Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-31
Koran Opposes Bills
To Repeal DC. Tuition
For Nonresidenfs

Chairman Koran of the House Ap.
preparations subcommittee in charge
Of the District supply bill today
took issue with the proposal to re-
lieve nonresident pupils Of paying
tuition in District schools.
II feel. in simple justice to tax
payers here" he said, I'VE have to
oppose teaching anybody from the
outside on free basis. Pupils should
60 to school where their parents
pay property taxes, unless they are
willing to pay the tuition fee here"
Meanwhile, about 200 students.
who live in nearby Virginia and
Maryland but attend District public
schools, face dismissal on Monday
for non-payment of tuition fees.
Parents Are Notified.
The parents have been notified
by School Supt. Hobert M. Corning
that under the District Appropria-
ton Act the spending of District
funds to educate nonresident stu.
dents is forbidden. Only exception
to this is in the case of nearby stu
dents who were attending District
schools tuition-free under previous
acts prior to the signing of the new
act in July.
Mr.. Horan's declaration was in
reference to two bills introduced by
Representative Beall, Republican.
and SaSscer, Democrat, of Mary
land, to repeal the provision in the
appropriation act requiring tuition
from nonresident pupils.
Mr. Koran, Republican, of WASH
ington, pointed to the unbalanced
District budget. which will come
before his committee, as requiring
new sources of revenue to prevent
a 100000 deficit.
"It's not fair for any one OUT
side this city to get free tuition
here" he said, when the need for
new revenue is so great"
Representative Bates, Republican,
of Massachusetts,, who heads the
Fiscal Subcommittee of the House
District Committee, also criticized
the Beall-Sasscer bills.
There is no reason why Washing
ton taxpayers should assume the
burden of nearly 100000 for edu-
eating children from neighboring
counties" he declared.
BealI Offers Bills,
Parents of some of the students
affected reported they received o
letter from Mr.. Beall advising them
he had introduced his bill and say
ing that they would not have to pay
the tuition as long as the bill was
pending.
w. J. Fene, GALL Thornhill road.
Silver Spring, whose son goes to
Coolidge High School, said he in
tended to send his son to school
Monday as usual. He said that
of other parents in his area
Intended to follow the same course.
The parents contention is that
they understood when they enrolled
their children before July they
would not have to pay the tuition
fee. But Corporation Counsel YER
non E. west last october interpreted
enroll" to mean that the student
actually had to be in attendance at
the schools before July, not just In
dictate intention Of attending. The
parents feel the signing up was suf-
dcient to meet the terms of the ap-
preparation act.
DR.. Corning said there was Moth
ing he could do but drop the stu
dents who have not paid the tuition
by Monday following Mr.. Vests
ruling.
II would be subject to censure by
the District auditor If I kept these
children on school rolls" he added.
The new school semester will
begin in Arlington and Alexandria
on Monday and transfers could be
to schools in the other
nearby areas, school officials pointed