Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1935, Page 39

DR, WM. CHARTERS| BACKED BY BOARD Explanation of Russian Con- nection Accepted Despite Protest. . Over the protest of Gen. Amos A.} Pries, U. S. A, retired, the Board of | Education has given Dr. W. W. Char- ters, special consultant on character _education, a vote of confidence in his | . Americanism and patriotism. 1 Gen. Fries appeared before the board yesterday afternoon to protest | in behalf of three organizations against | Dr. Charters’ retention by the Dis- trict public school system. The edu- cator had been asked to explain what, if any, were his connections in Rus- sia or with the University of Moscow, after his name appeared on a list of members of an American advisory tgmmmee on a special Summer course ere. Correspondence Presented. ‘The retired Army officer said he represented the American Legion of the District, the Sons of the Ameri- | can Revolution and the National So- | journers, and that they are unani-| mously opposed to the employment in the public schools of any one with any connections with Russia or Com- | munist schools, whether here or abroad. He made his protest after Dr. Frank ‘W. Ballou, superintendent of schools, had presented a file of correspondence on the subject. The letters and tele- grams showed that Dr. Charters had been named to an advisory commit- tee of the Institute of International Education by Dr. Stephen Duggan, director. Duggan acted as the repre- sentative of the Anglo-American In- stitute, which plans a special course at the University of Moscow during the coming Summer. ) In a telegraphic statement Dr. Charters explained that he has no connection whatever with the Soviet government and that the “American form of government suits me fine.” Not Interested in Politics. “I am a vigorous opponent of in- doctrination and propaganda in schools,” Dr. Charters’ message stated. “I do not want teachers to tell stu- dents what to think. I want them to teach students how to think. “Following recognition of Russia by the United States Government, I satis- fied myself about the Summer school of the University of Moscow as a place where American travelers would get & more accurate picture of the Soviet educational system in a short time than by wandering about Rus- sia, “My slight connection with the Washington schools is made to help the faculty in their constant effort to develop fine characters in boys and 8irls of Washington. Political theories are outside my field.” Gen, Fries asserted that the course to be offered at Moscow includes “complete indoctrination of Soviet ideals” before students are allowed to study anything else. Protests Publications. Taking advantage of the discussion of communism, the general protested egainst the circulation in the public schools of the Weekly News Review, My Weekly Reader and other current events publications used by Washing- ton school children in their studies of current history. He charged that the publications are “biased, pro-Rus- slan and don't give a fair picture of communism.” “I want to protest on the ground that the Communist party is an enemy of our country,” Fries declared, “and is back of most of the strife in this country.” He asserted that Prof. George S. Counts is one of the editors and he, too, is a member of the Ad- visory Committee, associated with Dr. Charters. Henry I. Quinn asked if he had any cpetciflc pro-Russian articles to point out. “It appears that only the good side is put forward, the bad side is left out,” the general replied. _Dr. Ballou explained that the pub- lications objected to are prepared under "the supervision of the Amer- ican Council on Education, 744 Jack- son place, and that the Russian articles appeared at the time the United States recognized Russia. Truth Is Ballou’s Aim. “The truth is what we are after,” Ballou asserted. “Russia is not ade- quately covered in our text books. I think somehow we should get before the pupils some information about the countries of the world. Thi€ is just as important in the study of geography @s it is in the study of government. If these publications are not the way to get the information, then we should discontinue authority to use them and find something else to take their place.” Fries insisted that a special com- mittee be set up to study the publica- tions. Dr. Ballou vigorously defended both Dr. Charters and Prof. Counts. Later, President Hayden Johnson pointed out that until Gen, Fries had made his protest there were no charges against Dr. Charters before the board. Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith moved for the vote of confidence, which was given unanimously. Many Visitors at Zoos. Nearly 2,500,000 people visited Lon- don’s two zoos last year, 'NATURE STOPS COLDS| when you lend| a helping hand| Plenty of fresh air is nature’s way of curbing a cold. But it is certainly reasonable that you can- not breathe in fresh air when your nostrils are clogged. The way to help nature rid you of that cold is é‘i) :5;1 ;wg,e g; air ) af a) Nosep”l;roag:: will do it—instantly. You can feel them penetrate to the innermost passages and clear them |'so that fresh, cooling, healing air can soothe the cold-inflamed mem- branes. | But be sure you use Ephedrinated | Vapex Nose Drops. They are dif- | ferent from any other cold remedy | ever made. They contain Vapex,| that famous war-time discovery for| | colds, and ephedrine, which is pre- | | scribed by doctors in the treatment of colds. Get a bottle of Ephedrinated Vapex Nose Drops now from your druggist or department store—and keep that cold from getting & real start.—Advertisement. Boosts Patronage SEEKS ANOTHER CLERK FOR| CONGRESSMEN. 5 REPRESENTATIVE COMPTON I WHITE, Democrat, of Idaho, sponsors a bill allowing each member of Congress to hire one more clerk. Although Representative White denies being associated with the Secret 100, a bloc which opposeg administration leaders, this bill is said to be sim- ilar to one supported by the Secret 100. At any rate, the bill would help patronage matters to the tune of $440,000 a year. —Harris-Ewing Photo. ENGINEER-SCHOOL DISPUTENEAR END Peace Looms in Board’s Difficulties With 2 Local Unions. Peace between the International | Union of Operating Engineers and {officials of the public school sytem | appears near after many months of difficulties. The Board of Education was in- formed yesterday that Locals No. 102 {and 104, composed of engineers and | engineer-janitors employed in the schools, had requested that all pend- |ing questions as to “extra” duties be referred to the special committee set | up several weeks ago to seek a settle- ment. ! A joint committee of the unions | | wrote the board to request, “in con- | junction with the earnest considera- tion that was given to the problems | of the engineering force of the schools | by the committee that was appointed | by the Board of Education for that purpose.” that all remaining ques-| tions be left in the committee’s hands. The special committes, headed by Jere J. Crane, first assistant superin- tendent of schools, in charge of busi- ness affairs, expressed the opinion that a continuance of the committee’s policies “will adjust all grievances that have been submitted to the board by our local unions.” The engineers particularly protested | against tasks that took them away from their heating plants and against alleged interference in the organiza- | tion of the unions. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, CHILD LABOR LAW CASE ABANDONED Mrs. Dorothy H. Dorsey Will Not Appeal Conviction for Sponsoring Prodigy. Mrs. Dorothy H. Dorsey, concert busrau manager, who was convicted of violating the District child labor law by presenting Ruth Slenczynski, 10-year-old pianist, in recital here, has abandoned her plan to make a test of the law. Mrs. Dorsey was found guilty a week ago by Judge Fay Bentley in Juvenile Court and fined $25. Through her attorney, Robert E. Lynch, she noted an exception and announced an appeal would be taken to the Dis- trict Court of Appeals. It had been understood since be- fore the concert, last January 20, that a test would be made, with either Mrs. Dorsey or the District, had she been acquitted, appealing the case in an effort to obtain an interpretation of the law. Foes of the law contended that it was never intended to prohibit the appearance of juvenile artists here, |but was primarily aimed at the ex- ploitation of underprivileged children by their parents or employers. With the withdrawal of the appeal and payment of the fine, Judge Bent- ley's decision applying the case to child prodigies as well as the under- privileged, and declining to single out | will stand as a | any special cases, precedent unless an appeal is taken later in some other case. Members of the Board of Education, 1 4 EXPRESSES DAILY TO BALTIMORE Other convenient schedules over the shortest, smoothest routes to all parts of America. 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