Evening star., 1922-04-06
FRICTION BETWEEN BALLOU AND
SCHOOL BOARD OUT IN OPEN
Superintendent Strongly Opposes Policy
on Standing Committees, and Heated
Discussion Is Precipitated.

+: that the board by a vote can bring
! any matter before a public meeting
| and suggested that action on the
question be deferred until a later
meeting. Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes
then moved that Mr.. Graham's ex-
| preston be made the sense of the
when Mr.. Lloyd suggested that in
stead of putting a motion into effect
!: 1t would be wiser to postpone action
Concerned With Procedure.
Taking the floor again, DR.. Ballou
again strongly emphasized that there
have not been standing committees OF
that the action initiated something
| new" and which he did not approve
ut was my purpose" said Supt
Ballou, "to get into the public rec
| ord the complete action of the board
| concerning its decision on the selec.
ton of committees. I have no desire
! to dictate to the board as to how il
shall proceed, but I am solely con-
| cerned with it's effective procedure
on school matters" y,
| Answering DIR. Ballou's statement
! that standing committees had not
been in existence for years, Mrs
Hodgkins. the acting president, said
IF the rules were not adhered to be-
fore became acting president, dom,
see that we should be bound by the
! nom n-observance of the rules
Opposed to Star Chamber Action.
1t has been known that DR.. Ballou
has for some time been opposed to
actions taken by the board in the
so-called star chamber" sessions. In
spite of the superintendent's efforts
to expose the board yesterday. that
ho1 I,t,
to extend for half an hour the length
of the executive conferences. In the
future the board will meet for the
star chamber" session at O'CLOCK
and convene in the public meeting a:
4:30 o'clock instead of 4, as hereto
fore
Secretary Hine read to the board two
communications concerning Muzzey's
| American history. the use of which in
! the high school has been attacked by
the Piney Branch Citizens Associa.
! tion. He also read resolutions from
the Iowa Circle Citizens Association
indorsing higher pay for school EN-.
| ployes. and from the Northeast Cit
| liens Association asking for an as.
| sembly hall in the central northeast
| additional playground accommodations
| better lighting facilities for the north.
| east schools and new building to re-
| place the old Cooke School. Recent
| of a letter from the Brightwoou IA
| rent-Teacher Association indorsing the
| platoon or "work-study-play system
| of operating the schools was acknowl.
| edged by the board. All the commu-
| nications were referred to the superin.
tendent
Urges Earlier Budget Work.
In connection with a brief discussion
of the needs of the schools, DR.. Abram
Simon suggested that the budget COM
mittee hold its meeting this year in
June instead of August to prepare
the school budget for the next fiscal
year.
Request of the overseas division OF
the New York city Y. NJ. c. A. for
pictures of District school buildings
to be sent to Czechoslavakia was
| turned down by the board 1t was
pointed out that no pictures of the
schools are in existence and the
board had no funds with which tc
have them made.
On recommendation Of Supt Ballou
| the board went on record as support
| ing the reclassification legislation an6
| thereby stands in favor of increased
| salaries for school clerks, janitors ant
employees of the school medical de.
partment.
| The board retired at his own reques
J. A. Montgomery. director of manua
! training of the fifth division. The re