Evening star., 1923-12-04
PEYSER ACCEPTS
PLACE ON BOARD
Oath of Office to Be Taken at
Meeting of Education
Body Tomorrow.

! Capt. Julius 7. Peyser announced
today that he would accept the ap-
! pointment on the board Of education
| to succeed Daniel J. Callahan. who
! resigned several weeks ago because
Of the pressure of outside business.
| Il am glad to accept the appoint
mert,' Capt Peyser said, and will
do the best l can on the job"
| Tn" appointment of Capt. Peyser
was made yesterday afternoon by
| Justices Of the District Supreme
| Court The oath of office will be
| administered to him at the semi
monthly meeting Of the board tomor-
| row afternoon by Secretary Harry O.
Hine
| Capt. Peyser, as president of the
| District Public School Association.
| has waged determined campaign to
have the veil Of secrecy removed
| from the school boards estimates be-
Iore they are transmitted TO the Com
mlSs!onerS. Whether he will continue
| this movement Capt Peyser would
| not indicate today.
Nny Hold Both Places.
| Members of the association ap-
! pea ed TO Capt. Peyser today not 70
| let his appointment to the board in
! terfere with his remaining at the
| helm of tn" organization. With Capt.
| feyser on the hoard and retaining his
| place as pre- sident of the association,
| it was pointed out by Walter Trey.
| sccre tary. il Will be possible to obtain
| quicker action on local problems.
! IF that is the feeling of the as
! sociation ! should certainly hesitate
a long time before acting contrary to
| II. Capt Peyser said. Il can see
| nothing consistent in the two posi-
| tions, but on the other hand can see
many advantages from keeping di-
rect contact with both the school
| system and the association. ! am
| unable at this time. however, to
! answer my associates because ! do
| be made upon my time | am, of
| course, willing to give as much at
! tention as / reasonably can to the
| work, or / should not undertake it
| It is believed that Capt. Peyser will
| fight consistently for the school i'm
| provements which have been out
| lined at the various meeting of the
| school association. such as:
A playground for every school.
| properly equipped and supervised; ;
! adequate pay for teachers and a
proper teaching staff; modern and
proper textbooks to replace insanitary,
antiquated volumes; full compliance
with the law which forbids secret
| sessions of the school board except
where the appointment of teachers is
concerned; cooperation between the
public and the board and full con-
fdence as To recommendations for
school progress and expansion; care
full consideration of the citizens sug-
geStionS and recommendations; ply
steal examination of all pupils: an
adequate staff of school physicians
and health safeguards for the chill
dren. more emphasis on the teaching
| of civil government and American
political and economic history, and
| the proposed comprehensive ten-year
program OF school expansion.
Capt. Peyser native of Washing
/ ton. was born July 6, 1875, and was
educated in the public schools of this
cerian Business College, Georgetown
University and George Washington
University.
Served in Late War.
In 1899 Capt. Peyser began the
! practice of law. and during the war
was an appeal agent of district No.
l of the draft board. He also was
legal aid to Maj. z. T. Potter. chief
| of the division of housing and health
of the War Department. He was
commissioned a captain in February,
1918. and assigned by the Secretary
of War and made chief of the divi-
sion of housing and health. During
his public service Capt Peyser was
co-author of the salisbury rent reso-
luton. the predecessor of the Ball
rent act.
! Capt. Peyser is a member of the
Harding and Coolidge Club of the
District; is president of the Henry d.
! Cook Home and School Association;
member of the District of Columbi
Bankers Association. the Board of
| Trade, Town and Country Club, City
| Club. National Press Club. University
Club, Racquet Club, American Legion,
! kalorama Heights Citizens Associa-
| tlon, Bankers Association, the Elks,
the Masonic order and Almas Temple,
| Shrine.