Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1923, Page 3

SCHOOL BOARD 0. K. SAVES CLUB SUING Girls” Organization Not Con- hected With Western High, Is Decision. The board of education yesterday afternoon averted a legal test in court of its authority to abolish fra- ternities and sororities in the high schools when it approved the exist- ence of the Sphinx Club, nine mem- bers of which are students at West- ern High School. Tn its decision. the board held that the club is exclusive- 1y a social organization, and has no direct with the public schools. and therefore its rules relat- ing to the High School secret so- cleties have no connection with the club Had the decision heen unfavorable to the club. it a that Er- nest Gr ughter, a student at Western, is a member, blanned to test in the courts the board's power to disanprove such or- ganizations. The board's favorable ac- tion due principally to the efforts.of reenwood. connection is understo Arguments Presented. ivities of the club were investi- Fated by the board at an cxecative conference Mon night, at which Mr. ¢ his attorney, Ed- ward presentes the orgu; Greenw d's daughte ineligible for dr: ern more than a year ago be- cause of her connection with the club. and since that time he has vigorously ted ® campaign for its official by the board. he position of the board regarding the club was outlined in the follow- ing statement it adopted: “On April 16, 1923, Mr. Ernest i, whose daughter attends the Western High School. and hls at- tornev. Mr. Edward S. Brashears, ap- peared before the members of the board of education in conference to discuss the relations of the Sphinx Club, of which Mr. Greenwood's daughter is a member 8 | of the bo: 1 nwood poin ; appeared tizen and a patron of the West h School, and_was speaking aiso for the fathers of the other girls ho belon to the Sphinx | Club. | Characteristics “Mr. Greenwood de - es- | &ential cteri: Club as follow member- ship co ists of fifteen girls, nine of students in the : that the aetiv- S of the entirely social, consisting of on Sunday after- | noons, three dances per and certain umount of charitable work in ng of child homes and hos- pitals by its memb activities of the advan 2 1y super- of the parents of the are never held with- hat the invitation list and approved by dances are not | -rnoon the club s of el t of the social ght are to be hrough home surroundings. t appears that the Sphinx | of a group of sively for it further ¥ supe . in their respective homes, and s, by Mr. Greenwood's ve averment, to have no direct i vith the Western High any other school, the tion is of the opinion that the rules of the board of educa- tion relating to fraternities and so- SPECIAL NOTICES. < —WAT FOR TOUR OCT: OWN PL less toilets and septic tanks 4t st e AT 4 spouts. . North 9375 HOUS gutters Call_Bro THE EVENING Suburban Heights. DECIDES THERE HASN'T SUDDENLY STEPS OUT BALANCES ON ONE FOOT TRIES TO STAR, 'WASHINGTON, —By GLUYAS WILLIAMS. TOE IN BEEN A5 MUCH MUDAS OF RUBBER LEAVING WONDERING JUST WHAT ~ AGAIN - ONLY GETS THS SINCE SPRING T STUCK IN MUD TO DO NEXT 3 Z HOPS PAINFULLY 15 90 UPSET AT BACK RSN TRIES TO SPEAR. RUBRBER. WITH HIS UMBRELLA ING RUBBER PuL P 4UD THAT HE TORGETS TOE2 INTO ™MUD CONTINUES MUDDILY CN HAMEWARD we FiND~ AND PUTS TOOT DOV SPRING MUD rorities do not apply to the Sphinx) Club.” | Promotions May 1. The promotions of Henry W. and Howard .. pals of the Langle Junfor High schools were made by the board. is now principal ot the chool and Mr. Saford the Columbia Junior High S | The promotions will become eftective ¢ 1, although these new schools not open until September. 3 Draper has been an elementary school principal in the Washington public school system since 1896. He is hington ORCHESTRA CONCERT. Con by the United States . Home Band Orchest { Hall, today at 5:5 John S. M. Zimmer- mann, director. Notice.—The publie Is cordial- Mr. Draper | -olk ¢ inviled to attend these con- H olk Two Spa and “No. nes from mus edy “Blossom (request) Time" i Novelty fo: ! -Romberg i-Ji- of George Washington U s K . -Wal, | with the degree of A. B. in educat in 1909 and A. M. in education in 182. He prepared United States bureau of education sis on “The Influence of the Junior High School on the Curricula of the y Grades.” He has served 'man of a committee of the incipals’ Association to report on the duties of teaching principals, president of the Principals’ Ass tion in 1918-19, member of the board of governors of the Federal School- 1821-22 and member of chool committee of the Board of .Klickman ed Banner” —_— uncil, faculty Radio Club. Mr. Safford represents the junior high school teachers on the teache: council. uzzey's History Hearing. Daniel J. Callahan. vi president of the board. anncunced that a pub- lic hearing on the question of with- dla\\'(ng) or continuing in u in_the i 1s M i adviser of the CLoYAS WicUArS (C) Wheeler Syn. Inc. tory will be held April 26. The board asked the Commissioners to provide deficiency appropriations amounting to $39,000, of which $9,000 is for the installation of electric lights in_the schools and the remainder for fuel, Secretary Hine read i the League of Nursing Education, thanking Supt. Ballou and the board for thelr inter- €st in Its campaign to ha graduates of the high school give serious con- slderation to the nursing professio upon graduation. Dr. Abram Simon, president of the board, incidentally remarked that the movement E worthy one, pointing out that ther has been a feeling in Washington for some time past there is a scarcity of nurses and that the hospitals are not making a strong appeal to the high school graduate: Changes in ps the board follov Resignations— sonnel approved by B. Neilsen. teacher, M. D. Smoot Brown School. Terminations Over !; Million Visitors ‘Wil be here June during Shrine week Help make your city beautiful Tave your work done pow Painting and Papering Safford Is a native of W His high school train the McKinley Manual Training hool, where he received a scholar- ship to George Washington Univer- 1912 the degree of B. S.| engineering from s conterred on him, and in 1917 he received the master's de- gree of E. He has given consid- erable study to the principles and development of the junior high school. high sch an' His: ing- INSURE Agrinst Fire and Boiler Explesions With J. Leo Kolb 923 New York Ave. N.W. Main 56087. Mr. Safford has been in the service l of the District of Columbla schools LEETH BROTHERS since 19 In October of 1920 Mr. Service Charge Not Over $1.00 Safford s transferred to the Co- ! = = = = lumbia Junior High School to organ- | ize the mechanical drawing work there. He has subsequently taught science and developed generally the manual training courses In that school. Since his transfer to_the Co- lumbia Junior High School. Mr. Saf. ford has served as chairman of the ilitary committee, chairman of the | industrial arts group’ of teachers, facuity adviser to the students We positively refuse to sell to any private user any automobile we cannot stand back of. While our “CERTIFIED GOLD SEAL USED NS AND general contractor, slterations, repairs, store fixtures, garages. HARRIS. 400 Eth st. nw. Franklin 6775 CARS” do not include all our used cars, every car sold must be right—and is. Sterrett & Fleming, Inc. Champlain St. & Kalorama Rd. 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Col. 1077 The unusual regard in which the average family holds its Hupmobile is, of course, the reflection of un- usual qualities in the caritself. Sterrett&Fleming, ;. Champlain St. and Kalo- rama Road Columbia 5050 Branch Salesroom 1223 Connecticut Ave. With * Brick Garage “New Petworth Homes”’ Best Location D.. C, teacher, class 1, Wheatley School, and N. 8. Shanahan, teacher, class 2, E. V. Brown School. g Leave of absence—J. T. Wider, teacher, class 6A, Dunbar High School. Promotions—H. W. Draper, from principal and teacher. class 5, Henry- olk School, to principal, Langley Junior High School: H. P. Safford, from _teacher, class 6A, Columbid Junior High School, to principal, Mac- farland Junior High School. and Helen Bagby, teacher, Johnson-Powell School, from ‘class 2 to class 3. Appointments — Fay Putnam, pro- batlonary clerk, finance office, Frank- lin School; M. T. Queally, probation- ary teacher, class 2, Dent School; A. R. Tucker, "temporary teacher, class 1, Wheatley School; B. C. Thompson, | temporary teacher, cluss 1, Wheatley School; J. O. Cade, temporary teach- | . class €A, Western High School;} W. Steiner, permanent - teacher, class 2, Takoma School; M. D, Clancy, permanent teacher, class 3, Bright- wood School; L. H. Rand. permanent teacher, class 3, Park View School; | F. E. Thiele, permanent teacher, class | 2, West School; J. M. Gibbons, perma- ; nent teacher, class 2, Dennison! School; P. D. Weeks, permanent | teacher; class 3, Manual Training; J. | B. Shief. temporary teacher, class 6A, | 1. Da Armstrong High Relnstatement: teacher, class Helen Darke. Brown School. Maitland, . Morse School, and teacher, class 2, E. V. “Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle: of Rum”---a tale of modern pirates | from Bahama and Nassau. Words and ! pictures by John T. McCutcheon in MRY osmopolitan at all news stands THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1923. President Backs Wearing Poppies For War Dead The wearing of poppies on Me- morial day in remembrance of those who fell in the world war has been indorsed by President Harding in a letter to T. L. Hus- ton of the New York American Teague base ball club, who is com- mander-in-chief of the Veterans of Fo n Wars. “I am glad to express my 3 cord,” the President wrote, “with the plan_ which the Veterans of Foreign Wars have put forth to have the people generally wear a poppy on Memorial day, as a testi mony of continuing interest and sympathy in the great cause of which that flower has become In a emblematic. hope the proposal will be gen- erally accepted this vear, for it is certainly an appealing testimony he nation’s continuing sense of its concern for the men wh ed it during the world war. e Veterans of Forelgn Wars have received a shipment of 200 600 artificlal popples made by or- phans In France, and will distrih- ute them to every in nion. 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