Evening star., 1923-01-04

boy who was run down when the
driver of an automobile, blinded
by the snow, failed to see him.
ground that the so-called beauty
course is superficial, and that the pur-
chase of the requisite supplies of cold
creams, shampoo oils, etc, would be
an improper expenditure of public
funds, basing the authority of their
action on an old law. DR.. Simon, how
ever, cited the organic act of 1906,
which gives the board the authority
to direct the expenditures of the
schools, pointing out that the ad-
justment of the controversy, in his
opinion, rested entirely on the inter
probation of the law.
Garnet c. Wilkinson, assistant su-
perintendent in charge of colored
schools, and Mrs. Coralie F. Cook
strongly emphasized the need for the
hairdressing and manicuring course
Not Beauty Culture Course.
They declared it was not intended
as a beauty culture course" but as
instruction for an honorable and
necessary vocation by which some
pupils could later earn their liyelt-
hood. Mrs. Cook said that the colored
community interested in the course
deeply regretted the action of the
Commissioners in Withholding the
appropriation for supplies. Private
funds, she said, will be used to con-
tinue the course, if necessary.
Although the board manifested emo
tionally and verbally its grave con-
Germ over the action of the Commits
sioners, President Simon voiced the
opinion that the controversy could be
settled amicably. There ought to be
a conciliatory way out of this diff
ficulty," he said. There is no reason
why we should quarrel with the Com
miSSioners."
Attorneys on Committee.
The committee appointed by DR..
Simon to lock horns" with the Com
missioners in an effort TO adjust the
dispute is composed of James T.
Lloyd, Daniel j. Callahan and Will
liam L. Houston, two of whom are
practicing attorneys.
a committee composed of Supt.
Frank w. Ballou, Edwin c. Graham
and DR.. J. Hayden Johnson also was
appointed to make, with the Commis-
sioners. joint inspection tour of the
government property at Mount
Weather, near Bluemont, Va, which
has been proposed by Henry K. Bush
Brown as a site for summer school
for District schoolgirls. The PROPOSE
ton was commented on favorably by
DR.. Ballou and the board members.
After the inspection trip the board
will take formal action on the plan.
Pamphlets printed by the Piney
Branch Citizens Association, urging
the location of the proposed new Nc
Kinley Manual Training School on
the Upshur street. proerty now owned
by the District, were distributed to
board members. DR.. Ballou advised
locating the school near the new
Junior High School, in lexington.
pointing out that if 1t is erected on
the Upshur street site it would neces-
state an expenditure of $1.500,000 in
the near future for the construction
of a senior high school in the north
east section.
commencement Dates Set.
Dates for the Inidyear commence
ment exercises in the white normal,
senior and Junior high schools were
announced as follows:
Central, January 81, pm; West
ern, January 81, IL am; Business
-(two-year courSe), January 29. I'm;
Business. (four-year course), January
80, pm; Mckinley, January 81,
pm; Wilson Normal, January 81, 8
pm, and Columbia Junior High. jan
uary 80, l pm. Mckinley will hold its
commencement exercises in the Will
son Normal School auditorium. The
other schools will use their own audi
forums for this purpose.
she board acknowledged receipt of
resolution from the Mid-City Cfti-
zens' Association urging the placing
Of an American flag in every class
room. Supertendent Ballou remarked
that the appropriation for school
flags was insufficient to replace the
wornout flags flying from the top Of
school buildings, and that 1t is not
possible at the present time to put
flag in every classroom.
Eckington Site Indorsed.
Communications from the North
Ca1oitol and lexington Citizens AS
ISOLATION ipdorsing the lexington
site for the new Mckinley High
School, and from the Michigan Park
the Bunker Hill School, now used by
colored children, be turned over to
white children in that community,
where there are no school faclllt1es'
also were acknowledged by the
hoard. The latter was referred to the
The washington Secular League
submitted a comprehensive report in
dorsing the Sunday night community
concerts at Central High School and
reminding the board to guard care
fully against permitting anything OF
a religious flavor being held in the
schools.
Changes in personnel approved by
the board follow: designations. @. z.
Baker, teacher, Monroe School; E:
n Chandler, teacher. Brightwood
Park School; K. P. Jenkins, teacher
west School; A. C. Vessels, teacher,
Henry-Polk School; A. M. Atlee,
teacher, drawing; c. F. Meany'
teacher, domestic science; M E.
Nalle. teacher, Dunbar High School.
Terminations: Eleanor Norris.
teacher, domestic science: M. w.
Davis, teacher, Columbia Junior High
School; ]. M. Harley, teacher, Dun
bar High School.
Leave of absence: L. K. Sabine,
teacher, Central High School; H. E.
pIa cLiStone teacher Ketcham-Van
Buren, School; A. G. Began, attend
ance officer, public, schools; M. T.
Rhambeau, teacher, Slater-Langston
School; A. ]. Houston. teacher, Gar
rison-Cleveland School.
Transfers: H. B. Tosh, teacher from
Webster School to Brightwood Park
Buchanan School to west School.
Promotions: f. r. Whitcomb,
teacher, from class 1, Grant School,
School; NJ. E. Stallings,. teacher, from
class 4. Webster School, to class ga,
Central High School; d. M. Hamer,
teacher, from class Q, Stevens School,
to class 8, Garrison Cleveland School.
Appointments: Eleanor Norris
c. M. Prodigy. temporary teacher
Henry-Polk School; B. H. Carson.
probationary teacher, Monroe School;
Sam Aiken, probationary teacher.
Webster School; T. e. Valentine, pro-
bationary teacher, Buchanan School;
NJ w. Delano, probationary teacher,
Webster School; E. s. Ryler, tempo1
rary teacher, domestic science; Lucille
Chamberlain, temporary teacher,
Grant School; A. j. Edwards, tempo
rary teacher, Force School; F. A.
johnson, probationary teacher. Force
School; L. B. Paris, probationary
teacher, Corcoran School; J. M.
Smith, probationary teacher, Ketcham-
Van Buren, School; A. H. James, pro-