Evening star., 1949-06-28


Mrs.. Madgeburger. Mr.. Lee.
son, an orthopedic surgeon. wa
named to succeed George e. c
Hayes, Washington attorney, as ,
colored member of the board.
The members will be sworn II
by Richard r. Harris, director o
finance and accounting for Distric
schools.
Member Failed to Apply.
Chief Judge Bolitha ,. Laws o.
District Court said 1t is not custo.
mary to give reasons for appoint.
ments or failure to reappoint. Hi
did mention that Mr.. Hayes hac
not applied for reappointment anc
this brought from the lawyer TO-
day the comment that he did not
know such an application was
necessary. He has been a leader
against racial segregation in the
schools here.
DR.. johnson, who lives at Gill
Dix street NE. said that although
he is opposed to segregation, he
believes that 1t can't be eliminated
completely here until the people
are further educated In race rela-
tions.
Lee Has Attacked Books.
Mrs. Magdeburger will be serv.
ing her first full term. She was
originally appointed a few month.
ago to f1ll the unexpired term
of Mrs. Henry Gratran Doyle, fol
many years president OF the
board.
Appointment of Mrs. A4agde-
burger. an active clubwCman, was
opposed by the Federation Of Civic
Associations. The cololed group
protested her use of G. story about
two colored men when she spoke
at the Anacostia High School
graduation.
Mr.. Lee. who will start his third
term on the board, is a Southeast
real estate and insurance agent.
He has been an outspoken op-
ponent of some books used in the
District school system which, he
charged, contained "subvessive
passages" Mr.. Lee has often been
in disagreement with other boare
members on policy matters.
Veteran of Both World Wars.
MIR. Lees reappointment wa!
urged by many citizens assoeia'
tions, although the names o.
Arthur E. Morrisette and William
j. Smith also were put forware
by some groups opposed to MIR
Lees denomination.
DR.. johnson. ~, is a veteran O
both World Wars. He is gradu'
ate Of Dunbar High School, where
he was a lieutenant in the cade
corps, and received a bachelor o1
science degree and q medical de-
gree at Howard University.
Serving as an officer during
World War II he was a consultant
in orthopedics and rose to the
rank of lieutenant colonel.
DR.. johnson is a member of the
Executive Board of the District
Chapter of the National Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis. He
also is a consultant to the An.
thony Bowen School for Crippled
Children.
Active in Organizations.
He was organizer Of the John.
son-Robinson Clinic. He also !!
director of professional services a
the Adams Private Hospital ane
is national president Of the ch
Delta Mu Fraternity. whose mem
bers include physicians, dentists
and pharmacists.
Other organizations in which
he has been active include th'
American Legion and the Medico'
Chirological Society.
The judges failure to reappoin
Mr.. Hayes and their appointment
of Mrs. Magdeburger and Mr.. LEI
was termed another example O.
how the city officials flaunt thu
wishes Of the people" by Ernest F
Harper, president Of the Fedora
ton of Civic Associations. He sale
his group had urged the appoint
ment of Mr.. Hayes. and had pro-
tested another term for Mr.. Let
because the Southeast representa-
tive "often has acted in opposition