Evening star., 1953-09-13
Schools Will Open
tomorrow in D. {.
And Montgomery
BY jones 6. Deone

County youngsters pile back to
school tomorrow. some to new
buildings, others to crowded
classrooms and part-time classes.
WaShington's expected enroll
rnent is over 100000 new
record. Montgomery's also is ex-
pected to be record-setting-
about $4,000.
The two school systems-the
District areas biggest-are the
last in this vicinity to reopen
their doors. Vacation ended for
other area public and parochial
school children last week.
The Districts white division
will have it's first part-timers
since 1951-about 800 first
graders at Simon School, in the
far Southeast. This situation
will continue until the new
Draper School opens possibly
next month.
In Montgomery some 1900
pupils at nine schools will start
the term on double shifts, but
new schools will bring relief to
many in a few weeks.
White Enrolment May Fall.
Washington's enrolment climb
about 1900 pupils-is expected
entirely IN the Negro division.
The Statisticians expect colored
pupils to extend their margin
over white from last falls $500
to over II, 900. White enrolment,
by contrast, is expected to drop
slightly
The official prediction is ST.
1874 colored pupils, 46,1O2 white.
That is a colored majority of
SIS per cent. +.
Two formerly white grade
hools--Bryan, Thirteenth and
B streets Sc, and Noyes, Tenth
and Franklin streets N.E.-are
reopening with colored pupils.
Bryan'S white pupils are NOV
ing to Buchanan and those from
Noyes are dispensing to nearby
schools. Colored pupils are NOV
ing to Noyes from Slowe and to
Bryan from Payne.
Shortage in Negro Schools.
Many colored schools will be
short Of both teachers and space.
Some colored seventh grade
classes will number over 500
above the Board of Education
standard. A few white schools
besides Simon also will be
crowded. These include Patter-
son, where classes will use the
auditorium and playroom, and
Congress Heights, where class
rooms are being set up in the
basement.
The white Kramer Junior High
also will be crowded. officials |
fear part-time classes may be
necessary there in the next year
or two because of delay in start
ing a new junior high.
The colored division is getting
1T new teachers-some OF them
as a result of a slash in the
white teacher force. But money
isn't available to hire enough to
bring all classes down to stand
ard size.
Nineteen white junior and |
senior high teachers who were
switched to lower level last fall |
in a slash Of the white teacher
force are staying where they
are. A number will go back to
their old jobs this fall, however,
and there are no plans so far
to transfer any others.
The only new District class
rooms opening tomorrow are at |
Keene and Bunker Hill Elemen-
tarieS, for white children, and |
Turner Elementary for colored.
Montgomery's double shifts |
are scheduled at Lone Oak, Roll
ing Terrace, Twinbrook, McKen-
ney Hills, Oakview, Rollingwood,
Westbrook, Bradley Hills and |
Woodside Schools. Lone Oak has
the most pupils affected-about |
500.
Two new grade schools
Weller Road and Highland View
and additions to Colesville and
Forest Grove Elementaries will
open tomorrow North Chevy
Chase. Olney and Meryvale Ele-
mentaries and additions at
Western Junior High and Da-
mascus, Glen Haven and Rock
Creek Forest Schools will be
ready later.
Two new Prince Georges
County schools - Kentland and
Forest Heights-also will open
tomorrow, week late.