Evening Star Newspaper, November 9, 1927, Page 5

~ INCREASES CITED IN TRUANCY CASES Report for 1926-27 Term Shows Attendance Officers’ Work Greatly Increased. Appeals for investigation of cases of absence from school of District of Columbia pupils numbered 28,609 from September 21, 1926, to the end of that school vear, June 22, 1927, as com- pared with the previous year's sim flar cases totaling but 20,078, accord ing to an excerpt from the annual report of Fay L. Bentley, directo of attendance, contained in the sixth section of the annuai report of Dr Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools, made public yesterday. Miss ‘Bentley calls attention to the fact that last year' 109 reported cases of ahsence “do not refer to those which were reported under the legal provisions requiring the reporting of absences under specified conditions. but that they constituted special re- quests from public. schial and private schools, encies and citizens for invest and adjust- ment of attendance difficulties. The reports for special investization rep resented an increase of more than 42 per cent in the volume of work per- formed hy the attendance officers as against a less 1 enrollment incre period. New Policy Miss Bentley's report excerpt was used with similar quotations from the annual reports of each school system officers in accordance with Dr. Bal- | lou's new policy of including in his | OWn report expressions of opinion from all his subordinate her than using in full the reports from only two or three school offick This sec- tion, composed _entir of quoted opinions, is entitled, “What School Officials ‘Are Saying and Doing Characterizing the practice of grant- ing a certificate at the conclusion of two years in tke commercial courses as meriting the greatest “need for im- provement” .in the commercial work of the high schools, A. L. Howard, head of the business practice depart- ment, recommended that certificates be awarded only upon the completion of three years' work. “The practice of granting two-year certificates was started 40 years ago, when the full academic course in the high schools was three years,” Mr. Howard set forth in his report. “The three-year graduation course has ve; properly been increased by one year, but the two-year certificate course re- mains. The best term for a commer- cial high school course is four years, which exists in all our schools. The next best procedure is to require three satisfactory yvears of intensive special- ized training in commercial subjects for a certificate.” $ Grouping Plan Reviewed, Reviewing the introduction of the scientific grouping of pupils according to their individual abilities into X, Y and Z classes, Miss Rose Lee Hardy, in charge of elementary instruction, declared that the schcols now face the task of providing different stand- ards and different objectives for each group. Miss Hardy sounded a warn- ing to teachers of the divided groups ©f pupils in the part of her report qQuoted by Dr. Ballou: “Teaching accelerated groups is not a reward, but a responsibility; teaching ‘Z’ groups is not a hardship, but an opportunity. While the accelerated children should get the essentials of the elementary school in less time, care must be taken to see that they come out with real power in thinking, in leadership and in ability to use the tools of learn- ing. The tendency to rush these cshildren through without having them really educated must be guarded and watched. With the ‘Z’ group effort must be made to see that these chil- dren learn to do well in their limited fleld the things that they can do.” In her review of the efforts of the educational research department to build up the health of children in the schools, Miss Jessie La Salle, director, suggests that since only 36.5 per cent of 1,487 pupils who were examined ‘were found to be mentally inferior, there is a growing need for a psychiat- rist as a member of her department. With 90 per cent of the school pupils ng modern language courses of only two years, Rene Samson, head of the language department, reported that the course is being intentified so that students will learn to understand spoken French, to read and write French, and, as much as it will be possible, to speak French. Reporting an outstandingly active year in_the cadet corps of the senior high schools, in which 1,441 boys, or 36 per cent of the total male enroll- ment, were members of the corps, Stephen E. Kramer, first stant su- perintendent, expressed isappoint- ment in the lack of interest shown in military training in the junior high schools. Unable to offer an explana- tion for the disinterest, Mr. Kramer promised he will make an intensive study of the situation by which he hopes to ascertain the reasons. | Allan Dayis, principal of Business | High School, and Charles Hart, prin- | cipal of Eastern, =ra quoted by Dr.| Ballou in their efforts 1o supply prop- | er entertainment for the %students of the respective schools. Mr. Davis de- | clared that the lunch-hour dances in the Business anasium, instituted last year under teacher supervision, proved so successful that they will he continued this vear. Mr. Hart con tended that pnotoplay Jprograms given three times a week in Eastern’s auditorium had solved the prchblem faced by stude: ‘with nothing to do” during the latter half of their Report Old Resident Dies | WILLIAM B. ORME, WILLIAM B. ORME * DIES AT AGE 0F 65 {Former Secretary of Gas | | Company Retired in January After 60 Years’ Service. William Baxley Orme, former secreta of the Washington Gas Light Co., died this morning at 9 o'clock at his apartment in“the Kew Gardens, after an illness of several weeks, induced by a heart attack. Besides his widow, Mrs. Julia Lock- wood Orme, Mr. Orme is survived by four children: James Booth Lockwood Orme of New York, Mrs. Rawlins Hume, Mrs. Eloise Orme Robinson n Orme, all of this v, and six g Funeral arrangements will be completed later. Retired This Year. Mr. Orme retired as secretary of the light company on January 12, 927, after 60 years of continuous serv- ice, and his retirement was marked by ‘the adoption of resolutions by the hoard of directors of the company ex- pressing its appreciation and the ap- preciation of the company for his long and faithful service. Entering the employ of the com- pany in 1867, he became shortly as- sistant secretary, and in 1896 was elected secretary. Six presidents headed the company during his long association with it. For three vears, after the death of the late John C. Poor, the offices of secretary and treasurer of the company were com- bined, with Mr. Orme holding both. At one time Mr. Orme was treasurer of the Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad Co., while retaining his office in the gas company. Born in Baltimore. M3 Orme was born in Baltimore in 1842 and came to the Distrigt of Co- l.umhln with his parents at the age of 3 years. He has resided since then in Georgetown and was regarded as an authority on _the history of Old Georgetown. For many years he was a vestryman of Christ Church and re- tained always an active interest in that parish, He was identified closely with the growth and development of ‘Washington, and enjoyed a wide circle of friends and acquaintances in finan- cial, professional and social circles of the Capital. FIGHT AGAINST TYPHOID. | 150 Forcibly Inoculated After ‘Working in Flood District. STOWE, Vt., November 9 (@).— One hundred and fifty men were taken from automobiles passing through this village last night, and inoculated against typhoid. Every car_passing through from Waterbury, the nearest town in the flood district, was halted by armed soldiers. Any passenger who proved to have been taking part in the road reconstruction work was led before | a doctor and inoculated. Others were | allowed to pass. Forcible inoculation was decided on because it was felt that the men who dug in the silt where possible scores of bodles still are secreted were in | more danger of infection than others, Twelve thousand bales of cotton, said to have been saved from the Mississippi floods, were burned in a fire in Manchester, England, recently. | ave b 5 vears old, | ¢ on"and Worchester, all in V . THE EVENING STAR, ARMY TO SURVEY NEW FLOOD AREA Engineers to Make Study of | New England. ‘i i Sections Inundated in 1 By the Associated Press. Survey of the New England flood irea from an engineering standpoint will be made by Army engineers un- der orders announced today at the War Deuartment. The task has been ssigned to the division engineer, northeast division, New York City, who has been requested to submit a report as soon as possible and to col- lect engineering data for use in stud- | ies as to power developments on navi- gable streams, A report today from M ton Brown, directing War relief work in the flood are general situation was improved, and that the problems of restoring com munication and establishing supply lines for flood victims were being met. Highway to Be Repaired. “Ronsevelt Highway wiil he opened from Burlington to Bolton ¢ two had breaks Hizhway <age said ery effort is heing made to push this throush “There is now tel cation to all citics ved by the D Telegraph phone comir and Telephone Co. Brookfield, , West Hartford, mont. Only available route from Burlington, Waterbury throuzh Smugglers Notch, is becoming increasingly difficult b res vesterds Have military detachments controlling traf- fic to protect route and keep it open. “Central Railway of Vermont con- struction will require several weeks to reach Montpelier. “Supply situation is not pressing cept in vicinity of Newport, water is reported still rising and a food shortage which is being met by airplane transport. Army escort wagon with bread got through to Montpelier from Waterbury. Planes to Carry Food. “Jeftersonville reports small towns northeast of Johnson running short of supplies. They will be supplied by transport planes.” Red Cross headquarters today re- ported that 100 Dartmouth College students had been enlisted to assist in reconstruction work at White River Junction, Vt. * Armed with shovels, chloride of lime and pails the vouths will invade White River Junction to restore sanitary conditions, and Presi- dent Ernest Hopkins of Dartmouth has promised reinforcements, declar- ing he will close the college for a day and release the entire student body of 2,400 if needed. The offer of help from Dartmouth followed a report from White River Junction ‘that not less than 75 houses there were mud-soaked and that the entire community was covered with debris. Sl s igua Lt Of the thousands of women who have been graduated from Oxford Uni- versity in the past seven years, only one in 20 has since marrie 61, the mail. popular Record Parlor in the city. it you so desire. TWO LOCATIONS 1010 F St. | 1767 Col. Rd. 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Rainey Cites Opposition, Representative Rainey of Illinols, a Democrat_on the committee, who has announced he will seek investigation of charges that a lobby is working in behalf of repeal of the levy, read a telegram which, he said, he received from L. L. Needler, secretary of the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation, de claring that organization opposed re peal of the levy. Another long list of witnesses clam ored for attention as the commit met today, and even before the chai man pounded for order it was appar ent that an atmosphere charged with the spir of battla over the inherit |ance tax issue had not been eased by |a night of sleep. | Atter several other witnesses fizht ling for repeal of this tax had been questioned ye lay as to the source of the fund for their expenses, and on their connection with the National Council of State Legislatures, Lee Sat terwhite, former speaker of the Te House of Repr. sentatives, —testified after the L ture in that ad adopted a resolution author- im to act as its representa any meeting looking to repeal Federal inheritance i alle one | said his expenees in th! n paid by popu WASHINGTON, D. C, the widow’s .ite to send us here, he_declared. Baird said the purpose of the trip was to advise Congress how people felt about the estate tax, adding: “You are our servants snd we are your peers.” A. P. Frymire, New Orleans, rep- resentative of the Governor of Louis- iana, took the committee to task for the way it handled witnesses. He told Representative Rainey his man- ner of questioning had “hurt” him. “I am sorry the facts were embar- rassing,” Rainey responded. “The facts didn't embarrass. way you asked hurt.” “I'm sorry if I offended, but T am going to get the facts.” The Florida Stirs Comment. Throughout the committee hearin vesterday frequent reference was made to Florida, which State has no inheritance tax law. While repre sentatives of the State vigorously appealed for elimination of the Fed eral levy on the ground that it in- ringed upon the rights of Stat spokesmen from other sections of the | country also 2 the Florida legal code in rious points for abolition of the Federal tax. W. E. 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In the reports of the Burns de- tectives seized by the Government in the raid on their Wardman Park fotel headquarters, there is one in which Baltimore investigator H-4 re- ported October 20 and 21 that Costi- nett apparently was being shadowed »y other men, Followed by Others. In his October 20 report the sleuth id another man followed Costinett s store and remained in the about half an hour, when n arrived and remained in the vicinity until almost nightfall. The October erative saw a man several times circle the block where Costinett's store Is, and that another man loitered about ‘When Costi- nett” went home, a third man was seen standing there for some time. From the descriptions which the wo jurors gave Maj. ¢ was zpprosched at the co man. 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