Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12
BALLOU SPEAKS
TO CLUB WOMEN
Says Public Needs to Know
Activities of Education
Board.

1.-THE best help which can be rem
dered to the Board of Education by
women In general, and members of
women's clubs in particular, Is by keep
Ing intelligently informed as to what
the board Is doing, or trying to do, for
education" declared Supt. Of Educa-
ton Frank w. Ballou at the opening
meeting of the Department of Educa-
ton Of the D. c. Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs held in the auditorium of
the Mount Pleasant Library yesterday
afternoon at o'clock.
THE boards greatest trouble" de-
clared DR.. Ballou, ''is misinformation
OF the public as to what the Board of
Education Is doing. Frequently we re-
ceive criticism of things which we are
not doing nor have any plans of doing
We desire criticism based on intelligent
understanding, and the best help the
public can give us Is to keep informed
as to what is going on, and then give
frank criticism of what it thinks"
Women Hear Speech.
DR.. Ballou's remarks were addressed
to his audience in response to an in
vitation from Mrs Ellis Logan. chair
man of the Board of Education of the
D. G. Federation, to explain to MEM
bers of the women's clubs, whose rep
resentativeS were present at the meet
ing. the best methods for women to CO.
operate with the Board of Education in
its work Of educating the youth of the
community
The meeting, which was of an in
formal nature, was an effort on the
part of the Department of Education of
the Federation of Women's Clubs to
further better understanding and CO.
operation between the D. c. Women's
Clubs and the instruments of COM
munity good, such as religion, education
and the press.
Dr. Moses Lowell of the Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church spoke on
the good and social helpfulness which
had been achieved by establishment Of
the Life Adjustment Community Gen.
ter, which, as a confidential advisor to
the normal man and woman" Is
rapidly growing and gaining yearly
valuable volunteers for its staff. Much
has been done for the down-and-
outer" said DR.. Lowell.
Abnormal Persons Helped.
Much has also been done for the
abnormal or the Subnormal man and
woman, but little has been done to
help the ordinary normal man and
woman overburdened and taxed with
lifes troubles The Life Adjustment
Community Center strives to help and
advise such people in a confidential
capacity. Club women can assist the
work of the center by telling of its work
to those it might aid"
A short address of welcome was
made by Mrs. william Lavarre, first |
vice president of the D. c. Federation
of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Marie Brin-
lev, vice chairman Of the Department |
of Education of the D. G. Fed !
Grafton of Clubs, presided at the |
meeting and spoke on the necessity of |
the clubs cooperating with religion, |
education and the press. Other speak |
ers were Mrs. Jones Of the Petworth |
Woman's Club, Mrs. l.. z. FELTON, of the |
Park View Woman's Club. Mrs. N. d. |
Granger Capitol Hill Club, and Mrs. |
Don Smith, Rowac Club.
Meetings of the Department of Edu- |
grafton of the Federation of Womens |
Clubs will convene the second Saturday /
of every month during the Winter in
the auditorium of the Mount Pleasant
Library.