Evening star., 1954-10-06
Pupil Demonstrations
Ease Off Except for
Anew Trouble Spots

Anew trouble Spots
Student absences and demon
strations over integration ap-
peared to be on the wane today
with only a few isolated trouble
spots.
While absences remained
above normal in some schools,
authorities at Franklin School,
headquarters for the school sys-
tenn. attributed these largely to
parental fears. No large crowds
gathered around school build
ings.
Bryant Bowles Appears.
Bryant Bowles, president Of
the National Association for the
Advancement Of White People,
put in an appearance at Anacos-
tia High School. where absentee
students had gathered in the
school stadium.
He said that a 'level-headed"
student had asked him to come.
Mr.. Bowles said he wanted to
plead for no violence. He did
not address the meeting.
1--WE will be their spokesman"
he said, "only after the streets
are clear. It's their business if
they want to stay away from
school,"
Mr.. Bowles said he met last
night at Alabama avenue and
Naylor road Sc. with about 80
boys who had requested him to
meet with them. One of the
boys who attended the meeting
said a scout car from the 11th
precinct was there. This youth
said one of his fraternity broth
ers had told him of the meeting.
Boys Quickly Dispersed.
At Eastern High School, sew
eral boys we're overheard dis
cussing the possibility that Mr..
Bowles would come out to see
them but the few boys who re-
manned on the street in front
of Eastern were quickly dispersed.
Shortly after noon Mr.. Bowles
was spotted standing alone in the
rain outside Anacostia High
School. He said he had under
stood there was going to be
meeting in front of the school at
the time but none of the stu
dents showed up. He attributed
this to the rain.
Mr.. Bowles told reporter the
first time he got into the student
picture here was yesterday when
he got off a plane at Philadelphia
and his Office called him to say
a number of Washington stu
dents wanted to talk to him.
He said he got on a plane and
came right back. The students,
he said, called him after his
arrival and last nights meeting
was arranged then.
While he was talking with the
reporter. eight students who had
been comforting with Anacostia
officials came out and saw Mr..
Bowles. They asked him if he
would help them.
You have my backing all the
way as long as there's no violence
and you stay off the Streets" he
replied.
Passes Out Cards.
He passed out business cards
and invited the students to come
to his Office. AS he was passing
out the cards, Deputy Police
Chief George R. Wallrodt walked
up and told him:
"Mr. Bowles, I'm ordering you
not to address the children on
public property and I want no
further discussion with the
children on this subject"
Mr.. Bowles agreed.
Authorities at Franklin School
reported no demonstrations
around the Junior high schools.
Absences were reported above
normal but school authorities
attributed these absences to
fears of trouble. These absences
in the Junior highs were listed:
Kramer, All out of an en-
rollment of 1.471; Sousa, ITS
out of $50; MacFarland, 152 out
of 1859; Hine, 222 out of 474;
Taft, 135 out of 1872; Stuart, 148
out Of 548.
Results of Meetings Vary.
Student meetings were held at
both Mckinley and Anacostia
High Schools this morning. The
one at Mckinley was regarded
as a success, with all but some
40 students reporting to class
after the meeting. The one at
AnacOStia failed to convince the