Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1935, Page 21

Wash FUNDS FOR BETTER SCHOOL FACILIIES URGED BY LEADERS Senate Group Studying D.C. Bill Asked to Assist Com- munity Centers. TAXPAYERS’ SPOKESMAN OPPOSES ANY LEVY RISE YTusk Would Allow Increase Over House Figure on Two Items Only. Need for better school facilities in several sections of the city and for a more adequate fund for community centers was emphasized by civic dele- gations when the Senate subcommit- tee resumed hearings today on the 1936 District appropriation bill. The subcommittee also heard Rufus 8. Lusk, secretary of the Washington Taxpayers' Protective Association, op- pose all except two small increases in the House bill, together with a plea that this is not the time to impose any further tax on citizens of the District. Lusk also appeared as a representa- tive of the Dupont Circle Citizens’ As- sociation, which went on record against any increase in local taxation because of a belief that taxes here not only are adequate, but also are excessive, Says Big Deficit Looms. Calling attention to proposed un- employment insurance legislation, which would call for a tax of $i.- 000,000 & year from the District gov- ernment, Lusk argued that if this and other pending legislation should be Ppassed, deflcit of $2,106,000 next year on the basis of present taxation. Evan H. Tucker of the Citizens’ Advisory Council on Community Cen- ters declared there has been no in- crease in the funds for this purpose in recent years and urged that an in- crease be allowed for the coming year. ‘The original estimate for community centers was $75000. The Budget Bureau cut this to $50,000 and the House slashed it again to $40,000. The value of community center ac- tivities in providing wholesome recrea- tion for the youth of the city was emphasized by Mrs. Walter S. Ufford, speaking for the Southwest Commun- ity Council, and by Miss Edith Coul- son of the Council of Social Agencies. They pointed out that it is far better and cheaper to provide these facilities for boys than to have to take care of them later on in institutions. Mrs. Ufford explained the com- munity center needs of the Randle Junior High School. Facilities Estimate Backed. ‘Tucker also appeared for Northeast Washington Citizens’ Asso- ciation to urge the supplemental school estimate of $100,000 to replace old heating plants in school buildings, and the following other items: A viaduct across the railroad tracks at FPranklin street northeast, and across Eastern avenue between Monroe street and Bladensburg road; additional funds for improvement of playgrounds, especially the new northeast play- ground, where the land has been bought, but is in need of improve- ment. He also indorsed an increase in the police force and the prepara- tion of plans for the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge in southeast. A delegation from Anacostia re- quested an eight-room addition to the Ketcham School to take the place of an old annex which, they said, has to be heated with coel stoves. This item was presented by Mrs. Phyllis Plemmons, president, and Mrs. Dorothy Todd of the Ketcham- Van Buren Home and School Asso- ciation, and by Mrs. Carrie Smith, Anacostia Citizens' Association. The need for an eight-room building and auditorium at the Truesdell School was cited by the Truesdell P.-T. A. through Mrs. Paul Gottwals and Mrs. 8. C. Tupman. New Fire Apparatus Asked. Dr. George L. Johnson of the Bouthwest Civic Association asked for new fire apparatus to replace old engines at No. 4 and No. 13 stations and also urged retention of the House item for a 12-room addition to the Randle Junior High. Lusk said the Taxpayers Protective Association believes the 1936 bill should remain at the House total of $39,308,000, with the exception of the following two items: A $1,000 increase in the salary of the new health officer, Dr. Ruhland, and an increase from $150,000 to $200,000 for the building of permit and assessment sewers, needed in the construction of new houses. The taxpayers' group objected to writing definitely into the law a pro- vision for free lunches for school children. The association did not op- pose continuing to use emergency re- lief funds to provide hot lunches for the time being for children whose parents are unable to provide them. Lunches for All Feared. ‘The association took the view that if this is written specifically into the law 1t would grow in time into a pro- vision for school lunches for all pu- In objecting to all but two increases tions against the District, the House bill would leave a balance in the gen- eral fund next year of only $267,000. When the House passed the bill in anuary the general fund balance was figured at $612,000, which, Lusk said, has been reduced by subsequent laws, principally the pay restoration for the last three months of this fiscal year. He then called attention to the prob- able cost to the District of various laws now pending in Congress on which he based his estimate of & e deficit next year to be made up by the taxpayers if these laws pass. TRIAL CONTINUED The trial of Richard C. Parks on a charge of house breaking and larceny was continued until Monday in Dis- trict Supreme Court today. The mother of the 17-year old boy charged beommit- the District would face a | the | ington News Editor of New Party Magazine Robbed and Beaten. Assailants Believed Try- ing to Repeat Attack on Business Man. Mistaken by bandits for another man, Walter D. Addison, Roanoke Va., newspaper man, early today spent the “most awful hour” of his life. Addison, a guest at the home of Ralph Finch, manager of the High Ice Cream Co.'who lives at 2123 Le Roy place, was held up, kidnaped and robbed of $34.41 and two fountain pens by three men, who apparently were looking for Finch. ! Just about an hour after he was | picked up in front of the Finch home, Addison was thrown out of their speeding automobile near Bunker Hill | his overcoat badly torn and his body bruised from head to toe. His inju- ries, however, are not serious. Here for Conferences. Addison. who has been named editor of the Young Democrat, a new month- ly magazine to be published by the Democratic National Committee, came to Washington Sunday for a series of conferences with party leaders at headquarters here and to see Virginia Democratic leaders in Congress. Early last night he attended a com- mittee meeting considering business of the publication at the Willard Hotel. After the meeting he and Leigh Stev- ens, also of Roanoke, stopped on Con- necticut avenue for a bite to eat be- fore going home. At a restaurant near Dupont Circle, he said, he offered & bill to pay the check and received 41 cents in change, which accounts for the odd figure obtained by the bandits. Stevens walked several blocks with him on the way home. Turning into Le Roy place, Addison said, he walked road and Eastern avenue norlheut,l ‘The Foening WALTER D. ADDISON. | diagonally across the street to 2123 when an automobile stopped and | hailed him. : men asked. When Addison turned to answer, & third man stepped from behind a hedge, thrust a pistol into his side and ordered him into the car. Taken Beyond Lights Area. Addison was thrown te the bottom of the car. “They drove until we got beyond the street lights. They left the pave- ment and went into the woods. I don’t know where the place was.” There, he said, they searched him. Then they demanded to know “where are the money bags.” ' When he produced an identification card, one of the men who had threat- ened to kill him unless he revealed where the meney was, turned on an- other member of the trio and cursed him for getting “the wrong man.” They also took his wrist watch and a ring, but threw them back at him, calling them “cheap stuff.” The watch, Addison said, cost $100. Last June, Finch was held up as he entered a house on R street, where “What number is that?" one of the | Star Staff Photo. | he resided at that time, and was robbed of more than $300. He put | up a struggle and was fired at by the bandits. In the scramble, coins were scattered over a wide area. Description Recognized. From the description given by Ad- dison, Finch said he believed one of them, described as a man called Pete, was a member of the band that per- petrated the robbery last Summer. ‘When he was thrown out of the car about 1:30 am., Addison soon found two policemen in a scout car and was taken to the twelfth precinct. There he was recognized by Lieut. W, D, Haislip, who called headquarters de- tectives to assist in the case. Police said the trio answered the descriptions of a band that has re- cently held up some liquor stores here. They are also wanted for other robberies. Addison said he had seen “Pete” near the corner of Le Roy place and Connecticut avenue several times since his arrival here last Sunday. Others in the neighborhood also had | observed the man loitering near the | corner. DIPLOAT INJURED. INAUTO ACCIDENT Netherlands Legation Coun- sellor Hurt in Collision With Taxicab. Six persons, including a member of the diplomatic corps and a Fire De- partment captain, were injured in traffic accidents yesterday. The diplomat, Baron van Breugel Douglas, counselor of the Netherlands Legation, received several possible rib fractures and injuries to his knees when the car in which he and John- heer H. M. van Haersma de With, Minister from the Netherlands, were riding collided with a taxicab. Minister Unhurt. The Minister was-unhurt in the accident, which occurred in front of the Polish Embassy, 2600 block of Sixteenth street. Baron Douglas was treated at Emergency Hospital. The cab, police said, was driven by G. H. Nichols, 21, of 704 Third street. The fireman, Capt. Pinkney J. Cross, 60, of 4343 Thirty-ninth street, who is in command of No. 1 Truck Co., received slight brain concussion and injuries to his arm and knees when his automobile collided with the car of Daniel W. Miller, 34, of 1426 Foxhall road, at Third and H streets northeast. Cross was treated at Casualty Hospital. Gus Glotzbach, 58, a passenger in the captain’s machine, was removed to Sibley Hospital, where it was said his skull may be fractured. Miss Helen G. Smith, 44, of 1512 Foxhall road, who was riding in Miller'’s ma- chine, was treated at Sibley Hospital {:‘r cuts and bruises to her head and PROBE OF STUDENT STRIKE 15 PUSHED Proposed Peace Display on April 20 Backed by Three Senators. Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superin- tendent of schools, today continued an investigation, begun early in the week, of the supporters of the pro- posed student strike against war and Fascism scheduled for April 12. not yet received the information he seeks and consequently has taken no action on the Central Strike Commit- tee’s application for permission for high schools to participate. The peti- tion asks sanction for a demonstra- tion beginning at 11 am. and con- tinuing for an hour, during which a pacifist mass meeting would be held in each of the city high schools. Meanwhile, the central committee is continuing its preparations, lining up college students in nearly all of the colleges and universities in the District and nearby. Strike Plan Backed. Three members of the Senate Muni- tions Investigation Committee have issued statements through the com- mittee indorsing the strike idea. The statements were made public by Miss Jean Scott, chairman, a special stu- dent at George Washington University. “I think the strike is far from futile,” Senator Nye, chairman, said, “and I hope it will be engaged in to the fullest extent in an orderly man- 6-Year-Old Boy Hurt. The others hurt were 6-year-old John Foster, colored, 1604 Fourth street, who was treated at Freedmen's Hospital for severe head injuries; John Lyle, 35, colored, 113 D street, believed to be a hit-and-run victim, and Earle Myers of Alexandria, Va., who received brush burns to his hands, arm and thigh when he fell from s s el T boy was struck automobile of Ernest L. l.ml::. 0:1:‘ of 917 Decatur street, when he ran between two parked cars near his home. Lyle was found unconscious with head injuries in the street at New Jersey avenue and M street. He was taken to Gallinger Hospital. Myers fell from the machine of Charles B. Jewell, jr., of Alexandria when the door came open while they were riding along the Mount Vernon UPPER MARLBORO, Md. March 28 (Special). Marriage licenses have been issued here to the following: William E. Douglas, 23, and Gertrude V. Schaffer, 21, both of thln‘w!’}: ner by the students of Wi The time is come when those who profess an aversion to war must openly indorse drastic action to pre- vent it. “I have just returned from Dart- mouth, where plans are being rapidly completed for a mass demonstration. I hope the strike is a success.” Clark and Pope in Favor. Senator Clark of Missouri, also a member of the Munitions Committee, praised the proposal as a help to the Senate’s investigation. “Anything that tends to focus pub- lic attention on the implications of the munitions investigation is a good thing,” he said. “I think that the United States is closer to peace than it has ever been. I hope the strike is a success.” Senator Pope of Idaho, a former college professor and also a commit- tee member, said he could see no ob- against war made in an orderly fash- ion is a dramatic method of attention of the world to the fact that students are thinking about war and opposing it.” he said. “I see mo objection to the strike.” Dr. Ballou is expected to submit & report on the high school application boudnuzumxt “4] | American Public Health Association, The superintendent said he has; calling | ties as the accepted Ruhland also WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION RUHLAND SEEKING INCREASED STAFF IN HEALTH OFFICE Finds Services in Depart- ment Far Below Recog- nized Standards. 31 ADDITIONAL MEMBERS FOR EMPLOYMENT URGED Expansion Sought for Nursing, | Inspection and Treatment for «~ Persons Having Tuberculosis. Finding the services which can be performed by the Health Department under existing appropriations are far below standards recognized by the | Dr. George C. Ruhland, District health | | officer, is seeking the employment of | | 31 additional members of his staff, | it was revealed today. Such expansion of the District | health services still ‘would leave the District below standards, but the | health officer has limited tne amount of his requests, convinced he should first sell the public and Congress on the value of enlarging expenditures as a means of buying better health conditions. Already members of the Senate District Subcommittee on Ap- propriations bave taken personal in- terest in the matter and at the re- quest of Senator Copeland of New York supplemental estimates totaling $93,400 have been submitted to that group for consideration in the fram- ing of the 1936 budget by the Senate. Additions for Expansion. ‘These proposed additions would be for expansion of the District’s Public | Health Nursing Service, the School Medical Inspection Service and the diagnosis and care of persons having tuberculosis. The District Commis- sioners are in agreement with Dr. Ruhland on these plans and also | agree it would be wise to limit tie requested increase to a modest sum rather than to ask at once for all needed increases. Dr. Ruhland also has in mind for | the future the development of a | consultation or conference service for | persons having diseases in incipient | stages, so as to bring those needing care into closer touch with agencies which can give it. This matter now is being discussed by Dr. Ruhland and members of the District of Co- lumbia Medical Society. Dr. Ruhland has found overcrowded conditions in the quarters of the Dis- | trict Health Office are a disgrace to the National Capital and at his re- quest District officials are searching for possible additional space in the District Building for the Health De- partment. The overcrowding is par- ticularly objectionable in connection | with the work of Dr. James Gordon | Cumming. assistant health officer in | charge of communicable diseases, and Dr. Joseph Murphy, in charge of i school medical inspection service. | | Both officials daily have lines of visitors who call to discuss questions regarding communicable diseases. Public Humiliation Cited. Addressing a meeting of the South- west Citizens' Association last night, Dr. Ruhland said it was almost an outrage that citizens should be ob- liged to suffer the humiliation of discussion of their cases and some- times being examined almost publicly in the crowded space of the Health Department while other persons were standing nearby. Dr. Ruhland and Dr. Cumming both gave detailed outline of their hopes for an expansion of the Health Department, beginning July 1. Dr. Cumming spoke before the Public Health Committee of the Board of | Trade. t Both officials urge the provision of | funds for 17 additional employes for | the Public Health Nursing Service at| a total cost of $58,400. This would provide for a director of nursing at a salary of $4,500 to $5.000; four as- sistant directors, 10 field nurses, three clerks and office equipment costing up to $5,000. The plan also proposes employment of three social workers. For improvement of the school medical inspection work, the health officer proposes additional appropria- tion of $24,800, which would provide five half-time physicians, 6 dental hygienists, one dental supervisor and $3,000 worth of equipment and sup- plies, Seeks Tuberculosis Aid. For expansion of the war on fuber- culosis, Dr. Ruhland seeks the employ- ment of a full-time physician to be director of the tuberculosis division, and the employment of a secretary and $500 for equipment. In this con- nection he now is working with vari- ous medical groups and the Tubercu- losis Association on a plan for scien- tific tests of students in the graduating classes of one or more high schools to show what can be done in identify- ing and treating tuberculosis cases in their early stages. “The need for a more liberal bud- get for the Health Department,” Dr. Ruhland said, “is indicated by the fact that the present per capita ap- propriation is 80 cents, as against the generally accepted $2 per capita con- sidered standard by the American Public Health Association. “It is significant also that of the various services of the Health Depart- ment food inspection alone, with a per capita cost appropriation of 12 cents, has given the city’s health service a record of acknowledged achievement. All other branches of the service, un- fortunately, show budget appropria- tions of less than half the accepted standard of the American Public Health Anochmflnn." ‘To show need for expansion of the Public Health Nursing Service, Dr. Ruhland explained that including the nurses of the Instructive Visiting Nurse Society there now are available for public cases only 100. He revealed that 10 of these are about to be dropped because of lack of funds. ‘The standard for such service sug- gested by the American Public Health Association is one nurse to each 2,000 or 2,500 of population, indicating that the local service is but one-third of what is regarded by medical authori- minimum. Dr. proposes a travel- ing fund of $1,000 for the Health De- partment to enable members of his staff to visit various clinics and attend conventions of the American Public Health Association, so that new ideas and new methods may be studied at frst hand, T —~mp————— 98, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MARCH D. C. Visitor “Taken for Ride” By Bandits Mistaking Victim 1935. e PAGE B—. Black circles on the above map indicate publicly owned sites for the five proposed branch libraries, which the lprary trustees hope may be built out of works relief funds. They are: No?rl, Petworth; No. 2, Tenley; No. 3, Conduit road; No. 4, Howard, and No. 5, Southwestern. Stars on the map indicate locations of the 10 lijbraries now in use, and the new Georgetown branch now being erected at Wisconsin avenue and R streets, to be ready for occupacy next Fall. In two cases, that of Tenley and Conduit road, stars next to the black circles indicate old and overcrowded inadequate buildings, in use nearby the proposed sites. All the five new sites for proposed branches are owned by tf:g Govemmen% and available for the branches. L2 Proposed Branch Libraries Would Serve Public Schools; Dr. Bowerman Cites Need for Projects Which Would Be Built With Work- Relief Funds—Sites Already Owned. As an integral part of the campaign to improve school buildings through public works money, the library trus- tees have drawn up a program for ex- pansion of the service of the library through five new proposed branches. The inclusion of library expansion along with the school expansion pro- gram is appropriate because of the fact that the law creating the Public Library of the District of Columbia in 1896 declared it to be “a supplement of the public education system of said District.” Fully half of the work of the Pub- lic Library here, according to Dr. George F. Bowerman, librarian, is with children of school age. In addition the library performs much service for high school and college students, who are considered so far as the library is concerned as “adults.” Would Serve Schools. The five projects selected by the library trustees and recommended to | the District Commissioners for con- struction from works relief funds would all serve the public schools in their neighborhood, Dr. Bowerman ex- plains. Some of these neighborhoods have greatly increased need for library service, he explained, on account of new school building construction. The five branch libraries recom- mended for building now, Dr. Bower- man further explained, not only are needed at present, but there is the additional advantage that sites for the buildings are already available. Recommendation of the five new branches for present consideraticn by the Commissioners does not mean that the needs of other sections will be forgotten by the library authorities, Dr. Bowerman emphasized. The avail- ability of these five sites at the pres- ent time gives them priority over others where sites would have to be purchased, thus adding to the cost of the projects. The five sites recommended for pres- ent construction through work-relief funds are indicated on the adjacent map, which shows also where some of the new projects would replace old, overcrowded ones nearby. Location of Projects. The five projects are located in Petworth, Tenleytown, Conduit road, Howard University section and south- west.* The total cost of building the five is estimated at $407,000. Not all of,the properties are now in the hands of the library trustees, but are considered to be available by rea- son of public ownership and possible transfer to the library. The Petworth branch, estimated to cost $140,000, would be built on the campus of the Roosevelt High and Macfarland Junior High Schools on Kansas avenue and Upshur street. This is available by agreement with the Board of Education. The esti- mated cost is substantially the same as the Georgetown Branch Library, now under construction, exclusive of furniture and equipment. It is pro- to utilize the plans {or the Georgetown Branch Library, already available, with such modifications as may be required by the ground levels. The municipal architect has visited this Petworth site, and considers the use of the pians feasible. Agree to Transfer. Concerning_ the proposed Tenley branch, the Board of Education has agreed to transfer a portion of the site on which the Janney School is located. This portion has a frontage of 130 feet on Wisconsin avenue, 85 feet on Albermarle street, 180 feet on the west side and 135 feet on the south side, an area of over 16,000 The site is considered be $62,000. This would be used in | place of the present Tenley sub- | branch in a former police station on ‘Wisconsin avenue and River road, not far from the proposed new site. This | old building is considered entirely in- | adequate for its present demands, and | with new school facilities to be opened in the neighborhood soon, it would be impossible to supply the need with present facilities. For the Conduit road branch a site is available. The National Capital Park and Planning Commission has indicated its willingness to transfer for library purposes a site on Ashby place and Conduit road—a portion of a Federal Park planned for this vi- cinity. The area would be from 2,800 to 3,000 square feet. The cost of & new building for this is estimated at about $25,000. It would replace a one-room school house, built over 60 years ago and now in a “most dilap- idated condition.” “Howard” Site Available. For a branch known as “Howard” there is available a site in square 2885, lot 878, formerly proposed for the Contagious Disease Hospital, on Fairmont street, between Georgia avenue and Sherman avenue. It is | subject to allocation by the District | Commissioners to the library trustees. This property was listed by assistant to the engineer commissioner on July 13, 1931, among “properties belonging to the District . . . considered super- fluous.” A possible alternative would be the north end of the Bgnneker Recreation Center, provided the Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Commission should give its consent, The former site, however, is believed more likely. Cost of the Howard %nch has been estimated at $110,- The southwestern branch would be constructed on property on the corner of Seventh and H streets, already owned by the District of Columbia. Sufficient land is available in this square, known as square 439. The cost of the building would be about $70,000. The branch would serve the entire southwest section. SEASON FOR CHILDREN EXTENDED BY LEAGUE Mrs. Iwmmn Mann in Zoo Fea- ture, One of Three Added Attractions. The third season of the Children’s Theater of New York will close here April 20, when “Aladdin and His Won- derful Lamp” comes to the National. Last year, in addition to the series of six plays for children, the Women's International League had a junior cinema matinee and a marionette per- formance at Plerce Hall. This year it announces an extension of the play Hall on Saturday afternoons st 3 o'clock. Mrs. Willlam Mann, wife of the director of the National Zoo, and author in her own right of “From Jungle to Zoo; Adventures of & Naturalist’s Wife,” is the happy choice | college. DENNISON SCHOOL REPLAGING ASKED Beard of Education Seeks $280,000 Request From P. W. A. Funds. One of the greatest needs of the public school system, according to school officials, is the replacement of the present Dennison School, on S street between Thir- teenth and Fourteenth streets. ‘To meet the urgent situation there the Board of Education has included a request for $280,000 in the list of projects for which the Public Works GITY RANKED 68T ON NATIONAL LIST IN TRAFFIC SAFETY Rate of 37.3 Fatalities Per 100,000 Exceeded by Only 18 Other Cities. |MARKED GAINS SHOWN IN FOUR-WEEK PERIOD Record Contracts Sharply With 11 Per 100,000 Made in San Francisco. Despite its traffic safety campaigns, ‘Washington ranks very low in the | roll of leading American cities with | respect to safety of human Life on its streets, according to a summary of | automobile accident deaths made public today by the Division of Vital | Statistics of the Census Bureau. Of 86 leading American cities in which detailed studies were made, §7 had better traffic records than Wash- ington, the figures show. The report | covers a period of 52 weeks ending | March 16. For the 52 weeks Washington had |a death rate from automobile acci- dents of 37.3 per 100,000 of popula- | tion. Only 18 cities had worse rec- ords. Not only is the city's rate for the past year high in comparison with the death rate of other cities, the summary shows, but the local total is increasing. During the four weeks ending March 16, the Census Bureau figures show, Washington had 14 traffic deaths due to accidents in the city proper, as compared with 10 for the same four weeks of last year. 52 Weeks’ Toll Is 118, During the 52 weeks which ended March 16. Washington had a total of 118, the figures show. During the 52 weeks which ended March 17, 1934, there were 92, according to the report. | _ As a result of this increase in traf- fic deaths, Washington's automobile mortality rate has climbed from 31 deaths per 100,000 of popuiation for the year ending March 17, 1934, to 37.3 | for the year ending March 16 last. The Census Bureau announced that during the four weeks ending March 16 the 86 large cities in which its detailed studies were made reported 678 deaths from automobile accidents, as com- pared with 531 deaths during the same period of the preceding year. Most of these deaths, it was explained, were due to accidents which occurred with- in the corporate limits of the city. Cities With Worse Records. The only cities in the United States which now have a higher traffic ac- cident mortality rate than Washington are Atlanta. Camden. Canton, Cin- cinnati, Columbus, El Paso, Flint, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Kans.: ! Knoxville, Memphis, Miami, Peoria, Richmond. Salt Lake City, Seattle, Tacoma and Trenton As compared with Washington's Vocational | record of 37.3 deaths per 100.000 of population; Detroit, Mich., had 17.2; Milwaukee, 14.6; New York, 15.2: Philadelphia, 13.4, and San Francisco only 11 deaths per 100,000. In a radio speech today in connec- tion with the presentation of awards ‘Administration funds have been asked. | (0 Winning cities in the National Although all of the requests for new | elementary and high schools, and for additions and expansion are regarded as imperative needs to meet an in- creasingly bad situation, the Den- nison school’s replacement is placed near the top of the list. 235 Girls Enrolled. The present school is housed in an outmoded, antiquated grammar school building, taken over when the voca- tional schools were established. At present the school has an enrollment of 235 girls, all of whom are preparing for entry into the business world, hopeful of being equipped with a vo- cation that will permit them to be self-supporting. There is not a question of over- crowding in the building, but the physical condition of the plant has been described as both deplorable and disgraceful. Perhaps the worst feature of the Dennison School is its location. In the main it is in a business area, al- most surrounded by garages and re- pair shops. The resident population is predominantly colored, although the school’s enrollment is exclusively composed of white girls. The courses of study offered cover & wide range, including all of the home-making arts, cleaning and dye- ing, practical cookery and sewing, millinery, interior decorating, cafe- teria management and other similar studies. Classed as Elementary. The school is classed with the ele- mentary schools, although much of the work done is of junior high school rank. The teachers, however, are in the same salary brackets as teachers in the graded schools. A bill is pend- ing in Congress to give the vocational schools a rating equal to that of the junior high schools. About half the pupils’ time is devoted to academic work. If the P. W. A. approves the $280,- 000 allotment it is the hope of the Board of Education to have the new school erected on site of the pres- ent District Tuberculosis Hospital, opposite Roosevelt High School. Its location will be at the intersection of Arkansas avenue and Allison street. The whole site there eventually is planned as a huge white school center, similar tc that planned for the colored schools at Bladens- burg road and Twenty-fourth street northeast. Included in Center. When completed the center will grammar laboratory for training the novice teachers enrolled at the teachers’ The present Dennison Schol, be- Traffic Safety Contest, Secretary of | Commerce Roper disclosed that United | States traffic accidents in 1934 took | 35,500 lives. He said: “The year 1934 marked the highest | point we have yet experienced in notor vehicle death accidents. “It is estimated that automobile accidents resulted in 35,500 deaths in | the United States and injured a | million and a quarter others, many thousands for life. Cost Billion and Half, “The cost of these accidents, in- cluding wage loss, medical expense, overhead insurance and property damage is estimated at $1,570,000,000. At a cost of $5,000 per dwelling no less than 314,000 homes could be constructed at the cost of American automobile accidents.” Roper said progress was being made in securing greater uniformity in trafic laws and regulations throughout the United States. Thirty- two States are co-operating in an effort to adopt’a uniform traffic code. A CHEST DIRECTOR SPEAKS Herbert L. Willett, jr., director of the Community Chest, discussed educa- tional work and problems of American institutions in the Near East at a staff conference of the Young Men's Christian Association today in the Central Y. M. C. A. Conditions in other countries and activities of the Y. M. C. A. in pro- moting educational and recreational reforms abroad were outlined by Frank B. Lenz, international Y. M. C. A. secretary, another speaker. Leonard W. De Gast, general secre- tary of the Y. M. C. A, presided. R. E. Myers led a devotional service. Golfer Loses Eye When Hit by Ball On Nearby Links Andrew S. Bain Refuses to Reveal Who Hit Pellet. Andrew 8. Bain, 42, manager of James P. Marsh & Co., dealers in heat- ing equipment, was recovering at Epis- copal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital today following the removal of his right eye, which Was injured when struck by a shced golf ball on the Burning Tree course in nearby Mary- land Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Bain, who lives at 4403 Elm street, Bethesda, Md., declined today to say who hit the golf ball which struck him. He was playing as the be | guest of Walter (Red) Cunningham, some of the congestion in neigh- schools. Colored schools the club professional, when the acci- dent occurred near the ninth green. also declined to say who hit the ball. The impact ruptured Mr. Bain's eyeball, which was removed by Dr. Charles M. Hammett & few after wh