Evening star., 1933-11-16
COLLEGE BOXING
BOUTS SANCTIONED
Education Board Votes to
Permit Matches in School
GymnasiumS.

intercollegiate boxing bouts may be
staged in public school gymnasiums
under action by the Board Of Education
late yesterday,
The school board. by vote Of to /,
University for the right to present its
schedule of intercollegiate boxing bouts
in the Mckinley High School gym
nasium.
The vote was taken by poll Of the
board after II protests and 8 express
sions of approval of the permit had
been read to the board. The approvalS
and protests were addressed to the
school board In response to its own
solicitation of expressions of opinion
and they were read at the insistence of
DR.. Hayden Johnson, president Of the
board, who contended that opinions,
formally requested by the board, right
fully should be read in the public
meeting, If only out of courtesy to the
organizations and individuals which re-
sponded to the boards request.
Only One Negative Vote.
In the vote, which was taken after
prolonged discussion, George Whitwell,
the board member who, at the pre-
ceding board meeting suggested that an
effort be made to ascertain public
opinion, was the only member to vote
negatively. Affirmative ballots were
cast by Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle,
vice president of the board; Henry /.
Quinn, Henry Gilligan, Mrs. Philip
Sidney Smith, Mrs. Mary A. Mcneil
and Charles Houston. DR.. j. Hayden
johnson, the physician member Of the
. board, was not present. DR.. Hayden
johnson, attorney, and president Of the
board, was unable to vote, since the
chairs ballot would not have affected
the result.
Protests against the granting Of the
use Of the Mckinley High School gym
nasium to Columbus University from
the following sources were read by
of Citizens Associations, Takoma Park
Citizens Association, Columbia Heights
Citizens Association, Manor Park Citi-
zens' Association, Randle Highlands
Citizens Association, Garfield Citizens
Association, Brookland Citizens Associ-
alton, Congress Heights Citizens Asso-
citation, Mckinley High School Parent
Teacher Association. Eagle Council, No.
8, j. o. IA. M; Benning Council,
No. 81, j. o. u. A. M; Anacostia
Council, No. 16, j. o. q. A. M; Good
will Council, No. Is, Daughters of
America; Esther Council, No. 20,
Daughters of America; Mrs. Ruby Kir-
by. 1910 Bay street southeast; j. z.
Dorsey, $500 Blair Road, and Mrs.
Horace L. Richardson. Besides these,
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintendent Of
schools, also opposed the proposal.
Expressions Of Approval
The expressions Of approval which
were read were from: The Washington
Board OF Trade, Executive Committee
Of the Washington Chamber Of Com
merce, Federation Of Civic Associations,
Park View Citizens Association, Ivy
City Citizens Association, Gen. John
A. Johnston, former District Commis-
Eoner, and Raymond J. Walter.
The application of Columbus Uni
versity for the use of the Mckinley
gymnasium was the second which that
Institution had filed with the board.
year ago it sought the same right and
lost when a 4-to-3 vote of the board
was tied by the vote Of President
johnson.
Following disposition of the boxing
application, Mr.: Quinn. who was
chairman Of the committee which
studied the proposal and which unani-
mously recommended its approval by
the board, disclosed his intention Of
promoting the use Of public school IA
cilities by young men and young women
after school hours. He declared he be-
heved the school buildings should be
virtual club houses where persons may
go for recreation and advancement.
At his motion, the board directed" his
committee to study the whole question
with civic organizations and report
back to the board plan by which COM
munity use of school buildings would
be broadened.