Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-03

/ Mr.. JOY. fell into several Of the
Icategories.
Areas Affect II
According TO his testimony, II
applications were disapproved
because of attendance areas;
Ave because Of overcrowding at
IWashington-Lee; 81 on schol-
Iastic deficiencies; eight because
Of psychological problems. and
i've for inability to adapt to
new situations.
Those students rejected be-
cause Of attendance areas live
In the original south attend
ance district for the all-Negro
|Hofman-Boston Junior Senior
High School, said Mr.. JOY.
The school board has left
that area intact, and it is still
to be served by Hoffman,
Boston. he declared.
The old north attendance
district for Holman Boston
has been eliminated and
merged with white school dis
tricts, he explained. Negro APP
paicants living in the old north
Holman Boston district were
disapproved on other grounds.
I The i've applicants disap-
proved because Of overcrowding
at Washington-Lee live, within
the Washington-Lee- attend
ance area, said Mr.. Joy. but
enrolment already far exceeds
the schools capacity. He added
that white 10th grade students
who normally would so to
Washington-Lee are to be sent
elsewhere this year.
Tests Open Problems
The boards decision on aca-
demic achievement. said Mr..
Joy. was based on the results of
tests given all students In the
Arlington school system.
"The results of the tests for
the system as a whole indicate
there is a real problem in some
Of the transfers applied fol" "
he added.
Judge Bryan asked when the
tests were initiated.
ITO the best of my recollec-
ton, about 1885," said Mr.. JOY
who has been member of the
school board for IL years.
The median score for seventh
grade students at Hoffman,
Boston. he said, was about one
year and three months below
the national norms, whereas
the median score at Stratford
is six months above national
norms.
! Results of the tests indicate
the achievement level Of the
It'll grade at Stratford Is
equivalent to the 9th grade at
Hofman-Boston he declared.
In effect. q student transfer
ring from one school to an
other would be skipping two
grades, he added.
Some Of the students apply
ing for transfer would find
themselves at the bottom Of
classes in the white schools, Mr..
JOY continued.
Cites Causes
Mr.. Simmonds asked Mr.. Joy
to account for the difference in
student accomplishments
Arlington, Mr.. Joy replied,
has a white population with in
comes well above average and
doctors degrees are a dime a
DOZEN These are people who
have a very great desire for a
good education for their chill
dren.
"A similar situation does not
exist as far as the Negro COM
munity is concerned" said Mr..
Joy.
The average 10 of Negro stu
dents, he added, lis something
like 89-or 20 points below that
in the white community"
The boards findings of psy-
Geological problems. Mr.. Joy
testified. were based on a re-
view of student records by a
psychiatrist for the Virginia
Department of Mental Health.
The psychiatrist advised that
it would be unwise for students
in this category ito be exposed
to the pressures of attending a
school of another race" said
Mr.. Joy.
Arlington School Supt. Ray
Reid described factors in the
adaptability category. Individ-
uals in this group, he explained,
would find it very difficult to
adjust to new surroundings"
Leaders Replaced
Some, he noted, were leaders
in their own group but would
be only average students in the
classes where they applied.
Mr.. Reid said his views on
students in the "adaptabilit4