Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-07-28
City Areas
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IAOIlI WEST NOChNlIle. III TIE past
they have indicated a willingness
to accept anything to avoid
double sessions of which they
are slated to have 10 classes this
fall.
Also West Rockville pupils
would not have to make an ad.
juStment to bus transportation
since twO-thirdS of the 900 stu.
dents at this school are outside
of walking distance whereas
none of the Twinbrook children
use school buses. The West
Rockville addition has been post.
poned at this time.
ROllingwOOd Protests
A large audience. including a
number of Negroes, attended the
Monday night School Board
meeting for the scheduled ap.
pearance of the Rollingwood
Community Association.
Andrew A. Lipscomb wa S
spokesman for the 328 residents
of that area, organized for the
purpose of fighting the transfer
of 80 Negro children to Rolling.
wood from Linden Elementary
which is to be closed this fall.
Protesting the dumping of
these children" as unfair and
Illegal, Mr.. Lipscomb said that
many Rollingwood residents did
not even know of the existence
of the remote slum area of
LyttonSville" from which the
Linden children come until they
learned of the proposed transfer
through the press. The map
shows Linden as being less than
two miles from the Rollingwood
area.
Rock Creek Forest Elementary,
whose PTA has taken a stand
for immediate integration. and
Woodlin Elementary are both
closer to the Linden area and,
according to Mr.. Lipscomb,
should take all of the "a chill
dren from Linden if the board
followed its own integration
policy. Woodlin is scheduled to
receive the other 80 children.
Board President Willard Nc
Graw explained the temporary
transfer to Rollingwood on the
grounds that this school has the
necessary facilities that the other
schools do not.
DR.. Norris reported that
Rollingwood will have a capacity
of 420 with an enrolment of 260
without the transfer. Rock
Creek Forest can take no more
children as it is already due for
eight classes on double session
this fall. Woodlin. would have
to go on double session if it took
more than the 80 scheduled for
transfer, said DR.. Norris.
Mrs. William Boone, acting
president of the Rollingwood
PTA, said that her organizations
views could not be expressed
until after a special meeting
called for August 2 at which Dr.
Norris will explain the integra
ton plans for the Rollingwood
school.
The board also approved the
revised operating budget for this
year containing the County
Councils $261,6 cut from the
original requests. The largest
cut of $77,827 in Instruction..
services will be felt in the spe
cial education area, to be cut
$4,000, and the remainder from
materials of instruction.
School operations lost S68,67I
which the staff hopes to save
by decreasing custodial salaries
fuel and utilities. But Brian
Benson, finance officer, was no
hopeful that this could be done
He anticipates a $4,000 deficit.
Salaries Are Secret
The salaries of the superinten
dent and the administrative per
sonnel were approved at al
executive session that followed
the regular meeting.
Capital construction projects
to which the board gave the go
ahead signal include four new
elementaries at Bannockburn
Aspen Road-Georgia Avenue
TWinbrook Forest and Washing
ton Grove; 10 additions at Glen
mont, Garrett Park, Rock Creel
Palisades, Pinecrest, Twinbrook
Germantown, Takoma Parl
Junior High, Damascus, Olne.
and Colesville.
Renovations were approved a
Montgomery Blair and Sherwood
Highs. The board postponed &C
ton on Woodmont Elementar,
and additions to West Rock
Vile, PooleSville and Sherwood
upon the recommendations of Dr.
Norris. The question of whethe
to replace or remodel is still