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The echo., 1955-11-01
GORDON NEW GOVERNOR Of ISLANDS
AGENCY REPORT

Dear Editor
The following is my report: l
visited lodge No. 514 at Lumbcrton,
October 23rd and installed their Of
ficers-elect as follows:
Mrs Lonnie McLemore, president:
Mrs. Ola Winston, Vice President;
Mrs Lola Parker, Financial Secre-
tary: Mrs. Hattie Brady, Recording
Secretary; Mr. Leroy McLemore,
Treasurer; a n Mrs. Nellie Hardy,
Chaplain.
Mr. Aaron Trotter. President of H.
B. A. Lodge Nc. 1873 and Mrs Mary
Peters. AGENT. assisted greatly in the
program
They had a bus load AMI several
cars of their members.
Two members were added to the
lodge and S36.10 was raised. A de-
licious dinner was served.
That young president showed out
that day He has eighteen members
strong ard they reported $1,000. This
was trul a high day in Lumberton
left certificate filled out anC
the fire burning.
The echo., 1955-11-01
ABOUT FOLK WE KNOW

Mr. John Brown. president of H.
B. A. Lodge No 81, located at Toom-
suba Mississippi, was in the office
few days ago on business pertain
ing to his lodge. Mr. Brown is doing
a commendable Job as president of
this lodge.
Mr.. Cleveland Cole was in the Of
flee of the Secretary on Saturday to
leave the addresses of his members
and some other business for the
lodge. Mr. Coles lodge is located al
Rte 4, Meridian
The echo., 1955-11-01
Dear Presidents:

Dear Presidents:
For long. long time l have been
dreaming OF the day when we could
send your report blank to you al
ready made out Well, my dream
has become a realization.
In the quarterly boards we have
found that some of the local lodges
V I'D leave off some Of their mem
J aid It would cause us to have
you and then you would
It's AID ask that we send you
report blank, etc. This would
c.u 2 lutte bit of writing in the
local lodge and in the office.
We nave always found the presi-
& 2-s 4.@T 20 cooperate with the
c +. o.J -ssiag our reports, how
{ ii method that we have "a
{ .J,eo Will help all concerned.
All you have to do is put the as
sessment behind the members name
OF course, if you have had persons
to join your lodge since the report
blanks were mailed out you will add
their names to the report blank.
If you viii make out the report
blank as they are typed out it will
save us lot of time in prOceeeind
The echo., 1955-11-01
Important Notice

More than a year ago the Elk
ecutiVe Board fixed the age limit
for joining the H. B. A. from IL to
So. Since that time some of the To-
cal presidents have been sending in
applications with ages ranging above
SIS.
We hereby certify that no appli-
cants will be accepted in the office
under II years of age nor over SIS
years of age.
We were laboring under the i'm
preston that all of the local presi-
dents were aware Of this fact.
1t is very embarrassing to a local
president to take in an applicant
more than SIS years of age, send the
application to the Office and the Of
flee in turn returns the application
and refunds the money because Of
the age.
When a member of the HBA. be
comes unfinancial and stays unfi.
nancial more than 80 days, he can
not renew his membership.
Presidents, please let all of your
members know that regardless tc
how long they have been member
if they become unfinancial and wish
to renew, it will have to be done
within the 80 day period.
The echo., 1955-11-01
NOTICE

Dear Editor:
This comes to let the many read
ers Of the Echo know that progress
i've Lodge No. 513 held its meeting
last night and obligated one new
member at the close Of the meeting.
We were served ice cream and cook
les in the home Of Ms. Anna Lee
Hudson. She is vice PRECEDENT of tie
lodge and we had lovely time in
her beautiful home
Mrs. Nancy Come. Reporter
The echo., 1955-11-01
Waller A. Gordon To Be
Sworn In as Governor
of the Virgin Islands


Walter Arthur Gordon SC wear
old Californian will ~ s,yo-n - -
the Virgin Islands in , cereroonv in
the office of Secretarv NJ tho rntor
ior DOUGLAS McKay NJ cordo,,,-
recess aonointnent v,as r,o1 % b,,
President Fiserbover Oc4obe,
The oath will he administered hv
Chief Justice of the United States
Earl Warren. who as Governor Of
California first annointed Mr. Cor
Of California's tbroa man narole
hoard known nc rho Aoi,lt Artbor-
itv
Mr.. Gordon succeeds Archie A AL
'exander of Iowa as Virgin Islands
Governor Mr. Alevando,.,s ,ae. mo-
ton was announced nv tbo White
House on Aupust n Mr. rordon,e
recess .annointroent is subject ~ Sem
Porn in Geor9ia in 1904 NJ, Cor
don Is , law graduate If the rrrivar-
sitv of California. He was in private
when he was nar,ed 70 +be .,er,1,,
created Admit A,,tboritv For TWO
wears nrior 70 that time no was .
n,e,,,bor of tho predecoeeo,. orooriza-
rorr,,s a,d para1as
Mr. cordon,s far,il,, MOVED from,
ceoro;o 70 Co1iforo;o ,,,be, no uvoe
N wears old D,,r;no bis vears ~
tho 1rniversi+v &C California no no.
oa,pa ono If tbe sob,ol,e outstanding
Coae+ foot,a11 4oo,., for 4hroo ,,oors
~. -. 1880. 100. -, 49,
- - w.t. C.,r,4,,. tI,;nd An
n,,,ar;oan .oau,
~
7, 1o1o Mr. cordor hoca,,e &c
.ie+.n+ foo+han ooacb 81 4ha mi
,,arsi+,, If CaI;forn;a and co,tiruod
N +bat oanaoi+v mill 1919
~ 4a,o u,n3. ..,,+,.;na Ian,
The echo., 1955-11-01
Addresses

We sdr have some presidents who
have moi sent IN the names and ao-
dresses Of their members. We have
written fror' 'areo TO forr times in
an attempt TO obtain these names
and 4aiccsses and We s.ill have Aot
gCtten them al.
The echo., 1955-11-01
JAYESS

Dear Miss Larkin:
You win find enclosed a large num-
Der Of applications for new members
9ddcd by the members whose names
9pp"@ on the opposite side OF the
application blanks.
We would have sent moro how
ever, we gave out of application
blanks. Please open tn gate wide
in order that my members might
come through.
Charley Bowens,
The echo., 1955-11-01
MASHULAVILLE NEWS

Dear Miss Larkin
You viii find enclosed some new
business. I am still thrilled over
this Members Membership Cam
Paign. My members are inspired
over their letters and they all are
planning to do big things between
now and the Convention. You may
count on our lodge.
Mrs. Fannie Crockett,
President
The echo., 1955-11-01
LOUISVILLE NEWS

Dear Miss Larkin: I received your
letter few days ago asking me to
get new member in the Member
ship Campaign. Well, you can de
pend on me for I will do my best.
don't think you are asking too
much.
Yours truly
Mrs. Banna Houston
The echo., 1955-11-01
SHUBUTA NEWS

Dear Miss Larkin:
We, the H. B. H. Lodge No. 1917.
are in receipt Of your letter, launch
ing the Membership Drive for this
year. After due consideration, we
decided to launch our participating
drive through The various Churches
hat MAKE w our r.Ctuao hip. We
have selected Representatives in the
Churches TO canvass their conPrefa-
ton for eligible members, These
Representatives VIII answer you di-
recI1 You will receive letters
from the following congregations:
St Matthew Baptist Church, ut.
Zion, Tribuia,ic Moses Temple,
New Zion, St. Paul, Liberty Hill,
1elte-idge and Church Of God In
Christ.
We know the Cp0paign will be
sucre2s and we pledge 1000 coop
Grafton.
Sincerely,
Mrs Cleo y. Cooper,
Secretary No. 12T
The echo., 1955-11-01
PICAYUNE NEWS

Dear Miss Matte
This will let you know that our
lodge is still moving along nicely.
We visited our lodge at Lun1berton
Gu2day October 22nd Brother Nc
Lomore and his fine members had
things well in hand Forty of my
members made the trip with me
Mr. A. J. Barnett was the installing
officer. With the Kickoff" that we
gave the lodge, it ought to keep NOV
ing.
A a TrOtter No 272
The echo., 1955-11-01
HATTIESBURG NEWS
Dear Secretary:

Dear Secretary:
This is to let you know that Lodge
No. 254 has lost one of its faithful
members in the person of Brother O.
j. johnson. He departed this life on
October 10. He dropped dead sud
denly.
Rev. James Patrick, President
The echo., 1955-11-01
ABOUT FOLK WE KNOW

Mr. VIM. Kinslow, the fine presi-
dent of H. B. A. Lodges No. 100, 1876
and 1913 was in the office last week
on business that relates to his local
lodges. Mr.. Kinslow is indeed in
terested in the Association and is
doing remarkable job in his COM
munity.
The echo., 1955-11-01
Dear Miss Larkin:

Please allow space to report the
passing of Rev H. B. Black, Mode
rator of the Third Street Pilgrim M.
B. Association and pastor of ST John
M. B. Church of Brooklyn, Miss,
Goodhope M. B. Church at New Au-
gusta, Mississippi, Second Baptist
Church, Covington, La, and Mt. Oh
i've M. B. Church at North Gulfport,
Mississippi.
He was a pioneer and builder and
a member of the National Baptist
Convention. Held membership in
the H. B. A and Masonic Lodge No
$50 at McLain.
Eulogy by Reverend E. L. Jones,
his pastor. Mr.. A. j. Barnett repre-
scented the H. B. A. Interment in
McLain Cemetery with Masonic hon
ors. The rites were conducted by his
w. M, Mr. A. j Barnett of Lodge No.
500 F & A NJ, and H. B A. honors
by Nj A. J Barnett. At. A large
nun1bcr Of people viewed tn e re-
mains
The echo., 1955-11-01
CTN1vrvrT ~
= / ONE W ALL

Dear Miss Larkin:
/ received your letter and l am
1907 for the Association. l would
like to do all that / can to make our
lodge grow and l am not only going
to try to get one member but all that
can.
Mrs. Joe Willie Davis.
The echo., 1955-11-01
President & Agent.
HATTIESBURG NEWS
Dear Miss Matte:

Dear Miss Matte:
This comes to let the MANY ro7d-
ars of the Echo know that Lode No.
95 held'its meeting on OctoSer 2tst
Three applications for new nen.b rs
and two renewals were taken il The
meeting.
We were served ice cream and
cookies by the chairman e tho rel
freshment committee. Mrs. Ceolq
Wallace k00Ws how to serve. She
has been chairman oc the Refresh
mont Committee for 2 lore. jooe
ti,ao All the president hos 70 sly
is: Whon win We he eorv~d? u
a pleasure to preside over such q
lovely group as No. 495.
The echo., 1955-11-01
Dear Secretary:

Please find enclosed two ooplica-
tons for membership. l think that
ihe letters you sent out win hello o
great deal. My members have gone
to work already to try to get more
members.
Wishing for you a very fine meet.
ing in the December Board.
Mr.. r. " pope, No 422
Laurel, Mississippi
The echo., 1955-11-01
PICAYUNE NEWS

Dear Miss Larkin:
l received your letter asking that
each member add a new member to
his lodge. l am a member of 373
and will do my very best to add as
many members as l can to help the
order to grow
Yours truly,
The echo., 1955-11-01

Mr.. A. J. Barnett, President
Mrs. v. f. Marshall. Reporter
The echo., 1955-11-01

Mrs. Annie Harrison.
The echo., 1955-11-01

Married in 1920, Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
don have two sons and one daughtsl.
The echo., 1955-11-01

- = =
Mattio L. Larkin, Secretary
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MARRIAGE
LICENSE
APPLICATIONS

Under D. C. lam couples must
apply for q marriage license on
one day, iDait three fun days
and Yeceipe the license on the
fifth day. Sundays and hol-
days are counted the same as
other days.
and shirley wilson, is. IS You st. nv.
Douglas Murray, 81, 322 A st. Sc, and
Jean smith. %, loo Attn st. sc.
S Ssn ss Maar i sSs ~ Pc 4 T. ne ne ana
i Fred Davis, 20. PA 18th pl ne, and
1 Marlene Davis. II. 1924 N. Carolina
Joseph kkrrallinser. "a. 1880 Harvard St.
\ NV. and Hildegard Rtsenhauer, 81.
wiII me- p. MINIS s,i e5e: asgs !, Conn
Silas Edmunds, 90, 1884 You St. NV,
John Ar6sn. s3. 1859 ButterEorth pl.
NV. and Carol Cantelmann, 20, 4s25
Constantine stephanides. "A. IT. Belyoir.
\ VA and Asatha strates. ~, 4A0a
ch Louis. F:ssiI 3. 20 81 ~ s. aa
Charles suthard. "a, 4sa k st. NV, and
h Mildred Jones. 90, asa K 81. NV.
Robert payhon, 81. 1865 35rd st. NV,
and Evelyn Grimes, %. Alexandria
Charlie Mckinley. %. as p st. s.w.. and
Helen Adams 10, 531 Ord st. ne.
Donald Smith, %. $500 Grant st: Me-.
and Patricia Flynn. 81. 5S4 23rd pl.
Resss. es.aoe ,.s IS ss s &, s, 4. =. j, .ns
John Backryd, IS, and Carin Lennerup,
80. both Of Vadestena, Sweden.
Leeorn Porter. rs. 1907 9th st. NV,
and Joyce Shorter, IL. lb46 ard st.
CARRIED Lawrence. 80. Sais 18th st.
/ NV. and Lue Henderson, "a. sos
oeoraTs1 Foster Ter is. 1919 Lonstellow st.
NV, and Phyllis EnsleS. 20. 1918
james, ssJ Jackson * 90. 27a4 18Th st. NV.
and Constance Penn, "a. 1908 Clay pi.
II ne.
Andy orhin, 20. and cleyie Little. 60,
both Of Alexandri.; We. =, =.
Diane ViEeant rs, 3343 stuyyesant
John criekenberger, 81. 44so Nichols
aye ave- ssg.: and Dorothy Carlson. 81,
and Ai Ses'f Harris. 3D. H.ssn rsH w.
Paul Madden, IS, Chevy Chase, and
jams Rooms, %, Minneapolis, MINI. I.
Paul jacobson, "a. Houghton. Mich. and
Nancy Mcqueen. %. 1913 Calvert ct.
GeorGe Hon, 20, Bethesda, and Patricia
Siyley. "a, $500 Wisconsin ave. NV.
Georse Mahoney. SO, WnIium Lake, r. L.,
and Theodore Aschenhach. 81. 1881
Cathedral ave. nv.
ave. nv. and Edith Matheny, 80.
Roscoe Norris. "a. 1859 ssrd st. nv.
and charlsne Cain. ~. 1915. 18th St.
ne.
George osboEne. a.. Is Missouri, ave.
NV. and Vera Farley. 20, 1850 seth
Arthur Neira. 2s, Asl,nsten. and Evelyn
Stayer N. Fails Church. va.
RAYMOND Melloy; "a s0l2 36th pl. Sc.
p, end Leah HiSsk. "a 2Ioo Eye g NV.
and Eiisa6eth Brust. 81. 1851 coium.
Robert Hosrs. 10. 1881 Fort roote I'd.
Sc. and joyce Stone, 10, 6Dbl Fort
Homer aSSsf Minus fS IS 81. 4saa eth Il. NV. and
n n.r.;Ss a. ssi@IPers' 81. rreednan's
Joseph Nemarich. ~. II Nicholson Ct
nv, and Patricia RostellA- 20, 1000
James s' coTne,t. Is, % 30 Galveston pl sv..
and Barbara Wood. 10. 42o2 4th st.
w Hsaal zeal I.: z. e. a.: :oS ts.s.s. .P g.
'i ssa. sa Nile: iSo & Sid aos
Jo.sph 1pi.h.r, -, .w..s.ood, Mas. ana
Paul Burns, II, aoii6 ibth q. NV. and
Rose Williams, IS, Brooklyn. N. z.
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churity Rockets

NEW YORK.-An estimated
500 million . year is given by
1.-THE American people to charities
lof Q doubtful status. despite In
|ltensive educational programs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-05
USE OF RADAR
AS SPEED CHECK
PROPOSED HERE

Radar or other electric
devices would be used to
clock the speed Of District
motorists under a proposal
put before the Commission
ers and Governors confer
ence on Metropolitan WASH
ington Traffic today.
The recommendation was
BY the groups enforcement
committee. The committees
report was made by Deputy
Chief j. Agnew of the
Metropolitan Police Depart
ment.
Chief Agnew pointed out
that Maryland now uses
radar and that Arlington
is experimenting with cleo
tronic devices to check
drivers speeds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-05
UNIV Honors Late Aide
nGiftof Church Window
Memorial at Foundry, Believed First
Byu Union, Given for John I. Jones

ID Of Churches Of Christ and q
trustee Of the Westminster tMd.)
Choir. Like many other Welsh
men, he loved singing.
After his death. union officials
asked DR.. Frederick Brown Har-
ris, then pastor Of Foundry and
now retired. what they could do
In Mr.. Jones' memory. DR.. Harris
suggested a stained glass window
In the vestry behind the pulpit,
and the mine workers subscribed
the money by individual contri-
buttons.
Preaching to Miners
With union approval, Or.
Harris ordered the window from
the Philadelphia firm Of r. j.
Reeves. 1t viii show John Wes-
ley, founder Of Methodisn,
preaching to the coal miners Of
England, among whom he spent
years as q missionary.
The dedication will be at II
am. on October 16 In the church
at Sixteenth and p streets NV
DR.. Harris will speak about Mr.
Jones' life. Dr.. Theodore Palm
quist, DR.. Harris successor al
pastor, viii conduct the service
and William Barton. lay leader
of the congregation, win give the
annual layman's message.
The day was selected for thu
dedication because 1t Is Lay.
mans Sunday" IN most churches
mr.. Jones himself gave the lay
mans message from the Foundry
Iuulpit in 1853.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-05
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

American Association Of
Orthodontists. Middle At
lantic Regional, convention
opens today In the Shore
ham Hotel. More than 100
are expected to attend the
three day session.
! Savings Banks Association
Of the State Of New York
winds up q three-day meet
ing In the Shoreham Hotel
today. with 800 on hand.
American Society for
Testing Materials, Commit
tee d.. continues a five-
day gathering, which ends
on Thursday with more than
100 in attendance at the
Hotel Statler.
Mental Hospital Services
Association goes into its
third day OF o four-day SEES
sion today In the Sheraton
Park Hotel. About 800 viii
sit In on the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-05
ETC Order Bans
Bolt Advertising

A cease and desist order pro-
hibiting the Household Sewing
Machine Co. of Washington from
using bait advertising or decep-
tive labels to sell sewing ma
chimes has been issued by the
Federal Trade Commission.
The order follows q preliminary
decision by an FTC hearing
examiner several months ago.
1t also ordered the firm not to
their price or guar
antee in advertising its sales.
The firm is located at 1926
. street NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-05
Other Posts Asked
1roining School Escopee
Captured After Chase

One Of q pair Of teen-aged
escapes from the District Train
ing School at Laurel tMd.) was
captured by police today during
10 chase in the GEORGETOWN area.
Seventh Precinct Capt. Dan
Kennedy said Pvt. Andrew j..
Farrell collared q 16-year-old
boy who broke out Of the Mary
land institution several days ago.
However. q 17-year-old COM
|panian with him when they were
surprised In the act Of ransack-
ing an apartment occupied by
Mrs. Mary Whiting Of 2642
Thirty-ninth street NV. got
away.
Pvt. Farrell. answering q call
labout providers at Mrs. Whit
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labout by members Of the Amman.
dale Rescue Squad.
Firemen Aid Capture

dale Rescue Squad.
Firemen Aid Capture
Franklin a. Sherman. 20. q
paid Fairfax County fireman sta
toned at Annandale. said he and
several other Annandale men
were parked with one ambulance
on Rolling road near where the
woman was found when Raines
drove up.
The woman already had beer
taken to Alexandra Hospital In
another Annandale ambulance.
Mr.. Sherman said he remem.
bered that the woman had mum.
bled something about a red con.
vertible. Raines was driving
red convertible.
Mr.. Sherman radioed 10 poliet
headquarters at Fairfax through
q walkie-talkie about the suspi-
cious man, and also sent o vol.
ufiteer fireman into the woods
where detectives were examining
the scene. Mr.. Sherman anc
the other firemen blocked Raines
car with the ambulance and
several other cars and held him
there until police arrived.
Police said the inside Of
Raines' car was covered with
bloodstains.
Raines, a carpenter and father
of three children, has a long
criminal record dating back to
his youth when he served a term
at the National Training School
police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-05

ting,s address, looked In q win
dow and saw the teen-agers
inside. He attempted TO open
the door. but was stopped tempo
rarity by . night chain.
He shoulder rashed the door,
breaking the chain and tearing
OF part Of the door sash. Mean
while. the boys ran out q back
door.
Pvt. Farrell said he caught the
l6-year-old two blocks away.
Mrs. Whiting, q Navy Depart
ment employee at work at the
time, said q check Of her possess
sions revealed only q dime was
missing.
Police declined TO estimate
what II will cost TO repair the
door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-05
$50, 600 Holds Suspect
In Nude-Womon BEATING

A Burke lVa.) man was held
under $4,000 bond on an at
tempted murder charge In Fair
fax County today after a 43-
Washington woman was
found nude and brutaliy beaten
in woods near Burke last night.
The man. Melvin Mason
Raines, 80, Of Route /, Burke,
was arrested when he drove to
the scene in q bloodstained car
and began asking questions.
The woman, who was admit
ted to Alexandra Hospital with
critical head wounds, managed
to tell Fairfax County police the
following account:
She met q man in q Washing
ton bar and they went for q ride
They drove to a densely wooded
section about la miles east Of
Fairfax Park. not far from
Springfield. There the man
raped her, beat herewith o claw
hammer and robbed her.
Found by 2 Men
The woman was discovered
lying in the woods by Sam Ar
rington and his son Thomas. 10
around $3.50 pm. Her torn
clothing was beside her.
Mr.. Arlington. brother-in-law
Iof Raines. told police he went
into the woods to look for an in
Ijured woman because Raines
stopped by his house and said
he had hit a woman in the head
and left her in the woods. ac-
Icording to Detective Sergt. Cecil
Brown.
Police said Raines washed UP
lat the Arlington house and left.
He next turned up at q small
grocery In the area and was
there when police and ambu-
lances started to screech by, po-
lice said.
The grocer suggested that
Raines find out what the ex-
lcitement was. police said, and
lRaines drove down the road to
the spot where the Annandale
Ambulance was parked and be-
|gan asking questions.
No Weapon Found
No weapon was found. Al
though the woman said she was
beaten with q hammer. police
thought q weapon like q tire iron
might have been used because Of
the shape Of six deep gashes on
her head.
Police plan to confer with the
Commonwealth attorneys Office
today about the possibility Of
placing other charges against
Railles.
L RaineS' capture was brought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-05
Citizens PIeod Strongly
For More D. c. Teachers

appeared Endorsed school budget
items, including some Spokesman
from Ilonschool organizations.
Mrs. Earl B. Barnes, president
Iot the Hardy Elementary Home
and School Association. made
|one Of the most vigorous teacher
requests.
Pointing out that Hardy
opened this fan short handed
because Of o last-minute teacher
shortage, Mrs.. Barnes submitted
ID petition hearing s56 names
calling for Immediate provision
LOT enough teachers for 30-to-1
in the shortest possible time"
Separate Budget Asked
The Hardy petition also urged
Ibudgeting schools separately
from the rest Of the city gov
Iernrnent.
Mrs. Barnes took issue with
mon school witnesses who called
for a check on city spending.
declaring:
I'VE believe that people are
willing to pay taxes which win
definitely benefit our children"
Other speakers chided the
Commissioners for past cutbacks
lin the school budget and urged
that . greater share OF city
spending 60 to schools.
Mrs. Max ]. Fischer Of Oyster
lPTA. asserted.
'sThe school budget has been
forced to take q back seat for
too long, and this practice has
brought It to the. sorry plight
1t Is In today
Mrs. Sterling Green Of Key
lPTA and other speakers cited
recent disclosures Of . city-wide
achievement lag as evidence Of
the need for smaller classes.
Standards in Question
How can we expect q child In
Ia classroom Of over 20 pupils TO
achieve UP to standard In read
ting and arithmetic?" Mrs. Green
asked.
Another parent. Mrs. Lillian
Weyman OF the PTA at Truesdell
Laboratory School, noted that
seven of this misunderstanding
schools classes have two grades,
adding:
For every dollar saved by this
kind Of skimping. well have to
spend IS In g few years for
neglect"
Several speakers criticized an
nounced plans Of school officials
to shift some secondary school
teacher salaries to relieve the
elementary teacher shortage.
They asserted more secondary
teachers are needed, instead.