Evening star., 1949-09-22
Shift Of Students
ToUncrowded
Schoo|sUrged
Lee Proposes Use Of
Buses to Take Pupils
Across Boundaries
By Colt HendIey, Jr.

Across Boundaries
BY Colt HendIey, Jr.
A suggestion that the public
schools here use school buses to
transport children from sections
Of the city where schools are
crowded to other areas where
classrooms are available has been
made to the Board of Education.
The suggestion came from Adel-
bert w. Lee, board member, at the
regular meeting of the Board Of
Education yesterday.
The board had just turned down
a request of a group of residents
in Southeast Washington that the
boundary lines of the Kimball
Elementary School area be ex-
tended so children living in the
area of M street and Thirteenth
street Sc could attend the KIM
ball School. Kimball, with a new
addition in use now, has just
eliminated part time classes for
the first time in its six-year his
tory.
Mr.. Lee told the board many
people IN Southeast Washington
worked to get the addition to
Kimball and now find the "boun-
Diary keeps them from using it,"
II predict you are going to hear
a lot more about it," he said.
Sees Condition Getting Worse.
Mr.. Lee said some cities have
been bold enough" to use buses
to transport children to empty
schools. He suggested that the
board explore the possibility of
using the buses because the over
crowded situation in certain areas
OF the city-Southeast and North
east particularly-is going to get
worse year after year.
He pointed out the school board
never could hope to get enough
money to keep construction ahead
OF the growth in population In
those areas.
School Supt. Hobart M. Corning
and other board members were
against extending the boundaries
OF the Kimball Elementary School.
DR.. Corning pointed out that
this year, for the first time, the
school does not have part time
classes. But. by next year part
time classes would have to be re.
sumed. He said there are six
Kindergarten sections at tho
school now and that next year
there will have to be at least six
first-grade classes. Since only two
classes Of sixth graders will b
leaving. the school will be right
back where it was before the addi.
ton was built. he said.
DR.. Corning said he is "funda-
mentally opposed to bus trans
portion Of children in the city"
Once a bus system was started, he
said, the school board would have
every parent who thought his
child had too far to 60 to school
descending on the board demand-
ing bus service.
No Action Taken.
The board took no action on
Mr.. Lees suggestion.
The board also heard about
crowded conditions from two
other sources yesterday.
r. r. Crawford, jr., who said hs
represented the parents of fourth
grade children at Patterson Ele-
mentary School, South Capitol
and Darlington streets, appeared
to plead for relief from the part
time classes made necessary for
the fourth-grade at the school.
And Frank M. Snowden, jr..
chairman of the educational and
recreational committee Of the
Slowe Elementary School PTA.
spoke on crowded conditions st
the Slowe School.
In other actions, the board:
Voted to name the elementary
school to be erected at Oxon Run
in the vicinity of Fourth street
apd Mississippi avenue Sc. the
Abram Simon Elementary School.
Rabbi Simon, who died in 1899.
was member of the Beard Of
Education for seven years and
served as president for more than
three years.
Voted to have DR.. Corning re-
port to the board on the varying
policies In effect in the colored
and white schools for the selec.
ton and promotion of teachers.
Received a rules committee re-
port recommending a standing
committee to control all athletic
matters in the high schools and
a report recommending that the
buildings and grounds COMMITTEES
be combined with the community
use of buildings and grounds COM
mittee. Under board rules, the
recommendations will be voted ON
at the next regular meeting.
Retired Mrs. Martha c. Brent.
1898 Corcoran street NV, an
English teacher at Garnet Patter-
son Junior High School. after 46
years Of service, and Mrs. Lena B.
Paris. 1907 Northampton. street
NV, teacher at the Janney
Elementary School. after 80 years
Of service.
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