Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-21
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Not
to Be Reduced to the Ranks.
DECISION IN LOHR'S CASE
Technical High School Boy Will Be
Suspended Until May 5.
WILL LOSE HIS EDITORIAL POST
Military Committee of Board of Edu-
cation Considers Charges Regard
ing Activity Concerning Dance.

Lenox r. Lohr. lieutenant colonel of
the High School Cadet Regiment, will not
be reduced to the ranks for his activities
in regard to the fraternity dance to be
given by the Adelphic. a. Mckinley Man
ual Training School society, as was rec
commended by Principal George Myers and
nearly all of the faculty members of the
school.
He will be suspended from school until
May 3. and be deprived of his office on
the editorial staff of the Hand and Mind,
a school paper.
This is according to a statement made
this morning after deliberation Of the
members of the military committee Of
the board of education. which held a
closed-door investigation yesterday after
noon of Principal Myers charges against
Lohr and the recommedation that the
boys shoulder straps be taken from him.
The suspension will bring Lohr back to
school in plenty of time. it is understood.
for the annual competitive drill. which
will take place about May %. One of the
recommendations from the faculty was to
suspend him until the day of the drill.
This the committee did not feel like &C
ceptins.
Committee Recommendations.
The committee will make its recon-
mendations to the board Of education at
the next meeting The members have not
upheld either the faculty or the principal
or Lenox Lohr entirely, but have spread
high school drama.
The faculty and principal will have
their recommendation as to reduction to
the ranks ignored. the date of the play
has been changed by reason of two resig
nations in the cast, the dance alone re-
mains intact as scheduled, Lenox Lohr
is suspended, and will probably give up
writing for his school paper.
The board of education will recommend
to the high schools that these little school
political affairs be settled in the princi-
pals office in the future.
Evidence in Lohr's Behalf.
The story of yesterdays meeting as
told by a school official present is as fol-
lows:
Lenox Lohr's appearance before the
committee resulted from alleged attempt
at interference with the date of the high
school play, which was to be given on
the same night as dance that had been
arranged by fraternity in which Lohr
is an active member. Now all boys and
girls will go to a dance. and / under
stand that the boys had gone to an ex-
pense of something like s. apiece to make
the dance a success Lohr said that he
had taken printed programs or announce
ments Of the dance to the principal Of the
school at least three weeks before the
date of the play had been set He also
produced affidavits from the two girl
members OF the cast of the play. saying
that they had resigned for personal rea-
sons. and not because of any influence
cXerted by Iti,r or his fraternity.
AT the same time there seems to be
something i'll LenoX LohrS attitude that
ought to be punished and the suspension
which the principal of the school con-
trolls will let him know that he cannot at
tempt to run the school. The question Of
fraternities did not enter into the meet
ing yesterday at all Some Of the teach
ers attempted to bring 1t up. but Capt.
Oyster. chairman of the committee, ruled
1t out every time.
Should Have Been Settled in School.
what the committee did not like about
the SCHOOLS attitude was that the en-
tire faculty Of nearly fifty members. with
the exception of three, voted to
take the boys shoulder straps away from
him and did not allow him a hearing at
all 1t seems after full investigation
that the whole matter could have been
settled in school.
'Lohr is an editor of the Hand and
Mind, d school paper. and he had differ
enl views from the FACULTY member as
signed to the control of the paper, which
brought strained relations. Lohr> being
active in newsgathering and editorial
writing incurred the displeasure Of the
faculty in some of his activities, and it
is more than probable that the principal
will deprive him of the Office he holds on
the paper at present.
Date of Play Changed.
THE date Of the play has been changed
now, and the dance wiz be given on the
night originally planned for. There were
three plays, / think. to be given the same
night. Two other high schools had plays
scheduled, and the boys and girls from
the different high schools like to see the
talent from the other schools, of course
l wish the matter could have been set
tied anicably by having the boys go to
the faculty and asking that different
dates be arranged
"One man who had reported to the
principal some of the conversation in
which II was alleged that Lohr had tried
TO use the faculty as a club to beat the
faculty IN the matter of play night dates
was not produced at the hearing al
though his presence was desired
SUCCESS 0E CMATI Anc