Evening star., 1947-12-07
Picketing Of Two
Additional D. +.
Schools Planned.
Negro Group Set
To Extend Protest
To Curdozo, Shaw

IIIhStlIlS Will pc cAGcIlQeQ IU CIle
Shaw and Cardozo Junior High
Schools tomorrow by parents pro-
testing against what they consider
inadequate facilities for colored
pupils.
This was announced last night
by Edgar G. Brown, director of the
National Negro Council, as group
OF parents planned to resume pick
citing, which started last Wednes-
day at the Blow and Webb Schools
and the Browne Junior High School
No walkout of pupils at Shaw and
Cardozo Schools is anticipated, Mr.
Brown said.
Blow and Webb Schools were
transferred last week for use OF
colored pupils as anneXes to the
overcrowded Browne Junior High
School. The boycott by parents
resulted in walkouts that cut the
attendance at the three buildings
to less than half. Blow and Webb
Schools were among five trans
ferred from white to colored pupils
last Monday over protests of many
colored civic groups.
City-wide Protest Considered.
Mr.. Brown said appeals would be
made at six churches this morning
to obtain volunteer pickets so that
an average of 100 could be main
tanned at the Shaw and Cardozo
Schools.
About 10 leaders Of Negro civic
organizations, parent-teacher asso-
Citations and other groups will meet
at 3 pm. at the John Wesley
A. M. E. Church, Fourteenth and
Corcoran streets NV, to map a
long-range picketing program, Mr.
Brown said. A general mass meet
ing is being planned for Thursday
to consider city-wide picketing, he
added.
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, chair
man of the Board of Education,
when informed of the plan for ex-
tended picketing, said last night
she assumed the move was in pro-
test against the recent school trans
fers made by the board.
This entire transfer, both white
and colored, was done by the Board
of Education to assure full-time in
struction so far as possible at this
time" Mrs. Doyle said. I'VE have
done the best we can for a tenn
porary arrangement. And I want
to emphasize the word temporary.
1T Is for the best interest of the
children and the children are our
responsibility in this matter"
Supported by Negro Council.
Mrs. Doyle said she knew of no
requests or plans for a meeting be-
tween the board and representatives
of parents groups or Negro civic Or
CARNATIONS protesting against the
transfers.
The enlarged picketing program
is actively supported by the Ma
tional Negro Council, Mr. Brown
said He announced ne would speak
at today's regular service at the
Tenth Street Baptist Church, Tenth
and R streets NV. Similar appeals
for picket line volunteers will be
made by ministers of the Florida
Avenue Baptist Church, Florida and
Georgia avenues NV, Metropolitan
Baptist Church, Vermont avenue
and R streets NV. Shiloh Baptist
Church, Ninth and P streets NV,
Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, Fif-
teenth and M streets NV, and the
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church.
Vermont Avenue and @ street NV,
he said.
Mr.. Brown and spokesmen for
parents who have been picketing
the Blow. Webb and Browne schools
said they knew of no meetings
planned with the Board Of Educa-
ton.
Miller School Pushed.
Mr.. Brown added that the Car
dozo and Shaw schools were Sc
lected for the picketing tomorrow
because those buildings, built more
than IL years ago, are fragrant
examples OF accepting temporary
expedients in place of permanent
settlement of basic problem
Although no solution to the pres
ent stalemate has been offered
School Supt. Hobart NJ Corning
has announced that contract for
tho o0p,ctr11atiny, nf tho Mtl1a,.
Junior High School at Forty-ninth
and Blaine streets NE. will be pre-
sented to the Commissioners Tues
day and undoubtedly will be ac-
cepted.
This school has been in the
planning stage for some time to re-
lieve crowded conditions at Browne,
but cannot be finished before 1948,
school officials estimated.
Court Action Pending.
Meanwhile, action was pending in
District Court on motion for
summary judgment which would
have the effect of dismissing a suit
filed by a Browne student challeng-
Ing segregation in the District
schools.
The suit was filed in behalf of
Marguerite Daisy Carr. 13, of 1888
Clay street NE, and asked the court
to rule that she may transfer to
Eliot Junior High School, a white
school, to obtain full-time instruc-
ton. Milton D. Norman, assistant
corporation counsel, asked for a
summary judgment in favor of the
District school authorities
An affidavit in support of the
motion for summary judgment said
that double shifts at Browne are not
discriminatory because they have
been in effect in both white and
colored schools here since 1920.
Willis Downing to Sing