Evening star., 1923-11-22
Plan to Regulate Schoolgirls
Dresses Hits Snag in Board
Matter Is Referred to Ball0u for Report
| at Future Meeting-Draft of Deficien.
cy appropriation Bill authorized.

The campaign of the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association to
require high school girls to wear
some simple or standard form Of
dress was given a setback when the
board of education yesterday after
noon failed to take action on the
organizations proposal.
= A resolution adopted by the asso-
ciatfon advocating simplicity in dress
Tor the high school girls was referred
to Supt Frank w. Ballou after 1t was
read to the board by Secretary Harry
o. Hine. The superintendent is ex-
pected to report on the matter at a
future meeting. and indications in
school quarters are that if the board
does take any action on the resolu-
tlon 1t will be adverse.
me association pointed out that
many parents of moderate means find
~ dlfhcult to clothe their girls so
tneY VIII compare favorably with the
oaugnterS of the well-to-do and rich
Idniilles. The result is that the girls
In moderate financial circumstances
Iepei against going to high school
anu peing subjected to comments
tnat wound the pride and humiliate.
BalIOu to Draft Bill.
Dr. Bailou was authorized by the
BOARD to draft a deficiency appropria-
.ion Dill for presentation to Congress
at the forthcoming session. 1t will
contain items for a heating plant for
the Bancroft Junior High School, and
additional funds for the completion
OF OF the new school on Spring road.
board that the Bancroft building
iacks a heating plant, while the
spring road school cannot be COM
pleted with the original appropria-
tion for its construction.
Mrs. NJ. w. Davis. executive secre-
tary or the community center de-
partment, was promoted to be acting
assistant to the general director of
tne department, with an increase of
S3oo annually in her salary. DR.. Bal
lou said she would retain this posi-
tIon until the return of Mrs. Cecil
Norton SiSson. who has been offered
her former position as general di-
rector OF the department.
The board acknowledged the receipt
of a letter from Samuel Gompers,
PRESIDENT of the American Federation
or Labor. indorsing the teachers sal
airy bill as drafted by the legislative
committees of the Federated Teach
ers' Unions. Permission was granted
Dr. Ballou to address the Woman's
civic League of Baltimore on Decem-
Der IA.
Dedication is Delayed.
DR.. Ballou advised the board that
original plans for dedicating the
Langley and Macfarland junior high
schools and the new Thomson and
LoVeJoy elementary school additions
TINS week had been made impossible
due tothe non-completion of these
structures. The Chain Bridge Road
and the Smothers schools, however,
VIII be formally dedicated as planned
A ruling of the corporation counsel
holding that pupils under the charge
or the board of childrens guardians
who live in Maryland are entitled to
Tree tuition in the District schools
was read to the board by Secretary
liine. The board ordered the con-
demnation of a number of antiquated
and unserviceable clocks.
Changes in personnel approved by
the board follows:
ReStgnationS-A y. Scott voca-
tional instructor, class 5. Smallwood
School; NJ. +. Crook, teacher, class 8,
Franklin Thompson School; NJ. b.
Baldus, teacher. class 2. grade 2,
Pierce School: Marie Gschwind, teach
er, class 3. domestic science; NJ. A.
Gallagher teacher. now on leave of
absence; Q. H. Cookery. teacher. class
:. Tenley School. and Joseph p Mann.