Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-04
Funds Denied
County, Hyde
Tells House Unit
BY ALEX r. PRESTON

public schools prior to the Su-
preme Court decision of May,
1854, Representative Hyde, Re-
publican of Maryland. told a
House Education and Labor sub
committee today.
Without naming the county,
the laWmaker from Bethesda
cited the example as a warning
against Federal controls coupled
with financial aid to the States
for school construction.
Mr. Hyde spoke in opposition
to allotment formulas to the
various States because he fees
they give officials or agencies of
the Federal Government too
much voice in determining
whether the States meet require
mentS of the proposed legisla-
ton.
In one county of Maryland,
before the Supreme Court deci-
sion, we had segregation" Mr..
Hyde said. The county was en-
titled to receive money under the
impacted area program"
| Under present law the Gov
eminent provides extra schoo.
funds to areas with impacted or
heavy, populations due to Fed
eral installations.
Funds Denied
That county built a number
OF classrooms for the white
children, Mr.. Hyde said.
He explained that it built
lclassrooms for both whites and
Negroes, but had constructed a
few more for whites to take care
OF anticipated future needs.
1T went back to the United
States commissioner of educa-
ton for more money-for the
rest of its entitlement," Mr..
Hyde said.
He explained later that the
additional funds were sought to
complete expansion of classroom
facilities for Negro children. He
said he was informed that the
commissioner of education told
, the county that with the extra
classroom space previously pro-
vlded for white children, the
county had received all of the
funds it was entitled to under its
: total enrolment.
Il have been told" Mr.. HYDE
said, that before they could get
their entitlement they would
have to integrate."
More Details Asked
He testified that. in view of the
Supreme Court school segrega-
ton decision. he was willing to
assume that the reported posi-
ton OF the Commissioner of Edu-
cation was correct" But, he
added, the point is that such
pressures were not in order prior
to the court decision.
subcommittee hartman
Bailey, Republican of West Vir-
glnla. said he would be very
much interested in obtaining ad-
ditional details. Mr.. Hyde said
he would attempt to furnish
5 them.
Principal point made by Mr..
: Hyde was that the legislation
should provide outright appro-
prlationS TO the States to aid
them in eliminating the backlog
! OF classroom needs.
. The principal bills before the
: Bailey subcommittee are the
administration sponsored meas
ureS introduced by Republican
Y Representatives Mcconnell of
! Pennsylvania and Frelinghuysen
OF New York. and another meas
ure by Representative Kelley.
Democrat of Pennsylvania.
Enrolment as Basis
e Under the Kelley bill, Federal
funds would be distributed to
the District and the various
E States based on a fiat per capita
enrolment The money would
be matched on a $3.50 basis.
Under the Frelinghuysen-
! Mcconnell measures the money
would be based on a formula
which includes need as a factor.
: The Federal allotment per
: child under the Kelley bill
would be S1628 while the adj
ministration formula varies from
| S456 TO $l3.5l.
(, Under the Kelley bill the Dis
: trict would match $2407. $40
from the Federal Government:
Virginia would match Sl3.8l0. $3.50
: and Maryland would match So
), 304,S40.
Greater Share
g Under the administration bills,
| the District also would match
1888 coo from the Federal Gov
: eminent, Virginia. however.
1 would have to put up S6.0l8. 900
: to receive S9.275 900 from the
t Federal Government.
: Maryland would have to ad-
vance more than it would get
: back, The States share would
be $5809,000 compared with s4.-
100000 it would get.
Mr. Hyde emphasized he is not
opposing Federal-aid-to -educa-
ton legislation. But. he insisted,
likelihood of Federal controls
would BE- greatly reduced if the
funds calculated to be distrib-
uted under whatever bill is f.
nally approved, were made out
right appropriations rather than
conditioned upon formulas sub
ject to Interpretation by Fed
eral official