Evening star., 1950-02-12

Jesse C. su'sr No of citizens reasonably
than equal educational opportunity
fully prepared have been made for the erection of buildings
of ample and with the equipment
facilities The proposed transfer made would disrupt these
completely.
particular lasting
of facilities at Central which available
available in the
manner as Central
to those of divisions 10 For instance
deprive the white divisions of their only indoor
Central which also used by the Red Cross
treatment of nantie paralysis and for
high schools would have two indoor pools and the white high
schools
pupils including day and night at in
to avoid temporary displacement pupils
bodily the Junior High School to
trail to make the Powell available the Vocational
To uproo these pupils again. of
Pleasant would be great inconvenience them and serious
ruption in their education.
This high extinction Central High
schoo from its honod place in public school system would
extensive the District taxpayers
100000 1t would also ignore the strong of the
very able superintendent of schools Supt Corning
product and graduate of public
long years OF practical experience administrator of school
TENS in other places Dr. Corning selected by
nian, to administer the District school system
striking feature of Central it's large we'll
participated in by the other white high
of Recreation is the conveniently located
field for such operation OF is
able for use by the coored pupils and citizens but the Central
Stadun the only satisfactory available the
pupils and citizens.
superntendents More Practicable.
The practical temporary problem pending
permanent expansions through building plan the temporary
transfer Of 500 girl students to the
former platoon school at Park View building
by the elementary pupils of divisions 1ol building
time was the center of attention interested
1t was designed complete departure from the
tay school buildings and of the high
Tor which 1t was intended be substitute has large audi
Two eymnasums ano number OF special rooms adaptable
to high school uses but not particularly useful
the high school was organized
enrolment was necessary and
then ESQ could not be accommodated there This necesstaed
being operated as an elementary school for white
These who had just come back
from hgng They had enlisted been drafted
wanted to finish their high school work ~ '
for their country were rev snted m ~ e dangers OF ngntng
ana eoucaon available They completed their high
were heard from them REGARDING their
h view Jew senoo @ testimony OF those charge of the
scnool ana ne elementary school in the building
hat TINS joint occupancy worked satisfactorily friction
several unenabe grounds These obieco 81 claim M @ emo
Of the Park View would NOT be- ash ins
AS was suggested in this column last Sunday objections
School high school from nd
JOINT OCCUPANCY with the white elementary school
mendaon that there cafeteria View building
schools Mo h s nenp sp @ Period @
could be made readily available reasonable
Careful study OF the override the
ne superintendent indicates that instead being solution
procedure would produce numerous other problems.
Unwarranted Congressional Pressure
1t has been disclosed that charen and members
the have taken themselves impress upon the mem
It's present and prospective community
spite the opinions OF myriad be exterminaed
% Ihe congress has the legislation
IN all cases whatsoever the
apparent authority the given to individual
committees bring upon lay board of cizen
onoer law OF Congress this the power
ana DUTY OF administering the public District of
Under the law Education ha
not be personally liable damages any ocial action Of the
sao BOARD performed in good faith members par
tcpate shall member
that be taxed on account
Official action by them members board
Ih apparently indicates intention part of Congress
duties imposed upon them without other pressure
Centrars Traditions and Memorials
With the extinction Central would become of its
memorials? OF the intangible the fine morale
OF the alumni and body would become onv
memory The old Centaites institution with all
the noety OF college alumni to their
the displaced persons who of the problems
Space will permit only the these memorials
Inc Emory Wilson Memorial Stadium memory of its
principal
dedicated
country World conspicuous places in the building
Inc schoo library the floor
Abbey for the Boston Public Library
the school by the graduating classes
to the boys who died in World War
The former Chinese United States DR.
SEE furnished of his beloved teacher Miss Ella
Morgan The Morgan to the many Chinese
students who have received their education Central Other
memorials and endowmens include
to the high school Central.
The list OF alumni Of Central could not be
given here for lack of but list names
well for their achieve