Evening star., 1925-10-08
GIVEN
SCHOOL BOARD 0. K.
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 organiza-
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 1t had been rejected
1s months ago. At that time Ernest
Greenwood. vice president of the
board ana chairman Of its special fra
ternity committee. presented a minor
ity report embodying the same prin-
ciples OF concilia ;ion. but the PROPOSE.
ton was tabled. The boards sanction
of the organization 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 vigor-
ously when he 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.
Tho grounds on which lambda
Sigma was approved provides:
The fraternity may still retain It's
Greek letter name. Members will be
allowed to wear pins to school. Some
additional insignia may be 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 be recruited from juniors and
seniors. Membership will be by In
yitation, but students may apply for
membership.
Members will be elected by an open
ballot Candidates must be approved
by school principals.
The fraternity may keep its pledge
secret If 1t contains nothing which re-
OulToS one memDSI 10 uclClu dhothSi
guilty of wrongdoing.
Each faculty adviser will be Sc
lected from a 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. Ballou
pointed out that the fraternity was
established in Central High School In
1897, before there was any regulation
against the Greek letter organizations.
TT was the first fraternity established
in the Washington high schools" said
DR.. Ballou. 1T exists only at the Cen
trail High School. The chapter at Cen.
trail High School has uniformly op'
posed the establishment of chapters IN
other Washington high schools. be.
cause the fraternity desired to be
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,"
Thinning 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 assistant
superintendent, was adopted unani'
mously. The course prescribes that
three periods a week be devoted to
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 fun
two semesters' work the boys will be
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 movements
will be comparable to the senior high
school cadet companies. guns will not
be used, and instead OF, an annual
competitive drill, a feature of the
cadet program, the Junior high school
platoons will have a competition near
the close Of each school year consist
ing Of setting.up exercises, squad and
platoon movements and games.
DR.. Ballou called the boards atton
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