Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-04

Entire Membership Summon
ed to Consider Park View
"Boundary" Controversy.

Concurrent with the calling of a spe-
cial meeting OF the Board of Education
as a committee of the whole to con-
slider the Park View battle of the
boundaries" and all of its ramificationS,
indications that an issue involving
school administration itself which SUI
percedeS the cases of the 81 transferred
| children, were forthcoming today in
official school circles at the Franklin
Administration Building
AS a majority of the parents once
more sent their children to the Park
View School this morning, as they have
since last Thursday, only to have them
turned away again, DIR. Charles F.
Carusi, president of the Board of Edu-
cation, set $3.50 O'Clock Monday after
noon as the hour for the consideration
OF the issues by school board commit
tee. In accordance with his statement
at the board meeting Wednesday, when
the situation was referred to committee
action, DR.. Carusi named the entire
board as committee of the whole.
Officials Consider Conditions.
Following conference with DR..
Frank w. Ballou, superintendent. and
Stephen E. Kramer, first assistant
superintendent, it was stated that the
officials, contrary to the convictions Of
the thoroughly aroused parents Of the
transferred children, actually are deep
ly impressed with the plight in which
both children and parents find them
selves.
The school officials are trying to
treat this situation with sympathy as
1t concerns the individual parents of
the involved children, but at the same
time they, are confronted with the fun
damental principles involved in the adj
ministration of the school system as a
whole" Mr.. Kramer said.
1t was pointed out that when the
executive committee of the Park View
Citizens Association last Monday night
adopted resolution to the effect that
once a child is entered in school
he shall never be transferred until he
completes that course, brand new
issue was brought into the case.
School Principle Involved.
This issue, officials said, involves the
whole principle of school administration
in the District of Columbia, as the wis
dom. necessity and practicability of
school diStrictlng was attacked.
They pointed out that all school
buildings have certain districts" or ter
ritorieS assigned to them. and that I'M
der the prevailing practice children re-
siding within those territories are re-
quired to attend their respective schools.
child should be permitted to attend
any school its parent chooses a new
theory OF school administration Is pro-
posed. This issue. it is thought, actually
supercedeS the cases of the ST children
who were transferred from the Park
View School to the Monroe Schol, and It
potentially affects every school child
and his parents in the District of Co
lumbia. This phase of the question Is
expected to be threshed out at Mondays
committee meeting.
DIR. BallOu Has No Plan in View.
Asked if pending the final action Of
the school board he or his official staff
proposed any course which would re-
instate the children of the rebelling
parents in any school claSsrooms, DR..
BalIou declared that he had no such
plan. He explained that today is the
last school day of the week and that
only one more school day, Monday,
interveneS before the board meets.
Until the question is settled finally by
the board he saw no reason for taking
any new action in view of the school
boards decision Wednesday that the
Park View battle of the boundaries"
remain in status quo until the problem
is finally settled.