Evening star., 1925-11-05
ONLY j. s. CITIZENS
| MAY TEACH IN D. c.
School Board, by Unanimous
Vote, Bars Aliens From En-
pIoyment as Educators.

The doors of the District public
schools have been closed TO alien
teachers. BY unanimous vote, the
Board of Education yesterday after
noon decreed that all teachers APP
pointed in the future must be bona
1ide citizens of the United States, or
at least have declared their intention
of becoming citizens.
The new rule was adopted on recon-
mendation of Supt. Frank w. Ballou,
who pointed out that it recently was
necessary for school authorities to en-
ter into negotiations with immigration
officials to get a Canadian citizen into
the United States to teach in the
Washington schools. Il have long
felt that those who teach in American
schools said DIR. BallOu, should be
citizens of this country, or. at least to
have declared their intention.
Incumbents Excepted.
In response to a question of Rev.
F. l. A. Bennett, the superintendent
said there are some teachers now in
the District schools who are not citi
zens, but that their status would not
be affected by the new rule. 1t will
apply only to future applicants.
Harry o. Hine, secretary of the
board, revealed that every year he
gives the oath of office TO persons who
admit they are foreign subjects Once
citizen of Nova Scotia, he said, re-
fused to accept position to teach be-
cause the oath pledged him to sup
port and defend the American Consti-
tuition.
+. l.. CardoZo, principal of the
Montgomery school, was denoted TO
q teaching position, allegedly for in
efficiency. 1t was his second demo-
ton, as some years ago Mr.. CardoZC
held the position of supervising
principal of the tenth division, but
was dropped q peg on similar
charge. Miss :. J. Janifer was pro
moted temporarily TO fill the Mont
gomery prinCipalShip.
a recommendation of DIR. Ballou
that he be given authority to excuse
non educable pupils from attending
school after proper examination was
approved. These pupils, il was en-
planned, are ones who through either
mental or physical shortcomings are
not able to benefit by regular school
instruction, but who have been re-
quired to attend school under the
new compulsory education law.
Efforts of the board to regain con-
troll of the medical inspection staff
were frowned upon by the District
Commissioners a special committee
reported. and as a result DIR. Ballou
was instructed to study the Situa-
tion. The controller general in a
ruling recently removed the medical
inspection force from the jurisdic-
tion of the board and placed it under
the Commissioners.
Fraternity Is Approved.
Delta Sigma Nu Fraternity was
approved by the board and given au-
thority to establish chapters at Cen
tral and Mckinley High Schools. The
Central chapter will be known as
Alpha Sigma, and the one at Mckin-
ley as Alpha Epsilon. The board also
approved the Pals and PaletteS, an art
club at Mckinley.
The name of the Wilson Normal
Community Center was ordered
changed to the Columbia Heights
Community Center. and arrange
ments We're approved to turn the as
sembly halls in school buildings over
TO the various branches of the de-
partment of Superintendence of the
National Education Association for
meeting places during the annual con-
vention in February. Plans also
We're approved for dedicating the
Bernard T. Janney School and the
new Washington Health School dur
ing American Education week. The