Evening star., 1922-06-28
PARENTS Of FRAT
STUDENTS WARNED
BaIIou Says Penalty to Be
Enforced After
Iune 80.

Parents of high school students
who still retain membership in the
disapproved fraternities or sororities
were called upon today by Supt.
Frank W. Ballou to advise them to
resign by Friday. when all the secret
societies in the high school are sup
posed to pass out of existence under
a decree of the board of education.
Students who fail to resign from the
debarred organizations by that time
will suffer the penalty of being pro-
hibited from participating in any ac-
tivities or receiving any honors dur
ing the remainder of their school
life.
Since January /, 1921, the fraterni-
ties and sororities have been under
the ban of the school board. During
the past year, however, the senior
students, under a special ruling, were
allowed to hold membership in the
societies without being subject to the
prescribed penalty.
DIR. BaIlou's Letter.
In a letter to parents of students
who are known to be members of the
forbidden organizations, DR.. Ballou
said:
81 am directed by the board Of edu-
cation to send to the parents of each
member of an unapproved organiza-
ton the following statement:
1T has been brought to my atten
tion that your daughter COR SOM is a
member of sorority Cor fraternity,
although 1 understand that you have
been advised that membership of her
Cor his) part in sorority (or fra
fernity or an unapproved organizaa-
tion is forbidden by a rule Of the
board. The rule of the board referred
to is as follows:
THAT after June l, 1921, member
ship on the part Of any junior high
| or high school pupil in any associa-
tion. organisation. club. fraternity or
sorority which has not been approved
by the superintendent OF schools is
forbidden.
Il regret to learn of this apparent
unwillingness on the part OF any
pupil to cooperate with the board
of education in appropriately con-
trolling the activities of boys and
girls in our high schools The school
authorities are responsible for in
culcating in boys and girls the
proper respect for law and duly con-
stituted authority. not only while
ton for becoming good citizens. 1t is
difficult for the board of educa ton
to believe that you would advise or
permit your daughter to join So
rority when such membership on her
part constitutes an open violation of
the law of the board of education.
AS the executive officer of the
board of education. l feel that
should take this opportunity to ad-
wise you that the present rules of
the board will be strictly enforced
by the officers of the hoard and that
ton will take such further steps
during the coming year as it may
deem necessary to control the MEM
bership of high school pupils in or
ganizations that are not worthy of
the approval Of the superintendent
of schools.
announcement has already been
made that designations from fraterni-
ties, sororities and other unapproved
organizations will not be accepted by
the superintendent of schools after
June 80. 1922. as means by which
such pupils may remove themselves
from the effect of the rules governing
membership in such organizations.
The board advises you of it's position
at this time with the hope that you
Will cooperate with the board to the
extent of advising your daughter Cor
fraternity, before June 80. 1922.
Since the close of schools last We'd
nesday. DR.. Ballou said that he has
received number OF letters from
high school undergraduates contain
ing their designations from the de-
barred organizations. There are still
number of students. however, who
have not submitted their designations.
DR.. Ballou pointed out that a num-
ber of sorority girls at Central High
school. who have turned in their res
ignations. are now planning to keep
their membership intact by organiz-
ing a club which will meet the ap-
proval of school authorities The
superintendent believes that students
in other high schools will follow this
lead