Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15
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District Teacher Shift
II Schools May
Lose Personnel
In Transfers
By JAMES G. DEANE

City officials today had a new
protest regarding the lack Of
adequate funds to staff the Dis
trict's public schools.
John B. Gillilland, president
of the District Congress Of
Parents and Teachers, yesterday
announced his organization was
protesting q new shuttle Of ele-
|mentary teachers ordered Thurs
day.
Mr.. Gillilland said he had
been informed IL schools had
been notified they would prob
ably lose one or more teachers
because, of shortages elsewhere.
He delivered q letter to the
office Of Schuyler Lowe. general
administration director, urging
that the city provide immediate
emergency funds to hire enough
new teachers to halt all further
shifts.
Transfer Confirmed
A school spokesman confirmed
that new transfers were planned.
Miss Margaret Pepper, execu-
tive assistant to Supt. Hobart
M. Corning, said at least IL
teachers were involved. She de-
|clined to disclose the number
lof buildings affected, however.
Or. Corning was scheduled to
visit Mr.. Lowe himself yester-
lday to ask for enough funds for
20 extra teachers, the number
finally settled on in connection
with q Board of Education re-
quest to seek emergency help.
An all-day session with the
Commissioners on next years
city budget kept Mr.. Lowe from
keeping the appointment. how
ever, and an aide said DR.. Cor
ming presumably viii seek new
date Monday.
Some Southeast schools are
among those involved in the new
transfer plans, it was learned.
Class Doubling Seen
Simon at Fourth street and
Mississippi avenue Sc, was in-
formed it might lose three teach
ers. Stanton. at Naylor road and
Alabama ave Sc. and Patterson.
South Capitol and Danbury
streets, were told they might lose
1.-TWO apiece.
Miss Edith williams, Simon
principal, said the shifts would
mean doubling up grades and
dropping a special sixth grade
remedial reading class and a
class for eight emotionally un-
stable children. Most in the
latter group would have to be ex-
tcluded from school If the class
were abandoned. she said.
Parents already are up in arms
over the possible transfers. she
said; pointing out that the
schools pupils have had a diff
Icult history of crowding and
Ipart-time classes.
II resent having to close
classes after we are beginning
to be stable" Miss Williams de-
clared.
Mrs. May T. Verrnillion, Stan.
ton principal, said that while
only two of her classes are now
lat or above the official 36-pupil
standard, number of them will
be 40 If the two teachers are
taken away. Stanton already has
lost one Of its teachers this fan.
School Expects Influx
A new housing development
with 1856 units is about to open
near the school, and new
children are expected.
when the new ones come in.
what will I do with them?" Mrs.
IVermillion asked.
School board members on
Thursday asked DR.. Corning why
he wasn't asking for more than
90 teachers to meet the current
shortage. Mrs. Manson B. Petit,
Southeast member. at the time
protested the continued shuffling.
Mr.. Gillilland, in his letter
yesterday to Mr.. Lowe, declared
that the city ought to provide
enough funds Immediately to re-
ilieve any classes with over So
pupils and to stop further
teacher shutting.
"We feel that the diSorgani-
zation which has already oc-
Cured this year is about all that
I the teachers and students can
stand without serious effects on
our educational program" he
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