Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-23
Negro Student
Transfers Set
For Discussion
Prince Georges
School Board to
Weigh Problem

The Prince Georges County
School Board, in a closed ses-
sion last night, agreed to meet
next Tuesday to discuss transfer
applications received from Ne
lgro students.
| Twenty-one Of the requests
have been submitted to the
board, with the deadline set
for Friday.
Thirteen of the applications
came from Negro students in the
Prince Georges section of Ia
koma Park who formerly at
TENDED a recently abandoned
Icolored elementary school in
Montgomery County. officials
Ibid not specify which schools
1.-THE Takoma Park pupils want
Ito attend this fall, but there are
mo Negro elementary schools in
THAT section of Prince Georges
County.
Four other Negro students re-
lquested transfer to Glenn Dale
Elementary School, two to Belts
willie Elementary and two to High
Point High School.
Request Transfer
The board, in announcing an
indignation policy earlier this
month, said Negro parents
could write the education Office
lin Upper Marlboro requesting
transfer Of their children to
lother schools. Requests would be
granted unless overcrowding or
lother legitimate reasons pro-
Inhibited them. the board said.
In other business. the School
Board voted to accept a plan
transferring between 1872 and
1888 pupils to the new Oxon Run
hill Elementary School upon its
lcompletion the first of the year.
Until then, the youngsters will
be housed in the Silver Hill
School.
Contrary to Request
| The move is contrary to the
request of some 100 parents,
who have sent a letter to Gov.
tMcKeldin in their campaign to
keep their children in the Hill
crest Heights School.
To comply with this request
would mean turning the Hill
crest Heights cafeteria into a
classroom, putting the first
grade and part Of the second
on double shifts and having to
build additional rooms onto the
building, according to Assistant
School Supt. George H. Robin
son. At the same time, he added,
the Oxon Hill School would
open in January with only six
of its IA rooms occupied.
! MIR. Robinson said the problem
was put before the residents last
June and that the majority ac-
cepted the boards idea. The
voice of the minority. however.
prompted school officials to
make another study.
The board further approved
tentative plans for eight-room
addition to the Gwynn Park
School. Construction will include
gymnasiums with lockers and
showers. kitchens and additional
renovations. to be ready in Sep
/ TENDER, 1856.
Tuition Announced
School Supt. william s..
Schmidt, in answering a question
from Board Chairman James
Harrison, said school tuition for
students outside the county this
year will be $35 for elementary
pupils and $50 for those in high
schools.
Mr.. Harrison said several
parents told him some out county
children had not paid for past
schooling in Prince Georges be-
fore and were fearful of having
to do so this year.
II just want to know what law
we're going under" Mr.. Harri-
son said.
We've had the same law for
a number of years" Mr.. Schmidt
replied This year the State
Board of Education raised the
rates, and we have to comply" u
Il think it's a very reasonable
rate. considering it takes more
than 5000 a year to educate al
child" noted Mrs. Louise Yuill.
la board member.
well, l told those parents toI
go ahead and send their chill
dren to school and, II they're
asked to pay and don't, I don't
think they'll be thrown out" Mr..
Harrison answered.
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