The Washington times., 1924-12-18
PEISER INVITES
LLOYD OUT To
FIGHT
Offer Of Board Of Education
Member to Punch Your
Face" EnIivens Mesting

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Offers to punch your face were
flung at President James T. Lloyd.
Of the Board OF Education, last night
by julius /. Peyser. board member,
who clashed with the president OF
the board at a regular meeting
earlier.
Following up his poignant verbal
sallies during the session ia which
his attacks reached their climax
in charges that President Lloyd had
used his position as president Of
the board to further his business
interests. Mr.. Peyser made his offer
to substitute fisticuffs for words
and invited the president, who IA
Warrington lawyer and former
member of Congress, to come out
side" and settle the differences in
virile and belIigerent fashion.
Breach Not Healed.
The breach had not been brideed
today, but there was every indication
that It might widen to the point Of
fight carried to Congress by Mr..
Peyser to unseat the president Of the
school board.
Mr.. Peyser declared today he
would substantiate his charges in
writing and that they would 20 to
the judges of the District Supreme
Court or to Congress or both. Mr.
Peyser said he could present facts
involving another member of the
board.
President Lloyd today declined to
discuss the charges flung at him
because Of their personal nature,
but indicated that his opinion was
that 1t was thumilIatingn not only
for himself but for his colleagues
as well, that such matters should
be brought into the board session.
Reiterates Charges.
Mr.. Peyser today reiterated his
statement that the board president
had used his official position to
further his business interests, and
ventured the additional comment
that II am tired OF lame ducks
hanging on our shoulders here"
The session OF the board was per-
haps the most turbulent in the his
tory Of the school board in the Dis
trict, at least in the memory OF
persons who were present. Verbal
tits of a bitter and personal nature
were interspersed with transaction
of some of the most important bust
ness of the school year.
Emphatic objection also was made
by Mr.. Peyser concerning the man.
ner of handling the five-year build
ing program in the form of a bill
which the board approved.
When brought up, board men,
bers agreed that as II had been dis
cussed previously It could be APP
proved Immediately. and they pro-
ceeded to do so. Mr.. Peyser OBJ
jected to being COMMITTED TO
things without our having a chance
to vote"
Another tilt arose over the
presentation of report of the
finance committee by E. G.
Graham, chairman, on supple
mental estimates. Mr.. Peyser ob.
1ected to their adoption without
more careful consideration. to
which Chairman Graham replied:
Mr.. Chairman, we are here to
transact the business of the board
OF education and / would like to,
see 1t done despite the obstacles
ber." ---oA.A7
BallOu Takes Issue
Nor were tits only between board
members.
Putting of a list of appointments
transfers, designations and similar
school appointment matters tn :
vote, brought from Mr.. Peyser the
Il object to voting on list we
nave not had an opportunity To
read. ManyNa poor teacher has hAen
eliminated from the school system
on his feet. -
Mr.. President, / believe that s,,ch
a statement should be chaIlenrad
ana wish to Challenge II" fha
superintendent declared with some
Between chickering's ana diacna.
sion OF procedure and the rules eoy.
erning 1t, the board approved tha
bill to provide for five.year build.
ing program and confirmed the fol
lowing appointments to high posi-.
lions IN the school service:
Kramer Promoted.
Stephen e. Kramer, principal of
Central High School, to be first
assistant superintendent, divisions
to 8.
Garnet c. Wilkinson, now assist.
ant superintendent in charge Of
divisions 10 to 10, to first assist.
ant superintendent in charge Of
that part of the school system.
Miss Marion p. Shadd, supervis-
Ing principal, eleventh division, to
be second assistant superintendent
divisions 10 to 13.
Harry English, secretary OF the
Doaro OF examiners, to be chairman
of that body.
W, J. Wallis, mathematics teacher
In Central High School, to be head
or the mathematics department.
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