Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
SCHOOL OFFICIALS
OPPOSE CONTESTS
Essay Competitions and Spe-
ciaI Weeks by Outside
Agencies Frowned On.

encouragement for the conduct OF
essay contests within the public schools
by outside agencies was withheld by
the Board of Education at its meeting
yesterday when. at the recommends
ton of its committee on contests ard
student activities, the full membership
refused to permit two proposed essay
competitions and the observation of a
special week" in the schools.
The Gorgas Society had petitioned
the board for authority to conduct an
essay contest on the general subject OF
good health through a letter addressed
to the school authorities by DR.. Frank
Martin, president of the society. The
Sons of the Revolution similarly had
asked for authority to sponsor an
essay contest on patriotic theme. The
board disposed of these petitions by or
dering a copy of its regulations gov
erning essay contests sent to the Or
carnations.
Frown on Extra Activities.
On the ground that the detailed bust
ness of the opening of the l92S-29
school would not permit the division Of
the students attention on eXtra-cur-
ricula activities. the board refused to
authorize the observation here of Con-
K,
sored by the Constitutional Educational
Association of Chicago. The advisable
ity of allowing the school children Of
Washington to take active part in the
memorial exercises to Theodore RooSe-
welt. which will be conducted october 81
by the Roosevelt Memorial Association
was placed at the discretion of DR..
Frank w. Ballou, superintendent Of
schools
The board yesterday decided to ask
the District Commissioners for a de-
ficiency fund of $4,000 to be used in
the completion of the Morgan School
Building.
Two Fences Ordered.
The board authorized the construc-
ton of a wire fence along the west
boundary of the Ketcham School
grounds at a cost of $3.50 and a similar
fence at the north boundary of the H.
D. Cooke School grounds at cost of
$3.50 The motion picture booth at
Eastern High School was ordered en-
larged at a cost of $3.50, while heating
equipment was ordered placed in the
teachers retiring room at the Doug
lass-Twining School at a cost of S265.
In its approval of school system per-
sonnet changes the board appointed
Miss v. E. Chase to the teaching prin-
cipalship of the Garfield School, di-
visions 1913. Miss Chase is being pro-
NOTED from teachers position in the
Booth School.
The following changes in the school
system personnel were approved by the
Board of Education yesterday:
ts-Teachers-MiSs c. M.
Alexander, annual substitute, appointed
September /: Mrs. E. H. Just, annual
substitute, appointed September /; A. H.
Brown, annual substitute. appointed
September / j. H. Pinkard yNnual SUBJ
stitute, appointed SeptenfJc: r: Mrs A..
G. Lewis, annual substitute, appointed
September /; Mrs. z. K. Taylor, annual
substitute, appointed September l: Mrs
L. N. FitZhugh. annual substitute ap-
pointed September L. Miss Annabel
Sawyer. annual substitute, appointed
September l; Mrs. B. c. Knorl, Gid
dings-Lincoln School, appointed per-
manent September !: Miss v. L. Gala
way, Birney School Annex, appointed
permanent September /: Mrs. L. E. D..
Martin, Birney School Annex, appointed