Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
CITIZENS OPPOSE
SCHOOL LOCATION
Temporary Placing of Color.
ed Health Classes in White
Neighborhoods Hit.

Vigorous opposition 10 the pFoposdi
TO locate the colored health school
temporarily in the old Lake estate
near Thirteenth street and Rhode
Island avenue northeast. was voiced
in two resolutions adopted last night
AT a mass meeting of the residents OF
that community. held under the aus.
pices Of the Dahlgren Terrace Citizens
Association and attended by represen-
:atives OF other citizens associations
Of that section of the city.
simultaneously with the action OF
the Northeast Washington citizens
who met at the Social Oyster Cluo,
Twelfth street and Rhode Island ave
nue. northeast. further opposition 10
the location OF the health school. not
only on the old Lake estate property.
but in anv other white residential com
munity. specifically the Toner School
section" ~ Potomac Park. was ex'
pressed by the Federation % Citizens
Associations. which suspended It's
rules AT a special meeting called last
nigh, for other purposes, To adopt a
resolution of objection
Others Call Meetings.
Concurrent with The action taken
at these two meetings, officers cf the
Rhode Island Avenue ard the Brook
land CitiZenS' Associations were Il
suing hurried orders for special meet
ings today with the result that the
former group will meet at ii O'Clock
this morning and the executive com
r,ittee IT the latter body will meet at
8 o'clock this afternoon Further pro
teSta,Sons against the colored health
school will be framed az these ses
sions. the officers Of each group in
dictated last night.
The meeting conducted by the Dahl
gren Association was arranged 70!
lowing the initial publication in The
Star OF the identity Of the property
being offered 10 the public school au'
thor.ties AS a temporary site for the
colored health school which will house
classes for SIS tuebrcuia- pupils.
The meeting was opened by John
G.. Miller. president OF the Dahigren
Association. and Marvin NJ Mclean
mernt,r OF the Brookland Citizens
Association. outlined the proposal IL
locate the health school in their mid Z
Many Reasons Advanced.
Man and woman attendants at the
mass meeting rose in rapid order. FOL
LOWING the conclusion OF Mr.. Me
Leans talk, "a voice their own SenIi
nrrtS against the location of the
school ia their community. MANY III
lhem objected on the ground tina, The
presence ~ any tuecrcular group IN
>tituttcD would constitute menace IL
the health OF the entire section. while
others protested that being forbidden
lc sell their property 70 any but white
purchasers they believed the enfory>S<i
intrusion VI color,sd persons would De
entirely unjust IL not actually Illegal
Following many impromplu All.
dresses, Couched in denunciatory vein
and Offering varied courses III action,
the bn<iN of see unanimously adopted
Il resolution in which they cAaCtcr
iSed the health school as hospital. -
set forth that their ro;nmuaitv Is ''ap-
proximately lee per cent white" in
population, the belief that the schoci's
presence would be a menace.
A second resolution calling upon the
Dahlgrrn hc>ly"s president 10 appoint
"A committee to wait ul>on the H<arl
az Education n: its regular meeting
"Wednesday AZ $50 eclcck in the
FRANKLIN Scho0l Administration E,,il&.
inS. presenting thSlV verbal eeSl<rttos
to the proposal and ~ request the
Rys'kland. Rhode Island AvrnGe and
Michigan Park ,ttiseas' Associations
to cooperate with Shens In their %,
tectsSns.
Committee l. Named
MIR Miller ar,tuS en- his eftice cf
president of the nahlegen Association.
'hen appointed Mrs }. q. kinSShurN
amt \, r. Sheer ~ aCt VITA him in
appearing as committee before the
school h>ard
The action taken nv she Federation
af Citizens Associations followed Sa,
a,rsSeS by Frank Van SAINT ot the West
End CltlzenS' Association and William
Y. Lewis. member ri tAe ts>seraSson's
committee on t$iuvAtloa. tSNth these
delegates urged the federation to w,
p,Ase the lVSatiea ct the school In the
Norlheas, NJ the lN,onsac Park SS<>-
tiNnS, \ resolution NctrtnS the fed
erauonS objection ~ the SchysoA Mas
framed, aud. az il was adopted under
"A suspension ~ the eJ<,y'S rules, Il
opposed the location Vt the ScAlsel AZ
~ near Th!rIt~nth Strv>et and khCSle
island avenue MorthSS,st AZ amy either
white community. specifically the
Toner School section"
The r~Snluthn was rIvlASed Nv
Harry y, Stah, Chairman NJ the fe<i,
eiattcns committee on education
The present upheSNal censsrtnx
about the coieeet health SSh,sal Mas
brought aeeut nv The action ~ the
Hard If EdHatsen. January I, in Ne.
eidtns IL transfer tie IS eelea~d
tuostValar pupils trOla the Harrison
Seheal vt Thhtesnlh and v streets a.
the Timer Sehs>l Ia lNtNa,ac rsrk
whlrh always has esen V>rNpied Is
whlte pupils, The transfer Mas News
STATED by the s>he>tulea rassNs at the
Garnet Srh,sal e>.lN'Tv~t t. make wav
tt tAe new estterSva lank,C NsSa
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