The Washington times., 1920-09-30
JAIL MAY END
SCHOOL STRIKE
Compulsory Education Law to
+, Be In-,oked In Deanwood
II Necessary.

School officials win invoke the
( compulsory school law II parents OF
pupils at the Desnwood colored
school, whittins CHAM street and Lane
place northeast. continue TO keep
their children from attending CLASSES
as q protest against alleged unsafe
conditions. IL was authoristiNely
learned today.
Tho second day OF the strike OF
pupils OF the schools found but five
OF the $50 students in their seats Two
OF these were in the sixth grade. two
in the seventh and one In the firth.
No one reported for the kindergarten,
FIRST. second, third, fourth. or eight
grades.
PLAN TO co SLOW.
There will be no. drastic action
taken until school officials have ex-
hausted every other means In an ef-
fort 10 get parents to returne their
children TO school, IL was stated at
the Franklin school this morning.
The withdrawal OF students came
yesterday morning following action
taken on Tuesday night by the Dean
wood Citizens Association. The asso-
citation passed the following resolution
anad forwarded IL to DIR. Frank w.
Ballou. superintendent OF schools:
Whereas, we have filed with the
board OF education and the honorable
body of Commissioners our protest
against the building operations at
the Deanwood school. and.
Whereas considerable time has
elapsed without any attention to
same, we do,
"Hhereby resolve to withdraw our
children from the Deanwood school
until arrangements satisfactory to
the citizens are made" '
CALL BUILDING UNSAFE.
Members of the association assert
that the building is dangerous. There
is at present under construction,
second story to the school. Workmen
carry their mortar through the halls
and there is considerable noise going
on through the day.
in my opinion the building is safe"
said DR.. Ballou today. 'In company
J. with DR.. Hayden Johnson. member of
the Board of Education, / visited the
school on September 20. While there
was quite a bit of confusion. I found
no reason why the school should tenn
porarily be closed"
The citizens are not only protesting
against the present condition but are
aroused because the District has not
begun the erection OF a $3.50, 900 eight
room addition, which CSngress pro-
vided should be put next TO the Dean
wood School. They declare the Com
missioners, instead of building this
addition. have decided to expend $48.-
600 on the small second story addi-
ton.
In a letter to parents of students,
sent out today. Roscoe C. Bruce, COL
ored assistant superintendent of the
schools, urges that the children be
returned to their studies. He Is en-
closing In this letter q copy Of an
other letter sent to the school super
intendent by Engineer Commissioner
Kutz.
Commission Kutz' letter explains
that there are two appropriations for
, additions at the Deanwood School
The first, made several years ago, is
: s4S, 900 for the erection of a second
story. The second Is for 100000 for
an eight-room addition
Work on the second story is begun
first, the letter states, because Con-
gress has failed to appropriate money
to buy ground to build the eight-room
addition.
"The school Is congested." said DR..
Ballou. I'VE were faced with several
problems Having no ground TO
build the 'S-room addition. 1t was de-
cided to build the second story in the
hopes that this would temporarily re-
lieve congestions- The citizens have
misconstrued our purpose
-The eight-room addition VIII be
built as soon as We can get the
. ground