SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE

DOCUMENT

THE

COMMITTEE ON

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

H.R. 18541

PROBLEMS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM OF THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

52-309

MAY 12, 22; JUNE 11, 15, 17, 23, 25; JULY 7, 14, 23, 30;
AUGUST 4, 11; AND OCTOBER 14, 1970

Printed for the use of the Committee on the District of Columbia

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1970

CONTENTS

STATEMENTS

Allen, Mrs. Anita F., President, District of Columbia Board of Education_

Alexander, Mrs. Muriel M., member, District of Columbia Board of Educa-

tion

Carroll, Dr. Frank S., Economic Research Group, Inc.

Cassell, Charles I., member, District of Columbia Board of Education, ac-

companied by Dr. Hazel Overby, Health Officer, Federal City College;

Jerry Humes, student, and Michael Blakely, student, Coolidge High

School

Coates, Rev. James E., member, District of Columbia Board of Education__

Hahn, Hon. Gilbert, Jr., Chairman, District of Columbia City Council,

accompanied by Carl Bergman, administrative assistant_-_-

Hancock, Edward L., member, District of Columbia Board of Education_

Henley, Benjamin, Acting Superintendent of Schools_.

Johnson, Dorothy L., Assistant Superintendent, Department of Elemen-

tary Education, District of Columbia Public Schools__

Koontz, John D., Associate Superintendent of Schools, District of

Columbia

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49

231

386

235

89

383

177

1, 402

405

398, 422

Newton. Dr. Eunice S., Assistant Professor, Howard University-

Reed, Vincent, Assistant Superintendent of Personnel and Safety, District

of Columbia Schools___.

396

421

Rhodes, George R., Jr., Assistant Superintendent, Department of Second-

ary Education, District of Columbia Public Schools----- 255, 277, 305, 323, 353

Roos, Nelson, member, District of Columbia Board of Education_.
89

Rosenfield, Albert A., member, Board of Education__.

49, 86, 89

Swaim, Mrs. Martha S., member, District of Columbia Board of Education_

Taylor, Mrs. Mattie G., member, District of Columbia Board of Educa-

tion

245

187.203

211

248

Tirana, Bardyl R., member, District of Columbia Board of Education__

Washington, Mrs. Evie M., member, District of Columbia Board of Educa-

tion