Evening Star Newspaper, September 13, 1928, Page 13

THE EVENING § PUPILS APPLYING T0 ENTER SCHOOLS Officials Kept Busy Issuing Last-Minute Notices to Prospects. With a admission to Washington senior g-hoo's filing through its entrances. and school officials busilys cngaged in ute notices to prospec- their parenis and to the . the Franklin ration Building of the public presented a scene of bus- in preparation for the o <hool year Monday teady stream of applicants for high #chools today ty boys and girls who either were beinz transferred from private parochial or out-of-town senjor hizh schools or similar institutions in the District svstem or seeking entrance in hizh scheol for the first time from non-public elementary schools had been rviewed by memhers of the board of bv noon today. At least other aplicants were waiting m the Franklin Building auditorium #1 that time and these, with the youths wha will rall at the building this after- nnon. will be interviewed later today Thes~ apn'icants are required fo pre- rent credentials signifving their elegi- bitity entrance in & senior high school of the local system. Those who cannot present such evidence are being advised to return to the Franklin Build- fng at 9 o'clock Saturday morning. | when they will be examined in the sub- jaets required for high school entrance. | Personnel of Board. The members of the board of admis- lons on duty today are: Perry B. Hay | of the MeKinley High School, chairman: | Miss Mabel C. Hawes, representing the sunjor high schools, secretary: Dr. A L. Howard of Business. Miss P. E. Sher- man, Ce Miss - lla Monk of Fast- ern and Mis< J. B. Edmonston of West- ern High Sehool. | While the board of admission was In session. Dr. Frank W. Baljou. suver- | intendent of schools: Robert L. Hay- enck. assistant superintendent in charge of clementary education. and Seldon M. | Elv. chairman of the school safety com- miftee. sat in annual conference with Mai. Edwin B. Hesse. superintendent of police. to discuss safety problems aris- ing from the opening of the city schools. | Mai. Hesce promised to station police- | men at all the “danger points” near citv | achools in all sections. and declared his intention to study the situations sur- | rounding new buildings with a view to | effering adequate protection through | the stationing of additional policemen. | The school which will receive partic- | ular attention of both the Police De- partment and school officials is. the New McKinlev Hirh School, Second and T streets northeast. Mr. Haycock said today that the ave- nuss of aporoach to the building wilt | oe watched to determine the most heavi- | Iy traveled routes before police guar-| dians will be assigned. As last year, the police guard throughout the city will be on duty at the various schools each school day from 8:30 to 9 am.. | from 12 m. to 1 p.m. and for a period beginning at 3 pm. Both Dr. Ballou and Maj. Hesse will issue public state- | ments in accordance with their annual | custom concernine punils’ safetv on the | gtreets within a few days. it was indi- | cated todar. | Last-Minute Notices. The last-minute statement issued by Dr. Ballou was one notifying teach- #r2 and principals throughout the school gvstem of the necessity of receiving from each pupil entering school for the first time documentary evidence of his o “An exact record becomes absolutely necessary for a proper classification of pupils. for correct census records and for the effective enforcement of the child’s labor law,” Dr. Ballou set forth. Listing the acceptable evidence of age, Dr. Ballou includes in his statement birth certificates issued by an office’of vital statistics as the most satisfactory record: passports and pabtismal rec- ords if satisfactory records cannot be presented. The superintendent in- structs the principals to exercise their own discretion in determining whether an affdavit must be required. | In accordance with the practice of | previous vears, the department of school attendance has requested the principals of the various buildings to | make reporis as fo the names. ad- | dresses. grades and dates of birth of | all children between the ages of 7 and 16, who fall to return to the school | during the first week. These reports | are to be submitted to the school at- | tendance department not later than one week after the opening of schools. $50,000 BEING SOUGHT IN RAIL DAMAGE SUIT Former Cites Alleged Injuries in Action Against Ohio. Brakeman Baltimore & | The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. was sued for $30.000 damages vester- dav in the District Supreme Court by a former brakeman. Ohio D. Boyle, 2101 Third street northeast, for al- leged personal injuries. While in the employ of the company September 13, 1926, he says, a switching engine ran into a train on which he was working in the Eckington freight yards and | seriously injured his nervous em. | He is repres>nted by Attorneys William E. Leahy and Eugene B. Sullivan. Damages of $20.000 are asked in a suit filed by Catherine Liney of Phila- delphia against George W. Miles, 4427 Hunt place northeast, for alleged per- sonal injuries. She says she was a passenger on a_street car in Phila- delphia. Auzust 3. 1926. when an auto- mobile of the defendant collided with the car and seriously injured her. At- Lyon appear tor the plaintiff Charles D. Wise, Resslyn, Va.. has filed suit in the District Supreme Court to recover $10.000 damages from Robert | E. Morrison. 1324 Thirtieth street, for allegsd personal injuries. While the emplov ot the defendant. #s #n fren wroker on the plant of the Potomac Electric Power Co. on Benning road, he savs he was injured by reason of a defective maul hammer given him to use. He is represented by Attor- nevs James B. Flynn and Thomas J Luckett in Couple Would Adopt Child. Thomas H. ~lidmore and his wife, residing at the Annapolis Hotel. have asked the District Supreme Court to permit them to adopt Marion Mallory. | who was born September 21. 1923. They | are represented by Attarneys Covington, Burling & Ruble~ PROMINENT PERSONS CALLED IN RUM PROBE Philadelphians Who Bought From Alleged “Society Bootlegger” to Be Questioned. By the Assaciated Press. H PHILADELPHIA, September 13.—| Some of the prominent persons whose | names were found on a Weng list when | the store room of Jocl D. Kerper, so- called “society bootlegger.” was raided | by prohibition agents, were before the | Federal grand jury vesterday to tell| what they could of his activities. The present inquiry into rum selling grew out of a raid at Kerper's place in July when Federal agents seized what | they said was A ‘customers about 1.000 names. : | Subpoenas have been issued for 40 witnesses. including business men, TAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 a B 1928. ° Indians Will Hear Ki By the Associated Press. Indians of the West are going to hear politics preached this campaign by one of their kinsmen. Senator Curtis. the Republican vice presidential nominee, cess, Is going to call on at least four tribes on his forthcoming tour of the Northwest. Stopping at the Rosebud Indian reser- vation, in South Dakota. on September whose grandmother was a Kaw prin-| nsman Preach Politics as Curtis Visits Tribesmen Indians have votes this year in the | presidential clection. ~ Many _ tribes already have sent word to the Senator of their support. The visits to the In- dian reservations were made partly at his request. He likes to go among the Indians, with whom he lived for a while | a5 a youth in Kansas Senator Curtis will leave here tomor- row on his Western jaunt, going first to Lexington, Ky.. where he speaks on Saturday. His next speaking engage- MARINES’ EVACUATION | OF SHANGHAI POSTPONED | drawal of Garrison Until No- [ vember or December. | By the Associated Press LONDON, September 13.—Dispatches to the Reuter's News Agency from | Shanghai stated that the 4th Battalion | of U. 8. Marines would not leave that | city until November or December. 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