Evening star., 1942-11-05
Alcohol Text
Hearings Ended,
Board Decides
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Written Comment on
FinaI Report Nov. l8
To Be Accepted


Further public hearings on the
high school course on alcohol and
narcotics are neither desirable nor
necessary" the Board Of Education
decided yesterday.
At the same time the board de-
clined the offer Of the Washington
Federation of Churches, the .Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union,
and other civic organizations to
appoint representatives to help the
school board rewrite the course.
The board has its own special
committee under DR.. James A. Gan
non, it was explained. In addition,
most of the board members and the
school superintendents have been
colferring with the committee on
the, course.
1--WE want everyone to feel that
we are giving this matter serious
consideration" commented Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle, president of
the board. "but no further oral
hearings seem desirable or neces-
sary."
May Write Comments.
The board decided 1t would accept
only written comment from inter-
ested organizations on the final re-
port to be made by DR.. Cannon
November 18. Copies of the final
revision will be supplied to all those
interested, it was decided, and let
ters gladly received.
It was emphasized, however, that
oral comment at a public hearing
on the course in the Thomson School
Saturday had been thorough
going" All of the board members
but one were present to hear the
testimony.
Charles D. Drayton emphasized
At the meeting that revision of the
course by the committee is in any
case only tentative. The entire
board must approve the course be-
fore its insertion into the high
school physical education program
DR.. Cannon announced after the
meeting that final consideration
will be given to the course at a pri-
vate meeting next week. Besides
the committee. he said, all the board
members and Supt. of Schools
Frank w. Ballou have been invited
to attend.
To Seek Payroll Help.
The board moved yesterday to
prevent further delays in disbursing
of school employees pay checks by
voting to ask Congress for appro-
priation Of salary for an additional
payroll Clerk. Part of the delay, six
days last month and one day this
month, has been attributed by Chief
Accountant 81 w. Holt t0tAsufficient
help in the financial Office.
1t was reported to the board that
reduction Of the spupaaherssof wait
resses serving eWbak Pro@ets Ad-
ministration' lunches In 10 schools
had not been as severe as antici-
pated. So far. according to Assist
ant Supts. of Schools r. L. Haycock
and A. K. Savoy, no schools have
been left entirely without at least
one WPA waitress. With assistance
now being given by volunteer work.
ers from the parent-teacher asso-
Citations, Mr.. Haycock said, the pro-
gram is expected to proceed with
out Serious embarrassment"
1t had been announced by Dis
trict WPA Director Paul Rogers that
he might have to withdraw nearly
all the WPA mattresses for reclassi-
fication into war work. So far, only
schools which had two mattresses
have lost helper.
Drayton's Son Appointed.
Mr.. Drayton commented yesterday
on the temporary appointment of
his son, Charles D. Drayton, jr, as a
physical education instructor in the
Alice Dead Junior High School.
He can be fired out as soon as
anybody else" emphasized Mr.. Dray-
ton, IF he doesn't do the job prop
erly."
Five women joining the WAACS
and WAVES have been among the
school employees leaving for mill
tary service, DR.. Ballou reported
yesterday. He summarized the en-
rollment in the high school cadet
corps as little lower than last
year, but good in view of demands
on the time of. the boys" Enroll
ment of cadets dropped per cent
and the total number of boys en-
rolled dropped 9 per cent.
Urges Census on Use.
DR.. Ballou commented that it is
unfortunate" that five or six" per-
sons sometimes come to a citizens
association meeting or an activity
meeting for which an entire school
has been opened and heated. He
emphasized with c. Melvin Sharpe
and Robert A. Maurer, however,
that any opportunity to give recrea-
ton to war workers should be taken
by the board.
Mr.. Maurer requested that a close
check be kept on numbers using
the schools when they are opened.
especially for recreational purposes.
Request of the Civilian Defense
organizations to use the school
buildings for money-raising activi-
ties was referred to the Committee
on Rules.
Lack of trained men and critical
materials have increased the num-
ber of school repair jobs waiting to
be done from 800 to lit, according
to Assistant Supt. of Schools Jere
Crane.
when we catch up with the back
wash Of repairs" commented Mr..
Crane, "a new wash hits U.s."