The Washington times., 1924-11-06
SCHOOL BOARD
TAKES TIME
FOR T|LTS
Meeting Employs More Than
An Hour IN Ironing Out
Disputes

SeVeral ellts that finally brought
2 rebuke from the superintendent
Of schools featured the meeting Of
the Board OF Education yesterday.
For more than an hour the
board concerned itself over ob1ec.
tons to newspaper interview
given by an official; q part Of an.
other official report and finally the
foreword OF the boards report
written by President James r.
Lloyd. Converting at $3.50, the regu.
Lar order Of business was resumed
at 4:4O, and adjournment finally
came at 7:25.
When the board did get down ID
business It took up the reported re.
turn of $l26,377 Of unused funds ia
the Treasury during the fiscal year
ended two years ago, and q similar
sum for the following fiscal year.
Julius !. Peyser. who introduced the
subject, pointed to the possibility OF
using such funds for further school
needs. The figures, Superintendent
Ballou declared, are deceiving.
Scores Mrs. SissOn.
Shortly after converting, the Rev.
erend r. /. A. Bennett, board mem.
Der, attacked Mrs. Cecil N. Sisson,
head OF the community center de.
partment, for her criticism Of his
attitude toward her department az
quoted in local newspaper. The
Reverend Mr.. Bennett, sought to
have the board reprimand Mrs.
Sisson, but, instead, she was in.
vtted to explain at once. Mrs.
Sisson denied she had criticized Mr..
Bennett for any stand taken by
him as a board member, but as.
serted the statement referred to his
opposition to the Lovejoy commun.
ity center during war time because
Of its conflict with his church &C.
tivities.
julius I. Peyser aimed a bread.
side at Miss Jessie La Sale be-
cause OF her alleged criticism in
her annual report of parents who
opposed the intelligence tests.
Peyser Protests.
Then Mr.. Peyser raised objection
to the publication of the report OF
the board of education" before
board members had read it. He
said he thought the press should
have the report but not before
board members could have an
opportunity to modify or amend it.
The foreword signed by Presi.
dent James T. Lloyd included a
tribute to the faithful service OF
Mrs. Laura D. Morgan and William
L. Houston, both no longer on the
board. This reused the ire Of Mr..
Peyser, who declared openly that
Opposition had been expressed to
the justices of the supreme court
by certain board members so
undesirable was the membership Of
the two former members. II the
foreword had been read, Mr..
PeySer said, it would not have
been subscribed to by all the board.
Ernest Greenwood, vice president.
joined in the protest, which was
directed also at President Lloyd's
reference to lack of harmony" on
the board during the last year.
SHOULD we junk principles to
secure harmony?" was the chal-
Ienge of Vice President Greenwood.
A committee OF school officials
recommended a memorial service be
held for the, late Alexander T,
Stuart, November IL, at p. M, at
Central High School, and that
schools be closed for the occasion
A COMMITTEES of the teachers council
on the teachers institute recon-
mended the institute be held
January 80. with addresses by emf
nent educators In the morning and
round table discussion in the after
noon, also that schools be clOsed
the entire day. Both recommends
tons were approved.