Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-17
HEARING ORDERED
IN SCHOOL PROTEST
Board to Hold Special Meet
Ing to Consider Opposition
to Appointment.

Decision 10 hold a special meeting
next Tuesday afternoon al $50 TO hear
protests of several score Coiored resi-
dents over the proposed appointment
Of some one other than Miss ). O.
Lewis as administrative principal OF
the new John f. Cook school was de
Cided upon at yesterdays meeting OF
the Board of Education.
II was further decided that AT TINS
meeting or shortly thereafter the
members of the board will thorough
ly discuss the policy they have adopt
ed OF creating efficiency ratings Tor
promotions to administrative prlnGi-
palships, inasmuCh as many teachers
are contending they are beng dis
eliminated against through the pres
ent system. DIR. Frank w. Baliou,
superintendent OF schools, declare
the matter is Of great Importance
and he is anxious for it to be finally
threshed out.
Rezoning Opposed.
A vote 10 take Il definite stand
against the proposal 10 rezonc L street
in the vicinity Of the Thomson School
10 first commercial. correction CT er-
roneouS Impressions concerning the
boards position regarding paruchIaI
and private schools in connection
with the compulsory school education
law, and steps still further to enlarge
the powers Of the Board oi Education
were three outstanding developments
Of yesterdays meeting.
Earnest Greenwood, vice president.
turned the tide Of the board $ discus
sion on whether they should formally
protest TO the District Commissioners
against the rezonIng of l. street be
tween Eleventh and Thirteenth streets
when he took issue with President l..
{. Graham and Charles r. Carusi by
declaring IF the maintenance Of this
aeighborhood as residential only re
suits in the saving Of the life OF one
child in ten Years it is worth while.
Sees Pupils Endangered.
Dr. Ballou had expressed the con
yiction that the changing OF the
streets TO first commercial would
undoubtedly eudanger the lives OF
school children. but Mr.. Carusi chai-
lenged the boards right TO curb the
business growth of the city and Mr.
Graham reminded that all OF the
property south of Massachusetts ave
nue. eventually will be zoned for bust
ness. Both of the board members
favored leaving the matter 10 the
discretion of the Commissioners and
the Zoning Commission.
Il have not the supreme confidence
in the Zoning Commission or others
said Mr.. Greenwood, that Mr..
Graham and Mr.. Carusi have. ! have
found that the Board of Education Is
the only line of defense that school
children have. l think we must take
decisive action on this matter.
When q vote was called all except
Mr.. Carusi voted TO adopt resolution
of protest TO be dispatched TO the
before them today when the hearing
on the l. street change is TO be held.
Explaining that there has been an
apparent misconception on the part
Of some of those interested in the pa
rochial schools of Washington" as to
the scope and purpose of the compul-
sorry education bill, Mr.. Carusi remind
ed that DR.. Ballou had conferred with
representatives of the parochlal
schools before the boards ruling was
adopted and agreed their standards
were as high. If not higher, than those
OF the public schools.
Sees Aid to System
THE demand upon the public
schools already exceed the facilities,
continued Mr.. Carusi. The private
and parochial schools enormously re-
iieve the strain upon the public school
system and save millions of dollars to
the taxpayers of this District. AS long
as those who support them do not OBJ
jact to the double burden Of expense,
certainly there is no public interest
which would require that their exist
ence be threatened or their independ-
ence curtailed.'
Declaring that he felt the Board of
Education should have an independ-
ent status" which would enable it to
take up through its president or
proper committee matters of school
interest directly with the Federal au-