San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
ASK DANCING
IN SCHOOLSbE
STOPPED HERE
Woman Has a Vision and
Prepares Petition
for Board.
LETTERS OF GODL
Board Grants a Four-day
Vacation Just Before
Fiesta.

Folk dances taught in the San An
tonic public schools as part of the
physical training program were OBJ
jects of protest to the San Antonio
school board at the regular meeting,
Tuesday afternoon. when Mrs. ]. II.
Moore. sos Drexel avenue. present,
| cd petition bearing 1900 names and
twelve yards long. Mrs. Moore said
that she was inspired TO appear before
the board by a vision in which she
sew the face of girl in her child
hood days who had taken the wrong
path because of dancing. In the
vision. she said, there was no distinc-
ton between folk and ballroom
dances.
The wording Of the petition. she
said. had been seen by her in letters
OF gold across the heavens. The petit
ton, she continued. had received the
endorsement. with one or two cxcep-
tons. OF every member Of the minis
terial alliance. Several Baptist and
Methodist churches had endorsed the
petition as whole. The petition, or
rather protest, is as follows:
For the glory and honor of God.
We. the undersigned taxpayers. citi,
do protest danciny or the teocb;nc of
dancing in our Schools. and never
again wish 70 SEQ tbe ability of q child
to keen time to music nortraved in
the dance. The drill and march Will
suffice"
Will Consider II.
The petition was formally present.
ed 10 the board after fine vision had
been described in great detail. II was
accepted without Comment bv the
school board after Hal Browne. fine
president. had assured the petitioncr
that IL would no considered in tho
same earnest spirit with which If was
presented.
Good Friday. Anril 1S. unon the
suggestion of DIR. Jeremiah Rhodes.
will be observed as a holiday in the
San Antonio public schools. But few
pupils attend school upon Good Fri.
day. it was explained. and that time
would be good opportunitv for a
short spring vacation because the fol-
lowing Monday is also a holiday. be-
ing San Jacinto Dav. This will give
the nupils and teachers four.dav
vacation. A MESSAGE IN tbc school
hoard from f0OO evangelical Nexi-
cans extended their thanks for the
oct;on nf ,ba hoord in Introducing the
pihlo into t6o nnhI;c schooIs
Dr Jeren,;ab Rhodes informed the
III hnard .hot be and a Commit.
nS. 49, "nn,n;iad l;st ~ 76 refer
see HI =. az Snri,t,-es Cor tbeir puid-
enceS w. me ~ p;bie reading neriods
anee uEIins NJ The Rih1e i'm fhe
IN ,1 npiH s. bn rsso,nt;on introduced
puDtIc ecnoy p,;rs Several ,veeks ago.
py ilel nssan,;uo next Monday,
becomes , eLls n..; I'm,
i 90 srnrnant 81 tbe nro-
oIaI In eiI Womnr;ni Gymnasium
pose9 hoiste'i a;nIo 80 c;yan nv
IN luea anu prIheipi. . lie eord;+;on
me school Doaru: mi'I hi. Inc he ionoted
that inc gyhhaslunI snai, Jos;onated
on Whatever sue ihat Is SaorJ
ana lurhlSheu pS inc scnJo. 90 Tho
henry rogers u hei L"d ot the
schooi Doard anu tne nsaJ rs on.
scnool ooard con,ni. u.;th " tbo Students
pointed 10 confer mied , rne IN
regarulng tne piol'Ysee ,Ia;n ATenne
the former prlhclpal Oh NAH A sohnnI
Hlgh Scncool' HI0 onn tne 81 the
BOARD tnat the Soo,ooV Iequi.su ~ s
students would De raised on the P ~, T.
payment nan. one payment VIII VIII b 5o
made in l924, two payments VIII "
made in 1879, ana tne Iinal payment
Will be made IN l9Z1; A., -,
tentative plans can LOT 'ne w..
ton OF the gymnasium on oc SEINE,
Field. where 1t is Planned 10 esIaonsn
a big senior high schooi IN tne ~
ture. These plans, however, are SUI