Evening star., 1921-05-05
BRUCE OPPONENTS
ARE DISAPPOINTED
Crowd at School Board Meet
ing Hears No Mention of
Rumored Dismissal.

Expecting Superintendent of Schools
Frank w. Ballou to take action re-
moving from office Roscoe {. Bruce. as
sis.art superintendent in charge of COL
ored schools. members of the Parents
League, who have waged a campaign
for more than two years. crowded the
board of education chambers at that
body's meeting yesterday afternoon at
the Franklin School. Eight janitors
were stationed in the room to preserve
order in event of any demonstration
by the league members.
The prospective dismissal Of Mr..
Bruce, however. did not materialiZe. de-
spite the fact that plans had been
made to dispose of the so-called case
against the colored official which has
been hanging fire for several years.
No reason was given by DIR. Ballou or
any of the board members for deferrinS
action on the case.
Reason for Delay.
1t was learned from an authoritative
source that the matter was not taken
up due to the belief of school officials
that the Senate subcommittee which
began its investigation of the school
needs today would also probe into the
personnel of the school system and
probably would take up the so-called
Bruce case. Therefore, it is said. if
the Senate committee does not investi-
gate the case Supt Ballou will recon-
mend to the board before the close of
the present school year that the COL
ored official be removed from office on
grounds of incompetency.
Petitions from seven civic organ
izatlons were received by the board
and referred to Supt. Ballou. One
came from the Petworth Citizens
a n hat ~
adjacent to the school be acquired
for a school playground. pointing out
that the five portable buildings con-
nected with the school occupied most
Of the present play space.
Dental Clinic Urged.
Another came from the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association
asking that a. dental clinic for school
children be established in the vicin-
ity of Stanton Park The Piney
Branch Citizens Association petit
building at 18th street and Spring
road. The Mid-City and the Rhode
Island Avenue Citizens associations
notified the board that they had in
dorsed the original s5.000,000 school
building program and had urged Con-
2ress to appropriate this sum in full
for our schools without delay.
examiners apart from the school sys-
tenn was recommended in a commune
cation from the Anacostia and Barry
Farms associations.
Changes in personnel approved by
the board are as follows:
Examinations and resignations-
l.. B. Donohoe, temporary teacher,
class 2, Grant: c. II. Burroughs,
temporary teacher. Americanization
Night: c. +. Christiani, temporary
teacher. AmericaniZation Night; NJ.
NJ Donovan. temporary teacher.
characterization Night: Airline Du-
four. temporary teacher, Americana
zation Night: G. G. Meyer. temporary
teacher. Americanization Night: G.
NJ. S. McClintock, temporary teacher,
Americanization Night: B; H. Het-
field. A,mpofary teacher, Americana
zation Night: Monroe Richmond,
temporary teacher. Americanization
Night: Edward Scott, laborer. Pow
ell: Mary Clary. teacher. Business
High Night: T. ]. Fitzgerald. teacher.
class 5. LenoX. and a. i. Hutchinson,
teacher. class 3. Hilton.
Promotion-TM. X. Beveridge. teach
er. grade l.. Towers. to grade IN,
Towers.
Leave Of .absence-R H. Darby.
teacher. class 3. Manual Training. and
NJ. A. Emory, teacher. class 4, School
Gardens.
Appointments-C. Y. Zearfoss. tenn
porary teacher. class ga, Mckinley