Show mm IN CITY DECLARED TO BE responsible FOR LOWERED MORAL TONE some of the boys organizations productive of drunkenness and social vice chicago jan 4 otto 0 schneider president at the board of education it Is announced today will introduce a resolution at the next meeting of the board prohibiting the further exist once of fraternities and societies in the city high schools and malting membership in them a ground for ox of pupils from the schools professor E G cooley superintendent of the chicago schools is arong ly in favor of the proposed option ho said the testimony of teachers seems to indicate that tho general moral tone of members Is lowered by their experience in these associations that idleness trivial conversation love of display and the spread of gossip all go with tho fraternity and that in the case of some special boys organizations izat ions ve may address to these the of late hours lan gauge obscene bongs smoking drunkenness gambling and social vice ince ahe enactment of the present school board rule prohibiting mc of from participating in school active les and the recent uphold ng of this ruo by the appellate court the organizations have felt their fight to be a losing one but such drastic action afi now contemplated by tho school authorities eur arises thorn what president dor proposes however is claimed to be in direct line a score of state decisions and state enactments made within the past three years minnesota indiana and kansas have prohibited fraternities in the public schools and in several other states local rules like the one proposed hao j been upheld by cabirt decision |