Evening star., 1953-08-28
County Parents
Make Progress
In School Pleas
Prince Georges Unit
Grants Some Points,
Holds Firm on Others

sion.
The Woodlawn Area Citizens
Association won a partial victory
in its fight to prevent Woodlawn
children from being transferred
out of the school nearest Wood
lawn.
And Mrs. A. r. Romer, 6217
nedy street, Templeton
Knolls, sprung a surprise that
may give her a clear-cut victory
In her campaign to restore school
bus service to her community.
The Hampshire Greens Com
munity Association talked the
board into reopening the ques-
ton Of bus service for some of
its youngsters.
But the civic group represent
ing Cedar Heights, jefferson
Heights and Highland Park won
nothing.
WOOdlawn Protests.
The Woodlawn citizens live
across Defense highway from the
Landover Hills Elementary
School.
The school board earlier de-
cided to relieve that schools
overcroWding by shifting chill
dren on the other side of the
road to another. school.
Woodlawn parents say that's
unfair. They want their chill
dren to continue attending the
nearest school.
Last night they submitted sew
eral alternative proposals. One
would have all fifth and sixth
graders moved to the new school.
That would distribute the shift
among 10 communities instead
of putting the burden only on
Woodlawn.
The board preferred that al
tentative to the others, one of
which would have put the Land
over Hills school on shifts.
The board said it will hold
another meeting. to hear the
reaction from fifth and sixth
graders parents.
A number of the Woodlawn
children live only one or two
blocks from the Landover Hills
school. # they have to transfer,
because they live on the wrong
side of the highway boundary,
they would have to ride buses
to clasSroomS much farther
away. The parents say it is
unreasonable to put first and
second graders on buses when
they could walk to a school so
close.
May Restore Buses.
The Templeton Knolls people
suffered . setback early in the
meeting. The buses their
children rode last year have been
cut OF. Parents are demanding
them back. The fathers and
mothers say Templeton Knolls
children walking to school would
have to cross a bridge that can
not be used in rainy weather,
or take drier route one and
one-half miles long. without
sidewalks.
Mrs. Louise D. Yuill of the
school board attempted to intro
duce a resolution giving the
buses back. It was voted down
4-to-2.
Mrs. Romer waited around un-
til the meeting was almost ended.
Then she produced a map show
ing that children crossing the
footbridge would have to cross
a narrow piece of privately
owned land. She said its owner
does not want the children on
his property.
That was new. And the School
Board agreed the footbridge
route would have to be aban-
doned If investigation supports
Mrs. Romer's report.
The Hampshire Greens parents
pointed out that under the pro-
posed no-bus plan, small chill
dren would have to cross dan
gerouS traffic lanes to get to the
new Carole Highlands Elemen-
tary School.
The school board agreed to let
the county school superintend-
ent and his bus superintendent
act on giving the children bus
service If it is found necessary.
Position Unchanged.
Charles r. Gallon had writ
ten the school authorities that
the Cedar Heights. Jefferson
Heights and Highland Park
groups would insist on a double
shift at Fairmont Heights High
School rather than have its stu
dents made to go to Lincoln
High, seven and one-half miles
away. The schools are colored.
A delegation representing
Fairmont Heights took the 9TH
er side. It's members urged the
School Board to stick by its plan
for relieving the overcrowded
Fairmont Heights classes.
The board did not change that
plan. Mr.. Gallon said his group
would continue its opposition.
even to the point of keeping its
boys and girls out Of school.
Three Principals Confirmed.
In other action, the board
confirmed appointments of three
principals.
Miss Erma Sobolowski, a
teacher at Oxon Hill Elementary.
will be principal at Silver Hill
Elementary. Mrs. Helen B.
Leake, Ardmor Elementary
teacher. will become principal
there. Wendell Teaney. a Mont
gonery County principal. is TAX
ing over Calvert Homes Ele-
mentary.
John Hrezo, Maryland Park
teacher, and Mrs. Zella Ermlich,
teacher at Langley Park, will be