Evening star., 1934-03-08
Sale of Liquor Near Schools
May Bring NeW Regulation
School Board May Re.
quire Pupils to Remain
Within the Grounds.
Bdiiou Expresses Vie1c
in Event Licenses Are
Issued to Stores in Areas.

Regulations requiring pupils to re-
main within their school grounds from
the time they report in the morning
until they leave for home in the after
noon may become necessary" accord
ing to Dr.. Frank w. Ballou, school
superintendent, in the event liquor
licenses are granted to establishments
near school houses.
Dr. Ballou expressed this view at
the School Board meeting yesterday,
adding that he hoped the board woulo
continue its efforts to prevent licens-
ing Of near-school establishments.
The board later adopted a relolu-
tion expressing emphatic opposition tc
granting of liquor licenses "of any
class to places within the vicinity
of schools and colleges
Dr. Ballou explained today that he
would not recommend such regula-
tions if parents ARE content with
the situation as it develops He said
the necessity of such regulations would
rest entirely upon the school authorl-
ties efforts to discharge their own re-
sponsibility for safeguarding children
entrusted to them during the school
day.
May Put Stores off Bounds.
Such safeguarding. he holds. can
not be done with respect to outside
agencies like neighborhood stores. II
such potential danger to pupils
should develop. the only course would
be to deny pupils the opportunity to
congregate in such places.
DR. Stephen E. Kramer, first as
sistant superintendent, said that II
such stringent regulations were adopt
ed. students who wished to 60 home
for lunch undoubtedly would be
given passes for that purpose Others
would have either to bring their own
lunch or patronize the school cafe
terra.
The liquor topic and its relations
to the schools was introduced when
the board. declared he hoped the
board would continue its efforts to
prevent licensing of liquor dis
penSaries" near schools.
If, however, the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board does grant licenses to
places near the schools" DR.. Ballou
said, lit may become necessary to adopt
regulations keeping children at school
all day and denying them the priv
ilege of leaving school grounds at
recess periods which they enjoy at
present. In other words require them
to stay in school from the time they
enter class in the morning until they
leave to go home in the afternoon.
This has been found necessary in
otner cities.~but We have-not had to
do it here"
Difficulty Foreseen.
Mrs Philip Sidney Smith, board
member, said she feared the plan
would be difficult, especially wnere
children are on the double-shift pro-
grams in the high schools" However,
she said such step probably is
necessary.
Henry Gilligan, chairman of the
boards Legislative Committee, who
has carried the chief burden of the
boards fight against the licensing of
esta blishments close to schools. said
he was glad We have a superin-
tendent who takes that view" with
respect to the liquor question.
The resolution adopted was pro-
posed by Henry I. Quinn, who said
that so far as he, personally, was con-
cerned, the talk about liquor licenses
within 400 feet of churches and !
schools is making a mountain out of /
a mole hill"
That is my personal opinion" he
said. But I know the opinion of
the citizens of this district and we
represent them here"
Text of Resolution.
Mr.. Quinn's resolution, adopted I.
unanimously, follows
Resolved: That the Board of Edu- |
cation is firmly of the opinion that |
the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board |
should not issue liquor licenses of any |
class for a place of business within |
the vicinity of schools and colleges. or |
where residents, or property owners,
in the neighborhood of said place
register objection to same
And be it further resolved that !
resolutions Of protest from the Board
of Education, parent-teacher associa-
tions, or citizens associations of any |
such neighborhoods shall be given full |
recognition by said Alcoholic Beverage |
Control Board in determining whether
the place for which the license is to |
be issued is an appropriate one. con-
sidering the character of the prem
ises, its surroundings. and the wishes |
of the persons residing or owning |
property in the neighborhood of said
place (section IA, paragraph 5, act
of Congress approved January "a,
1934."
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