The Washington times., 1919-08-26
PARENTSPLAN
NEW FIGHT TO.
GUST BRUCE
CoIOred Residents Proclaim In
tention TO Secure Removal Of
Assistant Superintendent.

A renewal Of a fight on the part
Of the colored residents Of Washing
ton, through their Parents League, to
oust r. c. Bruce from the position
Of assistant superintendent Of schools
on charges Of inehiciency. was begun
last night at a meeting Of the par
ents' organization held In the Metro
politan A. n. z. Church.
Definite action, it was stated, is in
the process OF planning now by
which the parents expect to improve
the condition of the coIored pupils in
the District schools during the pres
ent year. and one OF the steps par
tlcularly emphasized in the program
is to institute q strong sentiment on
the part OF Washington parents,
white and eolored, to get rid Of r. C.
Bruce.
Serious charges are said to be
drawn up and will be presented in
such a form as may demand q new
Investigation into the conduct Of Mr..
Bruce as assistant superintendent Of
schools.
Claim Sentiment Grows.
At the meeting last night, It was
stated on the part Of several mem
bers Of the parents association, that
sentiment against Mr.. Bruce Is
steadily growing among the colored
residents OF the city, and II has been
declared that IL the assistant super
intendent is retained this season
many Of the colored pupils win be
withdrawn from the schools.
Following previous complaints
lodged against Mr.. Bruce a commit
tee was appointed by the Board Of
Education to investigate charges
against the assistant superintendent
already filed. The committee, COM
posed Of Henry B. Learned, Mrs.
Coralie Cook and Fountain Peyton,
has just begun its hearings, and no
decision has been reached.
Only a few OF the charges so Tar
have been heard before the commit
tee, Mr.. Peyton said this morning.
but more testimony is expected with
in the near future. Two Of the mem
bers OF the committee are out OF
Washington, and hearings viii be
resumed upon their return.
Take Teachers Testimony.
The testimony OF several eolored
teachers is said to have been taken
by members of the Parents League
which may be presented before the
investigating committee of the Board
OF Education. These testimonies. II
is said, may prove there has been a
state OF "corruptness" in the colored
public schools Of Washington, and
that the regime Of Mr.. Bruce has
been marked with inefficiency.
Provided that the investigating
committee makes a report which will
be considered deleterious in its ef-
feet upon Mr.. Bruce, members Of the
Parents League have stated their in
tentiou to withdraw entirely from
the fight. and leave the decision to
the Board Of Education without pres
sure on their part.
If, however, the charges against
Mr.. Bruce are found to be unsub-
stantiated in the opinion OF the In
vestigating committee, members OF
the Parents League will begin .
new program Of propaganda to ere
ate sentiment on the part Of Wash
ington parents to get rid Of the pres
ent assistant superintendent.
To Greet LibeTIan Head.
The league last night elected a
committee to represent it's members
in receiving President-elect King, OF
the Liberian republic, when he viSits
this city. The names OF those ap-
pointed to serve follow: Judge Z. NJ.
Hewlett, chairman; r. r. Horner,
Rev. c. NJ. Tanner. Rev. W. c.
Brown, Rev. ]. Milton Waldron, Rev.
J. F. Chestnut, Fountain Peyton,
Charles s. Hill, Edmond w. Scott,
Rev. w. D. Jarvis, Rev. II. ]. Calls,
Rev. j. L. Pinn, Mrs. r. S. Tanner.
Mrs. /. n. Jurix, Mrs. Arthur Boston,
w. Calvin Chase. and ]. Finley Will