Evening star., 1949-06-12
Recreation Unit
To Rule tuesday
On Segregation
To Weigh Abolition
Or Modification OF
Playground Policy
D. Cot t@satlsY, j.

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THE Daslflct Rrcswat&en ANars
wltl Ctrx sas al . rsTrtzns TNSrssAv
~aethef tire stste32Y sexswEssrt
playground systsm q. shs esEx .
TO continue
A ceFapfpralr SesNren roEsnArs
segregation and IS eonagsa<ss elm.
lnst4on "a eaIsoe ted 10 eo4sss oIt ~
The meeting aalfh ~&ll ex tseid si
: 30 pm in ine Recreation pe.
paFtment Ra!ldtnk sl$a S2Atexnth
street NV
Al lns nect4nk iftlBG 4 Ract.
superintendent Of National Cap
ital PARKS and tlse tn&egt0s iNr-
paftIneus representative on the
Recreation RoAfa. wtn psvsent an
amendment Ia t,se board By lA~a
which would eliminate SsE1rga
ton Mg keog will hs acting oa
Instructions from the intrgios De-
partment which has been lesdinE
the fAghs to hgrak down the racial
SEPARATION on tive Playground
Indications Yesterday ~rrw thsi
the amendment wlii be defeated
Only Mr. ROOF and Mia Alice
{ Hunief. SECRETARY nt the eoAsd
and the only eoloIrd mrnbe'.
have placed themselves on record
ax favortus complete ab0lillen ot
racial segregation In recreation
How other stand,
Harry 4 WendeT board chair
man. would not say hc@ ne ~ill
VOTE but in the past he has
spoken for gradual intFesaiion
and Is In favor Of miAed meetings
IN school buildings
James r. Schwah. vice chairman
Of the board. Is on record as or-
posing complete elimination of
segregation
Albert X. Stelnetn. the Board ns
EducationS representative on TIE
Recreation Board said he felt
the school board by not instruct
ms him did not intend feg him
10 vote tor complete elimination
OF Segregation He iaNots . com
promise
Mrs. Andrew saul Nald she had
an open mind on the proposal
to eliminate segfegation but 10
inclined toward coInpromlss
also,
The Commissioners S,lli have
not instructed their represents
tive on the board, District Budget
Orleer Walter Fowler, hos TO vote
on the question Nj Fowler has
announced he all vois as In
strueted.'
Commissioner Must Act,
Engineer Commissioner Gordon
n, Young said yesterday that the
Commissioner have not told Nj.
Fowler what To do as yet He
undoubtedly wilI be instructed
this week. Grn Young said
That leaves the Commissioner
only tomorrow and Tuesday
morning To make up their minds
what TO tell Mr.. Fowler.
B., Mr.. Strlnems alternate on the
board Is George Z e Hayes. col
ored attorney, who Ia leader In
the nght TO break the segfrgated
pattern In the city Ne can vote
only II Mf Stsinefn is absent
Defeat Of the Roo, amendment
calling for complete abolition az
racial hana on The Fairgrounds
would open the way for the Rec
reation Boards bylaws commit
tse 10 bring out . oompromlss
plan
/ Details Not Diseus.ed.
None OF the members Of board
wolud discuss details Of ths com
promise Yesterday. II ia believed
/ II will be In the form Of n state
ment of policy which will eSsntu-
ally lead 10 elimination Of srgfs-
sation In the elty's Fairgrounds
and. ~ a starter. viii aliow IA
eially mixed meetings and ether
events In school buildings after
school botrs
The Recreation Board already
has voted 10 conduit . birAelAi
program on two Fairgrounds this
summer~-Roas PARK and narfsid
IA ar experiment.
Mf, wendsr yesterday warned
thosr interested enough IN ths
question TO attend the TUESDAY
meeting that II wAa . public
meeting. but not . public hear
ing
/ He Gaid the board meetings are
always open 70 the p1hlie, but
/ that doea not mean the paablSc can
take part. He emphasized the
board would not permit eistEsns
10 speak from the floor darins shs
meeting.
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