The Washington times., 1919-10-02
PARENTS WILL
CONTINUEWAR
UPON BRUCE
vindiCatiOn BY School Board
Only Beginning Of Fight. Says
League Head.

'The action OF the Board OF Educa-
tion in vindicating Mr.. Bruce is no
surprise to the members OF the Par
ents' League. We have been expect
/ ing it since the committee was ap-
! pointed to investigate the CHARGES
we made against the assistant SUPER
/ intendent. We have known there was
| only one member OF that committee,
Fountain Peyton, friendly to our
/ cause. Therefore the, fight to compel
has only begun. The Parents League
will continue that fight until II Is
won"
/ This was the statement this morn
ing OF Mrs. c. NJ. Tanner. OF 1444 Q
street northwest, president OF the
Parents League, an organization
composed OF more than $4,000 colored
residents OF the city, which has been
making a fight for the removal Of
Roscoe c. Bruce, assistant superin-
tendent OF schools.
The Board OF Education at its meet
ing yesterday afternoon, vindicated
Mr.. Bruce after hearing a preliminary
report OF a committee of three, ap-
pointed in July to investigate charges
Of inefhciency in office made against
him.
Boards Resolution.
The resolution adopted by the Board
Of Education following the report Of
the committee yesterday afternoon
follows:
Resolved, that we concur in the
findings Of the majority OF the Gem
mittee appointed on July so, to in
vestigate the educational and admin |
istTative efficiency Of Roscoe G. |
BrUCe-that he Is competent to fll the |
position Of assistant superintendent |
OF schools in the District Of Colum-l
bia."
The one dissenting vote or the COM
mittee investigating the charges was
hled by Fountain Peyton, a lawyer,
who stated this morning he soon
would file a minority report
The evidence at hand confirms my Il
that Mr.. Bruce is morally,
and administratively i'm
for the position OF assistant
superintendent Of schools" Mr.. Pey-
ton said, "and I will hle q minority
report to that effect. I have carefully
examined the evidence and I believe
It legally would sustain my opinion"
Mass Meeting Monday.
Following the report Of the board
yesterday, an executive committee Of
the administrative board OF the Par
snts' League was called by Mrs. Tan
ner. At this meeting, Mrs. Tanner
says, specific measures to night the re-
.ention OF Mr.. Bruce will be framed
Tor reporting to q mass meeting OF
he entire organization. The mass
Meeting has been called for Monday
light in the Mt. Vernon Baptist /
church, Vermont avenue near r street
Mrs. Tanner said today the plan. ,
tentative, for members Of
he league to withdraw their children
rom the public schools II Mr.. Bruce
vas exonerated by the board, will be
discussed, and there are strong indi-
cations It will be adopted. Picketing
II the Board Of Education rooms in
he Franklin SchOol-which already
las been done-probably will be con-
inued until Mr.. Bruce is removed. she
aid. Another plan is to petition
congress, and ask for a thorough in {
'estigation Of the Bruce case and 70 ]
make this investigation public that
the people OF Washington may know
he real charges against Mr.. Bruce,
md why the Parents League wishes
lin removed"
To Make Charges Public.
The Rev. James L. Pinn, chairman
4 the publicity comittee Of the Par
nts' League, reiterated the statement :
4 Mrs. Tanner this morning that "the
.ght by the Parents League has lust
.eEun. c
we will make public for the hrst v
ime,' Mr.. Pinn stated today sstS,o &
harges We have made against Jr
sruce. The public will learn Whv -
7e wish him to be removed. The de-
ision or the Board Of Education is L
10 surprise TO US. But we do not he q
ieve the verdict has been a fair one" v
Members OF the Board OF Education II
cout the idea OF the parents with
raWing their pupils from school as d
FOOLISH It was pointed out bv s
MEMBER OF the board, that such action Il
7ould not be possible under the com
ulsoFy educational laws in the Dis
rict, and that DR.. Van Schaick.
resident OF the board, would he an b
owered to swear in every coIored 81
sAcher in the District as a deputy A.
ruant officer, to arrest the parent orl =
very child kept out Of school. ."
COuId Have Private Schools.
Members Of the parents orga1izs- ,
on refute this argument by the 81
.atement that they could. If neces. ! Il
ary. establish private schools to take
are OF the education OF their cbiI.I al
rem. No such action is predicted / m
owever, aS.it il thought a settlement st
iii be reached without resortinE To th
Ich heroic measures. ht
The request OF the Rhode Island
venue Citizens Association for the st
reCtiOn OF a high school on Rhode e.
'land avenue in the vicinity ~ in
street was considered OF
y the board at its meeting yesterday "
'ternoon, together with changes IN in
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