Evening star., 1922-01-01
ARiNZSITCE DAY RITES
NATIONS GREATHOlNOR
TO FALLEN WARRIORS
Year Sees Dropping Of l0!478- Government
Clerks-Ciy Directory Has 47I,377
Names-INew Ta1 Ratio in District.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Continued efforts by school authorf-
| ties to secure an adequate building
program for the public schools to-
sether with increased pay for teach
ers and other employees. saliently
marked the 1921 history of the Dis
| trict public schools. The close OF the
year found school officials preparing
| lor another campaign during the new
1 year 70 bring to a realization these
tWp outstanding aims.
AS a result of the initisI aoncertaJ
movement to relieve the cougost.d
conditions in the schools. the authori-
i tles during the year witnessed the
completion Of the new John Bur
roughS School and additions TO the
Petworth, Takoma, West and Burr
Nibe schools. These additions and
| the new John Burroughs School added
thirty-Slx rooms to the school Sys-
tenn and aided but little in remedyinE
the orercrowding. due to the fact that
the enrolment in the school greatly
increased over the preceding year.
Changes in Perso.aeI.
A number OF changes in the per
81 mel of the board of education We're
Ghronicled during the year. Early in
february Mrs. Margarita SpauldinG
flve years service on that body. Her
successor, Mrs. Howard l.. Hodgkins.
was recently elected vict. president of
/ the board. At the expiration of his
term June 30. Fountain Peyton re-
! inquishfd his post to william T.
houston Only several weeks ago pr.
| Henry Barrett Learned resigned. and
James T. Lloyd. former representative.
IN Congress from Missouri. was ap-
/ pointed I" succeed him Another i'm
" ri,
ing board was the resignation of Dr,
Ahram simon as president and the
| ~ emotion Of Vice President Daniel
a. Edwards to his chair.
The protracted campaign of the
Parents League for the removal from
once of Roscoe G. Bruce. assistant
superintendent in charge of colored
schools, came to an end when the
school board gave his official an in
o'hnite leave Of absence. without pay,
,cginHirg September /. At the same
| time the board appointed Garnet &.
J Wilkinson, principal of Dunbar High
school. To Mr.. Rrrce's nosition tam
| I,orar:ly
German Language Restored.
Restoration Of 'he German language
9" ursf. TO the curriculum in the high
7'hooiS was mad ~ the beginning Of
HE new school term in :, NJ .ynber in
| addition to The Introduction Of thirty
| three new textbooks. The TEACHING
| of German in the senior institutions
vas dropped from the curriculum in
1917.
Perhaps the most important change
in the high school course was made
when Superintendent of Schools Frank
W. Ballou ordered thnt Anne rican his
| tory and civics be made required sub
1ccts. The superintendent took this
action because he believed that a fun
ionlental knowledge of American his
! tory and government is a prerequisite
| 10 good citizenship.
Charges that students initiated into
The high school fraternities and sorrori
| ties We're brutally treated caused the
| school board early in June to place a
| han on .ail secret societies. To en-
force this ruling the board stipulated
that all students found to be members
| OF these organizations would he de-
barred from obtaining any honcrs or
i distinctions while in school
! Fight for More Pay.
Throughout the year the teachers
alternately urged and opposed their
inclusion in the reclaSSiication bills
/ under consideration. in Congress. Their
ultimate movement in opposition to
being included in the reclassificat tIon
legislation was successful when the
Lehlbach bill went through the House
recently. without any provisions for
I the teachers.
A movement sponsored by Supt.
Rallou resulted in the organization OF
| the first Education Association of the
District of Columbia. which has attil-
| lated With the National Education A.
I sociation. At the organization meet
! ing in June Prof. W. {. Ruediger.
; dean of the teachers college of
/ George Washington University. was
elected president of the white unit of
! the association. and Prof. Kelly Miller
| Of Howard University was named
head Of the colored unit.
Opening of the new school term in
September found 57.23s children on
i the rolls. or $3.50 more than on the
opening day in 1920. Since September
| the enrolment has reached the $4,000
mark. breaking all previous records.
Tuberculosis school Proposed.
Campaigns by civic organizations
and the District Medical Society
spurred Congress into appropriating
funds for the construction of new
school for tubercular children to re-
place the Hamilton School. Plans for
the new school have been drawn and
a site selected at 14th and Upshur
J streets.
Several novel features were intro
duced in the high school cadet corps
during the year. the chief one OF
which was the first encampment of
the non commissioned officers. which
| was held the early part of July al
camp SlmmS, congress HelghtS. Dur
| ing the summer school vacation pc
riod the cadets lost their leader when
| Capt. Richard r. Day resigned to go
| to Dallas, Tex, to command the high
, school cadet organization in that CITY
| His place was taken by Col. Wallace
! NJ. Craigie, L. S. A.. who was appointed
| by Secretary Of War Weeks April e5.
{, to assist in the instruction of the
! cadets. The annual competitive drill
! of the cadet corps was won by Com
pany G of Eastern High School in
command of Capt. w. r. Miller. Sec
ond honors went to Company L of
Western. while Company A of Tech
| won third place. The competitive
| drill of the Sd Regiment (coiored)
| was won by Company c of Armstrong,
commanded by Capt. Claude Terrell.
Company K Of Dunbar took second
hCnorS.
study Arpis Farley.
Soon after the inception of the i'll
ternational conference on the limita-
| tion of armament movement was
started to encourage children to keep
in touch with the proceedings of this
historical event by reading the re-
ports Of the parley in the newspapers.
Subsequently The Star announced its
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