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in the two States. This is because
there are only 1872 Negro pu-
pills in the six nearby communi-
ties, compared to almost 10000
white. And white enrollments are
climbing, while colored for some
time have been practically stand
ing still.
Virginia's schools have about
Is per cent Negro pupils, and
Maryland's have about 81 per
cent. But most in Virginia are
in and south of Richmond, and
more than half of Maryland's
are in Baltimore.
Prince Georges County and
Alexandria have the biggest per-
centages Of Negro pupils near
Washington-14 and 13 per cent
respectively. Other area COM
munities stack up this way:
Montgomery, 6 per cent; Fairfax,
per cent; Arlington, 6 per cent,
and Falls Church. less than 2
per cent.
Some Shutting Forecast.
Both Maryland and Virginia
authorities say integration ,un-
doubtedly will mean some shuf-
fling of pupils, both colored and
white. But with such small pro-
portions Of Negro students. the
shuffling in the District suburbs
is not expected to be drastic.
Most Negro pupils attend
schools serving predominantly
Negro residential areas. and few
would move into white schools
no matter what plans are
adopted, according to the offi-
cials. Many schools will not be
affected at all. at least at the
outset.
Maryland authorities seem
more certain Of the course they
will follow than those in Vir-
ginia.
DR.. Pullen indicated before to-
days decision that there will be
no major reorganization in
Maryland's schools.
I'VE will continue to operate
our schools as we are now. but
complying with the Supreme
Court decision as individual
cases arise. denying no child the
right to go to the school he or
she Is entitled to. according to
the rules in each locality" he
said.
individual Decisions.
I'VE will have to treat each
individual case as it comes up,"
he declared, adding: IF q col
ored youngster asked admission
to a white school. we would
admit him."
But Maryland has no inten-
ton of deliberately reassigning
all its school children, DR.. Pull
len emphasized.
Baltimore's Polytechnical High
School two years ago admitted 10
Negro boys. A course offered there
wasn't offered at any Negro
school, and proponents Of the
unprecedented action also argued
that special prestige attaches to
Polytechnical graduates which
couldn't be duplicated.
The University of Maryland,
as a State-supported institution,
is likely to be affected by the
courts decision. The university
already has some Negro students.
although most Of them are in
the professional schools In Bal
timore.
The university's current Negro
enrolment includes five gradu-
ate students and one under
graduate at College Park: and
in Baltimore. II law students;
four medical students, and one
student each in the nursing and
pharmacy schools.
The States separate teacher
colleges may also be affected.
Here Is the situation In the six
public school systems near WASH
ington:
Prince Georges-Prince Georges
County has the Washington
areas biggest concentration Of
Negro pupils outside the District
out Of total enrolment
Of about $4,000. The county has
50 white schools and as Negro
schools.
No specific plans have been
made for integration. But school
officials say there viii be some
pupil stunning. Some colored
pupils now ride past white
schools in their school buses.
Presumably they wiz enter the
white schools. This may add to
the burden Of some already
crowded white schools.
But In many cases the Negro
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