Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-27
officers Say Walker Repu.
dated Organization ON
Shifting of Pupils.
1s OF IS WHOSE PARENTS
REBELLED, CAPlTULATE
Opposition to Transfer Upheld by
p. Mothers Of Children In
volved in Order.

While 10 of the IS children, whose
parents rebelled yesterday against their
transfer from the Park View School to
the Monroe School were in their new
classes at the latter building this morn
ing, charges of reputation of the ac-
ton of his own organization were voiced
against Fred 8. Walker, president Of the
Park View Citizens Association. by Of
ficerS of the Monroe School PARENT
Teacher Association.
According to these officers, all Of
whom are mothers OF children actually
attending the Monroe School, the Park
View Citizens Association. OF which
they are members, last Spring adopted .
resolution favoring the transfer of pupils
residing in the Monroe Schools own
assigned territory. but who attend the
Park View School, to the Monroe
building. They point out that Mr..
Walker himself presided over that meet
ing and contend now that instead
Of standing by that action, the asso-
cations president Is encouraging the
rebellion against the transfer order.
which was issued from the Park View
School Tuesday.
Mothers Uphold Opposition.
Mr.. walkers support Of the action
Of the mothers OF the SIS involved chill
dren in opposing the transfer was up
held by those mothers yesterday when
they said that Walker had advised them
to send their children back to Park
View School despite the transfer order
and that he would stand behind us"
Mr.. Walker subsequently explained that
he did tell those parents that such a
course was the only thing left for them
to follow.
Mrs. j. r. L. Bean, past president Of
the Monroe School PARENT Teacher AS
ISOLATION and now chairman Of that
body's special committee on distrtcting.
made 1t plain today that while she and
her associates are amazed" and pug
zled" by the present stand Of their
citizens association president, they are
anxious that the differences between
the two groups Of parents be not defined
as q "neighborhood squabble." So far
as the parents OF children In the Nom
roe School are concerned. they say,
there Is no animoSity. but q sincere
effort to adjust unequal student enroll
ments in the two schools The build
they point out, and while the Park
View School is so seriously congeSted
that six classes already have beer
plAcsd on part-tine and Ave portables
are maintained to accommodate the
overflow enrolment, the Monroe School
has ample room to give additional
pupils.
Backed In Cententien.
In this contention, Mrs. Bean was
supported by Mrs. e. c. Eauer. presi-
dent of the Monroe Parent-Teaeher
group, and Mrs. J. J. Sanders, secretary
Of that body.
In the minds of the parents of Park
View School children and Monroe
School children, It was indicated by the
of1cers Of the Monroe Psrent-Teacher
Association and by the complaint OF
the 20 militant mothers who yesterday
stormed the Franklin Administration
Building to seek q recindment Of the
transfer order. is the fear that, in view
OF the changing population just south
OF the Park View community. the Mon
roe School soon will be turned over to
colored pupils.
The Monroe Parent Teacher officers
contended today that unless the pupils
who actually reside in the District ac-
corded to their school are enrolled
such point that the buildings transfer
to the colored divisions must necessarily
follow. Such transition. they say.
would result In comparatively short
time In the necessity Of turning the
Park View School itself over to the COL
ored divisions. They explained this view
BY pointing out that as a colored school
the Monroe Building would attract adj
ditional colored families to that neigh
borhood, which, in turn, would create a
demand for additional classroom space
for them.
Board viii Review Issue.
On, the other hand, the Monroe par.
ent-teacher of1eer declared there actu.
ally Is ample white school population
In the vicinity Of the Monroe School.
The kindergarten there, they show, con-
tainS So pupils while that structure
houses also 81 first.grade pupils in two
classes. The reason for the falling OF
Of the enrolment in the upper grades
at Monroe is the fact that students.
who actually live In the Monroe terri
tory, have been permitted to enroll in
the Park View School. This enrolment
was brought about through the efforts
of Park View School parents and others.
they say, to build up large enrolment
OF platoon system pupils 80 that q de.
nnand for this system Of education could
be shown by its advocates, the Monroe
officers further commended.
The whole matter will be reviewd by
the Board Of Education at its meet
ing next Wednesday and until then the
dissenting parents may simply be &C
cepting the advice Of Robert L. Hay
cock. assistant superintendent Of
schools, yesterday to enroll at Monroe
to await the action Of the school board
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