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Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Sept. 5-To relieve
overcrowding in number of school
centers, revision of several bus routes
for the coming session has been an
nounced by Division Supt. w. t.
Woodson.
Under a new arrangement, pupils
in Falls Church and the county
proper will be allowed to attend
schools in either jurisdiction without
the payment of tuition. This Is ex-
pected to send a number of ele-
mentary children living just outside
the town, and who have in the past
attended county schools, into the
town school.
Likewise, school officials will shift
a number of children who have
formerly attended Fairfax schools to
Floris and Herndon.
One of the new routes, providing
for FloriS and Herndon, will start at
Willard road, then to Pleasant VAL
ley, Chantilly, Twin Poplars ION
Centreville road, back to Chantilly
and Floris, and returning to Chan
tilly, the bus will go to Pender, Navy,
Floris and to Herndon.
Central County Route.
Changes i'm the central area of the
county include route to serve Bal
leys and Falls Church schools, begin
ming at Fort Ward Heights, then to
Baileys, then from Lee Boulevard
Heights, to Fort Buffalo, to Sleepy
Hollow, to Wescott's Nursery, to
Madison School, around block to
jefferson School, back to Fort Buff
falo and then to Baileys.
A route to serve Dunn Loring
School, and transfer to Fairfax
High, will begin at Merrys Corner,
east to Idylwood road, to Idylwood,
Dunn Loring, then to Madrillon
Farms, Woodford Station, Enola and
back to Dunn Loring.
A route serving Fairfax and
Annandale Schools will start at
Twombleys, Little River pike west of
Difficult Run, to Fairfax High and
then to Fairfax Elementary, and
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and back to Fairfax Elementary
and from there to Accotink Run, on
Little River pike, and to Annandale
then to RavenSWorth, Annandale,
Fairfax Elementary and Fairfax
High. On the latter run the driver
will take on transferring high
school pupils at Annandale.
Fairview and Fairfax.
Serving Fairview and Fairfax, a
route will start at RobeyS Mill, to
Popes Head, then to Fairview, then
back 10 Farrs Post Office, Makeleys
Corner, Donovans Corner, east on
iOx road and return to Fairview.
From Fairview the route will con-
'tinue to Fairfax Elementary and
fthen to Fairfax High.
A revised route serving Falls
Church, Oakton and Fairfax schools
will start at Merrifleld, then to
Madison School, around block to
Jefferson High, then on Broad street
west to Lemon road, then north to
Great Falls road, east to Madison
and around block to Jefferson. From
Falls Church the bus will then pro-
ceed to Merrifield, Blake lane, Oak
ton and Fairfax High. The driver
will take on transferring high school
pupils at Falls Church.
For Mclean and Fairfax schools
q revised route will start at LeWins-
vile by Route 694, then to Spring
field by Route 684, then to Old Do
minion drive and northwest to Route
639, to Georgetown pike east by
Route 686, then on Old Dominion
drive to Mclean. From there the
bus will proceed to Chain Bridge
Langley, Mclean and to Fairfax
High. The drive will take on trans
ferring third and fourth year high
school pupils at Mclean.
Other New Routes.
A route for Oakton and Fairfax
Schools will start at Vale, to Lee S
Corner, to Hunter Station and to
Oakton and Fairfax High. From
the latter school the bus will pro-
coed to NAPLES Mill, Germantown,
then via Germantown road to Oak
ton, and back to Fairfax High. The
bus will then go to Lees Service
Station on the Lee highway, con-
tinue to Fairfax Elementary and
finally to Fairfax High. Trans
fering high school pupils will be
taken on at Oakton.
Serving Vienna, Dunn Loring,
Oakton and Fairfax High, revised
route will start at Vienna, go north
west on Beulah road, then northeast
on old Courthouse road. then to old
courthouse site by Chain Bridge
road and back to Vienna. From
Vienna again via Park street, the
bus will go to Hunters road, Cedar
Lane, then to the Lee highway,
then Merrifield, then Dunn Loring
and back to Merrifield via Lee high
way and to Fairfax High, then to
Oakton and back to Vienna. Trans
fering high school pupils will be
taken on this route at Dunn Loring
For Lee-JackSon, Groveton and
Mount Vernon High, a new route
will begin at Hunters Station, then
to Wellington Villa, to New Alex
andria, to Belle Haven, to Blunt S
lane and Lee-Jackson, and from the
latter point back to Blunt's lane,
Groveton and Mount Vernon High.
The bus will then return to Lee
jackson, to Blunt's lane, Groyeton
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