The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-19
SCHOOL
BOARD, PLEA
Of CITIZENS
Civic Organizations will Meet
to Plan Campaign For
Change In System.

Coincident with the statement yes
terday that the Board of Education
would conduct an investigation Of the
delay in the sending Of pay checks to
the teachers came the announcement
that meeting of civic associations
interested in seeing the members Of
the board elected by popular vote will
be held in the Board Of Trade next
Wednesday night
The selection OF a joint committee
to ask Congress to consider the pro-
posed change will be made at the
conference.
Before taking the matter up for
mally, the chairman Of the committee
on public schools Of the Board of
Education sought the opinion of
numbers Of civic organizations.
Sentiment, he found, seemed to ia.
vor the election OF the board by
popular vote, because OF the failure
Of the board to respond to the appeal
Of teachers and parents for action in
the Wood case, the Bruce case, and
other matters.
VIII Send Delegates.
Local organizations which have Of
fered their cooperation and will send
delegates to the conference are as
follows:
Board Of Trade, Chevy Chase Citi-
zens' Association, Central Labor
Union, High School Teachers Union,
Grade School Teachers Union, Pet
worth Citizens Association, Congress
Heights Public Improvement Associa-
ton, East Washington Citizens As
ISOLATION, Fairmont Heights Citizens
Association, Washington Civic Cen
ter, Washington Elementary Teach
ers Union, Bradbury Heights, Citi-
zens' Association, Kenilworth Citi-
Gems Association, Washington Branch
Of the international Association of
Machinists, Public Interest Associa-
non Of East Washington. Sixteenth
Street Highlands Citizens Assocja-
ton, Northeast Washington Citi-
Gems Association, Daughters Of Vet
Grams, and the District of Columbia
Federation of Labor
Action by the civic associations in
organizing to urge upon Congress the
election of the members of the school
board by the people OF Washington
Is directly a result OF the reappoint-
ments made this week by the District
Supreme Court.
Miss Deal Candidate.
Miss Alice Deal, president of the
High School Teachers Union, was the
candidate Of organized labor for a
place on the school board, but the re-
quest OF the 100000 union members
IN Washington was ignored.
The civic associations believe that
when 100000 residents of the city,
numbering, with their families, near
ly half the population Of Washing
ton, are refused one representative on
the board Of nine persons, that some
action to remedy conditions is advis-
able.
Following vigorous protests from
the High School and Grade School
teachers Unions, the Board OF Edu-
cation conceded the justice of an in
quiry at its meeting yesterday.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted: Resolved that the
president and superintendent request
the writer's Of the several letters
on delayed pay day to confer with
them in reference to various criti-
cisms made of the pay rolls in order
that they may be fully advised OF the
facts as shown by the records After
such conference any recommendations
or suggestions that the teachers may
make. together with those of the
be reported TO the
board for such action as may seem
Women Meet Tonight.
Action in urging Congress to rem
edy faults which are said to exist in
the public school system, will be
taken at the monthly meeting Of the
committee Of the Ma
tional Women's Trade Union League |
at 719 Sixth street northwest, this |
evening.
The refusal OF the District Supreme |
Court to heed the requests Of organ
lied labor for the appointment of Miss |
Deal will also be taken up
Miss Mary Anderson, newly elected |
chairman of the local organization, |
will preside at the meeting.