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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
By JOHN McKELWAY

From a mountain Of sketches,
the District school budget for
fiscal 1859 was being drawn
today.
More than $50 persons. some
anxious, some bitter. but all
deeply concerned about District
schools. supplied the material
last night. All hoped their re-
quests for school facilities would
at least get to the District Build
ing untouched. unslashed.
Last night was one of the few
chances local citizens have of
expressing their ideas on what
their school system should be.
They appeared from throughout
the city before school officials
and the Board Of Education.
meeting at Franklin School.
Citizens organizations and
some views on the 1859 budget
we're:
John B. Gillilland, president,
District Congress OF Parents
and Teachers: Ask for enough
new teachers to bring our class
size down to 80 pupils to one
teacher-even if it means part
time classes.
Mrs. Samuel Foshee, River
Terrace School: We need a per-
manent addition, including an
auditorium and indoor play
space.
Mrs. Ernestine B. Lincoln,
Mrs. Elsie NJ. Dade, Mrs. Ruth
Taylor, for the Crummell School:
Needs are a permanent addition
of IL classrooms. an auditorium,
a modern heating system, mod
ern lighting.
Mrs. Samuel BigiO, Paul Jun
ior High School: There is a
present enrolment of 1891 in
a building with a capacity Of
1924. Some way must be found
to cut pupil load. We need room.
DR.. Ellis HawOrth. Janney
Elementary School: Take steps
to regain control of the land
released to the Commissioners
for use as a site for a new branch
public library. Use the space
for a playground If addition to
the school is built.
James S. McMullen. Fedora
ton OF Citizens Associations: We
urge a new central administra-
ton building and a total
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Special Plea Made
For Blood Donors

A special appeal is being made
by the District General Hospital
Blood Bank for Type A RH-
negative blood to save the life Of
a 72-year-old patient.
The patient. Thomas Robin
son Of 942 I street NV. is a
former steamfitter. He has been
in the hospital a week and has
had Is transfusions.
DR.. Philip A. E. Stebbing. SUI
|perintendent of the hospital,
said donors would not neces-
sarily have to have this type Of
blood. In some cases, he said. a
patient may be given different
types.
Some donors have come from
the jail. DR.. Stebbing said, and
there have been other volunteers.
But many more are needed.
Mr.. Robinson is suffering
from leukemia and a bleeding
stomach ulcer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04

stems from the national need for
more scientific students. She
said students should have the
opportunity-which they lack
now-to develop a good scien-
tific foundation"
Keith johnson. the school
systems codirector OF science
said there was no question a
OF laboratory facilities
were outdated. He added, how
ever. he was not aware Of any
statistical study which described
laboratories as either bad" or
very bad" He said the terms
were probably Mrs. Bigio's in
depreciation Of the shape Of the
laboratories.
In today's action, the Board
OF Managers decided to draft q
letted to the Board Of Education
requesting immediate staining
and equipment for all substand-
ard laboratories. The resolution
also asked that the qualifications
OF science teachers be studied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
D. c. Company Buys
Annapolis Stution

The Washington Broadcastine
Co.. owner of stations VOL and
VIOLIN. has purchased An
napolis radio station WNAV for
sol 900.
President Henry Rau made
the announcement Of the sale,
which is subject TO approval by
the FEC.
WNAV Annapolis is an indie
pendent 1.000-watt, full-time
station.
Last year the Washington
Broadcasting Co. purchased
WIDOW. Dover, Del, for about
$4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
School Budget Session
Hears Vigorous Pleas

school budget request of $50
million.
League Of Women Voters: We
ask for additional clinical and
school psychologists for individ-
ual psychological evaluation;
present TO- the Commissioners
stark facts to illustrate needs.
Florence Craver. Petworth
Citizens Association: There is q
need for field house at Roosevelt
High; Mcfarland Junior High
needs renovation of its domestic
art and science rooms: Heath
School needs staff for new build
ing; Powell Elementary School
need remodeling and increased
allotment Of textbooks and sup
plies; West School needs ex-
banded p layground; Keene
School needs more textbooks.
LaSalle School needs more text
books; Truesdell School needs
more special classes.
DR.. George w. Sprehn, Mac.
farland Guidance Clinic: It is
pitiful to see a teacher, principal
or counselor floundering around
In attempt to handle emotional
children. They need specialized
attention.
Emmett r. Brown. Burrville
School: We need playground and
toilet facilities.
Mrs. Lila S. Midgette, Neya]
Thomas School: Need combina-
ton auditorium and gymnasium
playroom. healthroom, installa-
ton Of vacuum system.
Everett A. Hewlett, Browne
Junior High: Need a gym for
the boys. library. teachers din
ing room.
William ID. Brooks, jr.. Carver
School: Our need is a complete
painting job and new hall floor
ing. The school system should
nave more psychologists and
pSychiatrists.
William H. Waters, Hardy
Home and School Association :
Adequate child guidance pro-
gram should be set up as well
as expanded budget for Pupil
Appraisal Department.
Mrs. BENJAMIN Schiller, La
fayette and Alice Deal Schools:
The gifted child has not received
sufficient attention. Science and
homemaking rooms are in need
OF renovation at Alice Deal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
The
Rambler
-. Pays q Visit
To Changing Site
By GEORGE KENNEDY

By GEORGE KENNEDY
The headline yesterday
read:
1872 MILLION BUILDING
PROPOSED TO EXPAND
WHITE HOUSE OFFICE
Advisory Unit Asks Demolition
OF State-War-Navy Structure
The Rambler thought he
ought to do something about 1t.
So he walked over past the
White House and climbed the
steps of the imposing pile. He
wanted to see it again before
it Is removed.
When Bruce Whitehead, the
Public Buildings guard at the
reception desk, saw the paper,
he said:
They're tearing it down
again? This is getting to be
monotonous."
The Rambler has fond feel
ings about that old building.
The first time he was in 1t was
on his first visit to Washing
ton. That was in 1918.
II was very interesting then.
Possibly this was because Of
the personality of the Negro
guide, one of the incest of the
many guides who showed him
through the public buildings.
The Rambler was as.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
PorIeys Continue
In Two Disputes

Negotiations aimed at settling
the strike of Washington ready
mix concrete haulers resumed
today but no immediate progress
was reported. The strike is In
its third week.
A second labor dispute. involv-
ing workers Of two Washington
Gas Light Co. unions. was dis
cussed with Federal mediators in
"a meeting lasting till midnight
yesterday, but little progress was
'repored. Another meeting has
been slated for tomorrow.
Gilbert McCutcheon Of the
Federal Mediation and Concilia-
ton Service said he remains
hopeful the two disputes viii he
settled shortly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Debate Over old Stote' Continues;
Fate Of Building Is U p to Congress

site The land held the first
Federal building after Washing
ton became the seat Of Govern
ment in 1900. In 1914 the Brit
ish burned the temporary Post
Office there during their attack
on the Capital.
War and Navy buildings went
up then. They were torn down
to clear ground for the old
State War Navy Building, which
still stirs controversy along
Pennsylvania avene.
Secretary of State Hamilton
Fish. impatient to move his staff
out of the old Washington Or
phans Home, shifted into the
first. the southern. section fin
ished in 1878. Later. Navy went
into the east section and War
into the west.
Now. the Budget Bureau. Ma
tional Security Council. ONCE OF
Defense Mobilization, General
Services Administration and q
sprinkling of other executive
Offices occupy the spacious offices
Mostly. these are policy making
agencies. A program perfected
behind the walls Of Old State
If approved by the President,
goes to Congress as a proposed
law of the land.
The design was Alfred B.
Mullett's. He was a British
born architect. educated in Ohio
ana Europe.
Sharp-tongued Henry Adams,
who saw the building rise,
labeled it "Mr. Mullett's archi-
tectural infant asylum"
Some writers Of the past GEN.
fury praised Mr.. Mullett's crea-
ton as imposing" a thing of
architectural beauty with few
equals in the world" Others
wrote it was a confused i'm
pressionistic picture" and "ba-
roquerie gone frantic.
Today. architects still disagree
Richard Rowland Hubbard
president Of the National Trust
for Historic Preservation. has
defended the building as a dis
tinguished 10th century archi-
lecture of French Second Empire
style.
To architect Julien E. Berla,
Old State is an important build
ing Handsome? That is a
matter of taste" he said. But
/ would hate TO see it disappear. +"
Nicholas Satterlee has de-
scribed it as "one OF my favorite
If not my favorite. building In
Washington" It's ornamental
ton creates a harmonious style
OF opulence, he said.
Public attacks have come from
Horace w. Peaslee. who said the
building is a big splurge.
think IT'S bad architecture to be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
AreaC ounci|Attacks
TwoMaior Problems
HeuIth-WeIfure,
Water Committee
Members Named

Water. health and welfare
problems Of the area were singled
out for study last night by the
Washington Metropolitan Re-
gional Council.
Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Lane,
District Engineer Commissioner,
was named chairman Of a water
supply and pollution committee.
State Senator Charles r. Fen
wick of Virginia volunteered to
head the health and welfare
task force"
These first working commit
tees Of the newly formed council
were set up by the councils IT.
member steering committee at a
meeting in Offices of Robert E.
Mclaughlin, chairman of the
District Board of Commissioners.
Mr.. Mclaughlin was elected per-
manent council chairman.
He called on members Of the
work committees to try to iso-
late water and health and well
fare problems that demand
regional solutions. Reports should
begin to come back to the steer
ing group at its next session on
June 10.
On a motion Of Senator Fen
wick the Steering Committee
voted to hold meetings every two
weeks. Members are aiming for
an october meeting of the full
47-member council to discuss
political action on problems
pointed up by work groups.
The council was organized by
Mr.. Mclaughlin in an effort to
cope with a myriad Of problems
spanning jurisdictional lines Of
the fast-growing Metropolitan
Area. Members include govern
ing officials of Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties in
Maryland and of Alexandria,
Falls Church and the Counties
Of Arlington and Fairfax in Vir-
ginia. Congressman from the
area and Representatives in
State Legislatures also belong.
Assisting Gen. Lane will be
Mrs. Anne A. wilkins Of Fairfax,
Preston Perrie Of Prince Georges,
Ralph Raul of Arlington, and q
Montgomery County member to
be recommended by State Sem
ator Edward S. Northrop.
Montgomery County also will
have a seat on the Health and
Welfare Committee. according to
Senator Northrop, who was the
county's only spokesman at last
nights meeting. Frank j. Last
ner Of Prince Georges, Thomas
A. O'Halloran of Falls Church.
and District Commissioner David
B. Karrick will work with Sem
ator Fenwick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The National Conference
on Weights and Measures
continues in the Sheraton
Park Hotel.
Opening a three-day con-
ventiont the National Coal
Association meets in the
Shoreham Hotel.
The National Spelling Bee
goes into It's third day In
the Sheraton-Park Hotel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04

sections OF the city. Two OF the
10 areas were covered yesterday.
Most Requested Changes
The com ission whipped
through four more this morning
and representatives of property
owners cited only IL isolated
instances in which objections
were raised.
Most Of the 10 requested
changes in coming designations
to permit new commercial or
industrial development on land
which Mr.. Lewis would restrict
to new residential buildings. Five
of them cited by H. H. (Jack)
Baumgartner. who recently re-
signed as an Assistant District
Corporation Counsel to join q
private law firm.
Zoning officials were surprised
at the light turnout. At a series
of similar hearings on Mr.. Lewis
preliminary proposals last sum-
mer. hundreds Of citizens and
property owners showed up to
praise or condemn specific effects
OF the new plan,
Far Northeast Council Appears
Later today, and tomorrow II
necessary. the commission will
take testimony on the last four
sections Of the city. They include
the central Northwest" east Of
Rock Greek Park. south of Spring
road and north of Florida ave-
nue.; the Georgetown area west
of Rock Creek and east OF
Glover Archbold parkway; the
far Northwest" west of Rock
Creek and north of Georgetown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Police Pension
Action Put Off

Senate action on a liberalized
retirement system for Washing
ton police and firemen was post
poned until tomorrow after the
legislation was attacked by
Senator Williams. Republican
of Delaware. yesterday.
The measure came up for
Senate debate after similar leg
islation was approved earlier in
the day by the House District
Committee.
In questioning provisions OF
the measure, Senator Williams
said that II other Government
workers demanded a similar
pension system II would cost the
Government Sl.2 billion an
nually.
Senator Bible, Democrat of
Nevada, said the measure merely
brings pensions for District police
and flremen into line with pay
ments to other government
workers under the Civil Service
Retirement Act enacted last
year.
The proposed legislation raises
employe contributions from 5 TO
SIS per cent. 1t was estimated
that the ultimate cost of the
new plan would be about Sis
million q year.
Senator Williams said the
District government would have
TO put UP about 6l2 times as
much per employe per year to
finance the liberalized system as
other government groups.
AS 1t now stands. the measure
would increase maximum retire.
ment from so TO 10 per cent Of
base pay and provide for other
benefits for those disabled before
retirement age. The top pay
ment under civil service Is 80
per cent Of base pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Foreman Hurt
At st. EIizubeths

Aubrey H. Ritter, 50. foreman
for the Kramer Construction
Co.. was injured seriously today
when he fell from a second floor
scaffolding on a construction job
at st. Elizabeths Hospital.
The firm is building the new
maximum security building at
st. Elizabeths. Mr.. Ritter fell
Is feet to the ground, receiving
multiple fractures to the arms
and legs. possible back and head
injuries. police said. He was
taken to Casualty Hospital.
Mr.. Ritter lives at 2509 Fair
lawn avenue. Hillcrest Heights,
Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04

and the central business district
downtown.
The single citizen group which
showed up today was the Far
Northeast Council, representing
10 civic associations east Of the
Anacostia River. In statement,
the group approved "the major
plans" proposed by Mr.. Lewis
and said it would be q mistake
to delay their adoption.
The council objected strongly,
however, to one proposal, which
would permit apartments to be
built along the north side of
East Capitol street between
Fifty-third and Sixtieth streets
NE. The group asked that only
single-family new homes be
permitted in this area.
Proposal Splits Zones
Today's testimony covered the
entire Northeast and Southeast
sections and part Of the North
west. One Of the protests raised
by Mr.. Baumgartner was that
the Lewis coming cut in half the
Sears Roebuck and Co. ware
house near Bladensburg road
and New York avenue NE.
The coming. he said, would put
half the warehouse in an in
Idustrial coming area and half in
coming for single family de-
tached homes. He asked that the
boundary line be changed.
In most Of the other cases, at
torneys asked for similar coming
boundary adjustments to permit
commercial development where
Mr.. Lewis would permit only
new homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Morcum to Speak

Vincent L. Marcum. Repub-
lican nominee for the Arlington
County Board. will speak at the
monthly meeting Of the Young
Republicans Of Arlington. to be
held at 8 o'clock tonight in the
Broyhill Building. 1920 Lee high
way. Ray Cromley. Republican
chairman for the 10th district
will also speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
BY GRACE BASSETT

"Old State" is its name to
Westinghouse.
BY any other name-and its
friends and foes have offered
many = the Executive Office
Building f1anking the White
House to the west symboiizes an
odd architectural taste.
A presidential commission
wants it RACED and replaced with
modern White House Offices.
Whether the landmark is worth
saving for the sake of history is
up to Congress.
The six-story granite giant
rests on a rustic basement.
Hundreds of columns dress its
facade. Inside. broad staircases
of granite with bronze balusters
wind upward through lofty
pavilions on four corners.
Style Admittedly Mixture
Its style, architects are pretty
well agreed, came from adapt
ing 18th Century French impress
sions of Italian attempts to
initiate Greek classicism-with
spatters of baroque, frescoed and
adorned.
In its halls and rooms Cabinet
officers shaped the Nations
policies by gas light, warmed
themselves by hearth fires. Forty
five years ago. Pauline. a pet
COW of President Taft. munched
grass shaded by Old States
granite sidings.
Two Japanese officials Joined
the parade of: history through
its two miles Of corridors. On
peril of their lives. they were to
deliver a treaty. They presented
the document in a box carried
on the top Of two bamboo poles.
Grant Called 1t Curious
President Grant opened the
southern section to the State De-
partment in 1875 with the COM
ment that it was the most Curl
Gus ediflce he'd seen.
Contractors repeatedly escorted
the President through its marble
halls, up and down granite stair
ways to and from its vaulted
domes.
Outside. guide said. zone
more thing. Mr.. President. The
building is fireproof."
What a pity" said the Presi-
dent.
But champions Of the unique
building also remember Mr..
Grant was the President who said
Venice was a beautiful city-if
they'd only drain the streets.
Congress ordered work begun
on the building in 1871. 1t was
finished II years later at a cost
of $40 million.
Lawmakers chose a historic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04

johnny is y. HIS mother SUI
by working as charwoman. The
the family can't afford 1t. Kero'
The plumbing is bad. too.
wade around ankle deep in water
when a pipe leaks.
More than once. Johnny, who
is an excellent student. has had
to stay home because his clothes
were not suitable for weather
conditions.
Shoes are his big problem. On
occasion he is shoeless. On other
occasions he wears shoes several
sizes too big, or badly worn.
But Johnny has his dreams Of
adventure. and his treasures.
His well-worn jeans often are
weighed down by the things he
has saved.
Opportunity Is Needed
An inventory Of his pockets
one day revealed: One rolled up
newspaper. One half Of a gun.
Several stones with a glimmer TO
them-"Look at this gold !"
Johnny told the community
house leader-his homework and
several bottle caps.
Johnny keeps looking for all
the fun and excitement his vivid
imagination tells him exists.
Playing cowboys and Indians
is his favorite game. One OF the
things he does best Is die" when
he is shot or struck by an arrow
He pivots and falls In the manner
Of TVS finest.
And he loves TO take trips.
Anywhere. II means new things
10 do and see.
Johnny's big problem Is lack
Of opportunities. But he's de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
CongressAdopts
Wait-See Policy
On Office Plan
Action on Space
At White House
Up to President

Members Of Congress today
adopted wait-and-see attitude
on prospects Of any action this
year toward providing more Of
flee space for the overcrowded
White House.
The first step. If one is taken
at all this year presumably would
come in the form of a request
for legislation by President Eli
senhower.
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty said yesterday
the administration will give
careful study to a new advisory
commission report. which pro-
posed 1923 million program to
expand the White House
grounds and replace the old
State War-Navy building with a
new white House Office build
ing"
Asked whether the President
would send legislation to the
Capitol this year if he approves
the proposal, Mr.. Hagerty re-
piled. I'VE hope So"
Chairman Chavez of the Sen
ate Public Works Committee, a
member Of the advisory COM
mission on the White House
said he was uncertain about
action in the event legislation
reaches his committee this year
Quizzical Of Congress Mood
| Another commission member
Representative McGregor. Re-
publican of Ohio, a member OF
the House Public Works Com
mittee. said he felt "the only
chance for action would be a
reasonable authorization to be-
gin planning" new Office space
The House member said one
way to cut the budget was to
keep from giving authorize
tons for expenditures. and indi-
Gated he felt Congress was in
no mood to send a higly expen-
sive program on its way.
Both Senator Chavez and Mr.
McGregor agreed that early
steps should be taken to relieve
the critical" White House Office
problem-but they split widely
on the commission proposal that
the old State-War-Navy Building
be torn down soon.
Senator Chavez said the 60
year-old building. Just west Of
the present White House grounds
has some historical emotional
value" but that its rambling
space and high ceilings Is giving
the Government mot more thar
40 per cent Of the efficiency i,
ought to be getting out of q
building" He said he felt
strongly that 1t should be re-
placed by a new building.
Defended as Symbol Of Past
Mr.. McGregor said he felt the
old building was still disable and
desirable to keep as a symbol OF
the Washington of yesterday.
The Ohioan also noted that
House Speaker Rayburn has
come out against demolition OF
the old building and said 1.-The
Republican leadership" feels the
same way.
The commission report at
tackled the old buildings USE
fulness. and contended it might
have to be replaced soon in any
event. Its main argument, how.
ever. was that a new building
would be more in keeping with
the White House and would
provide a unified development
for the entire White House
grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
CAMP FUND FACTS

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