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pupils, 1873 over capacity, while
Payne has S88. 168 over capacity.
Payne and River Terrace, she
said, have more than 10 children
in a kindergarten with a single
teacher.
Mrs. Lucille Kelly, president
of Council B, Area 3. said Mar
Igaret Murray Washington Vo-
Icational High School needs an
annex, Grimke school lacks
teachers and equipment, and
Garrison school needs an audi
forum, a playground and an
electrical bell system to replace
the hand bell now in use.
Citizens Back Pleas
The PTA teams case was
BACKED by a dozen other wit
nesses during the afternoon with
citations of special needs in their
neighborhoods.
William E. Shepherd, preSi-
dent of the Georgetown Citizens
Association. urged funds for a
special school for retarded and
emotionally disturbed children,
in addition to financing for the
Health School day camp, and
called for quick construction OF
the Constitution avenue bridge.
Olivia F. Tesone, legislative
committee chairman of the
Health School PTA, backed re-
quests for funds to staff the new
school and for transportation of
handicapped and mentally re-
tarded children; Charles w.
Price. representing 10 organiza-
tons, supported plans to spend
81 million on new senior high
school in Southeast Washington,
while A. w. Harris of the Gar
field-Douglas Heights Civic AS
ISOLATION and the Garfield
Turner Annex PTA, indorsedI
budgets Of the School Board and
the Police Department.
Other Needs Listed
Mrs. Walter Freedman of the
Ben Murch Home and School
Association. testified the average
lclass size there is 80 and that
more than 100 undergraduates
ARE divided into four shifts a
day; Mrs. Benjamin Schiller of
the Lafayette Home and School
Association said SIS per cent of
CLASSES there have more than So
pupils.
Mrs. David H. Crawford of
the Raymond PTA, called for
Expanded diagnostic services in
mental health and an expansion
in programs of the Youth Coun-
Icil and the Recreation Depart
ment.
The PTA campaign also drew
support from William c. Wise
of the Alice Deal Home and
School Association. who urged
that the District be given Fed
eral aid extended to other
Federally impacted areas.
He was followed by Mrs. Joan
K. Fischer of the j. F. Oyster
PTA, and Mrs. Samuel Bigio of
the Paul Junior High Home and
School Association, who said
most classes there have nearly
40 pupils and that eight teach
ers have no class rooms.
Edward B. Smith, jr., asked for
funds to finance transportation
of mentally retarded children to-
THE Military Road School and
urged construction of a fence
land gate there; testifying for
Phelps Vocational High School,
he said it has no gymnasium,
lockers or showers, and that
physical education classes must
meet in the halls.
Final support for-the plan to-
finance school construction by
borrowing came from Herbert
Borchardt Of the Washington
Central Labor Union.
Urge Recreation Projects
Recreation department prof.
ects were next most popular with
the witnesses.
Ralph Roberts, IA, president
Of the Alice Deal Junior High
School Student Council, urged
development of recreation
project in the Fort Reno area
to include a swimming pool, ten
mis- courts and a sports field.
He was supported by John Parks,
II, president of the Woodrow
Wilson High School Student
Council. and by Jesse r. Smith,
president of the high schools
Home and School Association.
Similarly, Mrs. Robert Shu-
mate Of the Fort Dupont Citizens
Association called for develop
ment of a playground site in
that area.
Libraries Asked
Library projects also drew SIN
cial attention from witnesses.
Mrs. Charles M. Clegg urged the
Commissioners to spend money
enough to repair the books OF
original Georgetown maps at the
Office Of the Recorder of Deeds.
Charles A. Froman of the Fort
Dupont Citizens Association
urged approval Of a recommend
led $4,000 to plan and buy a
site for Fort Davis branch Ii
brary near Alabama avenue and
Thirty-seventh street Sc.
T. w. Mermel of the Friend
ship Citizens Association COM
planned OF a Budget Office rec
ommendation to drop construc-
ton Of the proposed Tenley-