Evening star., 1920-09-15
|RULESF0R USING
| SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Supt. BaIIou to Submit Regu-
Iations Governing Public
AssembIages.

l
ent of Schools Ballou to designate
what uses may be made of schoo
| buildings by the public will be taker
| this afternoon at a meeting OF the
board of education. The superintend-
| ent has prepared a lengthy document
| containing a series of rules and regu-
| lations governing the future use OF
| school buildings by community and
| other organizations, which he VIII
submit to the board for it's approval
Dissatisfaction relative to the gov
erning of functions held in the Vari-
Gus school buildings has been felt IN
school circles for months. and this is
believed to have caused DR.. Ballou to
draw up the set of rules and regula-
tions, which he will submit to the
school governing body today. Ihe
Senate school investigating committee
went thoroughly into the events held
in the school buildings by community
center associations and other organ
izations, and the opinion expressed
during the investigation by Senator
Harrison of Mississippi tended to
show that the present rules were not
regarded as sufficiently rigid to insure
perfect conduct.
Other Objections Made.
Complaints also are constantly be-
ing sent to school officials over the
methods of allowing various clubs and
organizations to hold meetings and
entertainments in the schools. Pro-
tests likewise have been made, over
| charges to the public to attend certain
affairs.
The object of the superintendent in
preparing new regulations is to pre-
clude any further complaints and to
ascertain exactly what the schools
are to be used for before granting
authority to any individual or or
ganization to hold public meetings
there. What charges the public is to
be asked to pay to attend any enter
! tainments, etc, given in school build
| iings, the superintendent also is anx-
ious to learn before giving permission
for their use.
The question of whether patriotic
and charitable organizations will be
given permission to solicit funds from
school children the coming year also
will be taken up by the board today
The subject will be brought to the
attention of the board by Mrs. Cabot
Stevens of the Near East Relief Com
mission. who will ask authority to
solicit funds in the schools
Solicitation of Funds Opposed.
Early this year. the board went or
record as opposing the solicitation OF
funds from school children by any
Organization, patriotic or charitable
1t is likely that the board today will
reverse it's former decision. and allow
certain organizations to solicit in the
schools this year.
Action probably will be taken by
the board to show that it will support
the present campaign of civic associa-
tions for lower street car fares for
school children. DR.. Ballou and DR.
Abram Simon, president of the school
governing body. already have declared
themselves in favor of the proposed
plan to have street car companies give
school children six fares for 25 cents
1t has been pointed out that at the
present fare of tx cents a trip ii
costs rs cents a week for child to
ride to and from school on the street
cars. At the old rate of six tickets
for % cents it cost less than AZ cents
week. The difference Of 80 cents a
week for a school year of thirty-nine
weeks is material item of expense
in the average family. and an indis-
putable hardship to a very large num-
Der of families striving to keep more
than one child regularly in school.
Plans for School Opening.
All plans formulated by school off
Gals for the opening of the schools
Monday will be submitted to the board
today for its approval They include
schemes for relieving prospective
crowded conditions in various schools
and the appointment. promotion and
ireassignment of teachers.
Members of the Parents League, the
organization which has been cam
paigning for the removal of Asst
Supt. Roscoe c. Bruce, announced to-
day that they would picket the Frank
lin School during the board meeting
Banners. they said, bearing inscrip-
tions attacking board members and
Supt. Ballou, will be carried.