Evening star., 1938-03-10
EDUCATION BOARD
CALLS RECREATION
PARLEY MARCH IS
Agency Heads to Be Invited
to Give Views Next
Wednesday.
COMMITTEE PLACE
GIVEN UP BY QUINN
Protests Impression of Failure
to Co-operate-Ballou
Succeeds Member.

Members of the School Board will
invite administrative heads of the
agencies charged with recreation con.
troll In the District to conference
at the Franklin BUILDING Wednesday
at pm.
The date was set at the board
meeting yesterday following adoption
of joint committee report opposing
the Park and Planning Commission
bill for recreation unification ano
suggesting a conference
At the same time the board re-
luctantly accepted the resignation o.
Henry l. Quinn as Its representative
on the District Recreation Commit
tee and appointed superintendent OF
Schools Frank w. R.llou to succeed
him.
In submitting his resignation. Mr.
Quinn declared that his opposition
to various efforts by outside agen-
cies" to interfere with the control
of the school board ever its proper
ties and personnel may have given
to some the impression CT lack of CO.
operation.
Removes Last Excuse"
'Such an impression is without
Justification" he said. but in order
that there may no. De the slightest
semblance Of an excuse for the ether
interested parties to carry out the
provisions of the coordination agree
ment by giving it fair trial fer one
year in the direction Of program CO.
ordination, I hereby tender my resig
nation as your representative on the
condition that the superintendent of
schools be appointed in my place"
Mr. Quinn preceded his lesigna-
ton with the statement that in re-
sponse to charge by proponent of
the uniflcation bill that voluntary CO.
ordination has been blocked by fail
ure to include on Cne committee for
program coordination the director of
the Community Center Departmen mt
and the directors Of physical educa-
ton in the schools, he moved the
appointment of Mrs. E. K. Peoples
Birch E. Bayh and Dr.. E. B. Hen
derson to the committee. The board
approved the motion.
Hits Plan Before Association.
Mr.. Quinn, in speaking last night
before the Rhode Island Avenue Citi-
zens' Association, scored as vicious
and dangerous" proposals to shift
supervision of recreational facilities
to separate body.
Declaring that the placing of rec
reation authority in the hands of all
outside agency would mean a varia-
ton in ideas and ideals with the edu-
cational system, Mr.. Quinn. in ad-
dressing the association, maintained
board governing to be the logical
and sensible development" since
recreation premises are definitely a
part of education
Already we are aiming for an
extended education program concern
Ing recreation-the opening Of play
grounds and school facilities until S
pm. daily and Saturdays and con-
tinuance of the recreational school
year through summer months he
stated. Our program is plotted care
fully in collaboration with the whole
educational scheme, whereas a super
visory change will mean conflict in
principles and furthermore a double
overhead to the District"
DR.. Ballou characterized Mr..
Quinn's action in 1esigning from the
committee as generous" and as
demonstrative of the devotion of Mr..
Quinn in furthering the co-ordina-
ton program.
Others to Be Called.
In setting the date for the recrea-
tion conference, the board indicated
1t would invite, in addition to Mrs.
Peoples, Mr.. Bayh and DR.. Hender-
son, Miss Sybii Baker. supervisor of
the Playground Department; c. Mar
shall Finnan, superintendent of the
National Capital Parks, and Lewis
r. Barrett, co-ordinator of recrea-
ton.
Other action by the board included
approval of Works Progress Admin
istration commercial class work as
eligibility qualification fer steno-
graphic positions in the school sys-
tenn, on the condition that w. P. A.
set up central office where perma-
nent records CT pupils would be read
lily available and translatable in Cay
school standards. A further pro-
vision is added that candidates from
w. P. A. schools must have a mini
mum speed in tyoing and shorthand
sufficient to meet school standards,
The ruling was inspired by the
appeal of Miss Amy N1ahoney to the
board that she was not allowed to
take the examinations because of her
w. P. A. training. An applicant for
a stenographic position in the colored
schools. Miss Mahoney was allowed
to take the test pending board con-
sideration of her appeal. DR.. Ballou
reported that she had failed the ex-