Evening star., 1949-05-24
RepAacing Wilson Teaeherx
With All-Purpo&e College Suggested


reported that an appeal 10 permit student
nurses from three District hospitals 20 re
enter laboratories nj Wilson Teachers Col
lege for part OF their science training has
been set before an ofheial board. the sp-
proval OF such action even for one years
time can produce unpleasant results,
For the first time IN the three years
have been attending Wilson Teachers Col
lege. those of us who are enrolled In science
courses are able TO complete our laboratory
work in an atmosphere devoid OF haste.
waste and confusion. No longer are ne
forced TO Yacate our labs while student
nurses from District hospitals use our equip
ment and time.
Leo G. SCHNEIDER. Garfield hospital ad-
ministrator. believes that sending the stu
dent nurses back 10 Wilson Teachers College
for training will be beneficial 10 the COM
munity. in that ii will enable them 10 finish
training a few months sooner. and tells Us
that there is already q grave shortage OF
nurses"
Let me approach the situation from an
other angle. ! do not disagree with Mr..
Schemlzer that the shortage Of nurses is,
indeed. problem: but would like 10 point
out that there also Is q shortage OF teachers
in this area. and as the name implies. VIII
son Teachers College was set up as a teach
ers' training center. firmly believe that by
and future teachers into laboratories with
limited facilities. We are going 10 produce
a greater problem than the one we are
attempting to solve.
Here I might add that nom residents OF
the District must pay q sizable tuition TO
attend classes at Wilson. while the rs TO 100
nurses who come to our school each year
tmany Of whom are non-residentsl are re-
quired to pay no more than the regular
small fee charged to District residents who
attend our institution. Is this fair? think
not. Why should non-resldents who wish
to become teachers be required TO pay .
great deal more tuition than those nom
residents who have chosen to become nurses?
Since Wilson Teachers College Is q public
school Of the District believe the problem
behind this whole situation could be solved
II the taxpayers were willing to spend their
money in support Of public college set up
to offer courses and degrees not only in
education but In other fields as well. We
might as well convert Wilson into a regular
city college, since q situation already has
arisen where 1t is deemed necessary to use
1t for purposes other than teachers training,
even though 1t supposedly still is maintained
for that reason.
Why don't we be frank about 1t and admit
that what we really need is to replace Will
son Teachers College and its limited facilities
with an all-purpose city college in which
students Of teaching. nursing. law business
and languages may work side by side with
equal advantages Of public support, instead
Of attempting to restrict this privilege to
education students alone?
INTERESTED STUDENT.
Dissents From Justice Jackson's Dissent
In Recent Chicago Free Speech Case
To the Editor of The Star:
Excerpts from the dissent Of Justice Jack
son In the recent Supreme Court decision
on the case of Arthur Terminiello VS.. Chi
cago. published in The Star Of May 10. pre-
sent an interesting view Of jurist who re-
CARDS the Constitutional Bill OF Rights as
inadequate. Or. at least. he views its sup
port among his colleagues as too adequate.
But, beside this point of insufnciency
which he overstates through quotations
drawn from the legal technician and politi-
cal scientist, Adolf Hitler. and citations
from court decisions, the idea that the peo-
pie have wrang too much power from the
Government Is ubiquitous.
In his enthusiasm for proper election OF
regulatory laws Justice jackson would ex-
punge the mechanism for exchange OF ideas.
normally q precursor to duly established vot-
| ing procedure. On the other hand. II the
caprice Of fate Is such that an audience
| and its probable adversaries are not inordi-
nately excited by the speakers utterances
| 1t seems his feeling that what is good enough
should be left alone.
| One sometimes wonders whether q Su-
| preme Court Justice Is appointed to sit in
| a palatial building and speculate on the
rights Of the people or whether he Is to con-
sumo his time writing eulogies on the non-
existent static society. MIR. B.
Praises Gallinger Hospital.
Especially the Happy Nurses There
To the Editor Of The Star:
attended the open house at Gallinger
Hospital and was surprised to find 1t such
a well-kept institution. Our health officers.
DR.. George c. Rutland and DR.. Daniel L.
Seckinger. and the stan at Gallinger Hos
pital deserve thanks from all us citizens.
II only there were more money to pay
higher salaries to employ more nurses and
doctors needed at Gallinger! The nurses
home is Q home any nurse would love.
have never met nicer nurses. They are all
happy and interested In their work Having
known that institution in its early days. 1t
was hard for me to believe that ! was at
Gallinger Hospital. ! hope Congress viii
appropriate the funds requested by our
Health Department
MRS. B. @. McrLwEE.
AMVETS Spokesman Explains
How His Organization Differs from ave
To the Editor Of The Star
This letter Is prompted by the failure OF
some newspapers-but not necessarily yours
to help clear away the widespread public
confusion over the separate identities Of
the two co-existing World War II veterans
organizations.
There Is abundant evidence that the pub
Lie generally and even some newspapers con-