The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-16
SCHOOL BOARD
ALTERS BRANCH
LIBRARY RULING
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need in this case of the library to
resort to the hypocrisy of hiding
behind the charge OF social equal
ity to express opposition to the reso-
luton. because no one OF the MEM
bers of the board had thought of
undertaking TO, establish such a re-
lationship. and both the white and
coIored members would resent such
a suggestion.
Equality of opportunity was the
one and only motive that prompted
the Introduction and passage of The
resolution"
Eleven Protests Received.
Protests were sent to the Board
of Education from the Board OF
Trade. the education group of the
City Club, D. c. Congress of
Mothers. Junior Order of American
Mechanics. Lincoln Park Citizens
Association. Twentieth Century
Club, Mid-City Citizens Association.
stanton Park Citizens Association.
Civilian Club. Columbia Heights
Citizens Association and the North
Washington Citizens Association.
Endorsements of the resolution wer"
received. from three organizations.
The Baptist Ministers Union. How
ard Park Citizens Association and
tn Federation of Civic Associations.
The text of the resolution was
as follows: The Board of Educa-
ton recommends that in all branch
libraries that may be established in
any school building in divisions one
to nine. appointees shall be white
prisons. and in all branch libraries
established in school divisions ten
u thirteen appointees shall be col
ored. it being Understood and re-
puired that the same policy shall be
observed in all the school libraries
that obtains in the Central library;
that is. that persons shall have &C
cess to and use of the branch libra
ries without regard to race or
color"
Involves Library Trustees.
In consequence of it's revoking
only half the resolution, it is said
that the Board of Education is still
in the position of making require
ments for the administration and
maintenance of the proposed
branches. which by the articles of
agreement with the library board
are specifically subject to the dis
cretioh of the library trustees.
Resolutions from the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association re-
uuesting that the Monroe School be
closed until a new furnace is in
stalled because of Thea coal gases
we're not acted upon. Superintend-
emit of Schools Frank W. Ballou ex-
planned that the health officers pro-
nounce the school safe and free
from such gas. He suggested that
fumes from asphalting being done
in the construction of an addition
were mistaken for coal gas.
Gold Medal Refused.
Request for a school in their
nei ghborhood. presented by the Six
tenth. Street Heights Citizens As
ISOLATION. was referred to the su
perintendent. A complaint from the
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens AS
ISOLATION Directing to the closing Of
the schools because of the Teachers
R Institute was commended by pr.
-"rhe policy Of the schools. is to
be open at all. times when the chill
dren can get there" he said. But
unfortunately some of the teachers
are working outside school hours to
piece out their pay, and, therefore,
it is not feasible to. conduct the
Teachers Institute at other times.
Il occupies only two full days dur
ing the school year"
A gold medal, offered schools for
excellence in citizenship education
by the stanton Park. Citizens ,Asso-
citation. was refused with regret on
the grounds that the policy of the
board did not permit OF such stimu-
lation of Interest. Samuel Herrick,
chairman Of the speakers commit
tee for the George Washington and
Victory Memorial. presented a re-
quest to raise subscriptions of 10
cents each from the public school
pupils: The request was referred
to the superintendent.