Evening star., 1949-05-22
Conflicting Segregation Policies
Create Confusing Situations
this is not always true.

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{ But. this is not always true.
The Interior Department per-
mits the Recreation Department
J to operate some segregated pro-
grams on its facilities and thu
Recreation Board acts as permit
bureau for the unsegregated ust
OF much park land.
/ Here are some situations whicf
residents find In the city's recrea.
ton program.
There are eight public outdoor
swimming pools in the city. ONLY
two are operated by the Recrea.
ton Department. those at Rose
dale and Georgetown. Both are
for white persons and both are
free.
The other six pools are on Fed
eral land and are operated by
Government Services, Inc. for the
Interior Department. A policy Of
nonsegregation has been an
nounced and fees are charged.
But the pools are segregated
according to race at certain hours.
The Recreation Board uses these
pools In the morning hours for
free classes In swimming and life
saving. When the pools are SC
used the Recreation Boards race
ban is in effect.
The pools at Mckinley. Takoma
Anacostia and East Potomac are
patronized by white swimmers
Those at Bany 'ker and Franci:
are used by colored. Both GS.
and Interior Department official:
stated. however, that no one
would be turned away from any oi
these pools because of race.
During the summer. the Recrea'
ton Board operates Today camps
for District children in Rock Greek
Park, which is under the interior
Department. These day camps are
segregated. four for colored chill
dren and six for white children
Segregated recreation programs
also are operated by the Recrea.
ton Board on five Fairgrounds
which are Federal property and
under Interior Department con-
troll. These are Montrose Park
(white), Anacostia Playground
(white and used by Anacostia
High SCHOOL,, Rose Park (colored)
East Garfield tcolored) and West
Garfield white and across the
street from East Garfield.
The Interior Department last
week indicated 1t was interested
In taking over the operation o.
these FIVE Fairgrounds and tnt
summer day camps In Rock Greek
Park. The department has asked
for information from the Recrea.
ton Board on how much 1t viii
cost.
Bi-Racial Experiment.
Rose Park and East and West
Garfield will be run on bi-
racial basis this summer by the
Recreation Board as an expert
ment under a special suspension
of the board rules.
In Maryland and Virginia. sum-
mer camps operated 'by charity
and welfare groups on Federal
park lands. under the interior
Department, are segregated.
About SO tennis courts are
operated by GSI. for the interior
Department. on bi-racial basis fol-
which players must pay a fee
These are In Rock Creek Park neal
Sixteenth and Kennedy street!
INV, at Pierce Mill and In East
Potomac Park.
The Interior Department alst
controls another 20 courts on Fed
eral park land, open to all races
The Recreation Board issues per
mits for free play on these courts
as a permit bureau for the interior
Department. They are located or
the Mall, at Fifteenth street ane
Constitution avenue NV. at Ana
costa, Francis. Garfield, Montrose
and Rock Creek.
Another 10 courts are under the
jurisdiction OF the Recreation
Board, are on city Fairgrounds
and are marked either white OF
colored.
Some Unsegregated.
At four Fairgrounds, Montrose
Anacostia, Rose Park and GARFIELD
the tennis courts are open to all
races but the organized recreation
program under the Recreation
Board is closed to one race or the
other.
The five public golf courses. and
four miniature golf courses. are or
Federal land and are unsegregAted
They have been run by the 8. G
Leoffier Co. as concessionaire FOL