Evening star., 1922-06-08
CLEVELAND SCHOOL
GIVEN TO NEGROES
Education Board Orders Non.
Resident Pupils to Pay
Tuition.

The Grover Cleveland School at Sth
and T streets. one of the more mod
ern of the white public schools, was
ordered transferred to the colored
school system July 1 by the board
of education at its regular meeting
yesterday afternoon in the Franklin
School. The school will then come
under the jurisdiction of the eleventh
instead Of the fifth division.
1t was pointed out that the trans
fer is designed primarily to relieve
the overcrowded conditions in the
colored schools in the vicinity Of the
Cleveland School. particularly at tine
Garrison School on 18th street be-
tween r and S streets. Children now
attending Cleveland School will be
sent to schools nearest their respec-
tive homes.
Guardians Of children employed in
the District who are non-residents
will be forced to pay tuition fees Tor
their wards under another order is
sued by the board. This action was
by Corporation Counsel F. H. Ste
phens.
Affects About 20 Pupils.
that nonresident employees in the
District not holding the place of ac-
tual parentage Will be required to pay
the tuition rates for their wards
which have been set by the board. 1t
is believed the order will affect from
fifty to seventy pupils at the begin
ming of the next school year in Sep
tember
Before adopting the order. board
members and school officials expressed
the opinion that it is not only an
unwarranted restriction, but unfair.
and they were only following the
.'uling made by the corporation coun-
sci. Supt. Frank w. Ballou said that
in his opinion the board had no right
to exclude any one from the schools.
past has been a generous one. which
should continue
James T. Lloyd. who. with William
l.. Houston. formed committee
which studied the ruling. declared he
believed the corporation counsel's
opinion to be wrong. DR.. Abram
Simon described the ruling as laying
down a policy neither politically nor
periodically defensible." Mr.. Hous-
ton. who held to the strict interpreta-
ton. said his mind did not follow his
heart.
Law May Be Nodded.
Suggestion was made by Daniel ].
Gala han that the board ought TO do
something to obtain notifications of
the law. DIR. Ballou indicated this
can be done in the appropriation bill.
IF it works a hardship" said the
superintendent. lit will be upon the
people in Maryland and Virginia to
see that the law is modified, and they
probably will see to it."
The board approved a recommends
ton Of DR.: Ballou:: that the name of
Mrs. D. j. Mcdonald be stricken from
the list of teachers eligible for ap-
pointment in the schools. 1t was ex-
planned that such action was neces-
sary in view of the age limits set by
the board for teachers appointed in
the schools.
A supplemental list of two revised
editions OF text books for use in the
high schools at the beginning of the
next term was approved by the
board
To Seek More Funds.
Supt. Ballou was instructed to re-
quest the Commissioners to apply for
erection of the Smothers School. Bids
received for this building do not come
within the original appropriation of
$1,000. 1t was declared.
A communication from the Mid
city Citizens Association stating that
the organization had paid for the
construction of fence on tho 18th
street side of the Thomson School
playground was read by Secretary
Harry o. Hine. The board ordered that
letter be sent to the association
thanking the members for their pub
lie spirit.
Adjournment to go into executive
conference as committee Of the whole
to discuss the appointment of teach
ers was taken by the board on mo-
by quoting from the organic act that
the board has a legal right to hold
star chamber conclaves for such pur-
poses.