Evening star., 1948-09-16
DC. Schoo|sPu1
HistoryCourse
On Must List
Corning Proposal
Adopted; Program -
Starts in February
By Colt HendIey, Jr.

By Colt HendIey, Jr.
Students in the Districts high
schools will have to study more
American history and more about
the Constitution beginning next
February.
The Board of Education yesterday
approved proposal by School Supt
Hobart M. Corning, raising the pres
ent requirement of two semesters OF
American history and Constitution
to two semesters of history and one
semester of United States Govern
ment and Constitution.
The change viii 60 into effect with
students enrolling in the 10th grade
in February. Students already in
high school will not be required to
take the extra semester. This was
done so students plans of studies
will not be disturbed, but they will
be urged to take these classes as
electives, DR.. Corning said.
The new history requirements are
the result Of a study begun by a
special committee of teachers last
February, DR.. Corning said.
Many major issues have arisen In
the affairs of the United States dur
ing the past century, Dr. Corning
explained, adding that the addi-
tional semester was needed to ade-
quately cover this important period
in the countrys history. The three
semesters will be a graduation re-
quirement for all students enrolling
in the 10th grade in February.
Relief for Cardozo Asked.
At its first fall meeting yesterday
the School Board also heard a re-
quest of the Federation of Civic
Associations that immediate re-
lief" be given to Cardozo High
School, which is operating On a
tllree-shift schedule, with some 300
students over its capacity of 1,040.
Ernest F. Harper, president of the
federation. said the group is not in
a position to suggest concrete
remedies to the School Board. The
federation felt the board could dc
something constructive, however if
the matter were brought to its at
tention. he said.
DR.. Garnet C. wilkinson, assist
ant superintendent in charge of COL
ored schools, told Mr.. Harper every
thing is being done to get new
Cardozo High School, but that dis
agreement over the site, among both
white and colored citizens, had been
a factor in holding it up. He said
that, under the so-called triple
shift" students at Cardozo get a
full days schedule because some OF
them report early and others stay
late-a system not used last year.
Interested spectators at the dis
cussion were DR.. George D. Strayer,
the Nations top expert on school
administration, and members of his
staff, who are conducting a 100000
survey of District school building
needs for Congress.
DR.. Strayer had no comment to
make other than that he wanted to
"see how the board ran"
1928 Nonresidents Enrolled.
DR.. Corning reported to the board
that only 1923 nonresident students
had enrolled in the District schools
during the first two days of school.
Last year 4,411 boys and girls from
nearby areas attended school here.
The decline obviously was caused
by the fact that nonresidents now
must pay tuition if they attend
school here, DR.. Corning pointed
out.
The school superintendent also
told the board that there were 435
temporary teachers in the system
a decrease of "a from last year
OF that number, 375 were in the
white schools and go in the colored
schools.
AS for part time classes, DR..
Corning reported that 1859 students
in IS classes have been placed on
part time instruction this fall. The
white schools have 1922 elementary
children in 48 classes on part-time
and 28 Junior high students in two
classes on part-time. In the colored
elementary schools, 1.189 children
are on the part-time system in IS
classes.
One year ago the total number Of
pupils on part-time was 2,456, he
said, while two years ago the num-
Der was 7,150.
Other Reports Heard.
The board also:
Heard a report by DR.. Corning
on the status of Is major school
building projects now under con-
tract. All are expected to be COM
pleted by the end of next year.
Heard a report by DR.. Corning
that new heating plants are being
installed in seven schools, leaving
only two with the old hot air plants.
The schools getting the new plants
are Takoma, Burroughs, Monroe,
Giddings and Benning Elementary
Schools and Blow and Webb, an
nexes to Browne Junior High School.
Retired Mrs. Rose L. Thompson,
el5 Garland avenue, Takoma Park,
Md. a teacher at Park View Elemen-
tary School, after 25 years service,
and Mrs. Gertrude E. Hill, 1718
Second street NV, a teacher at
the Bundy Elementary School, after
AZ years of service.
Named Mrs. Roberta S. Barnes,
former principal of the Park View
Elementary School, as the new
associate professor in charge OF the
Truesdell Laboratory School OF Will
son Teachers College, and promoted
Eugene E. Griffith. commercial
teacher at Anacostia High School,
to assistant principal of the school
q Appointed the following as prin-
eipals of evening schools: Earle l.
Vail, Central; Claude M. Ray
Chamberlain; William P. Trail, Nc
Kinley; Harold c. Crankshaw, West
ern; Robert J. Volland, Bell; Clifford
V. Smith, Armstrong; Albert L. De
,Mond, Cardozo; Miss Camille e
Lewis, Loyejoy: Miss Esther c. Pey.
ton, Stevens; Mrs. Gladys H. Farley
dunbar, and Mrs Vivian T. Turner
M. M. Washington.