Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-15
Intensive Patriotic Program
Is Scheduled by Business
High Principal.
CONSTITUTION CLUB
ASKED TO AID MOVE
Others Act to Offset Radical Propa'
ganda Circulated Among Stu
dents by Communists.

Washington high schools yesterday
set about enforcing DR.. Frank w.
Ballou's order to salute the nag of the
United States in "at least one-half Of
the student assemblies" and one prin-
cipal announced his determination Of
going beyond the salute formality" to
dwell upon the principles behind it.
Allan Davis, principal of Business High
School, one of the institutions where
Communism has made itself a nuisance
among small group Of pupils, declared
his intention of setting up more in
tensive patriotic program than any
which the school administration yet
mas ordered. Mr.. Davis said that the
Business High School Constitution Club,
an organization of National Oratorical
Contest participants, has been respon-
sible for many patriotic activities in that
school, and that he meant to appeal to
1t to increase its energies during the
current Communistic activities.
VIII Broaden Activities.
Specifically, Mr.. Davis means to have
not only the salute to the nag In as
SemblieS but also to incorporate in the
program reading of excerpts from the
Declaration of independence, the Con-
Stitution and other famous American
documents. The Constitution Club then
may undertake to present discussions OF
the principles involved in these docu-
ments and in the flag salute. The flag.
Mr.. Davis added, always has been sa-
IIitnd ar piIcinaaS m S1Irh HSnarial' Dr.
casionS as WaShington'S birthday, Flag
day and all other days on which Amer
icaniSm might be brought to the fore
in a digni11ed manner.
Western High School also will In
crease the number of occasions on which
its students will salute the flag, DR.
Elmer S. Newton explained. The salute
has been given heretofore only on spe-
cial days"
At Central High School, where ar
assembly was held yesterday morning q
few minutes after the school Superin-
tendent's order reached the building
the formality was not launched. Har-
vey A. Smith, the principal, explained
that the salute formula will be given
to every student first, and then by the
next assembly the salute can be exc
cuted with the dignity it deserves.
Others Plan Daily Salute.
Dunbar and Armstrong high schools
have had no evidence Of Communist
activities, their principals explaine i
The nag salute has been executed or
special days" and now, in accordance
with DR.. Ballous order, it will be used
more frequently.
Similar situations exist in all the
other high schools. None of the school,
principals would anticipate what &C.
ton would be pursued If child refused
to salute the nag. They held the opin-
ion that such opposition should be dealt
with only as the behavior of the Of
Tending students dictates. and that pre-.
mature announcements Of what would
be done to children who rebelled would
serve only to invite such refuSalS or
the part of the handful of children
inclined toward Communism.
Cadets Attend Meeting.
Five members of the Western High
School Cadet Corps attended red
meeting at 1887 Seventh street last
night to debate issues with radical
speakers.
One cadet refused to give his name
as his father is a politician. The 9TH
ers were Allan Warf1eld, 1881 Adams
Mill road, son of an insurance COM
pany representative; Richard Lane,
4442 Greenwich Village Parkway, son
of q real estate operator; Miner Buell.
4608 Davenport street, son of an en-
gineer in the Navy Department, and
Gilbert Rodier, jr., of 4515 Ellicott
street, son of an architect.
AS Communist orators denounced all
things which the youths had beer
taught to uphold, the five cadets ques-
toned the speakers regarding Com.
muniSm in Russia.
why didn't Communist plan work
in Russia?" cadet asked. The speaker
declined to answer.
why do you refuse to salute the nag
Of George Washington" another queried
He was answered by q denunciation OF
the first President.
Questioned regarding their willing
ness to abide by the ruling that stu
dents must salute the flag and recite the
pledge of allegiance, the Communists
would take no definite stand.