The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-29
COMMITTEE GETS
VIEWS ON "FRATS"
Friends Of Societies Appear at
Preliminary Session Of
Investigators.

| With a dozen speakers on their feet
asking Tor recoAnition. when tho hear
ing before the Board OF Education In.
auiry committee adjourned yesterday,
there seems little possibility of the
question being settled for several
weeks.
The committee has stated that
everyone desiring TO speak shall be
heard. The meeting, yesterday was
scheduled to be held In the board room
at the Franklin School. which will
ly too small so that adjournment Co
the assembly hall OF the Thomson
school was necessary. Several hun
dred pupils, parents, and teachers MI.
ed the room.
Favor Fraternities.
The majority of the speakers yes
terday were In favor OF fraternities.
The committee representing the fra
ternity and sorority presented its
statements In systematized manner.
The arguments OF the teachers at the
previous meeting were answered, and
several statistics about the expense
and scholastic standing OF the fra
ternities, taken as an average. were
presented.
The frst speaker for the fraternity
was Mrs. J. y. Yoder. a former Central
terness OF the fraternity toward those
who have been 80 active against It,
Denies .Unseea Innuesee.-
Paul Frizzell. student at Central.
was the next speaker. He sought TO
refute the statements that there IL an
unseen influence that Ii all-powerfui -
that the organizations antagonize the
Board OF Education; and that the secret
ala IL NJ
specific instances to prove each OF his
statements.
Some fgures on the actual cost OF
fraternity life were given by Miss NIL
Miss Goe also spoke OF the charity
work done by the societies. She men
toned several instances where entire
families had been aided.
Develops school Spirit.
That the fraternity developed school
spirit and made lasting friendships. was
declared by Miss Louise A. Henderson.
The fraternity urges that all members
enter school activities. she stated. there
by causing the development OF a feeling
toward the school that otherwise would
have remained dormant
Several examples OF the good done
by fraternities were cited by Miss
Mary owen Dean. a teacher at Mes
kinley.
That anyone is privileged to or
ganize a fraternity. was the con-
tention OF John Ward. a student at
Mckinley.
Test OF n school.
THE test OF a school is not what
1t does for a few brilliant students,
but what IL does for the masses" the
Rev. Clarence L, Vincent. pastor OF
the Mt. Pleasant Congregational
Church maintained. A fraternity mem
Der IL sought for his money, his per-
sonality. and his athletic ability. he
stated
L.. \. Rosafy asked IL the welfars
OF the community demanded the abo-
lition OF the societies.
He questioned the right of tho
board to leglslate against the ara
ternity, Chairman Galliher took sX.
ception to Mr.. Rosafy's remarks, rs
sorting that they tended to arouse an
tagonism against the board.
The concluding argumentN for the
fraternity was made by Daniel v.
Mahoney, a Mckinley alumnus. He
presented figures from the honor roll
at Mckinley, showing the percentage
OF fraternity members on this roll
was considerably over half.
Three petitions, asking for the abo.
lltion OF the societies, from many OF
the teachers OF Business, Eastern, and
Mckinley were read by l.. V. Lamp
son, OF the Central faculty,
David Mensch appeared for the 30
per cent who are not in fraternities."
A recess was taken until December
at 4 o'clock In the Thomson School.