Evening star., 1955-07-31

should not be established unless
lit appears they viii remain firm
for several years.
At least one school board mem
ber, Lathrop E. Smith, feels
there must be practically a con-
slant redistricting" because of
the county's rapid development.
mo one can argue If we re-
district. Let the chips fall where
they may" Mr.. Smith says on
the method of handling the en-
tire integration problem.
people Are Confused"
The integrity of the school
board is at stake in the present
matter, Mr.. Smith believes.
1--WE are not being fortnight.
People are confused. We seem
| to say one thing, then the people
get another" he said.
The Linden problem presents
a dilemma, Mr.. Smith believes.
If school authorities give into
Rollingwood's protests, other
schools. especially in the rural
area. may try to upset integra-
tion plans as they develop, he
feels.
At the same time, Mr.. Smith
feels the board should redistrict
and stick to Its announced plans
to send ,colored pupils to the
schools III their district.
| Board President Willard G.
McG cGraw, who last Tuesday. said
the administration could not
gerrymander for the sake Of one
school, comedies he believes the
administration "could move q
little faster in redistricting."
But in the Linden case, he
feels the administration Is mot
hedgehopping on a permanent
basis" He comedies, however,
that he can't entirely rationalize
the Linden solution.
Overlooking Avoided
The Linden situation, from the
school administrations stand
point, boils down to this:
Woodlin and Rock Creek For
lest, the two schools nearest the
lLyttonSville community, would
be overtaxed by carrying the full
load of children from Linden
Rock Greek Forest now faces
EIGHT classes on double sessions
this fall.
/ Under the integrated arrange
ment, Rock Greek Forest. with
Ia capacity of $40, would get
about 7S4 students and Woodlin
designed for $50, would get ass
students.
l Rollingwood, where a new
addition opens this fall, anc
McKenney Hills can take stu
dents on a classroom by class
room basis to fill vacant seats
Lyttonsville at present lies ir
no school district: it is q pocket
between Rock Greek Forest and
Woodlin.
BY the fall of 1856, barring un-
Iforeseen delays, the new 450-ca-
pacity Rosemary Hills school will
Ibe opened and Lyttonsville viii
fall into this school district
Even then it is possible. accord.
ling to Mr.. Knight. that some
Lyttonsville children will have
to continue attending Woodlir
. school.
The entire assignment Of Lin
den pupils to white schools ha'
. been carried out on a classroom
lVIby classroom basis, Mr.. Knigh
y maintains.
: For example, at Rollingwoo'
none was assigned in kindergar
: ten: four in the first grade; sevel
y lin the second: 10 in the third
= Ieight in the fourth, none in tn
! : fifth and three in the sixth.
> Glass Vacancies Filled
ri In these cases, pupils will ri
4 holes in previously planned class
. les, Mr.. Knight said.
~ Although transporting the pu
- pills from Lyttonsville by bus I
= Rollingwood and McKenney
n e c o n o m ic ally unsound, M
Knight defends 1t on the bas
of what is best for the children
It is the Administrators prae
y tice, he said, to avoid movin
le children from school to schot
le any more than Is necessary.
N BY readjusting school distri,
% lines on a temporary one-yes
Is basis, more children would hay
to be shuffled around, he said.
$ 1T has been a real headacf
IN But it is the best way out
Gu terms of the number of childre
N affected" Mr.. knight said.
The administrator also make
De lit clear he feels it is exclusivel
9; an administration problem, not
ol "policy-making" matter for tx
al school board.
l. 1--WE have been working Il
years on assignment problem
ne We have evaluated all the argl
l. ments and have decided Il
1t present plan is the best and mo
feasible" he added.
1t, Mr.. Lipscomb and Mr.. Spive.
el, however. feel the board mui
es have had In mind redistrictir