Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
School Board Unanimous in
EffeCting Change to COL
ored Students.
BALL0U COMMENDS TWO
IN TEST LARCENY CASE
Appointment Of Dr.. Ellis Haworth
and DR.. Julia Hahn to New
Posts Are Confirmed.


fected neighborhood, the Board Of Edu-
caticn at its first meeting Of the 1922
academic year late yesterday unani-
mously reaffrmed the transfer of the
Monroe School from the white 10 the
coIored divisions.
AT the same session, the board &C
cepted the report Of Jere J. Crane,
Schoo! system business manager. on the
contractors delays in COMPLETING seven
new SchooI projects and referred Il 10
MAJ: II. 1. Robb. L. S. A, Assistant
engineer Commissioner, for action Mr..
cranes report, as published in vester-
Gays Star, pointed out that the La
Iayette School Young platoon School.
Stuart Junior High School addition,
Gordon Junior High School addition.
Anthony Bowen School addition Kew
SchooI addition and the Powell Junior
High School addition probably cannot
De completed in time for use on the
opening day of school September 81.
Inc appointments of DR.. Ellis Ha-
worth as head Of the new department
OF science and DR.. Julia Hahn as SUI
peryiSlng principal Of the third division.
both Of which became effective Septerl-
Der l, after q majority Of board mem
bers approved the action in a poll taken
by Harry o. Hine. secretary. were con-
hrmed. 1t was revealed at yesterdays
meeting, however. that Henry CilIligan
and Mrs. William A. Mcneil opposed the
appointment Of DR.. Haworth Each had
previously registered strenuous objection
10 the demotion Of Dr.. William He'd
rick from head of the department of
physics and DR.. William Hay IS head
OF the department Of chemistry to
teachers IN their respective subjects.
Ballou Commends Hulse.
DR.. Frank w BaIlou. superintendent
OF schools, publicly commended George
HulSe, superintendent Of the Franklin
Administration Building and Frank
Parker. colored assistant janitor. for
their parts in the apprehension, on
July 26, of Sylvester McIaurin. dis
barred coloTed attorney. who was re-
Gently indicted by the grand jury for
larceny from the District Of CCIurl-
bla. DR.. BallCu asked that his COM
menGatiCn of Parker whom L is al
legeo, McLaurln SCugh. to bride. and
Mr.. Hulse, who directed Parker's aCtivi-
ties in the scheme be made a part Of
each mans service record. AfcLaurin is
charged with having sought TO substi-
tute new set of examination papers
Of passing grade for failing examina-
ton papers submitted by his niece in
her quest for a clerical position in the
school system
Speaking for a delegation Of residents
of the Monroe School district. Wallace
Robertson declared the proposed trans
fer OF the 400 students from the Mon
roe School to the Park View School
would tax the latter building beyond
its capacity. He asserted further that
the colored population in the Monroe
district had not increased appreciably
TO warrant the transfer of the build
ing TO their use and that the conges-
ton in the Bruce School for colored
was not great enough to justify the in
convenience to the Monroe School stu
dent body which their transfer to the
Park View School would thrust upon
them. The Monroe district residents
previously had addressed a petition to
the School Board in which it set form
other claims.
Proposal Is Explained
Dr. Ballou pointed out that it never
was proposed to send ell Of Monroe
Schools students to Park View. The
seventh and eighth grades. he ex-
planned, were TO be transferred to Junior
high schools Some other pupils Of the
school. he added, were to GO to the
Ross School. At the same time. the
seventh grades Of the Park View School
also are to be sent to Junior high
schools. The present eighth grades will
until they are graduated
The boards unanimous action was
taken after Robert L. Haycock, assist
ant superintendent in charge OF white
elementary schools, read a statement in
which he replied TO points set forth in
the residents petition. Mr. Haycock's
statement included reference to the
proposed use Of the Ross School. In
reply TO the claim that the transfer to
Do i ,l-,f
travel six or eight blocks" he declared
the majority of the parents who signed
the petition live much nearer the Park
View School than six blocks and some
live even nearer TO it than to Monroe.
The cited danger of children having
70 cross Park road and other dangerous
thoroughfareS was met with the aSser-
ton that many white and Colored chill
dren have been crossing those streets
1or years under the police protection
aforded them during the school wear
This protection, he assured the parents,
Will be continued, and even augmented
He pointed out that, despite the as
sertion there had been no marked
change in the complexion of the Mon
roe School district" enrolment at that
school as white school had suffered a
decline since 1922, when the enrolment
was 595 In 1928 it reached GAL. ONLY
W 4OP ~ q main 4SiSI year Ill1L lelJ
vacant accommodations for 1875 pupils.
Congestion at Bruce Cited.
Speaking for the colored congestion.
Garnet G. Wilkinson. first assistant su-
perintendent in charge Of colored
schools. declared the Bruce School last
year accommodated 968 children. de-
spite capacity of only $40. There
were, he added, - part-time classes,
which meant that SIT children were
receiving only part of their rightfll
days schooling. He cited figures to
show 232 colored children now housed
in more distant colored schools actually
live within the Monroe School district.
The board referred to DR.. Ballou.
with power to act" the offer of the
Washington Brenau Club of Brenau
College Conservatory. in Georgia, to
provide a $3.50 scholarship to a girl
high school graduate. DR. Ballou ex-
planned he wanted to determine the
conditions under which the scholarship
is being offered before he recommended
It's acceptance. Stephen E. Kramer,
first assistant superintendent, said the
institution was doing splendid work.
The board took under ADJUSTMENT
the participation which the public
schools will undertake in the George
Washington Bicentennial Celebration.
A committee will be appointed to con-
slider the question.
Appointments of T. I. Brown as
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