This was the first project approved from the funds of the Lanham Act and the, Charlestown school situation at this time was considered the most pressing in the State. (7) Because of noncooperation of the local township trustee, this grant was not accepted from the Federal Government, the argument being that the upkeep of such facilities would be a burden on the taxpayers after the war was over. (8) Upon the refusal by the local township trustee, the Federal Government constructed a temporary 13-room, federally owned school building which was inadequate in size to take care of the tremendous increase. (9) As a result, there were not enough school facilities, and the students for several years were housed in remodeled farmhouses, storerooms, churches, barracks, etc. (10) School conditions have been extremely bad in Charlestown Township since the school year 1940-41 because of unsatisfactory buildings. (11) At the present time, 1,000 children are housed in the administration building of the Indiana Ordnance Works, which is temporarily leased from the Federal Government at $6,000 per year. (12) The present enrollment is approximately 1,500 students in grades 1 to 12. Within the next 4 years this will reach 2,000, which number appears now to be the permanent result of the war activities in Charlestown Township. (13) Charlestown School Township is willing to bond itself to the legal limit for construction purposes, but this amount needs to be supplemented by Federal funds to construct a building large enough to accomodate our enrollment. (14) The attached survey shows many items which will throw light upon the present conditions in Charlestown Township. (15) He will operate the 1948-49 school year with a deficit. However, new school legislation passed by the recent Indiana Legislature will take care of the maintenance and operation, but there is no way for us to provide suitable buildings for these children. (16) The following telegram was received by the Charlestown School Town ship on May 19, canceling the lease mentioned in item (11): K. L. TAFF, LOUISVILLE, KY. Trustee, Charlestown Township, Charlestown, Ind. [Priority. Take notice that lease granted you on September 19, 1947 of administration area, Indiana Arsenal, Charlestown, Ind., for term of 5 years beginning September 1, 1947 and ending August 31, 1952 (contract No. W-15-029-ENG3009), is hereby revoked, effective May 20, 1949, in accordance with condition No. 16 of said lease. You are hereby notified to remove your property from said premises within 120 days after date of receipt of this notice and to restore premises as required by that condition. The revocation of this lease does not release you fr om the obligation to pay any rental due the United States thereunder. This notice of revocation of your lease is given this 19th day of May 1949 by authority of the Army. J. L. PERSON, Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer, Louisville District. This study of the Charlestown school attendance area was made for the purpose of determining trends as to the increase or decrease in population during the 50 years previous to 1940 and also trends in the average daily attendance of pupils in this area during the 9 years previous to 1940. It is hoped by this means to project a picture of what the Charlestown school attendance would have been in 1949 had the defense and the war effort not occurred. It is generally accepted by our local school officials that this picture will show the reason for our housing and financial difficulties. A questionnaire was sent to the home of each student by the home-room teachers. The answers to those requests were summarized by each of the homeroom teachers, and the final compilation made in the office of the school trustee. The problem was attacked enthusiastically by both faculty and parents. This enthusiasm was accompanied by efficiency, and without a doubt the results present a picture which is absolute. The following figures represent the population of Charlestown Township as found in the United States census: These figures show some little fluctation in population but no marked trends. The supporting power of Charlestown Township as in evidence in the above figures is near a population of 2,700. The following figures represent the average daily attendance of the school children in Charlestown Township: The average daily attendance shows a gradual decrease during the 9 years previous to 1939-40. The school year 1939-40 was the last one unaffected by the defense war effort. The average daily attendance had increased since 1939-40 until it was at a peak in 1947-48 of 1,438 students in average daily attendance. We expect figures equal or greater for the school year 1948-49. All figures which follow (unless otherwise specified) represent the number of answers to questionaires and do not refer to the total enrollment due to absence. Students living in a Federal project___ Students living outside Federal projects - 626 748 Students considered on the report.. 1, 374 Students in average daily attendance in 1939-40--- 469 1 now 100 Students in 1939-40 living in what is now Charlestown Township. 369 748 369 Increase 379 626 Total increase in Charlestown Township.. 1, 005 Students living outside Government projects in 1949 2. Students in Government project-- 1 The figure of 100 students in the above statement is an estimation based upon the judgment of the former township trustees, township assessors, and other local citizens familiar with the area over the last 25 years. 2 Since the figures in this study represent 95 percent of the enrollment it seems logical that a comparison could be made with the average daily attendance of previous years. The figure 1,005 represents the increase in school population since the beginning of the defense and war program. The living quarters of the 626 is obvious since there are some 800 units in the local Government housing projects. The 379 students are living in improvised quarters. A greater part live in substandard homes (shacks) which were hurriedly constructed during the war emergency. The remaining students live in homes improvised to house two or more families. These 379 students are housed in our attendance area without any appreciable increase in the real wealth of the area. Although the taxing base per capita outside the projects has been lowered due to the housing of the 379 in property of little or no value; nevertheless the township outside the project pays 1.6 times as much per capita for educating its children as the project pays toward educating children from the project. Number of preschool age children in Government project_ - Total preschool age children in Charlestown Township. - 900 500 1, 400 This large number of preschool age children indicate an enrollment of 2,000 in 2 years. This great number of school children cannot possibly be educated, even in a meager way, by local taxation and the present payment in lieu of taxes made by the Federal Government. Students whose parents are in the armed forces and live in the Government projects Students whose parents are in civil service and live in the Government projects-- Students whose parents are employed by Public Service and live in the Students whose parents are employed by DuPont and live in the Government projects.. 24 15 Total 193 Students whose parents are in civil service and live outside the Government projects__. 77 Students whose parents are in the armed forces and live outside the 6 Students whose parents are employed by DuPont and live outside the 17 Students whose parents are employed by Public Service and live outside the Government projects___ 22 Total__ 122 Students whose parents are employed by the Government or by agencies on property leased them by the Government.. 315 Students whose parents are employed outside Charlestown Township and live in the Government projects... 403 Students whose parents are employed outside Charlestown Township and Students whose parents are employed outside Charlestown Township. Students whose parents are employed by the Government or by agencies Students whose parents are employed in Charlestown Township.... Students who were living in what is Government reservation now. Students whose parents were employed outside Charlestown Township during school year 1939–40 1. 1 This figure of 35 in the above statement is an estimate based upon the judgment of the former township trustees, township assessors and other local citizens familiar with these conditions over the past 25 years. Charlestown Township is supporting by local employment of parents 53 more students than they did in. 1939-40. 269 672 1, 374 987 387 469 100 35 Students in average daily attendance in 1939-40 whose parents were employed in Charlestown Township.. 334 Difference... 53 Students whose parents came to Charlestown Township for defense or war effort and remained.. 784 The following shows the number of students who have lived in Charlestown for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 years. FACTS OBTAINED FROM THE STUDY 1. The population of Charlestown Township was relatively stable for 50 years previous to 1940. 2. The school population was gradually decreasing during the 9-year period previous to 1940. 3. In 1949 there are 1,005 more students in Charlestown Township than in 1940. (a) 379 live in substandard housing outside the Federal projects. This housing has not increased materially the real wealth of the township. (b) 626 live in the Federal housing projects. Although the taxing base per capita outside has been lowered due to the housing of the 379 in property of the Charlestown School Township outside the projects, nevertheless the township outside the projects pay 1.6 times as much per capita for educating its children as the project pays toward educating its children. 4. There are 315 living in Charlestown Township whose parents are employed by the Government or agencies in buildings leased to them by the Government; 193 live in the Government projects, 122 live outside the Government projects. 5. There are 672 students (excluding the 315 above) living in Charlestown Township whose parents are employed outside the township. 403 live in the projects. 269 live outside the projects. 6. There are 987 living in Charlestown Township whose parents are employed outside the township. There are 387 living in Charlestown Township whose parents are employed in Charlestown Township. 7. Charlestown Township is supporting, by local employment of parents, 53 more students than it did in 1940. 8. The number of students born outside Charlestown Township is amazing. 9. The number of preschool children is 1,400. Senator MORSE. Mr. Hudtloff, superintendent of schools, Clover Park, Wash. STATEMENT OF A. G. HUDTLOFF, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, CLOVER PARK, WASH. Mr. HUDTLOFF. My name is A. G. Hudtloff, superintendent of schools, of Clover Park, Wash. Senator Morse, I will hurry through my report and give a brief résumé of my district. You have heard this morning some testimony in regard to local conditions, and mine is similar to one that has been discussed. The Clover Park School District 400, Pierce County, Wash., is 10 miles south from the center of the city of Tacoma and contiguous to the following military installations: Fort Lewis, Camp Murray, Madigan General Hospital, Mount Rainier ordnance depot, McChord Field, Tacoma Annex, naval supply depot, and United States Veterans' Hospital. Over half of the taxable property of the school district has been included in these areas. About 75 percent of the enrollment of the schools come from families connected with the above areas. Senator MORSE. This is Tacoma? Mr. HUDTLOFF. Yes, sir. You have a map before you there, sir. The red lines indicate the military reservation. Half of the property by district is Government-controlled, Government reservation. Before the war we tried to absorb the increased school population which was caused by the expansion of Fort Lewis, McChord Field and also the building of the Madigan General Hospital. We made a survey through various organizations including the State department of education and the health department and the local telephone company in estimating our future needs. The next page, exhibit B, shows you briefly the enrollment from the beginning of the last normal year to the present time with the esti mated enrollment for the next few years. We had 1,150 people enrolled. At the present time we have over 2,950 at the latest date, June 1949. Our enrollment has more than doubled during that time. Classrooms went from 40 to 73, as the chart indicates. Ten of those are unsatisfactory. They are in basements, sheds, and they are unhealthy, and unsanitary, and unfit for school purposes. Senator MORSE. This is Tacoma, Wash.? Mr. HUDTLOFF. Yes, sir. Senator MORSE. Those are conditions in Tacoma, Wash.? Mr. HUDTLOFF. Pardon me, sir. It is outside the city limits. It is the area outside the Tacoma limits, south, embracing the military area which is known as the Clover Park district, but it is in Tacoma, I mean outside the corporate city limits. Senator MORSE. I understand. Mr. HUDTLOFF. The chart there also indicates the number of classrooms we need. Next fall we are going to double shifts, even though we do have these unsanitary rooms. The next exhibit, exhibit C, tells the committee of letters from builders telling what they are going to build in this community. Ralph F. Davisson is having built 150 to 175 homes. At the present time 45 are occupied. Out of the 45 occupied there are 55 school-age youngsters in these homes. Another one indicates that the Army at Fort Lewis is contemplating building 4,000 family unit homes in the next few years. They have asked for bids for 144 officers' homes, which is at the present moment being considered. We are faced with a problem of finding immediate facilities for school rooms. The community is bonded to the limit for bonds for building purposes. Our extra levy for buildings which we had last fall will not build the rooms needed at the present time. We need next fall 22 classrooms to take care of our immediate needs, and we will need at least 70 for the next 2 years. That is our problem, Senator Morse. Just one word more. I am very happy to have got this testimony before you, and we feel sure that with Senator Magnuson's aid, we will get some consideration. Senator MORSE. Well, I am very glad to have your testimony, because I feel I am talking to a neighbor. I have only one suggestion, and that is that you make certain that the entire Washington delegation is for such legislation. [Laughter.] (Exhibits A, B, and C, and the map submitted by Mr. Hudtloff are as follows:) EXHIBIT A The Clover Park school district No. 400, Pierce County, Wash., is 10 miles south from the center of the city of Tacoma and contiguous to the following military installations: Fort Lewis, Camp Murray, Madigan General Hospital, Mount Rainier Ordnance Depot, McChord Field, Tacoma Annex Naval Supply Depot and United States Veterans Hospital. Over half of the taxable property of the school district has been included in these areas. About 75 per cent of the enrollment of the schools come from families connected with the above areas. Clover Park school district tried to absorb the increase in school attendance due to the growth of the military installations from 1939 when the construction of McChord Field and Mount Rainier Ordnance Depot began. When the war ended it was felt that school population would decrease. Instead it increased. The enclosed sheet, exhibit B, shows the population trend and |