Evening star., 1922-02-05
Board of Education Extends
Same Privileges to White
/ and CoIored Children.
ACTION WARMLY DEBATED
Names Of Four New Schools to Be
Constructed Are Adopted.
Other Business Transacted.

all persons regardless OF creed or
color under a resolution adopted by
the board of education at a special
meeting yesterday afternoon In the
Franklin School Adoption of the reso-
luton was preceded by a protracted
debate which waxed warm between
and Superintendent Of Schools Frank
". Ballou.
The resolution will permit colored
children to use the branch libraries
10 be placed In the white schools and
vice versa. In other words, according
to Mr.. Houston. it will give the pa
irons of the proposed school libra ries
the same rights and privileges they
now enjoy at the central Public Lii
brary.
A provision also Is included In the
In the branch libraries to be estab-
1shed in the white schools to be of
the white race and those in the COL
ored schools of the colored race.
Resolution Declared Unnecessary.
Immediately after the introduction
of the resolution by Mr.. Houston, 1t
was ScCOuueu Uy SOEdilc SOOhs
Superintendent Ballou took the floor.
declaring that he believed the reso-
luton was unnecessary and pointed
out that it would undertake to dictate
to the trustees of the Public Library,
who have formulated with school Off
cials plans for the establishment of
Il system of branch libraries in the
public schools.
The report Of the school board ap-
n nj
libraries in the schools. DR.. Ballou
emphasized, has been sent to the
Public Library trustees and adopted
by them. This resolution" he said,
may modify that agreement. l be-
lieve it would he more appropriate
to take up this question when the
specifications for the branch libraries
are opened
Explanation Asked.
Nr. Houston then asked DIR. Ballou
II he was opposing the resolution.
II am Offering no objection, only an
explanation" said DR.. Ballou.
II would like to have DR.. Ballou
express himself positively on this
matter" retorted Mr.. Houston.
Il offer no objection" replied the
superintendent. but this does not
mean l favor it,
This policy may save some en-
barrassing situations continued Mr..
Houston. Il am not willing that the
libraries proceed in the dark about
this matter. If the board favors
white libraries for white persons and
colored libraries for colored persons,
let it say so."-
The rules and regulations governing
the use of the school buildings are sub
ject to the approval of the board and
fha int n I In
not believe there is a necessity for this
resolution" said DR.. Ballou. Neither
DIR. George +. Bowerman, librarian Of
the Public Library, nor the supernten-
dent can proceed with the plans inde-
pendent of the other / believe the
boards interests in operating the school
libraries are abundantly protected in the
report adopted at the last meeting. l
am. however. anxious to have it cleared
up as to the positive action taken by
the board"
Now is the time to do it," Mr..
Houston responded.
Sees No Difference.
James T. Lloyd interrupted at this
point, declaring: Il don't think there
is any difference here at all when we
get down to facts. 1 made the sug-
Eestion in conference that the white
school libraries should have white
employees and the colored school Ii
braries should have colored employees
AS far as l am personally concerned
] hope there is no difference. Unless
there is some reason for it I don't see
why we should not pass this resolu-
tiOu."
What is the answer to my reason'?''
queried DR.. Ballou.
You submit to DR.. Bowerman the
resolution adopted by the board" Mr..
Lloyd replied.
4 vote was called for at this point,
and the resolution adopted without
a dissenting voice.
New Schools Approved.
Names of four new schools to be
constructed, suggested by DR.. Ballou.
board. and will be submitted to the
Commissioners for their approval. The
school to replace the Hamilton
School for tubercular children was
named the Health School,; the
Junior high school to be located on
Iowa avenue was named the Henry
Il. F.. Macfarland," in honor of the
late Mr.. Facfarland, former District
Commissioner and prominent civic
located on Lincoln road, was named
the Samuel Pierpont Langley" and
the elementary school to be erected
north of Lincoln Park was named the
"Richard Kingsman."
a request from Miss Cecil B. Nor
ton, general director of the commun-
ity center department, for a deficiency
appropriation to pay salaries of some
employees of that department. who
gave their service gratis during the
fiscal year of 1919-1920, when the ap-
preparation for the community CEN
hnn exhausted
by the board on recommendation of
the superintendent. DR.. Ba1lou
pointed out, in refusing to grant the
request, that deficiency appropria-
tfon ais a direct violation of the ex-
pressed limitation of the law"
DR.. Ballou Granted Leave.
DR.. Ballou was granted a leave Of
absence to attend the annual meet
,ng Of the department of superinten-
dents of the National Education As
sociation. to be held in Chicago from
February rs to March 4.
The boards attention was called by
the superintendent to the fact that
four school children lost their lives in
the Knickerbocker Theater catastro-
phe. They were David Lymen, a stu
dent at Western High School; Doro-
thy Kanston, a student at the Column
bia Junior High School; Aulyn Kan
ston, her sister, a pupil at the Henry
d. Cooke School, and Vinson w. Dau-
ber, also a pupil at the Henry D.
Cooke School. The names Of these
children were ordered spread on the
minutes and the board subsequently
adopted a resolution expressing SYM
pathy to all persons who have been
plunged into sorrow" on account Of
the disaster and pledging to share
eheir grief.
A resolution also was adopted by