The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-17
MUST
ADMIT FRAT
STANDING
School Board to InfIict Penal
ties Denying Scholastic
Rights to Offenders

Rights 10 OIIeIIuoi
High school students will be re-
quired by the Board of Education
this year to furnish school au-
thorities with a signed statement
of their connection with fratern1-
ties, sororities, or other unapproved
organizations.
Such statement on a pledge
card" was required last year, but
the school board, at a meeting yes
terday, received a proposal to write
the provision into the rules OF the
Board Of Education. Presented as
an amendment to the anti-fraternity
rule adopted by the board, there is
every likelihood that the plan VIII
be approved at the board meeting
next week.
On one side of the pledge card"
is the following declaration by TIE
pupil" which must be signed by
the student and countersigned Ey
the teacher"
II solemnly declare upon my
honor that am not a member OF
any organization, association, club,
fraternity or sorority except as
card and that / will not become
member of such organization with
out previously notifying the prin-
cipal of the school in which l am
a student"
Must Give Facts
On the reverse side of the card,
the student must state the name
and date of joining of organizations,
which must be certified as cor
rect by the parent.
The school board also proposes
to INCORPORATE in its rules the pro-
cedure of last year whereby
student declining to fill out pledge
card is automatically disqualified
from participation in scholastic
activities.
With the exception of the pro-
posed amendment, the antl-fratern-
ity rule adopted by the board IS
virtually the same as the rule de-
clared invalid during the frat
ever, has been accomplished in ac-
cordance with the boards bylaws.
This the board failed to do when
it adopted the rule before.
Six members were present at the,
meeting. There was no record
vote, but no objection was reg
istered by any member present.
Members present were President T..
C. Graham, James T. Lloyd. Mrs.
Howard l.. Hodgkins. Mrs. CoraIle
z. Cook, the Reverend F. i. A. Ben
nett, and Doctor j. Hayden john
son.
Penalties Used.
The rule forbidding student mem
bership in unapproved organlza-
tons disqualifies it's violators from
the following scholastic activities:
Holding a commission or warrant
in the cadet corps.
Representing the school in
athletics, rife matches, debates or
dramatic performances.
Holding any position, elective or
appointive, on a school publication.
! From being certified as eligible
to stand for election to any class
office.
Holding any position in a high
school bank.
Being an officer in any organiza-
ton. club or activity which comes
under the direction of the school,
Receiving any form Of honors
other than those awarded for schol-
arship attachments.
Holding any position as repre-.
sentative of his or her school.
Transfer Opposed
Transfer Of the Twining School
TO divisions 10 to 13 was approved
by the board. The Abbott School
will be established as a vocational
school. A delegation Of parents ap-
peared before the board to protest
the transfer of the Twinfng School.
Superintendent Frank w. Ballou in
formed the board that the transfer
is urgent, as colored schools in that
vicinity are crowded.
The following tuition rates were
approved: Normal schools, $186.O2;
high schools, $116.23; junior high
schools, $685.; elementary schools,
$63.88; special schools, $117.51; voca-
tional schools, $83.04, and night
schools, $11.02. The rates are to be
paid by nonresident pupils.