Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-24
School Budget
Cut Restoration
Urged byD.C.
Senate Hears PIeu
For IS Teachers,
More CounseIors
By HARRIET GRIFFITHS
Star Staff Writer

NtOtC SOuIISSIOIS
By HARRIET GRIFFITHS
Star Staff Writer
District school officials today
argued for Senate restoration
of teaching, library and coun-
selling jobs deleted from the
budget by the House.
Following opening state
mentS, school officers under
went detailed questioning by
Senate appropriations subcom-
mitteemen on the extent and
cost of damage to textbooks,
desks and other school facili-
ties through unduly hard usage
or vandalism.
Much of the information will
have to be supplied for the rec
ord later. Subcommittee Chair
man Byrd called in several in
stances for breakdowns of the
damage by school or section of
tie city.
Hansen Disappointed
In his preliminary statement.
School Supt. Carl H. Hansen
expressed disappointment that
the schools had not so far sue
ceeded in making a convincing
case of the need for teachers,
library service and counSelors.
He said the officials hope to
make clear the need for resto-
ration of 95 teaching positions,
two library posts. IA counselors,
and the Great City'S Language
Arts Project, a Ford Founda-
tion-supported program to i'm
prove learning opportunities
for culturally deprived stu
dents.
For many children in the
city, DR.. Hansen said the
schools are the most construc-
tive experience available.
National Strength Weakened
He stressed the Importance
of making available to each
child "a good teacher who is
not overtaxed and frustrated
with impossible teaching duties,
school services which will meet
his extraordinary needs, school
facilities that give children de-
cent places to attend school,
textbooks and materials of in
struction sufficient for these
purposes, and the kind of
teaching methodology which
will produce an educated per-
son."
The schools head said it is
"a tragedy" that these goals
are not being fully achieved.
1.-THE degree to which we fail
imposes suffering and hardship
upon people and weakens the
national strength" he said.
Wesley s. Williams, president
of the Board Of Education,
pointed out that If there are
too many pupils in a class, all
will be neglected to some
extent.
Workable Size Glasses
Especially in a city like
Washington where many chill
dren need special help in the
classroom, the teacher should
have classes Of workable size"
Carl C. Smuck, board vice.
president. told the Senators
the cost Of education is re-
turned by citizens who can
produce more, earn more and
pay more taxes.
IF education is not adequate,
the result is that the COM
munity must pay more for well
fare, police and fire protection,
and public health"
Senator Byrd began question:
ing DR.. Hansen on a recent
school survey which showed
that 190,101 text books should
be replaced Immediately be-.
cause of obsolete content or
condition. It is estimated it
would take $135, 900 besides the
$4,000 appropriated by the
House for textbooks this year
to take care of the obsolescence
program.
The Senators also went into
the selection and care of IL
brary books, and wanted to
know how much money came
from PTA and other voluntary
sources toward the libraries.