Evening star., 1949-06-28
School Board 10 Give
Oath 10 Three Friday;
New Member Included

Swearing in ceremonies for two
reappointed members and one new
member of the District Board of
Education will be held at 8 am.
Friday; just before the board
meets for its yearly organizational
meeting.
Reappointed yesterday by the
judges of District Court were Mrs
Edward c. Magdeburger and Adel-
bert w. Lee. DR.. Phillip T. john
son, an orthopedic surgeon. was
named to succeed George E. C.
Hayes. Washington attorney. as a
colored member of the board.
The members will be sworn in
by Richard F.. Harris, director OF
finance and accounting for District
schools.
Member Failed to Apply.
Chief Judge Bolitha j. Laws OF
District Court said it is not custo-
mary to give reasons for appoint
rments or failure to reappoint. He
did mention that Mr.. Hayes had
not applied for reappointment and
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 it can't be eliminated
completely here until the people
are further educated in race rela-
tons.
Lee Has Attacked Books.
Mrs. Magdeburger will be serv-
ing her first full term. She was
originally appointed few months
ago to fill the unexpired term
of Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle. for
many years president of the
board.
Appointment of Mrs. Magde-
burger, an active clubWLman. was
opposed by the Federation of Civic
Associations. The colored 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 "subversive
passages" Mr.. Lee has often been
in disagreement with otler board
members on policy matters.
Veteran Of Both World Wars.
Mr.. Lees reappointment was
urged by many citizens associa-
tions, although the names of
Arthur E. Morrisette and William
j. Smith also were put forward
by some groups opposed to Mr..
Lees renomlnatlon.
DR.. johnson, 40, is veteran Of
both World Wars. He is a gradu-
ate of Dunbar High School. where
he was a lieutenant In the cadet
corps, and received bachelor OF
science degree and a 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 consultant to the An
thony Bowen School for Crippled
Children.
Active in ORGANIZATIONS.
He was organizer of the john
SON. Robinson Clinic. He also is
director of professional services at
the Adams Private Hospital and
is national president of the Chi
Delta Mu Fraternity. whose MEM
bers include physicians. dentists
and pharmacists.
Other organizations in which
has been active include the
American Legion and the Medico-
biological Society.
The judges failure to reappoint
Mr.. Hayes and their appointment
of Mrs. Magdeburger and Mr.. Lee
was termed another example OF
how the city officials fiaunt the
wishes of the people" by Ernest F.
Harper. president Of the Fedora
ton of Civic Associations. He said
his group had urged the appoint
ment of Mr.. Hayes, and had pro-
tested another term for Mr.. Lee
because the Southeast representa-
tive "often has acted in opposition
to the wishes of the people.