Evening star., 1924-05-08

SCHOOL TWO. O.SP0RT
RULING REAFFIRMED
Board Action Favors Athletic
Training for Mass Rather
Than Versatile Few.
CENSORSHIP FIGHT FAILS
"
Greenwood Unable to Obtain Ac-
tion Abolishing News Ban.
CENSORSHIP FIGHT FAILS

High school athletes will be barred
from participating in more than two
major sports at the beginning of the
next scholastic year in September as
the result of the action of the board
of education yesterday afternoon in
reaffirming the resolution adopted
January 2, indorsing the "two-sport
rule" Major sports in the high
schools are foot ball, base ball, track
and basket bali.
Despite the protests of the high
school principals who claimed that
the "two-sport rule" would work a
hardship on the institutions with
small student bodies, the athletic
Julius l. Peyser, recommended that it
be put into force. The board adopted
the recommendation without debate.
The "tWo-sport rule" aims to give
dents rather than a few versatile
athletes.
Move Against Cenkorship.
Another move by Ernest Greenwood
70 have the board reScind it's much
criticized news censorship rule failed
when a second to his motion was not
forthcoming. The ruling was again re-
ferred to a special committee for
further consideration. Mrs. Laura D.
p Morgan, chairman o&the committee
appointed to investigate and report on
the news-muZzling order, told the
board that the committee had been
unable to work out a satisfactory
plan for the dissemination of news
originating at the Franklin School
after conference with the reporters
assigned to cover" the school ad-
Ininistration headquarters, but point
ed out that personally she believes
that censorship should be continued.
Mr.. Greenwood, a member of the
mi IN h
ignation as such declaring that 81
am not going to fool with this
thing any longer. You are wasting
time considering it," he said. Its
open and shut that you favor the
continuation of this rule
Definite steps to eliminate in the
high school system of the term
~manual training high school, was
change the name of the Armstrong
Manual Training School to Arm
strong Technical High School," The
pew Mckinley Manual Training School
will have. the name of Mckinley
Technical High School.
Sentiment for Change.
The board was told that there is
growing sentiment in favor of such
q change throughout the country. The
Armstrong school change came before
the board when the architects asked
FOR the proper designation to be
addition now under construction.
Before hic attack on the news-muz-
zling order, Mr.. Greenwood opened
fire on the executive meetings of the
boards standing committees, and
asked the board to put itself on record
as to whether such meetings should
be held behind closed doors or open
10 the public. Action was deferred
until the next meeting.
MY attention has been called to
the fact that some of the committees
of the board are holding closed meet
ings" said Mr.. Greenwood. "Al1 OF
tho meetings of my committee are
open, and l want the board to take
come definite stand in the matter If
we are going to have closed meetings
of the standing committees they are
going to be just dress rehearsals and
the board will be back just where IT
was formerly on secret sessions"
Al appeal was made to the board