Evening star., 1955-02-20
Full lnfegration
OF Monfgomery
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Executive Group
Of PTA Advocates
Step in September

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tember is recommended by the
Executive Committee Of the
Montgomery County Council OF
Parent Teacher Associations.
The committee announced its
recommendations following dis
closure that the Board of Educa-
tons special advisory committee
on integration was split 10 to g.
with the majority urging stimuli
taneous integration at all levels
The PTA council executive
committee emphasized 1t adopted
the recommendations of the PTA
committee on integration Friday
Night "as a basis for discussion
in local units"
The PTA integration commit
tee includes representatives ap-
pointed by about 40 PTAs and
Is persons named by the chair
man, George T. Guernsey.
Full Council Acts March 70.
The executive committees rec
concentrations were effectuated
by adoption of its integration
committees report.
The executive committee
through PTA Council President
Myron S. Isaacs, will submit the
amended report to all PTAs for
consideration and action prior to
a full PTA council meeting. Ac-
ton by the full council is ex-
pected at its meeting March %
The executive committee rec
concentrations call on the school
board to announced 'comprehen-
sive firm plans for integrating
the school system of Montgomery
County"
The committees other recon-
mendations included:
l.. That the school boards
present policy of fixed school dis
tricts be continued with neces-
sary redistricting carried out
without regard to race. and that
the present policy on transfers
from one school to another be
unchanged.
2. That all qualified teaching
administrative and other school
personnel be retained under an
integrated system of hiring and
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3. That school personnel, chill
5ren and parents. be educated In
integration.
4. That the school construction
budget be planned in terms of q
policy of full integration at all
levels at the start of the next
school term.
The committee also called or
the school board to make public
full factual information ~. or
Negro and white school popula-
ton and a new integrated sys.
tenn of districts.
In support of its proposal fol
full integration, the committee
also released a legal opinion
prepared by c. A. Horsky. an at
torney living in Silver Spring.
Mr.. Horsky declared that
Maryland law calling for sep
arate facilities for Negroes and
whites sis now certainly uncon-
stitutional under the recent deci-
sion Of the Supreme Court"
In his opinion he noted that
the only challenge of integra-
ton in Maryland courts had held
the law constitutional and had
not been appealed. He referred
to a decision by Superior Court
Judge James K. Cullen last Oc-
tober in Baltimore.
The laws are no longer Of any
effect. Mr.. Horsky said. He added
that 1t was not necessary that
the. legislature repeal them.
Favors Gradual Integration.
| The minority members of the
school boards special integra-
ton advisory committee ap-
peared to have gained some sup
port in their stand by a state.
ment made Friday by Schools
Supt. Forbes H. Norris.
DR.. Norris said he favors q
gradual approach to integration
warning that immediate inte.
grafton would disrupt the plan.
ming for classroom ALLEGATIONS.
The nine-member minority
bloc wants integration put into
effect one grade at a time ovel
a 12-year period.
The full committee is expected
to meet either tomorrow night OF
Wednesday night to seek anew 9
unanimous statement of policy
The majority report. delayed be.
cause the minority insisted or
submitting separate report
calls for full integration ono,
the Supreme Court issues i'm.
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