Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-15
MOVIES PUT BAN ON
SCHOOL TRUANTS
Theatre Managers Cooperate
With City Officials to Break
Up Practice.

conference was held between the
officials of the Board of Public Education,
T.. Ross Farra Chief Probation Ofhcer
oi the Juvenile Court, some members OF
the Wilmington Juvenile Court and
Probation Association. and the managers
Of the moving picture theatres OF Whining.
ton, yesterday morning, at the ONCE oil
The Majestic theatre, 105 Market street
T.. Ross Farra, Chief Probation oihcer,
stated that he had the names OF Il chii-
drrn. who were truantS from the pubic
schools, and who visited moving picture
theatres. during school hours.
The managers after some discussion
signed the following agreement.
Wilmington. Delaware, March a. i"Io.
a conference was held on the above
date. IN the office of the Majestic Theatre {,
bv George b. Miller, President Board
al Public Education OF Wilmington
Clifford ! Scott Superintendent fubic
Schools Mrs Henderson Wier, and Mrs.
Peter T Wright. members of the Winning
ton Juvenile Court and Probation Asso-
citation +. Ross Farra, Chief Probation
Officer of the Juvenile Court, and the
managers of the moving picture theatres
of Wilmington, whose names appear
below
.rTbc above persons stated to the aforc-
said managers, that IN their judgment
much az the tr,Iancv of tho public and
,,.rocbisl schools of Wilmington, is due
~ the fact that children remain away from
school that they may attend moving PIC
,ure shows. and also stated that IN many
cases these children loitcr In tho vicinity
- moving picture houses, and beg money
rom patrons and passcrs-by to pay their
admission, and IN many cases THESE
children are becoming nuisance 10 the
managers of the moving picture theatres,
Now therefore. We the undersigned
managers of moving picture theatres oi
Wilmington, having in view the best
interest az the children of our city, do
hereby agree that We will not allow
children between and II years OF age TO
,ilt our theatres on days when schools
ar. IN session, before the hour OF 3.l5
o'clock in the afternoon, unless said chill
drcn are accompanied by an adult
Signed
Queen Theatre. Oscar Ginns, Manager
Majestic Theatre, James Glnns, Man
sFcr
@crand Opera House, c. L. Bradheld,
savoy Theatre, Nicholas 4 Jones,
Manager
"Pickwick and Bijou Theatres, Ben
iamin Sahlosky, Manager.
Lyrc Theatre, ". A. , Glaas
Manager.
National Theatre, John 4. Hopkins,
Manager
Polish Theatre, John ; Bogucki'
Manager
II was also agnred that James Irlnns,
who acted Is Chairman Of the Conicrcncc,
and +. Ross Farra, Src the Chlci at poilce,
and request him 10 instruct the pohcc
offircrs 10 TRY an stop this begging, and
II was also agreed that the moving picture
managers would employ special officer
70 visit all moving picture houses. and
arrest children whom they found begging
and making themselves general nuisance.
II was also agreed that T.. Ross Farra,
and tbe three women Probation Officers
wa,,ld IT, allowed 10 VISIT moving picture
houses and assist tho managers IN pre-
venting the children from visiting moving
picture houses during school hours.
Il IS expected this viii do much 70 break
IT. the truaHcy in the schools OF the CITY