Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-14
Foreign Students
Voted Free Tuition
Holiday Pay
Also Passed
In D. G. Bills

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The House voted today to
allo" IS foreign students to at.
tend district Teachers College
tuition-free despite an objec.
ton from Representative Gross,
Republican OF Iowa.
Four other housekeeping
measures for the District Gov.
eminent were sent to the
White House. Another bill,
empowering the commissioners
to declare holidays and pay for
extra work on those days, was
sent to the Senate
The bundle of local legisla-
ton cleared the House in 10
minutes. The economy-minded
Iowa Congressman took five
minutes of that time to ques-
ton spending $l2.500 to pay
tuition of the foreign students
at the teachers college.
This involves a small
amount Of money, I admit"
Representative Gross said. But
it sets a dangerous precedent.
We are inviting more foreign
students to come to this coun.
try to go to school free in the
District"
He claimed the students in.
volved were not international
exchange students. Thus, Q
like number of American
youths attending college abroad
are not offered similar priv.
leges in foreign countries. he
pointed out.
Tuition Fund Drive
The measure to aid foreign
students followed a ruling by
the Commissioners that the
enrollees must pay the same
tuition as other nonresidents
attending the college. Garfield
I. Kass. Washington real es-
tate man, spanked a private
drive to raise money to cover
tuition. This bill, if signed by
President Eisenhower, will free
funds for the students at the
beginning Of the next school
year.
Sent to the White House
were bills that would:
Exempt from taxation the
headquarters of the National
Council of Negro Women, Inc.
at 1918 Vermont avenue NV.
so long as the group occupies
the building. The total tax lost
through the legislation would
be $359.90 annually.
Allow a father Of an illegiti.
mate child born in the District
to claim the child by filing an
affidavit sworn before a Judge
or a proper Armed Forces off,
GER. Afterwards. a new birth
certificate would be filed estab-
fishing paternity. Now. fathers
often are unable to acknowl-
edge their children born out Of
wedlock because they are re-
quired to claim the children be-
fore the District Health OFF,
GER. Many parents of such
children leave town.
Night Pay Approved
Authorize the District recrea-
ton board to pay a 10 per cent
night differential to employees
who work after 6 pm. directing
sports. dramatics or musical ac-
tivitieS at public school or COM
munity buildings. Such pay
ments made in the past have
been unauthorized by law.
Freed the Board Of Educa.
ton to hire retired teachers as
substitutes. Some l31 substi-
tute teachers are put to work
daily in the District. Many are
not so well qualified as former
teachers who after reaching the
age of 70 are "excellently quail
fed persons" who will improve
the quality of substitute serv-
ice, according to Representa-
tive McMillen, Democrat Of
South Carolina, who heads the
House District Committee.
Another bill Strengthening
out the local Government holi-
day status is expected to clear
the Senate soon. 1t would
legalize premium pay for classi-
fed employees who work on
holidays declared by the Com
missioners. Blue collar workers
would be guaranteed regular
pay for work they lose merely
because Of Commissioners
holiday orders.
Police and firemen are
promised the same premium
compensation for holiday work
as classified employees under
the proposal. All these pay
practices are followed by the
Commissioners. But the Con-
troller General has ruled city
heads lack legal authority to
establish any holidays for their
employees.
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