Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

ing Federal assistance for school
construction and maintenance
in So-called 'impacted areas.
Mrs. Nathan Turett of the
Takoma Home and School Asso-
citation: The need to keep the
proposed PIP new teachers is
a necessity. The city needs at
least this number of additional
teachers even though the present
inadequate facilities very often
require double shifts"
Mrs. Robert Burns, chairman.
Area D Board. Commissioners
Youth Council There is not a
supervised playground in the
area geared to the teen-age need
My interest lies in ed
ucation. recreation and occupa-
ton
Robert L. Robinson. vice pres
ident. Rose Lee Hardy Home and
Home School Association we
are particularly concerned that
the trend to trim amounts of
money for operating the school
system and for school plant
shortchange our children to their
detriment and. in the long run,
will be a detriment to the COM
munity.'
Mrs. Edwin NJ. Smell, legisla-
tive chairman, Area 6 Council,
PTA: Because of the backlog
and continuing increases in
numbers of school children, we
need a heavy investment begin
ming this year in classrooms and
facilities. The School Board
asked for $l4.5 million for this
budget-We really need at least
twice that much--and the budget
allows less than SO million"
DIR. Ellis HawOrth. Janey
School PTA The public schools
Of Washington have some prob
lens that are unique as, a
result Of a long continued pro-
gram of inadequate funds. Ar
lington County. Va. has a school
tax rate of $203 per 500 of
assessed value on real estate.
If these communities and many
other like them believe so strong
ly in supporting their public
schools, surely the Nations
Capital should be equally strong
in its support.
Mrs. Mildred Lyons of Horace
Mann PTA: This year, Horace
Mann has a pupil-teacher ratio
OF 34-to-l. only because some
parents were so discouraged and
disguised they transferred their
children to private schools. This
relieves the load but is not
proper solution. We indorse the
Commissioners request for Is
additional special teachers in
elementary schools and hope
some would be science teachers"
Mrs. Harvey o. Craver. Area 2,
Council B. District of Columbia
Congress OF Parents and Teach
ers: If emotional instability
could be detected at an early age
and help given the young child
land the PARENTS. we feel that
there would not be so many So
called incorrigibles in the sec
ondary and high schools. We
urgently request this committee
to do all in your power to see that
the Board Of Education's original
estimate of $l4,963 900 is re-
stored"
The Rev. l.. w. White, chair
man. Legislative Com m ittee.
Cardozo High School PTA: !.
the budget for our schools now
in your hands is not adequate to
meet the needs of our present
school system and the problems
it is facing today This proposed
budget will, however, help ease
some of the pressure !"
Mrs. Helen Edwards, president.
Shadd School PTA. 1--WE are
gravely concerned over the pres
ent state Of affairs at our
school. In this school. con-
structed TO house 936 children.
there are l255 enrolled at
present.
Mrs. David II. Crawford,
chairman, Committee on Mental
Health, Raymond PTA: I'VE,
who have been willing to bear
"a maximum tax load. know that
adequate educational. health,
welfare and recreational services
can be available to the residents
of the District If Congress would
appropriate the more equitable
Federal payment that we all
know should have-50-50 or bust
has been and will continue to be
our slogan"
Ross A. Messer, WASHINGTON
Highlands Citizens Association.
"A library in the Washington
Highlands and Congress Heights,
will serve considerably more peo-