Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-05
SIMON NAMED HEAD
OF SCHOOL BOARD
At REORGANIZATION
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle
Elected Vice President
on Second Ballot.
TEACHERS EXTRA JOBS
LIKELY TO BE CURBED
Roper Believes Energy of Faculty
Members Should Not Be
Divided,

Rabbi Abram Simon. twice head of
the board was elected president OF the
Board Of Education at its long delayed
reorganization late yesterday. Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle was chosen vice
president.
Indications also were given that the
boards authorization of after-school
Jobs for teachers would be curbed. At
the request of Daniel c. Roper, former
commissioner Of Internal Revenue the
board referred the question OF extra
employment of teachers to its own
Rules Committee, with instructions to
frame a specific rule governing extra
jobs
In the election, which followed the
installation Of George Whitwell, new
member, who was appointed to sue
coed the late DR.. H. Barrett Learned.
former president, both the president
and vice president were chosen by mar
row margins. Henry Gilligan nomi-
mated Mr.. Roper for the presidency.
Rev. F. l. A. Bennett seconded Mr..
Roper, after which DR.. j. Hayden john
son proposed Rabbi Simon for the ONCE.
Mr.. Whitwell seconded Rabbi Simon.
Has No Desire to Run.
Just before the election, Mr.. Roper
told the board: II do not want to run
against any member of this board, and
nope this board will remember that
when 1t votes"
THAT can be accomplished very
easily" Rabbi Simon replied with
smile; Il will be glad to withdraw in
favor of Mr.. Roper"
Mr.. Roper and the rest of the board
members laughed. but neither candidate
lN Efif Ill
were counted, four had been cast for
Rabbi Simon and three were for Mr..
Roper. Rabbi Simon had not voted.
Mr.. Roper promptly congratulated
Rabbi Simon, who took the chair which
had been held by Mrs. Philip Sidney
Smith.
Appointed IL Years Ago.
Rabbi Simon had been president on
pointed to the board in November,
1919 and was elected president the fol-
lowing July. He resigned as chairman
in December, 1921. only to be reelected
head In July, 1922. Rabbi Simon re-
signed from the board in June, 1923,
and was returned to it in January,
1880, when he succeeded Isaac Cans.
In her election, Mrs. Doyle defeated
Mrs. Smith on the second ballot after
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break q tie Mrs. Doyle was absent.
She was nominated by Dr. Bennett,
while her opponent was proposed by
DR.. Johnson.
Discussion of the extra work Situa-
ton was brought up when the board
was asked by DR.. Frank w. Ballou,
superintendent, to act on the requests
of four teachers for authority to prac-
tice other professions. When the board
q IN ~ lNn T1nT Rfec Iffa
Mr.. Roper declared he believed "a dan
gerous precedent" was being set. 1t
was explained, however, that the board
regularly authorizes school employees to
work in other fields and that there Is
no board rule forbidding such work.
The only rule applicable. Mr.. Roper
was told, was one requiring the teacher
to request authority of the board to
perform outside work.
Would Center Activities.
Mr. Roper then said that, in view
OF the ever-increaSing Importance OF
education, he believed teachers ought
to apply all their energy and attention
TO teaching and not diSsipate their
efforts in other fields" He said that
by authorizing school employees to en-
gage in other work the board Is plac-
ing itself in danger of criticism by the
ever, that any action looking to the
curtailment of teachers work after
school should be taken after the four
applications received yesterday under
existing rules had been acted upon.
DR.. Ballou, replying to Mr.. Roper,
said he believed the most important
phase Of the problem is the fact that
a teacher employed in other work after
school places himself in competition
with persons actively engaged in that
profession as his only means Of liveli-
hood, and that by virtue of the teach
ers position in the schools. is in
situation where he might solicit bust
ness
DR. Ballou drew a distinction, how
ever between teachers who engage IN
educational work after their regular
school day and those who work in other
fields. He said he would not want TO
see teachers forbidden to engage IN all
extra work because many OF them now
virtually comprise the staff OF night
| schools. He declared If 1t were not Tor
the day-school instructors, 1t would be
| nearly impossible to obtain enough ade-
quately trained evening school teachers.
The discussion was closed when the
board approved the four pending ap-
phcatlonS and referred the question 10
! Its Rules Committee.