Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17
NEWMAN URGING
. PUPILS TO RETURN
"Striking' Armstrong High
Students Urged to Go
Back to School.

Advised that officers NJ the students
council of Armstrong Technical High
School. where more than 1000 pupils
walked CUT Friday morning 3 a
protest against the slated demotion oi
their principal have vowed to continue
their student strike until the Boar OF
Education rejects recommends ton for
his removal. Capt. Arthur {. New
man last might issued an appeal for
the return OF every student Monday
morning AS the greatest happiness
that can come to me-
Il urge my pupils to return to school
on Monday" says Capt. Newman in
his statement. and urge the parents
TO see that they are sent to school.
While l had no part in melting the
children to take action and I appre-
ciate the affection they are attempting
10 express. the grea test help they car
give me and the greatest happiness
that can come to me AT this time VIII
he brought by the return or every
pupil TO school
Vote to Defy Board.
UnmindfuI of Capt. Newman's atti-
tude concerning their strike. mem .
tiO~A~7e
bv Manning johnson. president. held
a meeting Yesterday when they voted
ito defy the Board OF Education by
staying out of school until they are
satisfied their principal is to re-
main at his post
While neither DIR. Frank w. Bal
lou. uparintendent of schools. nor
Assistant Supt. of Schools Garnet e
Wilkinson have adopted drastic
means Of ending the Armstrong strike
as yet. it WAS generally understood
at the Franklin School yesterda Y
afternoon that = definite course will
De pursued If the trouble to not
terminated tomorrow.
Capt. Newman is expected to visit
DR.. Ballou tomorrow. f. c. Graham
president Of the Board of Education
is following the Armstrong dimcultH
CLOSELY and conferred with DIR. BAilou
and Mr. Wilkinson concerning 1t yes
terday afternoon.
Two Mass Meetings.
Two mass meetings will be held
this afternoon to protest AGAINST
Can't Newman's demotion. while two
more meetings are scheduled for TO-
morrow night. A meeting Of the
Parent Teacher Association OF Arm :
strong also has been called by Mrs
Cecilia Hail. president, for tomorrow
night at the school.
one mass meeting will be conducted
by the Students Council at the Dunbar
Theater at l pm. today. while the
other will be held by the Contra
WASHINGTON Citizens Association ane
the Blaine Invincible Republican Clut
at pm at the Lincoln Thester,
street between Twelfth and Thir
teenth streets.
President johnson of the Students
Council announced last night that the
mind Of the body is made up to con
tinue the strike. and issued "a warn
ing" for every pupil in the school tt
remain from the building tomorrow.
Tinkham Interested.
Indications that the Newman case
NAV take on more than a local aspect
were seen yesterday when it was
learned that Representative George
Holden Tinkham OF Massachusetts
had interested himself In Capt. New
mans plight on behalf Of prominent
educators in Boston who are his con
stituents Mr.. Tinkham has address
ed letter to the Board Of Education
requesting fair play for Capt. New
man.
The meeting tomorrow night te
draft resolutions protesting against
the demotion Of Capt. Newman are tc
be held In the offices Of Charles A
Marshall 9O7 L street. a former Arm
strong student. One meeting will bt
held at s o'clock and attended By
former pupils of Armstrong, while the
other will be held at 10 o'clock and
attended by colored business men Of
the city.