Evening star., 1924-10-02

Pleas OF the Community Music AS
sociation for financial aid from the pub
lie schools in support of its commu-
nifty concerts were denied by the
Board of Education at its meeting
yesterday afternoon on recommends
tion of the committee on community
use of buildings.
The association asked the school
board for funds. to pay for its office
supplies, the salary of the accompa-
mist at the community concerts and
the charges of hauling musical inStru-
ments, as well as the janitors' and
engineers fees. The board offered the
free use of the schools on nights when
the community center organizations
occupy the buildings, but held that 1T
could not defray the associations eX-
penses.
:. After a thorough investigation of
the use Of Central High School by the
National Education Association dur
ing its recent convention, the commit
tee on the community use of buildings
reported that there had been no in
fractions of the boards rules govern
ing the use of school buildings by
outside organizations. The commit
tee pointed out that the N. f. A. was
the guest of the board, and that no
profit was made from the use of the
school
Smoking Rule Hey1SS0.
Acting on the recomme ndation of
the committee on rules. the board
revised its rule prohibiting smoking
on school property. The rule pre-
viously held that smoking would not
be permitted while children were in
attendance. AS revised. il forbids
smoking at all times. The revision
was made result of the request
of the Mount Pleasant Citizens AS
.sociation asking that its members be
permitted to smoke at the meetings
of the organization.
The board accepted. with regret, the
resignation of Walter r. Stokes, for
mer world champion riieman as arm
:orer and rife practice instructor in
sthe high schools. Mr.. Stokes resigned
because his duties interfered with
his study of medicine at George
Washington University.
Transfer Approved.
Transfer of the Franklin Thomson
group school to the second division
under the supervision of Miss Jessie
La Sale was approved by the board
upon the recommendation of Supt.
Frank w. Ballou. The Franklin
Thomson School had previously been
under the direction of Alexander T.
Stuart, late director of intermediate
instruction. Ope ming of the night
and Americanization schools Monday
also was approved.
Reporting on the enrolment in the
sschools for the first week of the cur
srent scholastic year, Dr.. Ballou
Fshowed that there has been an IN
screase of l,22S pupils over the preced-
sing year The enrolment last year
was 62,S44, as compared with 64,oI2
this year.
The board was asked by Supt Bal
IN, hn g
sappropriation bill an item designed
80 exempt teachers from the rule pro-
.hibiting employees being on two pay
srolls when their salaries are IN excess
fof $4,000 The matter was referred
Ito the committee on legislation.
School Contract Let.
The Commissioners notified the
board that the contract had been let
sfor the construction of the Health
sSchool at Fourteenth and lpshur
sstreets at a cost of sl36,0OO. Inc
,building will replace the Hamilton
school. on Bladensburg road. Its con-
Sstruction has been delayed for sew
seral years. due to court action TO pre-
went the erection of the building on
eTourteenth and Upshur streets site.
Permission was granted the pupils
sof the Phelps Vocational school 10
erect shops for automobile repair
Y WORK ana ihSIi uStiOit ~
{ the rear of the school. DIR. Baliou
sexplained that the work would be
: done under the supervision Of the
: municipal architect and would be
Grated as practice training for the
pupils
s Death Probe Report Made.
, DR.. Ballou reported the result of
= the investigation of the penknife duel
9 between two students at the Arm
astrong Manual Training School in
: which one boy was killed and the
: other seriously wounded. The incl
s dent was unavoidable, DR.. Ballou
pointed out, and the school officials
sare powerless to take any steps which
& would prevent recurrence. Teach
ers at the school were lauded for
: the manner in which they conducted
: the class during the duel.
: Repair of the swimming pool at
= Central High School, which has been
s closed throughout the Summer. was
: authorized. A resolution from the
: Benning, Glendale and Oakland Citi-
) zens' Association urging the erection