Evening star., 1952-09-17
900 Hear County
School Boards
10 Candidates
Four to Be Elected
Nov. 4 Under New
Montgomery System

A record crowd Of nearly 600
Silver Spring residents turned out
lat Montgomery Blair High School
last night for a look at the 10
candidates for Montgomery
County's four elected School
Board posts.
The occasion was the opening
meeting Of the schools PTA, held
in the Montgomery Blair gym.
For the candidates, it was the
flrst public appearance Of the
campaign. which will end with
the elections on November 4.
The audience included 400 new
members Of the association. rep
|resentatives Of 20 different PTA
groups of the Silver Spring area
and some Of the schools 50 faculty
members. including Il new teach
ers.
Each candidate was introduced
with a brief biography and then
limited to a three-minute talk.
It was scarcely enough time for
them to get their own platforms
across, but it did give the audi
ence an idea what each is like.
Two Incumbents Run.
The candidates. in order of their
were DIR. Webster
Sewell of Norbeck. Willard G..
McGraw. Gaithersburg: Walter H.
McClenon. Takoma Park: Har-
rison King, Laytonsville; Bryan
z. Kile. Laytonsville: Mrs. Richard
L. Jenkins, Bethesda: William F.
Bulls. Rockville: Mrs. Ben B.
Taylor, Bethesda; Wyle w. Bar
row, Chevy Chase. and Leslie M
Able, Rockville.
Both Mrs. Baylor and Mr.. Bar
row are members of the present,
appointed School Board. Mrs.
Baylor was its president last year.
The rest are county civic and PTA
leaders. who are competing in the
first election Of its kind in Mont
gomery County.
In November, the four getting
the most votes. regardless of which
council districts they come from,
will join the School Board for the
next two years. The board also
will include three carry-over
pembers, DR.. Roy Tasco Davis of
Chevy Chase and Mrs. Durward
Sandifer and H. Stanley Stine,
both Of Silver Spring.
Full Board Up in "a.
Two years hence, an entire
board will come up for election,
at which time representatives will
be picked from each council dis
trict and an at-large seat. It
was pointed out last night, during
Questioning from the floor, that
it will be possible, after Novem-
Der 4. to have all seven board
this time from the sub
urban area, with none from the
rural sectors.
DIR. Sewell, 81. is a prominent
Negro physician in the county
who has been active in organizing
several clinics for the county
Health Department.
MIR. McGraw. 40, is an attorney
who is trust officer for the Union
Trust Co. in Washington and a
director of several large business
firms.
Mr.. McClenon, 65. a Takoma
Park city councilman, is a retired
Government attorney.
Mr.. King, 40, operates a 200
acre farm and has been active in
numerous farm and school organi-
cations.
Mr.. Kile, SIS. likewise operates a
farm but works for the Govern
ment with the Civil Aeronautics
Administration.
Mrs. jenkins, a mother of three,
formerly was a teacher and child
development specialist and has
written numerous books and PAM
phlets.
MIR. Bulls, 81. is a former naval
ofticer. who has operated the Bulls
Preparatory School. Silver Spring,
since 1890. s.
Mrs. Baylor, IS, has been on the
School Board since 1850 and previ-
ouSly had been active among PTA
organizations.
Barrow Named in 194S.
MIR. Barrow. 48. appointed to the
School Board in December, 1948,
to I'LL an tlnexpired term ending
in 1854. Is an attorney and as
sistant treasurer Of the Washing
ton Gas Light Co.
Mr.. Able, 54, also active in civic,
school and county affairs, is a re-
search analyst with the United
States Public Health Service.
In other business, Daryl w.
Shaw gave a preview of the school
schedule for the coming year and
said present enrollment there is
1858, slightly less than antici-
pated.
The schedule includes three ac-
tivitieS next month Of interest to
parents: Open House at the school
on Sunday, October S, from 3 to
5 pm; Homecoming Day for
alumni and parents, October II,
and Back to School Night" Oc-
tober 81.
Mr.. Shaw also introduced the
new teachers to the gathering.
Before that. Joseph e. Blomgren,
president of the host PTA organi-
zation, presented members Of its
executive committee and visiting
delegations.
Lux Munor Citizens to Meet
The Lux Manor Citizens As
|sociation viii hold its first fall
meeting at $50 pm. tomorrow in
the American Legion hall at Mont
rose. between Bethesda and Rock
vile on Old GEORGETOWN road