO to
go to service the elementary schools
as well as the junior high and
senior high schools; that these
nurses be under the supervision
of the medical inspector /of schools
and that they cooperate with the
public health nurses, who will con-
tinue under the supervision of the
Health Department.