The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1919-05-10
WashingtonD.C.
Mrs. c. NJ. Tanner,
President Of the Parents League
1444 q Street, n. w.
Washington. d. G.

President OF the Parents League
1444 q Street, n. w.
Washington, D. c.
Dear Madam Referring to past
communications, and in view OF loose
comment and widespread emotion. es-
pecially among the colored citizens of
the District of Columbia, over the So
called Moens case. the Board of Educa
tion wishes to submit the following
official statement.
So far as the Board of Education is
aware. and only after thorough know
ledge based on the evidence in the case.
numerous pictures, names OF individ-
uals, documents, passports, memor-
anda. official and private letters. and
newspaper records and pamphlets 1T
can declare that there was but one
teacher in the public schools of the
District of Columbia whose name was
in any wise involved. That teacher
has resigned from the system In view
of certain legal aspects of the case re
ferred to, the resignation was rendered,
and by the Board accepted, at as early
a time as was possible under the cir
cumstances. and with a careful regard
and the system.
All rumOrs or intimations to the eff
feet that any other teachers or officials
were involved in the case are absolutely
without foundation in fact. It should
be definitely and finally stated that no
Off ial within the system has been dis
covered who was In any degree in
volved, except to aid in the process of
exposing the unfortunate conditions
found to be existent.
1t is a source of satisfaction TO the
Board of Education thus publicly to eX
press its belief in the tine loyalty and
trustwortl mess of the present teaching
and official force so far as this case is
concerned.
Respectfully,
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,
Signed BY George L. Hamilton.
President.
The National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored District of Co
| lumbia Branch) has prepared a pcti-
! ton to be presented to the Sixty sixth
| Congress. in which is charged disCrm-
| ination and neglect of the colored
/ schools It is stated that fully one
third of the entire school population is
! colCred ana for that reason one-third
| OF the appropriation for schools pro
Vided in the District of Columbia APP
| preparation Bill for 1920. should be
| justly allotted to the colored schools
The petition prays for increases in sal
aries for certain colored school officials
| and the aDp0ir rment of c0'ored admin
! istrative heads. one point of issue is
the Dunbar High School. the citizens
/ holding that th's -choo' Us to the co 'ored
what Central High School is to the
white, and that 4 stadium should be
| provided for Dun'ar High Schnols. for
which purpose $l99 900 is asked.
The War Department has reduced
It's force, and il Is alleged that a num-
| ber OF competent COlOred employees
/ have been dropped from the rolls. 4
! feeling of discomfort has been aroused
several persons alleging that they have
been unjustlY dealt with. a number of
soldiers have stated that they have not
been given fair chance
Smallpox appeared in two local
schools. the Birnev in AnaCoS,ia. and
the Lovejoy at 18th and ID Streets,
/ n. r. The buildings have been disin
fected. and all the pupils have been
| vaCcinated
The 5S66 employees OF the Depart
| ment OF tho Interior are working en-
Enthusiastically III cooperation with the
! Joint Congressional Committee on re
classification OF salaries for govern
ment workers. The subcommittee of
Frecdmen's Hospital is headed by Dr.
William a. Wartield and Mr.. Frederick
-. Henry; the subcommittee OF Howard
University is composed of Dr T'''Hrd
l.. Parks AMI Prof Edward c. Williams.
Miss Jessie Fausett. a teacher IN the
Dunbar High School, has very inter
estipg and timely review OF Reuters
! "Mulatto in the United States" In the
issues II 1.-THE Survey" for March Sth
and April 18th.
Under the head of Reconstruction
Miscellany in The Survey" for May ,.
1919. under the caption OF Returned
Negro Soldiers" Prof. Monroe ~ Work
ls quoted A saying among other things.
That con the other hand. they are not
returning with a spirit Of hostility, but
they are coming to their homes with
1 the desire 20 b"cyme. as civil ans. better
and more useful men and TO help pro-
mote the welfare Of their respective
communities" The Survey adds. and
well II might. for II is 40 here In the
Nations Capital, This may be 80: but
conversations with colored soldiers
who have served IN France clearly in =
dicate that the lesson OF the war dem q
ocracy has not been lost upon them.
All the men seem to be glad to be
home again. But what goes on in their
minds beneath that surface cheerful =
ness and docility no one seems to know
exactly"
on Wednesday. April 3Oth, n party
Of young women. numbering ninety six.
! representi"g War Camp Community
Service Club 80. Q. went TO Camp
Meade Mary and. and entertained 800
soldiers In the handsome y W. G. A
Hostess House there Dramatic read 8
ings entitled Temptation and Want =
ing Husband" were very acceptably
given by Miss Shelby COYingtOn; di
alect readings were given by that
prince Of entertainers Mr.. Thomas
Heathman, who gave Got Your Goat"
etc. and sang Has Anybody Seen Cor
inne" and "TlI Say She Does" Miss
Gladys Jones sang "Ja-Da." Mr. Al
ONO Percy Smalla OF Charleston.
South Carolina, captivated his audience
by HIS artistic playing Of the piano.
rendering several selections his Dance
OF the Demons" being encored several
times The affair was under tho Joint
charge Of Mr.. Frank Wel's cS the War
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