Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-11
WAVE OF PROTEST
! OVER THURSTON'S
DISMISSAL GROWS
Civic Associations in All Sec.
tons of City Indignant
Over Board Action.

A wave of protest against the action
of the board of education in refusing
to re-elect Superintendent of Schools
out in Washington. Scores of move
ments today are under way by various
civic associations to demonstrate to
the school board that public sentiment
has been behind Mr.. Thurston, is be-
hlnd him now, and always will be. even
II he is replaced as head of the school
tSyStem on June 80.
| Denouncing the school board for its
action in defiance of the Senate school
investigating committees recommends
ton, the parents of children attending
the John r. West School last night
nred the opening gun in the morgan
| ized clty-wide movement to demand
the retention of Mr.. Thurston. The
Brightwood Citizens Association to-
night will take action looking toward
the retention of the superintendent.
4 Mass Meeting Tuesday.
Warner Stutier. president. of the
! Benning Citizens Association, today
stated that the present school con-
1 troversy has become so important that
he has called a"masS meeting. of citi-
zens of Benning and Kenilworth to be
held Tuesday night in Costellos Hall.
This mass meeting will be held under
the auspices of the Benning and kenil-
worth citizens associations.
| 1t was pointed out by Mr.. StutIer
that the residents of Kenilworth and
! Bennng are stanch sympathizers of
Supt. Thurston and will support him
| in any move he makes "Mr Thurs
ton" he said. must be retained to
save the school system from disor-
| ganiZation."
| ton of colored citizens. also has join
ed the movement for Mr.. Thurston's
retention. The league will meet Mon
day night in the Metropolitan A. NJ.
E. Church. and besides making prepa-
rations for contesting the legality of
! the appointment of DR.. John Van
Schaick, jr, as member of the school
board. will take action to emphasize
its support of the superintendent.
Many other civic bodies. which
heretofore have been non-partisan In
the school controversy. believe that
| the time is now ripe to act. and will
do SO. as soon as arrangements can
be made for mass meetings.
Parents Express Sympathy.
Parents of children of the West
School, the first to- show their SYM
patty for Mr.. Thurston since the
school board meeting Wednesday,
when the superintendent was finally
notified that he would not be re-elect-
LED. adopted a resolution expressing
|"indignation at the disregard of the
|Senate investigating committee and
the contempt for the wishes of an
Overwhelming majority of the people
of Washington" The resolution was
adopted at the close OF s. mass meet
ing called by l.. =. Juiiha. president
of the Parent-Teache- Association of
the West School.
! Copies of the resolution will bn sent
to each member of :he school board.
the judges of the District Supreme
lCcurt, members IF .la Senate select
school Investigating committee and
lSupt. Thurston.
Speakers at the meeting denounced
the board in the strongest terms and
lassailed its sincerity. Many expressed
the opinion that way would Yet be
found to rid the schools of the dis
turbing element and establish the
right of the people of The District"
Among the speakers were L. {.
Julihn, DR.. George A. Finch, l.. F..
Randolph, B. r. Stickney, ]. w. Keen
er, William Kerkham. E. F. Williams
and number of others.