Evening star., 1922-09-19
FIGHTS RENEWED
|NP|NEY BRANCH
Upshur School Site and Muz-
zey's History Associa-
ton Issues.

With rep,enished financial support
and freshened spirit, the Piney Branch
Citizens Association resumed It's ran
meetings last night, more determined
than ever to continue its fight against
tho erection Of the health school on the
Upshur street tract and to have "Muz-
zey's History of the American ReVolu-
ton" eliminated from the curriculum OF
the District public schools
Following an explanation OF the pres
ent status of the school controversy py
Clinton +. Thompson, chairman Oh the
committee on schools and oo'houses'
who said that the organization was
merely resting on it's oars, in antlcl-
patton of the next move by the Dlstrlct
Commissioners, Indignation was ex-
pressed by r. H. Bishop, S. T. Cameron
and +. Z. Pabst over the impression,
alleged to have been circulated through
the city, that the association was re-
sponsible for retardirg progress on the
school.
THE money has been appropriated
for the construction OF the schoo. for
more than fifteen months" said MI
Cameron, but not stone has been
turned in putting up the building. And
now, simply because We. as pubiic-splr-
tied citizens, are doing all IN our power
to prevent the structure being placed
In an ever-growing, thriving section OF
the city. We are accused of retardlng
the work 1t is the District COMMITS
sioners who are retacdins the work.
and the people of Washington should
know it. We will fight to the last ditch
to prevent this undesirable institution
being erected in our midst"
Mr.. Tompson said that the ConnlS-
sioners had appealed to the Court OF
Appeals for a review of the facts IN
the case, but as that body had been
a1i ry1in there
little like ihood of the case being heard
until winter.
Mr. Cameron recourted much cores
pondence he had received from all
the association on the stand it took
regarding Muzzey's history. including
among which was an editorial printed
in the Constitutional Review, organ
OF the National Association for Consti-
futional Law, in which the work was
condemned.
Mr. Cameron said David Jayne Hill
was president OF the aforementioned
organization, John Joy Edison. trea surer,
and DR.. Black editor Of the magazine.
Ousted in Nebraska.
He also read a letter from Judge
Wallace McCammant of Portland, Ore.
in which that juriSt declared that MuZ-
zey's History had been thrown out
of the pupblic schools of Portland and
Eyanstown, Neb."
A resolution, presented by MAJ. W.
o. Tufts. pedging support to the Dis
trict Commissioners in any effort of
theirs to obtain larger appropriations
for municipal improvements. was unan-
imously adopted.
Maj. Tufts. in a brief address de-
pIored the condition of certain streets
in the city. the overcrowded condition
OF the schools. and the lack of proper
sewerage in many sections of the Dis
trict.
B. L. Hackenberger reported on police
protection in the Piney Branch section,
and said additional patrolmen were
necessary:
Edgar B. Henderson presided. and an
nounced a balance from the 4th of
July celebration held by the organiza-
ton.
New members admitted to the asso-
citation last night were Capt. and Mrs.
Joseph S. Van Fleet. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest F.. Brown, George F. Rafferty,.
Franklin ]. Frea, Miss Elsie Frea, Miss
]. NJ. Bailey, W. r. Schmucker, W. L.
Bryant and F. NJ. Lewis.