Evening star., 1924-01-13
SAYS LLOYD
PLAYS POLITICS"
Resents Endorsement of
Oyster and Rudolph by
School Board President.

James T. Lloyd's statement yester-
day calling for harmony and cooper
alton among members of the board
OF education called forth reply last
night from Capt. Julius !. Peyser.
who accused Mr.. Lloyd, the board
president. of playing politics"
with the board still trying TO
swallow the bitter dose administered
by the Commissioners when they
framed a substitute for the original
teachers salary bill. President Lloyd
went to the. White House Friday and
urged President Coolidge to reappoint
Commissioners Rudolph and Oyster,
Capt. Peyser declared.
Then Mr.. Lloyd" said Capt. Pey.
ser. ISSUED a statement pleading for
harmony and cooperation among the
board members. We're going to CO.
operate with him if he works with us
and stops playing politics. / don't
mean that we are going to let our
selves be tied down. We are going
to make fair criticism of the Com
missioners or any one else when it is
justified"
The rider which the Commissioners
attached to the substitute teachers
pay bill giving them authority 10 ap-
point the personnel of the schooi
board is not meeting with approval
at the Capitol. Members of Congress
with whom he talked yesterday, capt.
Peyser said, voiced opposition.
Ernest Greenwood, vice president
Of the board. who. with Capt. Peyser.
had led the fight against the sub
stitute salary bill drafted by the
Commissioners, answered President
Jloyd's plea for harmony and CO.
operation by declaring that he did
not propose to let the Commission
ers sit down and do exactly as they
please"
1T don't quite understand what
Mr.. Lloyd means by corporation"
said Mr.. Greenwood. Incorporation
by whom and with what? My reac-
tion is that Mr.. Lloyd thinks the
Commissioners did right in failing to
inform the board about the substi-
tute salary bill. II that is correct.
| I know exactly where Mr.. Lloyd
stands now
The impending split between the
two factions on the school board over
the salary bill row is expected to
materialize at the regular meeting of
the board Wednesday. Both Mr..
Greenwood and Capt. Peyser have
served notice that they have several
axes to grind and plan to do it at
the meeting. They claim to have the
support of the majority Of the board
Rules Made in Secret.
Besides endeavoring to learn why
the spirit of his resolution for con-
ference with the Commissioners was
not carried out, Mr.. Greenwood an
nounced that he will bring to light
some of the dead cats" buried in the
dark more than two years ago by
the board. The dead cats" Mr..
Greenwood explained, are rules adopt
ed by the board in secret conference
which do an injustice to the teachers.
Capt. Peyser's axe concerns the
standing committees provided for In
the rules and bylaws of the board
which have been non-existent during
the administration Of Superintendent
of Schools Frank w. Ballou. II am
going to insist on the appointment
! Of the standing committees" Mr..
Peyser said, "and believe the board
| will create them. What's the use Of
| having rules and regulations If you
don't observe them"
A move was made more than a
year ago by Mrs Howard L. Hodg-
kins, and Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes,
former member Of the board. to have
the standing committees appointed.
but due to opposition from DR.. Bal
lou and others, the question was
dropped.