Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
Board Charts
Program for
Training School
More Productive Day
For Girls included
In Recommendations

IN Recommendations
Recommendations for provid-
ing girls at the National Train
ing School with a fuller and more
productive day in their present
quarters were approved by the
Board Of Public Welfare yeSter-
day.
The boards chairman, Edgar
Morris, emphasized that a new
building is most urgent, however.
The Commissioners, in their
next budget, will seek 81 million
of $3.7 million needed for a COM
bined building to house the girls
training school and the Indus
trial Home School for colored
boys.
Meanwhile, the board called
for measures to relieve present
unsatisfactory conditions. includ-
ing:
A revised recreational pro-
gram.
Continued fostering of vol
unteer services.
Cooperation with the Junior
Village in program of work
placements providing training
for the girls. Also, a work pro-
gram which could be used to en-
nance the present appearance of
the building and further the
girls housekeeping training.
Good Behavior Incentives.
A discipline program specifi-
cally including incentives for
good behavior. Segregation
rooms should be used only for
the more disturbed.
Personnel training courses and
an orientation program for new
girls.
Gearing of the academic pro-
gram to special needs, with en-
phasis on remedial and social
adjustment phases.
Filling staff vacancies.
Reactivating the institutions
Advisory Committee.
The recommendations were
made by a study committee,
headed by the Rev. Maynard
L. Catchings. The troubles at
the home have been under
scored by inmate riots in recent
months.
Assistant Welfare Director
Donald D. Brewer reported that
January brought a new record
high in the overall population
of the Receiving Home. On
January "a it was 100. The
capacity is go.
Daily Average of "a.
The January daily average
population totaled "a, as COM
pared with 81 for the same
period last year, said Mr.. Brew
er. For the seven months of
the fiscal year, the average was
Cts compared with 48.4 for the
same period last year.
Last Monday the population
was LOT.
He told how six boys got out
Of the institution February 7.
One of them had escaped ear
lier and returned at night with
ladders and tools. The escape
was blamed partially on "basic
weaknesses in the physical struc-
ture" and lack of suitable fenc-
ing. But Mr.. Brewer said there
was some evidence of lack of
vigilance by personnel on duty,
and reprimands were issued.
Discussing pressure for emer-
gency care of younger chill
dren, Mr.. Brewer said, I'VE are
unqueStionably beginning to feel
the large increase in the pop
ulation of the younger child
which will not reach it's peak
for several years.
Sees Seriousness in Delay.
ut becomes increasingly more
evident that any delay in cap
ital outlay plans will cause a
serious situation" he added. 1T
is also evident that we must con-
tinue to strengthen our protec-
tive and counseling services in
order to avoid institutional COM
mitmentS whenever possible"
He reported also that II per
cent OF the dodgers at the Tenn
porary Home for Soldiers and
Sailors from September to
November 80, 1852 we're referred
either by the Veterans Admin
iStration or the Veterans Service
Center
The analysis indicated So per
cent of the veterans were in
Washington to contact the VA.
About 40 were given lodging
while getting ambulatory treat
men: at Mount Alto or another
veterans facility.
The board opposed having the
home budget as part of it's ap-
proDriations. but it agreed to
take steps toward a closed work.
ing liaison to carry out is legal
ly assigned duties and to aid the
homes board whenever possible
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