Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-03

areas in question to the north and west.
However, the southern area is the one
logically and geographically belonging
to Park View"
Mr.. Ely explained that boundaries
were set up between the Park View and
| the Monroe School In letter addressed
! to him over the signature Of DIR. Frank
| w. Ballou, superintendent, on January
IL. 1927. Ely said he was In sympathy
with that boundary" even though 1t ran
quite close to the Park View School on
the SOUTH" in the hope OF maintaining
the Monroe School enrolment so that
it would continue as white school.
Board Defers Action.
The School Boards decision to post
pone final action on the transfer dis
pute pending further study of the issues
involved was voiced in the Adoption OF
an amended resolution which originally
was offered BY Henry Gilliean. board
member. Mr.. Gilligan's motion. in two
parts, called for % the appointment OF
a committee of board members to In
vestigate the situation, and 90 the re-
admission of the transferred pupils to
the Park View School until final action
is taken bv the whole board. In offer
ing this resolution. Mr.. Gilligan, adj
entS and citizens. declared with empha-
sis that he wanted 1t understood by
both factions in. the dispute that what
ever the action of the board. both sides
would accept it completely and with
grace"
DR.. j. Hayden Johnson. another men,
Der. proposed an amendment to the
resolution which called for the tenta-
tive upholding of the action OF school
otaIe d.. for
that until final board action the trans
ferred children will be expected to be
entered by their parents in the Monroe
School The amended motion was
passed bv a 6-to-2 vote, with only Mr..
Gilligan and Isaac Cans voting in the
negative.
The action on the motion cl!maxed
an hour and As minutes of discussion
during which the comment went far
afield to embrace not only most Of the
! issues of the dispute, but certain items
pertaining to various phases of school
administration itself. 1t was a discus
sion which seemed to complicate rather
than clarity the whole question. and
one which was brought to close only
at the suggestion of DR.. Carusi. who as
he indicated the clock which registered
sos pm. expressed doubt that any
member then had a clear enough con-
| reption OF the case to vote inte]ligently.
Mr.. Gilligan promptly offered his mo-
ton.
Audience" Of 125.
! When the board convened at 3:45
! o'clock yesterday afternoon. 1t was con-
| fronted by an audience" of l25 per-
sons Besides Fred S. Walker, president
! Of the Park View Citizens Association
! which has supported the protesting
mothers in their fight against the trans
| fer. and Mrs. j. r. l.. Beane. chairman
I of the special committee Of the Monroe
, School Parent-Teacher Association.
which has sought additional pupils for
! its school, these included many Of the
mothers and fathers OF the children
who were affected by the transfer. II
was decided that routine business would
be transacted first. so that all topics
pertaining to the Park View battle OF
/ the boundaries could be considered to-
! gether.
! Consequently. it was nearly 430
! O'Clock when the transfer dispute was
! taken up. Dr. Carusi suggested that
! both sides designate spokesman and
! then asked those who were TO speak TO
introduce themselves. Five persons
! stood,-Mrs. Beane first and then Harry
! Cohen. Mrs. J. Schuman. w. j. Kanof
/ and Alfred Hannamenn, all parents OF
| pupils and Mr. Walker. Carusi al
! lowed five minutes for each speaker.
| The presentation of testimony was
interrupted for a few minutes when
! the reading of a letter signed "A Tax
payer" which had been addressed to
/ the board. was considered. The letter
had been perused by some of the men,
! bers during the routine business session
and contained "derogatory" statements
about certain school and civic assocIa
ton officials. Because of the boards
antipathy toward anonymous communi-
cations and because of the nature OF
the letters contents 1t was not read
even though Mr. Walker asked that il
be read aloud when. in answer ID his