Evening star., 1925-10-08
GIVEN
SCHOOL BOARD OK.
Lambda Sigma Keeps Secret
RituaI-Teacher Transfers
Are Approved.

lambda Sigma Fraternity of Cen
trail High School. stripped of its fea-
lures which school authorities de-
scribed as Objectionable. was formally
recognized as a high school orga MIA
ton by the Board OF Education at its
meeting yesterday afternoon in the
Franklin School. 1t is the first Greek
letter society to be given the boards
stamp of approval.
The fraternity however, was ap-
proved on substantially the same
grounds on which it had been rejected d
1S months ago. At that time Ernest
Green wood, vice president of the
board and chairman of its special fra
ternity committee presented a min.
ority report embodying the same prin-
ciples of conciliation. but the PROPOSE
ton wa stabbed The boards sanction
of the orCaniZa ton yesterday inspired
Mr.. Greenwood to read into the record
the fact that the terms of agreement
were practically the same as those
that the board condemned so vlgor-
ously when ne proposed them.
Recognition of Lambda Sigma
came as a sequel to series OF con-
ferences between representatives OF
the organization and Supt. Frank w.
Ballou. Several other Greek letter
societies have sought the approval
of the board. and action on their pro-
posals will be taken at SUBSEQUENT
meetings. One of them is Delta Sigma
Mu Fraternity.
Ritual Remains Secret.
The grounds on which lambda
Sigma was approved provides:
TIE fraternity may still retain its
Creek letter name. Members will be
allowed to wear pins to school. Some
additional insignia may he attached
to show the wearer belongs to an ap'
proved fraternity.
Meetings will be open to an au-
thorized faculty member, but rituals
which are written in code will remain
secret.
Names of members will be furnished
school officials and the membership
will he recruited from juniors ana
seniors. Membership will be by IN
yitation. but students may apply 1of
membership.
Members will be elected by an open
ballot. Candidates must be approved
by school principals.
The fraternity may keep its pledse
secret if it contains nothing which re-
nrires one member to defend another
guilty of wrongdoinG.
Each faculty adviser will be Sc
,ected from q list of six faculty mem
hers submitted by the fraternity.
Reporting to the board on the re
suit of his conferences with LAMBDA
Sigma representatives, Supt. Balieu
nointed out that the fraternity was
established in Central High Schooi IN
1897, before there was any reguladlor
against the Greek letter organizations
ut was the first fraternity estapllsneo
in the Washington high schools, salo
DR. Ballou. TT exists only at the Cen
tral High School. The chapter at Cen
trail High School has uniformly op
posed the establishment of chapters III
other Washington high schools. be
cause the fraternity desired to De
identified exclusively with the Central
High School Much evidence was OF
fered to show the activities have par
lambda Sigma members have par
ticipated as a means of showing the
support which lambda Sigma ira
ternity has given to the Central High
School"
Training for Junior Highs.
A combined physical and military
training course for the boys of the
ninth grade of the junior high schools
drafted by a special committee headed
by stephen E. Kramer, first assfstan mt
Superintendent. was adopted unani
mously. The course prescribes tina,
three periods a week be devoted tc
the work, divided as follows: One
period devoted to setting.up exercises
other formal exercises and games; one
period devoted to foot. squad and pla
toon movements to come at the clos
ing period of school, and the other
period devoted primarily to hygiene
and corrective exercises. For the full
two semesters' work the boys will b'
given a years credit of cadet service
to carry with them to the senior
high school.
While the platoons to be organized
for the foot and squad movement
will be comparable to the senior higf
school cadet companies, guns will no
| be used, and instead of an annua
competitive drill, a feature of th'
cadet program. the Junior high schoo
! platoons will have a competition nea
| the close of each school year consist
ing of setting-up exercises, squad ant
! platoon movements and games.
! DIR. Ballou called the boards atteH
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