The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-25
BIC MEETING
TOURGE NEW
SCHOOL BODY
Drastic Changes in Educational
System Will Be Proposed by
Citizens Tonight.

Delegates to the general school con-
ference in the Board Of Trade rooms
this evening will urge that a pro-
gram including several drastic
changes in the system OF public ed
ucation in Washington be incorpora-
ted in the campaign platform of the
general committee.
Some of the proposed changes are
as follows: Abolition OF the present
Board of Education; the selection OF
new board of education with we'll
defined powers-present members
OF the board not being barred from
the new administrative body; the es-
tabIishment of a definite line OF
demarcation between the powers Of
the board and the superintendent OF
schools; the superintendent to be free
from strict supervision by the Board
of Education.
The delegates will also be asked to
request Congress to extend the in
vestigation OF the Wood case to in
cIude a general probe OF the system
of governing the District schools.
Principal Question.
The principal question. upon which
all the civic and citizens associations
sending delegates to the conference
are agreed, is the one urging Con-
gress to enact a law providing for the
election Of the members OF the Board
OF Education by the vote OF the peo-
pie of Washington.
It is understood that labor delegates
and representatives Of the citizens
associations will urge Endorsement Of
the above changes. The Parents
League. including 10000 Washington
citizens in its membership. will sup
port all the proposed changes, officers
OF the league stated today
The conference in the board room
OF the District building tonight is be-
ing held under auspices OF the school
committee OF the Board OF Trade. Roy
.. Claflin, chairman OF the committee,
has devoted considerable time to study
OF the school situation in Washington.
List OF Organizations.
Civic and labor organizations which
will send delegates to the conference
are as follows:
Board OF Trade. Central Labor
Union. High School Teachers Union.
Grade School Teachers Union. Ma
tional Women's Trade Union League,
Chevy Chase Citizens Association,
Parents League. Petworth citi-
zens' Association. Congress Heights
Public Improvement Association.
East Washington Citizens As
ISOLATION. Fairmont Heights
Citizens Association. Washington
IL
Teachers Union. Washington Brad
bury Heights Citizens Association.
Kenilworth Citizens Association,
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens Asso-
cation. Washington Branch of the
International Association of MaChin-
lists. Public Interest Association OF
East Washington. Sixteenth Street
Highlands Citizens Association
Northeast Washington Citizens AsSo-
citation. Daughters of Columbia, and
the District of Columbia Federation
of Labor.
Supporters OF the movement for
election Of the school board declare
that more than 100000 residents OF
the District favor il. Over 100000 OF
these are members OF organized la
for who. with their families. com
prise over half the population OF
Washington. The remaining is di-
vided up among the Porents' League,
with its 10000 fathers ana mothers.
and the civic organizations.
Backed BY Parents League.
Complete Endorsement of the pur-
poses of the school conference was
voted last night at A mass meet
ing OF members OF the Parents
League in the John Wesley A. NJ. E.
Church. Fourteenth and CorcOran
street northwest.
The inclination ~ supporters Of