Evening star., 1934-11-10

DISCLOSURE JndC boy WHO Sdiu nc
was a Mckinley High School student
was discovered yesterday distributing
strike handbills among students at
Roosevelt High School was made to-
day by Henry I. Quinn, member OF
the Board of Education. Quinn urged
strong disciplinary action against stu
dents showing rebellious spirit and
officials guilty of laxity in dealing
with such situation.
The boy was caught by Miss May
P. Bradshaw, assistant principal,
Quinn said. The handbills urged the
Roosevelt students to strike Monday
in protest against cancellation of the
remainder of the interhigh school
foot ball series.
This matter should be investigated
from top to bottom and any student
involved ought to be severely discip-
lined" Quinn declared emphatically
IF there is any laxity among school
officials in treating with this student
attitude, that also should be dealt
with"
Asks Aid of Press.
Quinn urged the press of Washing
ton to appeal to students and parents
to force an abandonment of agitation
for violent demonstrations.
Il don't think the handbills had
any effect on the Roosevelt student
body" said Quinn. I'VE are not ex-
pecting any trouble there. They
probably didn't pay any attention to
the circYhT."
was considerably more serious. Stu
dents there are said to feel that dis
continuance of the foot ball series de-
prived them of the championship
which was within their grasp.
Because of the press of business,
DR.. Hayden johnson. president of the
board, was unable to find time this
morning to appoint the committee of
five authorized by the board yesterday
to study school athletics and devise
proper protective measures for inter-
high school contests. He said he would
name the group early next week.
The investigating group was author
lied yesterday at the conclusion of the
boards turbulent public hearing. Mo-
ton for its establishment was pre-
sented by Quinn, who played the lead
ing role throughout, moving also for
the action upholding the previous
order of the Board of Principals can
ceiling the series.
DR.. Johnson said today that the
boards decision to discontinue inter-
high school games this year was
brought about by inability to control
spectators, rather than by the fight
among players in the Western
Mckinley game a week ago yesterday
in Central Stadium.
Crowds Held Prime Factor.
"Our only objection to the whole
thing" he said, rs crowds getting on
the field and occasional rowdism. If
1t had not been for that. don't think
we would have taken the action we
did"
The principal problem that will
confront the boards special Athletic
Committee will be to arrange for the
conduct of foot ball games without
interference from the crowds, DR..
johnson declared, adding he thought
a fence around the playing field and
stadium, such as was suggested at
the hearing, probably would be the
most efficacious croWd-control meas
ure.
Throughout the hearing. the police
were taken to task by various wit
nesses for not furnishing adequate
protection at the Central Stadium
during games.
Students Restive.
Unrest among students persisted in
at least two high schools, Mckinley
and Central.
Principal Frank C. Daniel of Nc
Kiuley, who openly opposed the series
cancellation, announced he will seek
a police guard for his school Monday
morning to prevent trouble among
students who are threatening to strike.
There are few hotheads among
the students" said Daniel, land very
small group of Communists, possibly
four or five, who are causing the trou-
BILE. We stayed around until 9
o'clock last night and there was no
trouble. I expect to be at my desk all
day today so can watch for anything
which might happen. I am going to
have a squad of police on hand Mon
day morning, that is, if they will give
them to me, and suppose they will"
100 Hear Plea to Strike.
Mckinley students received news of
the boards action yesterday afternoon
Just as they were dismissed for the day.
A crowd of 100 or more gathered on
the front plaza, where they were
harangued by a student described by
school officials as a Communist. He
exhorted them to strike
A similar feeling of resentment was
said to exist among Central High
School students and the rumor was
widely circulated that a walkout was
planned to begin when the student
body assembled for chapel exercises
about $50 am. Monday
DR.. Elmer s. Newton, principal of
Western High School, reported his
students were we'll under control and
expressed the opinion that the thing
will have died down by Monday" He
said about 200 boys and ITS girls at
tended dance at the school last
night and there was practically no
talk Of any action.
Eastern High Quiet.
Principal Charles Hart of Eastern
High School said his student body
accepted news of the School Board
decision without demonstration.
Assemblies were held at both Nc
Kinley and Western yesterday as pre-
cautionary measures for quieting the
students. w. C. Myers. assistant
principal of Mckinley, cautioned the
students not to kick over the bucket
of beans" Dr. Newton told the West
ern pupils their ends best could be
gained through orderly means. At his
suggestion a petition to resume games
was circulated, to which 300 students
attached their names. A similar petit
ton, with several hundred signers,
waS circ,llatad of McKiplev