1 20 53 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/fa7a79e87f479ccd4a50e7c2e378bf3f.pdf c326229b71403c339cf71f81dc736f24 PDF Text Text A B R I E F LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF THE C I V I L RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN ARLINGTON by K e v in S w e e n e y The c i v i l r i g h t s m o v e m e n t i n A r l i n g t o n i s a microcosm o f t h e n a t i o n a l s t r u g g l e f o r e q u a l i t y . De­ d ic a te d in d i v i d u a l s fought i n s t i t u t i o n a l s e g r e g a t i o n in th e co u rth o u se, in th e l e g i s l a t u r e , in th e v o tin g b o o th , i n th e s c h o o l s , and i n th e s t r e e t s . The a c ­ t i o n s o f t h o s e a c t i v i s t s h a s changed our community f o r t h e b e t t e r . R i g h t s which a r e now t ak en f o r g r a n t e d by a new g e n e r a t i o n w e r e a c h i e v e d t h r o u g h t h e s t e a d y , p e r s i s t e n t r e f u s a l o f many i n d i v i d u a l s i n c o u n t l e s s s i t u a t i o n s t o a c c e p t t h e s t a t u s quo. I t i s i m p o s s i b l e t o g i v e a f u l l p i c t u r e i n j u s t a few w o r d s , b u t h e r e a r e some h i g h l i g h t s o f t h e s t r u g g l e f o r e q u a l i t y . S e g r e g a t e d P u b l i c M e e t i n g s On O c t o b e r 2 8 , 1 9 5 7 M a r j o r i e T a y l o r was a r r e s t e d a t a p o l i t i c a l r a l l y and charged w ith v i o l a t i n g a s t a t e o rdinance e n a c te d in 1926 r e q u i r i n g s e g r e g a t e d s e a t i n g a t p u b l i c e v e n t s . Ms. T a y l o r w a s f o u n d g u i l t y a n d f i n e d . On J a n u a r y 13» 1958, a n A r l i n g t o n C i r c u i t J u d g e r u l e d t h a t t h e law d e p r i v e d Ms. T ay lo r o f h e r r i g h t o f l i b e r t y w i t h ­ o u t due p r o c e s s o f law and o v e r t u r n e d t h e c o n v i c t i o n . V o t i n g R i g h t s One o f t h e m o s t s u c c e s s f u l v o t e r reg istra tio n d riv es in th e co u n try in 1964 w as s p e a r h e a d e d l o c a l l y by t h e N o r t h e r n V i r g i n i a c h a p te r o f th e Congress o f R a cial E q u a lity . John R o b i n s o n , J r . , D a v id B. B r o o k s , and o t h e r s w o r k e d t i r e l e s s l y on t h e campaign. S h o r t l y b e f o r e t h e 1964 e l e c t i o n s , t h e A r l i n g t o n C ounty R e g i s t r a r s u d d e n ly c h a l l e n g e d 111 o f t h e new r e g i s t r a n t s . A h e a r i n g was sc h e d u l e d a t s h o r t n o t i c e w h ich co uld have r e s u l t e d i n p u r g i n g a l l o f them f ro m t h e r o l l s . I r a M. L e c h n e r , a t t o r n e y f o r CORE a t t h e h e a r i n g , c h a r g e d t h a t t h e a c t i o n was "an a t t e m p t t o g e t r i d of a l a r g e segm ent o f Negro v o t e r s , p e r h a p s a s an example t o o t h e r s . " On M a rch 2 4 , 19 66, t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s S u p r e m e C ourt i n v a l i d a t e d th e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f v o te r r e g i s t r a n t s an d v o t e r s i n f e d e r a l e l e c t i o n s on t h e b a s i s o f w h e t h e r o r n o t t h e y h ad p a i d a p o l l t a x . T h i s a c t i o n s p e c i f i c a l l y o v e r t u r n e d V i r g i n i a ’s p o l l tax. V i r g i n i a s u b s e q u e n t l y amended i t s l a w s t o p r o ­ v i d e f o r d u a l r e g i s t r a t i o n an d q u a l i f i c a t i o n o f v o te r s , a s a f u r t h e r a tte m p t to bar persons se ek in g to r e g is te r for s ta te electio n s. �PROGRAM W ELCOM E Susan Prokop DINNER INTRODUCTIONS Amy Bruno T ate AW ARDS Susan Prokop INTRODUCTION OF THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER Clyde S h o r t KEYNOTE SPEAKER Mr. J o s e p h L. Rauh, INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS Kevin Sweeney CLOSING REMARKS Clyde S h o r t MUSIC AND DANCING U n t i l 1:00 A M F l o r a l a r ra n g em en t d o n a t e d by W ilson’ s F l o r i s t s �P o r t i a H askins r e g i s t e r e d to v o te in f e d e r a l e l e c t i o n s . L a t e r , sh e p a i d t h e r e q u i r e d s t a t e p o l l ta x . S t a t e and l o c a l v o t i n g o f f i c i a l s s t i l l r e f u s e d t o p e r m i t h e r t o v o t e , c l a i m i n g t h a t she had f a i l e d t o r e g is te r se p ara te ly for s ta te e lectio n s. Ms. H as k in s ap p ealed . The U n ited S t a t e s D i s t r i c t Cou rt h e l d t h a t "no r a t i o n a l b a s i s e x i s t s " t o s u p p o r t such a s t a t u t e . E q u a l E m ploym ent D a v i d B r o o k s , CORE v i c e c h a i r m a n , c h a r g e d i n May, 1965 t h a t t h e c o u n t y g o v e rn m en t had f a i l e d to f u l f i l l i t s c i v i l r i g h t s o b l i g a t i o n s i n county h i r i n g s , p o i n t i n g t o t h e t o t a l a b s e n c e o f b l a c k s on t h e A r l i n g t o n p o l i c e f o r c e . At l e a s t tw o b l a c k s had a p p l i e d f o r p o s i t i o n s , b u t t h e y a p p a re n tly f a i l e d e i t h e r the e n tra n c e ex am inations or t h e backgr ou nd i n v e s t i g a t i o n , w hich d e te r m in e d w h e t h e r a p p l i c a n t s had a c r m i n a l r e c o r d o r " s o c i a l p roblem s". H o u sin g O p p o r t u n i t i e s On J u n e 22, 1 9 6 8 , t h e A r l i n g t o n County Board a d o p t e d an o r d in a n c e p a t t e r n e d a f t e r f e d e r a l la w w h i c h e s t a b l i s h e d a f i v e - m e m b e r F a i r H o u s in g B o a rd t o r e c e i v e and i n v e s t i g a t e c o m p l a i n t s by any p e r so n c l a i m i n g t o have been d e n i e d h o u s i n g on t h e b a s i s o f r a c e , c o l o r , r e l i g i o n , o r national orgin. C i v i c P a r t i c i p a t i o n As i n many o t h e r l o c a l i t i e s a c r o s s A m erica, n o n v io le n t d e m o n s tr a tio n s b ro u g h t a b o u t t h e d e a t h o f de f a c t o s e g r e g a t i o n . In p a r t i c u l a r , t h e A r l i n g t o n i a n f o r a B e t t e r County, l e d by A l l a n D ean , h ad i t s o r i g i n s i n t h e c i v i l r i g h t s m o v em en t o f t h e 1 9 5 0 's . The L e a g u e o f Women V o t e r s , u nder t h e s t e w a r d s h i p o f E l i z a b e t h Weihe, championed the r i g h t s o f m i n o r i t i e s to p a r t i c i p a t e f u l l y i n the p o l i t i c a l p ro c e s s . D em o n s tra tio n s r e s u lte d in th e i n t e g r a t i o n o f d r u g c o u n t e r s , m o v ie t h e a t e r s , a n d A rlin g to n H o sp ita l. E d u c a t i o n The Supreme C o u r t 's landm ark d e c i s i o n i n Brown v. B o a rd o f E d u c a t i o n o f Topek a on May 17, 1954 b e g a n t h e s t r u g g l e t o d e s e g r e g a t e A r l i n g t o n ' s pu b lic schools. At t h e t i m e o f t h e Brown d e c i s i o n , A r l i n g t o n had a p p r o x i m a t e l y 22,677 p u p i l s e n r o l l e d i n p u b lic sc h o o ls. Of t h o s e , 1 , 4 3 2 w e r e b l a c k . The County a d m i n i s t e r e d f o r t y s c h o o l s , f o u r o f which w ere s e t a p a r t f o r b l a c k s : Hoffm an-Boston, Drew-Kemper, and L an g sto n . Almost f i v e y e a r s o f " m a s s i v e r e s i s t a n c e " f o r c e d b a c k t h e t i d e o f c h a n g e i n A r l i n g t o n u n t i l 1959. S u p p o r t e r s o f i n t e g r a t i o n w ere com pelled t o b a t t l e t h e S t a t e and County go vernm ent e v e r y s t e p o f t h e way. I n �Arlington County Board DEMOCRATS Ellen Bozman John Milliken Mary Margaret Whipple Al Eisenberg salu te Arli ngton YOUNG DEMOCRATS And ■from our new esV uTWemW-s -for q I\ : bO t orV vr\ \AS3.W - A\ E\senberg �1956, a s u i t was f i l e d t o r e v e r s e t h e S ch o o l B o a rd 's p o lic y of r e fu s in g to ad m it b lack c h ild r e n to a l l w h ite schools. The S ch o o l Board moved t o d i s m i s s th e s u i t ; ho wever, F e d e r a l D i s t r i c t Judge Bryan, who h e a r d th e c a s e , n o t o nly r e f u s e d to d i s m i s s th e c a s e , b ut i s s u e d a n o r d e r p r o h i b i t i n g t h e S c h o o l B o a r d f ro m r e f u s i n g t o a d m i t c h i l d r e n t o any p u b l i c sc h o o l on t h e b a s i s o f r a c e , e f f e c t i v e J a n u a r y 31» 1 9 5 7 f o r e l e m e n t a r y s c h o o l s and S ep tem b er, 1957 f o r j u n i o r and s e n i o r h ig h s c h o o l s . I n h i s o p i n i o n , Ju d g e Bryan s t a t e d t h a t Brown v. B o a rd o f E d u c a t i o n h o l d s t h a t "no c h i l d s h o u l d be d e n i e d a d m i s s i o n t o a s c h o o l on t h e b a s i s o f r a c e o r c o lo r." The c o u r t o f a p p e a l s u p h e l d t h e r u l i n g , f i n d i n g t h a t i n t h e two y e a r s s i n c e t h e Supreme Cou rt r u l i n g , " t h e b o a r d s o f e d u c a t i o n h av e t a k e n no s t e p s t o w a r d s rem oving t h e r e q u i r e m e n t o f s e g r e g a t i o n i n t h e s c h o o l s " , and t h a t t h e S ch o o l Board’s a c t i o n "was n o t t h e ' d e l i b e r a t e s p e e d ' i n c o m p l y i n g w i t h t h e l a w ... b u t was a c l e a r m a n i f e s t a t i o n o f an a t t i t u d e o f in t r a n s i g e n c e ." H o w e v e r , t h e V i r g i n i a A s s e m b l y e r e c t e d a new b a r r i e r t o sc h o o l d e s e g r e g a t i o n . The P u p i l P l a cem en t A c t , e n a c t e d i n 1956, r e q u i r e d p u p i l s a p p l y i n g t o a p a r t i c u l a r p u b lic sc h o o l f o r th e f i r s t tim e , or g r a d u a t i n g t o a new p u b l i c s c h o o l , t o a p p l y t o t h e " P u p i l P la c e m e n t Board" f o r e n r o l l m e n t . On t h e f i r s t d a y o f c l a s s e s i n S e p t e m b e r , 195 7, s e v e n b l a c k c h ild re n sought e n ro llm e n t in v ario u s w h ite -o n ly schools. Of t h e s e se v en c h i l d r e n , on ly George Nelson had c o m p l e t e d t h e P u p i l P l a c e m e n t f o r m s . The P u p i l P la c e m e n t B oard a s s i g n e d G eorge to H o ffm a n -B o sto n , w h i c h w as s i x m i l e s f r o m h i s home, e v e n t h o u g h S t r a t f o r d J r . Hig h w a s o n l y o n e - h a l f m i l e f r o m h i s door . Ju d g e Bryan, who r u l e d t h a t "the o n ly g round, a s i d e from p r o v i s i o n s o f t h e P la c e m e n t A ct, f o r th e r e j e c t i o n o f th e p l a n t i f f s was t h a t th e y w ere o f th e N eg ro r a c e . " Ju d g e Bryan o r d e r e d t h a t County o f f i c i a l s comply w i t h t h e law and a d m i t t h e b l a c k s t u d e n t s on S ep tem b er 2 3 , 1957. H o w ev er, t h e C o u n t y a u t h o r i t i e s a p p e a l e d , s t a y i n g t h e a d m i s s i o n o f t h e s t u d e n t s u n t i l t h e S ch o o l Board c o n s i d e r e d t h e i r a p p l i c a t i o n s . U l t i m a t e l y , s c h o o l o f f i c i a l s c o n s i d e r e d an d r e j e c t e d th e a p p l i c a t i o n s of t h i r t y c h i l d r e n fo r t r a n s f e r t o w h i t e s c h o o l s , based upon f i v e c r i t e r i a , i n c l u d i n g " A d a p t a b i l i t y " . Once a g a i n , t h e s t u d e n t s a p p e a l e d , and once a g a i n , Ju d g e Bryan h e a r d t h e c a s e . �S ^ x /i/z^ /csv ^/accn^y ^ efrio cx a /A /; Waco t/l& O ^ £ /l& 0 ^ C U f-/^ y { ^eAl^l/Z/AAeAs■ qjo j.98M, ^! HARRIS MILLER P a id f o r b y H a r r i s M ille r f o r C o n g r e s s C o m m itte e �Oh S e p t e m b e r 17, 1958, he handed down h i s r u l i n g : fo u r o f t h e s t u d e n t s , R o n a ld D e s k i n s , M i c h a e l G. J o n e s , L ance Newman, and G l o r i a Thompson would be p e r m i tt e d t o a t t e n d S t r a t f o r d J r . High. All f o u r were e n t e r i n g t h e s e v e n t h g r a d e , an d a l l f o u r w ere r e j e c t e d on t h e s o l e b a s i s o f " a d a p t a b i l i t y " . Sad ly, f i v e s t u d e n t s o f t h e o r g i n i a l se v en whose t r a n s f e r s had been ord ere d by J u d g e Bryan t h e p r e v i o u s y ear u l t i m a t e l y found t h e i r ap plications rejected . On J a n u a r y 2 3 , 1959, t h e U. S. C o u r t o f A p p e a l s u p h e l d J u d g e B r y a n , b u t t h e S ch o o l Boa rd s t i l l v o t e d to se ek postp o n em en t. The v o t e was 3 - 1 ; Ja m e s S t o c k a r d , t h e l o n e d i s s e n t i n g v o i c e on t h e Boa rd t o c o n t i n u e d s e g r e g a t i o n sin c e th e m id-5 0's , s t a t e d t h a t " i t w o u l d b e a w a s t e o f t a x p a y e r s ' money t o c o n t i n u e t o f i g h t w h a t b o t h t h e s t a t e and F e d e r a l c o u r t s h ave d e c l a r e d t o be t h e l a w o f t h e l a n d , " an d t h a t f u r t h e r d elay c o u l d " l e a d t o n e e d l e s s t e n s i o n s and u n c e r t a i n t i e s am on g A r l i n g t o n c i t i z e n s " . The b o a r d m a j o r i t y s t a t e d t h a t i t "recognized t h a t th e g r e a t m a j o r i t y o f V i r g i n i a n s and A r l i n g t o n i a n p r e f e r s e g r e g a t e d s c h o o l s " . The Board's appeal was d enied by C h i e f J u s t i c e Warren. The " m a s s i v e r e s i s t a n c e " l a w s , e n a c t e d i n t h e 1 9 5 0 ' s , h u n g o m i n o u s l y o v e r t h e e v e n t s o f t h e day. A c c o r d in g t o i t s p r o v i s i o n s , a s t a t e o f f i c e r could c l o s e a p u b l i c s c h o o l , and on Ja nuary 11, 1958, Gover­ n o r J . L i n d s a y Almond an n o u n ced t h a t no i n t e g r a t i o n w o u l d o c c u r i n V i r g i n i a . And I n d e e d , t h e G o v e r n o r c l o s e d s i x s c h o o l s i n N o r f o l k on S e p t e m b e r 2 7 , 1958. H o w e v e r , f o l l o w i n g Ju d g e B r y a n 's o r d e r t o a d m i t t h e f o u r s t u d e n t s t o S t r a t f o r d J r . High, b o th th e Supreme C o u r t o f V i r g i n i a and a t h r e e - j u d g e p a n e l o f t h e F e d e r a l D i s t r i c t Court ru le d the m assive r e s i s t a n c e s t a t u t e s i n v a l i d i n s e p a r a te d e c i s i o n s on Ja n u a ry 19, 1 9 5 9 , c l e a r i n g t h e way f o r s c h o o l d e s e g r e g a t i o n i n A rlin g to n . F e b r u a r y 2 , 1959 was s e t a s t h e f i r s t day o f s c h o o l a t S t r a t f o r d f o r Lance Newman, Ron D e s k i n s , M i c h a e l J o n e s , an d G l o r i a Thompson. Over 85 p o l i c e o f f i c e r s , more th a n h a l f of th e e n t i r e A r lin g to n f o r c e , a s s e m b l e d a t th e school i n r i o t g ear. No major i n c i d e n t s o c c u r r e d , altho ugh a f a l s e bomb t h r e a t was r e c o r d e d , a n d tw o b o y s th r e w a f i r e c r a c k e r f ro m a t h i r d f l o o r bathr oo m window. The c h i l d r e n were d riv en t o sc hool as a s e c u r i t y p r e c a u t i o n , and th ey were c a r e f u l l y g u ided from c l a s s t o c l a s s t h r o u g h o u t t h e day. When t h e s c h o o l day �en d ed , M ichael J o n e s s a i d u s u a l " dayj Ron D e s k l n s " s o r t Th o m p so n r e p o r t e d t h a t s h e o l a s e s b e c a u s e o f t h e immense t h a t he had "a kind of o f l i k e d i t " , an d G l o r i a h ad b e e n l o s t b e t w e e n siz e o f the build in g . The d e s e g r a t i o n o f S t r a t f o r d J u n i o r H ig h was on ly a b e g i n n i n g i n w h a t p r o v e d t o be a l o n g s t r u g g l e , w hich has n o t ended, to a c h ie v e i n t e g r a t i o n i n th e C ounty s c h o o l s . F u r t h e r r e m n a n t s o f s e g r e g a t i o n to f a l l b e f o r e t h e m ar ch o f p r o g r e s s i n c l u d e d s e g r e g a t e d s p o r t i n g e v e n t s (1 961), s o c i a l a c t i v i t i e s ( 1 9 6 2 ), and sc h o o l p e rs o n n e l (1963). I n 1 9 6 4 , t h e S c h o o l B o a rd t e r m i n a t e d t h e s e n i o r h i g h program a t H o ffm an -B o s to n f o r t h e 1964-1965 a c a d e m ic y e a r and t r a n s f e r r e d th e a f f e c t e d s t u d e n t s to o t h e r C ounty s c h o o l s ; i n a d d i t i o n , t h e Board r e d r e w p o r t i o n s o f t h e new sch o o l attendance a rea zones to p e r m i t f u r t h e r i n t e g r a t i o n . As a memorand um p r e p a r e d by t h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f S c h o o l s i n 1964 s t a t e d , " [ a s s i g n m e n t o f p u p i l s i n t h e A r l i n g t o n C o u n ty P u b l i c S c h o o l s w i l l c o n t i n u e t o be d e t e r m i n e d on t h e b a s i s o f ' g e o g r a p h i c d i s t r i c t ' an d not w ith regard to race." Contributors to this article included: E l l e n Bozman James Gee O liver H ill M ic h ael J o n e s I r a Lechner Mary M a r s h a l l Spot sw ood R o b in so n Ja m es S t o c k a r d S . W. T u c k e r Olympic 4E^§porting G oods University Shopping Center • Fairfax, Virginia • 273-0898 Springfield Mall • Springfield. Virginia • 922-9089 Adidas Shop • Skyline Mall • Haileys Xroads, Va • 671-1951 Tennis Shop • Skyline Mall • Haileys Xroads. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 94_16_8_53 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/f3d933cef1f0c8481ff650ca35176500.pdf a8b12a1cf50581bcda0509e0bb40bda0 PDF Text Text A SUMMARY of Developments in Virginia as a result of the Supreme Court ruling against racial segregation in public schools Page 1 — The Supreme Court Decision Page 2 — Reaction in Washington Virginia Continues Segregation Page 3 — Official Reaction in Virginia Page 4 -- The Governor's Commission on Public Education Page 5 — Opinions of Political Leaders Page 6 — Reaction in Different Localities Page 7 — Fairfax County Resolutions Page 8 — Facts and Figures on Population Page 9 — Won-Political Organizations Page 10 -- Integration in Fairfax County Page 11 -- The Court's Final Hearing Virginia's Arguments on Implementation Page 12 -- List of Members of Governor's Commission Page 13 — Text of Fairfax County Supervisor's October 20 Resolution �page 1 THE SUPREME COURT DECISION The unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision abolish­ ing segregation in the public schools of Virginia, Delaware, Kansas and South Carolina was expressed in an opinion delivered by Chief Justice Earl Warren on May 17, 1954, "We have now announced that such segregation is a denial of the equal protection of the laws," the Court declared. Thus the ruling is based on part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This amendment, approved by Congress in 1868 and finally adopted in 1868, has more than once proved a major instrument of Federal power. State laws were made subject to federal judicial veto with this wording: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United. States and of the btate in which they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens..., nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." Speaking of current conditions, the Court had this to say: "Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments...It is the very foundation of good citizenship...In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms." Observing that segregation, especially when sanctioned by law, is detrimental to the development of Negro children, the Court went on: "We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'sep­ arate but equal^ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." In previous crucial civil rights decisions*, the Supreme Court had dealt with and rejected civil rights enforcement by Congress. The 1954 decree deals with quite a different matter: discrimination enforcement by state law. In disallowing either kind of enforcement, the Court is apparently consistent in opposing legal interference with individual rights -- either the right to mingle or the right to discriminate, as one chooses. Its decision affects segregation by law, as distinct from voluntary segregation. *Cruikshank, 1876; Civil bights cases, 1883; Plessy vs. Ferguson, 1896. �page 2 R E A C H O H IH WASHINGTON Response to the Supreme Court ruling in the South has, of course, included the impression that this is a "Southern problem." Actually, there are 2.1 states affect­ ed, most but not all of them in the South. Virginia's case was decided in the same language as that of kansas. Since World War I, migration of Southern colored people to cities in the North and the West had carried with it a pattern of segregation. President Eisenhower indicated the scope of the decision in his statement June 30, 1954, to the convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: "We have passed...a milestone of social advance in the United States. The social and political maturity of our people evidenced by the reception given the recent Supreme Court decision is of great significance... "We must have continued social progress, calmly but persistently made, so that we may prove without doubt to all the world that our Nation and our people are trhly dedicated to liberty and justice for all." Integration of all schools on military posts by September, 1955, had been ordered through the Defense Department, The U.S. Office of Education, however, had announced a "tiands-off" policy toward the states, with Commissioner Samuel Brownell promising to help only "when they '.vant us to." VIRGINIA CONTINUES SEGREGATION Dowell J. Howard, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, said, "There will be no defiance of the Supreme Court decision as far as I am concerned. 'We are trying to teach children the lav; of the land and we will abide by it." Continued segregation during the 1954-55 school term was decided by the State Board of Education. A u ­ thority for this was a ruling by Attorney General J. Lindsay Almond that segregation laws remain in effect until the Supreme Court gives its final decree. �page 5 OFFICIAL REACTION IN VIRGINIA Two hours after the Supreme Court decision was made public. Governor Stanley said his people would receive the ruling calmly. He intended no "precipi­ tate action," he said, but would call together state and local representatives to work out an acceptable plan, with views of both races invited. He also called a conference of Southern govern­ ors to discuss plans. They met June 20 but no action resulted. The gathering showed a wide difference in viewpoint among the state executives. On June 25, Governor Stanley said he had no intention of abolishing the public school system but would like careful thought given to eliminating Section 129 of the Virginia Constitution, which says the Ceneral Assembly shall maintain a system of free public schools. Repeal of this, he explained, might be needed to enable the legislators to deal more freely with the problem. To make certain his statement was clean, he concluded: "I shall use every legal means at my com­ mand to continue segregated schools in Virginia." Speaking several months later, Lt.-Gov. A.E.S. Stephens sounded a somewhat different note when he said Virginia's system of free public schools must be kept, warning that to abolish it might mean the state would lose "the things we hold dear." Finally, on August 28, the Governor appointed a bi-paEtisan 32-man commission of state legislators and gave the following description of their duties: "I am inviting the commission to ascertain through public hearings and such other means as appear appropriate, the wishes of the people of Virginia; to give careful study to plans or legislation or both, that should be considered for adoption in Virginia after the final decree of the Court is entered, and to offer such other recommendations as it may deem proper as a result of the decision of the Supreme Court affecting the public schools." (A fuller account of this commission is given on page 4 of this report.) Meanwhile, Attorney General Almond, hoping for " a satisfactory solution" which would not mean aban­ donment of separate but equal schools, declared on June 11, "Negro teachers are not going to be engaged in Virginia to teach white children. No child of any race is going to he compelled to attend a mixed school." Later, in October, Mr. Almond asserted that the Supreme Court itself "has defied the Constitution," �page 4 THE GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON PUBLIC EDUCATION Appointed August 28, 1954, the 32 members are state legislators, at least two from each congression­ al district. Tenth District members are Senator Charles R. Fenwick and Delegate J. Maynard Magruder, both of Arlington. At its first meeting Sept, 13, the commission received instructions from the Governor, with his suggestion that it hold hearings in various parts of the state. It elected as chairman Senator Garland Gray, and Mr, Gray named an 11-man executive committee. A rule was adopted that all meetings except public hearings would be secret and all discussion would be confidential. Since then the commission has held several exec­ utive and full meetings, talked with the State Board of Education and the Attorney General, and held one public hearing, Nov. 15, 1954. At the public hearing, representatives of gov­ erning bodies and organizations were invited to suggest ways to solve the problem of desegregation. The all­ day session was a stormy one at times, with much oppo­ sition to integration. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors had adopted and rescinded a resolution asking the maximum of local option in deciding the fate of the public school system. (See cage 7 of this report.) The Tenth District Democratic Women's Club asked for maintenance of free public schools and compulsory atten­ dance laws. Majority opinion, however, was concentrated on demands for continuing segregation at almost any cost. No further public hearings have been set. Various solutions proposed to the Commission have included several kinds of segregation besides racial: by school districts, by sex, by I.Q., etc. Some have suggested separate white and Negro facul­ ties and school facilities. In an interim report, January 20 of this year, the Gray Commission said integration "would virtually destroy or seriously impair" Virginia's public educa­ tion system. It called for preservation of segregation "within the framework of the constitution." All citizens' ideas are still sought by the commission. A list of members will be found on page 12 of this report. �page 5 OPINIONS OP POLITICAL LEADERS State Legislators Polled Delegate Armistead Boothe sent a questionnaire in August to the 140 members of the General Assembly. The 47 replies he received showed reluctance to integrate: (1) 10 to 1, the legislators think "no child of either race should be compelled to attend a school for children of the other race." (2) 7 to 1, they seem to favor retaining the free public school system. (3) 10 to 1, they want no teachers assigned to a school of another race. (4) 3 to 1, they voted that in case segregation between races must be abolished, boys and girls should be separated. Boothe's Plan In a Norfolk speech Oct. 21, Del. Boothe outlined a tentaive plan calling for much local option. He thought school boards should be allowed to assign "outstanding Negro students" to white schools, and should provide some voluntary choice of schools, segregated and integrated, within the same district. His plan also called for more individual placement of students on bases of educational background, health, area feeling about segregation, etc., with some rearrangement of school attendance districts. Governor1s Commission Criticized The commission was criticized for electing Sen. Gray its chairman after he had led a group of 20 Louth Virginia legislators in stating "unalterable opposition" to the principle of integration. In Cctober he again caused a stir by addressing a group of segregationists, saying bluntly, the Supreme Court decision was "political and monstrous." He said he did not intend to let his grand­ children go to school with Negroes. The Virginia Meth­ odist Advocate said there was "serious question of his competence to serve on the commission in any capacity." Sen. Ted -^alton of Radford, Republican candidate for governor in 1953, criticized wr. Stanley for naming a commission without any Negro members. Del. Robert Whitehead of Nelson County, a leader of the Democratic oppostion to the Byrd wing of his party, said either Dalton or Boothe should have been in­ cluded on the commission, since both had sponsored reso­ lutions (unsuccessfully) to set up a biraclal study. Mr. Whitehead also said on Oct. 21 that to abolish the public school system would be "an open invitation to the Federal government to boldly step into the field of education and take over." He favored giving each local­ ity wide discretion. This speech brought a sharp reply from Rep. William Tuck, Fifth Congressional District, a former Governor of Virginia and a strong opponent of integration. �page 6 REACTIONS IN DIFFERENT LOCALITIES A large volume of mail has reached the Governor and the Gray Commission asking continued segregation in Virginia schools. Residents of areas with sizable col­ ored populations have been more outspoken in their re­ sponse than those In predominantly white areas, where the prospect of integration causes less concern, Halifax County, with a 44$ Negro population, presented a resolution to the Governor August 8 urg­ ing the public school system be abolished unless some way can be found to keep segregation. Signed by 8,452 people, about 60$ of the adult population, it said "an admixture of colored and white children will bring unending violence and strife." In June a group of 20 state legislators from southern jurisdictions had already announced "unalter,able opposition to the principle of integration of the races in the schools." In the area of the southern "Black Belt", includ­ ing the Fourth Congressional District, Negroes outnumber whites In many places. According to Col. Benjamin Muse (Washington Post and Times Herald, May 27, 1954), racial tension here is partly the result of historical crises; the Nat Turner insurrection of 1831, when drunken Negroes murdered over 50 white people; the ravages suffered during the closing days of the Civil l <ar; and the election, in 1888, of Virginia's only Negro Congressman. Fourth District Representative now is Congressman Watkins M. Abbitt, who says his constituents favor a state consitutional convention, presumably to change the public school provision. One county In this district. Prince Edward, rpovided the test case for Virginia's participation in the 1954 Supreme Court decision. Typical of a different sort of area was the meeting of the Northern Virginia Conference of School Boards, in Warrenton Oct. 21. No positive action was taken, though opinions did show a desire for local option in handling whatever course may be decided by the Common­ wealth. Supervisors or School Boards or both in over 40 Virginia localtilies have gone on record opposing the end of segregation in the schools. �page 7 FAIRFAX COUNTY RESOLUTIONS On October 20 the County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution requesting the maintenance of free public schools and a "maximum of local option." (See text on page 13 of this report.) This was sponsored by Supervisor Anne Wilkins of Mason District and was approved by all the members except Mr. Runyon, who abstained on grounds that it needed further study. On Nov. 10, five days before the Gray Commission hearing in Richmond, the resolution was rescinded on pe­ tition by 2,843 residents of the county. They said the Board had acted without consulting the citizens. How the Resolution was Rescinded Supervisor Wilkins agreed that thorough study was needed and moved to accept the petition after careful consideration by the Board. She was seconded by Super­ visor Shaffer (elected from Mt. Vernon District). During the public discussion that followed, the first citizen to speak called the Supreme Court decree "Marxist" and wanted to know why we were "riding on the side of the Communists." Next was a lady who said it was an effort to destroy our country from within and was handed down by "nine men of mediocre ability, one of them an immigrant and one the son of an immigrant," Testimony continued, mostly against the resolution. County Executive Carlton Massey said he had "quite a number" of letters and a petition signed by 300 persons asking the Board to keep the resolution. The Rev. T.Dabney Wellford spoke for the dio­ cesan Council of the Episcopal Church, asking imple­ mentation of the Court's decision in a charitable manner. Supervisor Runyon made a motion to accept the anti-resolution petition as a whole and was seconded by Supervisor DeBell. Supervisor Fox then said he opposed integration but wanted the Board to take no stand. Chairman Carper said he believed Mr. Fox and Mr. Jett had expressed the sentiments of the whole Board. (Supervisor Jett, Lee District, had offered a motion opposing integration, but it was not seconded.) After more discussion, Mr. Shaffer withdrew his second to Mrs. Wilkins' motion and Mr. Runyon withdrew his move to accept the petition, proposing instead to rescind outright the Oct. 20 resolution. This was seconded by Mr. Shaffer and won by a 6 to 1 vote, Mrs. Wilkins voting No. After Mrs. Wilkins failed three times to get the floor, amid much confusion, l t . Runyon moved that the yr Board resolve to go along with whatever the Governor's Commission and the Commonwealth might decide. He was seconded by Mr. Jett. The vote was again 6 to 1, with Mrs. 'Wilkins opposed. �page 8 PACTS AND FIGURES ON POPULATION 1950 census figures analyzed by Mrs. Louise Palmer State of Virginia Localities in Virginia vary widely in percentage of Negro population and can be expected to vary accord­ ingly in their reception of integration. Buchanan County has only 10 colored people; Charles City County has 81$. One-third of the residents of Virginia live in areas with 10$ or fewer colored, but there is a heavy concentration beginning at the North Carolina border and extending up beyond Richmond. In 15 rural counties there are 50$ or more colored. Another 17 counties and cities have 40$ to 50$. Together, these two groups make up 15$ of the state's population. Rural areas would experience more racial tension because the greater distances in school districts would mean more integration on buses, in lunch rooms, etc. Boundaries would be difficult to change. Rural areas are also somewhat behind urban sections in providing equal educational standards for colored children. Fairfax County school figures supplied by County Superintendent's office During the current school term, total enrollment includes 5.25$ in Negro elementary schools, 1.35$ in Negro secondary schools. Total "egro school proportion, now 6.6$, has declined over hhe past few years. In 1949-50, 9.93$ of school children here were colored. Instructional and other school employes include 68 Negroes as compared with 971 whites. Fairfax County has "separate but equal" facili­ ties for Negro students. They have similar activities and share with the white students the same supervisory direction through the Superintendent's office. At the time of the 1950 census, the county had 10$ colored population. Since then the white popula­ tion has increased rapidly. Though there are not yet any official figures to measure the change, it is certain the proportion of colored people has shrunk. Areas Ad.iacent to Fairfax County Total population,1950:: County or City: 98,557 FAIRFAX COUNTY $Negi Falls Church Alexandria Arlington County Loudon County Prince William County 1.8 12.4 4.9 18.8 11.9 7,535 61,787 135,449 21, 147 22,612 ie.o �page 9 NON-POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS Colleges -- Some state-supported colleges make a practice of admitting Negro graduate students. Parent-Teacher Associations -- Virginia state con­ vention in October adopted a platform including: "We face a period of continuing change in our way of life. We must meet this change with far-sighted wi&dom, prayerful tolerance, watchful reaaiuaess." Fairfax County P-TA has distributed kits of study materials for local discussion. Virginia Bar Association -- has adopted no definite stand but was asked by its past president, T.Justin Moore, attorney for Prince Edward County case, to take the lead in making plans to meet conditions that "vary widely from locality to locality." He said the Su­ preme Court decision must be accepted. NAACP -- Negro leaders have asked for immediate integra­ tion, with nothing done to jeopardize Negro teachers' jobs. League of Aomen Voters -- have decided to study the matter and local units have had one meeting to learn the facts. Churches -- Leaders of all major denominations have adop­ ted a pro-integration stand as the only course in keep­ ing with Christian principles. Some statements follow: Disciples of Christ in this area called for definite steps to desegregate the Sunday schools. Episcopal Southeast conferees called the Supreme Court decree "just and right", said it should be put into effect "as best manifests our Christian heritage." Southern Council of Church Women from 16 states adopted a resolution: "We feel we are impelled to promote a Christian society in which segregation is no longer a burden on the human spirit." Dr. G.E. Hopkins of Herndon, president of Methodist Conference Board of Social and Economic Relations, said integration should begin promptly in areas where Negro schools are equal, should proceed more slowly where they are still below white standards. Presbyterian Synod of Virginia said segregation is "discrimination which is out of harmony with Christ­ ian theology and ethics." Southern Baptists Convention approved a statement that the decree "is in harmony...with the Christian prin­ ciple of equal justice and love for all men." Four or five Baptist churches have objected to this stand, but their position is unique in church circles. United Lutheran Churches have said the church "must free itself from those cultural patterns of prejudice and discrimination in our society andmmust manifest in its own life the principles and attitudes of Jesus." Roman Catholic schools in most of Virginia are already being integrated this year. �page 10 INTEGRATION IN FAIRFAX COUNTY The general pattern here, of course, is segregation. But there are some places where integration now in effect can be observed by interested citizens. The Boards of most service organizations such as Red Cross, Community Chest, Girl Scouts, etc., are biracial at the adult level. Both political parties admit ^egro members and there is one Negro on the Falls Church Democratic Committee. Girl Scouts -- The charter says, "Scouting is open to all girls." The make-up of each troop is decided by its leader, but if she drops out her troop remains as it is. Some troops are integrated in the Vienna-McLean and Ft. Belvoir areas, including girls 10-13 years old. County-wide integrated camping was begun last summer. Churches -- Three county churches include both races in their congregations and activities: St. James' Roman Catholic, Advent Episcopal (Annandale), and the Annandale Methodist Church. The Vienna area Council of Church Women is integrated. Five churches in that vicinity sponsored an interracial vacation bibleschool in 1954. Schools — Burgundy Farms private school has an integrated faculty as well as colored students. AllCatholic schools are integrating. One in the county has a few Negro stu­ dents, but not enough to serve as a yardstick. Ft. Belvoir schools are of special interest because this is the only place where integration is compulsory. All seven grades are integrated this year, with 10$ colored students. Two families started to withdraw their children but have stayed on without difficulty. In the light of Fairfax County's yearly need for qual­ ified teachers it is interesting to note that for 25 teaching positions Ft. Belvoir schools had 75 appli­ cants. acuities would be integrated but no qualified Negro teachers applied. Fairfax County's curriculum is used at Ft. Belvoir. School records do not separate white from colored chil­ dren, but the principals, through frequent conferences with teachers, are convinced the colored students are keeping up without strain. This is true even though many of them had their early schooling in Deep South areas where equal standards were not provided for them. Ho trouble is apparent in the classrooms. On the playgrounds and buses the children do not seem con­ scious of any need to discriminate, though housing on the post is segregated. Important differences from a normal county situa­ tion must be noted: (1) Army discipline (all school families live on the post) has abearing on attitudes, health and morals. (2) Teachers enjoy better community status at Ft. Belvoir, though salaries are lagging behind those in the county. �page 11 THE COURT'S FINAL HEARING How will the Supreme Court go about abolishing legal segregation in the public schools? It has set April 11 as the date to begin hearings on this question. In giving the May 17, 1954, ruling, the Justices took an entirely new approach by asking all states affected, as well as those directly involved in the decision, to pre­ sent opinions on two main points: (1) May the Court permit an "effective gradual adjustment?" (2) Assuming that it may, should the Supreme Court assume the burden itself of giving instructions, or should it appoint a "special master" (such as a special commission or some other authority) to handle the details, or should it allow the lower Federal District courts to do the job? The U.S. Attorney General has recommended use of the lower federal courts to develop plans to fit their own localities, VIRGINIA'S ARGUMENTS ON IMPLEMENTATION The Commonwealth of Virginia, through Attorney General Almond, filed with the Court on Nov. 15, 1954, argumants which made the following points: (1) The Supreme Court has the power to grant a gradual adjustment, as shown in its order for further reargument of the case. (2) Ratio of races is important. Virginia needs time to devise a plan for local variations. (3) The lower court (Federal) is closer to the scene and better qualified to cope with the details than either the Supreme Court or a "special master". (4) The Supreme Court should give very general Instructions to the District courts, while permitting the preservation of the local system. (5) Conclusion: "Our desire is to minimize any conflict that may now result and to preserve the public education of Virginia's children." �Page 12 GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON PUBLIC EDUCATION List of members, showing their home counties or cities and the proportion of colored people living in each at the time of the 1950 census; (ttmarke those on executive committee) Senators -sGarland Gray, Chairman “ -Robert F. Baldwin, Jr. Robert Y. Button ■JtCurry Carter W.C.Caudill Charles R. Fenwick Earl A. Fitzpatrick Mills E. Godwin, Jr. ■il-James D. Hagood ■ : A S Harrison, Jr. s-.. S. Floyd Landreth G. Edmond Massie W W. Marvin Minter Delegates ■ifflarrv B. Davis, Vice Chairman Howard H. Adams J. Bradie Allman -::-Joseph E. Blackburn Orby L. Cantrell •ifRussell M. Carneal C.W. Cleaton John H. Daniel Charles K. Hutchens Baldwin G. Locher -:J Maynard Magruder :-. *-W. Tayloe Murphy Samuel E. Pooe Harold H. Purcell James W. Roberts Vernon S. Shaffer W. Roy Smith -::-J.Randolph Tucker, Jr. C.Btuart Wheatley, Jr. Home localities Sussex Norfolk Culpeper Augusta Giles Arlington Roanoke Suffolk Halifax Brunswick Galax, bewteen Grayson County Carroll County Richmond Mathews Princess Anne Northampton Franklin Lynchburg Wise Williamsburg Mecklenburg Charlotte Newport News Rockbridge Arlington Richmond County Southampton Louisa Norfolk Shenandoah Petersburg Richmond Danville % colored 65.6 29.7 27.9 5.1 2.5 4.9 15.9 36.7 44.0 57.8 4.4 1.5 31.7 24.9 23.5 53.5 14.6 22.0 4.2 13.0 49.5 40.9 43.2 8.6 4.9 34.4 60.9 39.8 29.7 1.8 42.2 31.7 30.2 �page 13 RESOLUTION OP THE FAIRFAX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS passed October 20, 1954 rescinded November 10, 1954 Whereas, it is the belief of this Board that a system of free public education is one of the corner­ stones of our democracy and must be preserved, Whereas, the Supreme Court of the United States has determined that segregation of white and Negro stu­ dents in our public schools is in violation of the Con­ stitution of the United States, and Whereas, it is believed that conditions which would determine ability to comply with this decision in an orderly manner differ widely in the various lo­ calities of the Commonwealth, Be it therefore resolved, by the Board of County Supervisors of Fairfax County, Virginia, that a system of free public schools should nbe maintained which should receive state direction and financial support and Be it further resolved:? that a maximum of local option should be allowed the various communites in the Commonwealth so as to insure orderly compliance with the Supreme Court's decision, and Be it further resolved that a copy of this reso­ lution be transmitted to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. �page 14 This summary was prepared by members of The Democratic Women of mount Vernon, an organ­ ization of Democratic Women voters in the Mt. Vernon and Lee Districts of Fairfax County. This club has not yet taken a stand for or against integration in the public schools. The next phase of this report will continue coverage of current developments in state and local policy, and will also include a special section dealing with groups active in this area with respect to the oroblems raised by the Su­ preme Court decision. Anyone interested in more general views of the pros and cons of the Supreme Court decision has a wide choice of materials to read. One pamphlet which states the pro-segregation viewpoint is "The Race Integration Cases" by Charles W. Collins, published by American States Rights Asso­ ciation, 2112 First Ave.,N., Birmiuigham, Ala. A pamphlet which states arguments for integration is called "Answers for Action -- Schools in the South". It may be obtained for 20^ from the Southern Regional Council, 63 Auburn Ave.,N.E., Atlanta, Geoggia. Copies of both publications, plus other material, are available to members of 1'he Democratic Women of Mount Vernon through their club library. Public distribution of this information is in accord with the following sections of the club's Principles and Aims: "V/e respect, among ourselves as everywhere, differences in viewpoint and the free expression of opihion as the right of a people for whom freedom of the mind is a precious heritage. "We believe, as Thomas Jefferson did, that a people who would govern themselves must educate themselves. We will study our political institutions and local, state, and national issues. What we learn we will share with our fellow citizens." � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource A Summary of Developments in Virginia as a Result of the Supreme Court Ruling against Racial Segregation in Public Schools Description An account of the resource Summary reported by a Fairfax County organization, the Democratic Women of Mount Vernon, regarding the Supreme Court Decision, reactions, population information, and integration in Fairfax. 15 Pages Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource No date Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Democratic Women of Mount Vernon Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 94_16_8_10 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/9bf303c6a1c4f522bf210cf4f18de142.pdf cf2fccc1bf741f95f4d20f4b0e8d2925 PDF Text Text ADDRESS OF THOS. B. STANLEY GOVERNOR TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1955 SENATE DOCUMENT No. 2 C o m m o n w ea lth of V irg in ia Division of Purchase and Printing Richmond 1955 �ADDRESS OF THOS. B. STANLEY GOVERNOR TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY EXTRA SESSION WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1955 Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, and Members of the Joint Assembly: The call for this extra session of the General Assembly of Virginia is the direct result of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on May 17, 1954, and its decree of May 31, 1955. We in Virginia, and the people throughout the South, had administered our public schools in ac­ cordance with the law of the land as enunciated by the Supreme Court in 1896 and reaffirmed on many subsequent occasions. In good faith and with firm resolution, we had moved forward steadily in a concerted effort to improve our school system and provide the best possible educational op­ portunities for the youth of both races. Millions upon millions of dollars have been expended to equalize facilities, and today the physical plants and courses of instruction of many of our negro schools are superior to those afforded white pupils in the same localities. The Commonwealth has given unprecedented financial aid to the counties and cities in meeting their school construction needs; salaries of white and negro teachers were equalized long ago, and until the separate but equal doctrine was challenged in the federal courts, we had every reason to look forward to an era of un­ surpassed educational progress. The decision of the Court discarding the law as we had known it, and as the Court itself had interpreted it throughout all these years, im­ mediately created problems of enormous proportions. Mingling of the races not only was prohibited by the Constitution of Virginia but was contrary to the customs, traditions and wishes of the vast majority of our citizens. The future of our whole educational system, therefore, was left in dire jeopardy. Recognizing the gravity of the situation, I invited thirty-two members of the General Assembly in August 1954 to serve on a special commission to study the effects of the Supreme Court decision and make recommenda­ tions to the Governor and their colleagues in the legislature. This group, designated the Commission on Public Education, has labored for more than fourteen months, studying proposals advanced in other states as well as many plans and suggestions originating in Virginia and with its own membership. In my charge to the Commission, I expressed the firm belief that separate schools for white and negro pupils were in the best interest of both races and that it was my purpose to do all within my authority to maintain segregated schools. The Commission, early in its deliberations, conducted a lengthy public hearing at which the overwhelming majority of those who availed them­ selves of the opportunity to appear confirmed the belief which I had expressed. �4 Senate Document No. 2 On November 11, 1955, the Commission submitted its report. It was made public on Sunday, November 13, 1955, and the following day I issued the call for this legislative session, in keeping with the recommendation and request of the Commission. I concur wholeheartedly in the recommendations from this able, conscientious and dedicated group of legislators. I cannot permit this occasion to pass without making public acknowledgment of my great appreciation, personally and officially, to the Honorable Garland Gray, Chairman, and every member of the Commission, its legal counsel and staff, and the Attorney General of Virginia, who collaborated on the report. They have rendered a service of untold value to the people of Virginia in bringing forth a program which bears promise of attaining two essential objectives, namely: (1) avoidance of enforced integration of the races in any of our public schools, and (2) maintenance of educa­ tional opportunities for the boys and girls in all sections of Virginia, despite the wide variation in problems and density of white and negro population. The first, and the vital, step toward accomplishing these objectives involves amendment of Section 141 of the State Constitution; This section now reads: “No appropriation of public funds shall be made to any school or institution of learning not owned or exclusively controlled by the State or some political subdivision thereof; provided, first, that the General Assembly may appropriate funds to any agency, or to a school or institution of learning owned or controlled by an agency, created and established by two or more States under a joint agreement to which this State is a party for the purpose of providing educational facilities for the citizens of the several states joining in such agreement; second, that counties, cities, towns and districts may make appropriations to non-sectarian schools of manual, industrial, or technical training, and also to any school or institution of learning owned or exclusively con­ trolled by such county, city, town or school district.” The Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia on November 7, 1955, held that the present language of this Section bars the appropriation of public funds to the support of private schools and, specifically, invalidated pay­ ments for tuition, institutional fees and other designated expenses of certain children who attend approved or designated private schools. The State Comptroller, on the advice of the Attorney General, has withheld certain other funds coming within the scope of the opinion, including money appropriated for equalization of higher educational opportunities heretofore made available to a large number of negro students attending private institutions outside Virginia, and still other funds which have been used for teacher scholarships in private institu­ tions within this State. The Commission on Public Education, in the light of this decision and conscious of the problems in many areas of the State, has offered recommendations which, if adopted, will have the effect of overcoming this barrier, insofar as non-sectarian private institutions are concerned, and of preserving educational opportunities in all localities. Its unanimous report proposes a limited Constitutional Convention for the sole purpose of amending Section 141: “To permit the General Assembly and the governing bodies of the several counties, cities and towns to appropriate funds for educational purposes which may be expended in furtherance of �Address of Thos. B. Stanley, Governor 5 elementary, secondary, collegiate and graduate education of Virginia students in public and non-sectarian private schools and institutions of learning in addition to those owned or exclusively controlled by the State or any such county, city or town.” Such authority would permit students in localities where public schooling may be interrupted to continue their studies, with state aid, in non-sectarian private schools or in other public schools located elsewhere. In addition, it would apply to the children of parents who decline to send them to public schools where pupils of both races may have been enrolled. Thus, no pupil would be required to attend any school, open to negro and white children, against the wishes of his parents, and localities tem­ porarily without public schools would still have some means of educating their children. The Commission on Public Education made other recommendations for legislative action—after the amendment of the Constitution is effected. I concur in its suggestion that the other proposals, interrelated as they are, be deferred pending your action, the action of the electors, and the action of the Constitutional Convention, if authorized, on Section 141. I submit, therefore, with recommendation for its introduction and passage, a single bill for a referendum on the question of holding a Con­ stitutional Convention to amend Section 141 as heretofore described. The bill is identical with that originally drafted by the Commission, with two exceptions. One change in language corrects an inadvertent transposition of words, and in no way changes the intent or scope of the bill. The second change specifically limits the bill and the Constitutional Convention to Section 141. These changes were submitted to and approved by the membership of the Commission since its report of November 11. As you know, the same session of the General Assembly which au­ thorizes a referendum on a Constitutional Convention cannot also authorize the second election necessary for the selection of delegates to the Con­ vention. To expedite consideration of the constitutional change, it there­ fore appeared desirable and necessary to convene the Assembly in this extra session. Action here—at the polls—at another legislative session— again at the polls, and in a Constitutional Convention will require, at best, several months. If we are to safeguard our rights and maintain an educa­ tional system, it is imperative to act now on this question. As I conclude this message, may I express my personal gratification in being privileged to meet again with each member of this distinguished Assembly. The problems ahead are difficult, but not insuperable, and I know that they will be met and solved in keeping with the finest traditions of this proud Commonwealth. � https://projectdaps.org/files/original/81c4a9ac8a0d50e0410af2344ba75239.jpg 9967544268b0feb437a2d33d668ed6d9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Address of Thos. B. 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F r i c k , i;.lli N. Kdgewocd S t . I t w ould mean t h e b e g in n in g o f an end t o c o m p u lso ry e d u c a t i o n . W illia m A. H o ffm an , . 2310 IT, 9 t h S t . I am a f r a i d o f w h at w i l l h a p p e n to V i r g i n i a 's s c h o l a s t i c s t a n d i n g i n t h e n a t i o n , h e r a c c r e d i t e d s c h o o l s , th o c h a n c e s of h e r H igh S c h o o l g r a d u a t e s fox’ a d m is s io n to th e b e s t u n i v e r s i t i e s end c o lle g e s . l i r s . H e le n lie W illia m s , 800 H. Wayne S t. T h is w i l l c r e a t e a n e n d l e s s p ro b lem and c o n f u s io n o v e r t a x e s , s c h o o l e n r o l lm e n ts , s c h o o l c o n s t r u c t i o n , e t c . Long r a n g e p la n n i n g w ould 30 b y t h e b o a r d . - f o r don F o r tn e y , 908 IT. C le v e la n d S t. I f e a r t h a t tix is am endm ent w i l l s e r v e a s a s o r t o f " c a r t e b la n c h e " f o r t h e L e g i s l a t u r e to d o w h atev er1 i t w a n ts - i t c o u ld d i v e r t p u b l i c fu n d s a t w i l l , p e rh a p s o i l o f t h e f u n d s f o r a p a r t i ­ c u l a r c o u n ty o r a r e a ; i t m ig h t d i c t a t e w hat a n y c o u n ty , s u c h a s A r li n g to n , s h o u ld d o . l i r s . A l ic e S. P en n , 009 il. Wayne S t . W, V/. S tr o u p , 500 IT. F il lm o r e S t. A p u b l i c s c h o o l sy s te m i s th e f o u n d a t io n o f A m e ric a l i f e . L e t 's n o t ta m p e r w ith i t i n a n y way; l e t ' s n o t p r o v i d e any l o o p ­ h o le t h a t w i l l w eaken i t i n airy fo rm . S irs. W illia m A. H o ffm an , 2310 IT. 9 t h S t. As one viho i n c l i n e s t o th e c o n s e r v a t i v e s i d e i n a f f a i r s o f g o v e rn m e n t, I r e c o i l fro m t h i s h e a d lo n g x u sh t o a u t h o r i z e am en d in g V i r g i n i a 's c o n s t i t u t i o n . Tho b a f f l i n g c h a r a c t e r o f V i r g i n i a 's s o u th s !d e c o u n tie s I re c o g n iz e , bu t tr u e c o n s e r v a tiv e s w ill ask m ore a s s u r a n c e t h a t we a r e n o t p r y in g a t th e l i d o f P a n d o r a 's b o x ! The w o r r i e s o f th o s t a t e ' s lo a d i n g m i n i s t e r s a b o u t t h e u l t i ­ m ate e f f e c t o f su c h an am endm ent on t h e . h i s t o r i c s e p a r a t i o n o f c h u rc h and s t a t e a lo n e a r e en o u g h t o s u g g e s t th e w isdom o f a m ore d e l i b e r a t e c o x irs e . L y le C. B ry a n t, 90.L;. II. Wayne S t . I , t o o , b e l i e v e t h a t n o th i n g s h o u ld bo c b n e to w eak en th o p u b l i c s c h o o l sy s te m i n a n y w ay. - S. S e r v i d i o , 802 IT. Wayne S t . A n a t i v e o f V i r g i n i a 's S o u th s id e , who i s a p r o f e s s o r o f h i s ­ t o r y a t one o f V i r g i n i a 's o l d e s t c o l l e g e s h a s w a rn e d u s , "The C-ray C o m m issio n 's p ro g ra m w i l l s e t V i r g i n i a b a c k f i f t y y e a r s . " Ron R o s s , ij.3 IT. F en w ick S t. I 'm a f r a i d we w i l l l o s e a l o t o f good t e a c h e r s ; o b v io u s ly , new o n es w i l l n o t b e e a g e r t o come to an u n c e r t a i n f u t u r e i n V i r ­ g i n i a . - H r s . i i i l t o n 2 a s lo w , 2701'. II. 1 s t R d. The amendm ent v d l l w eaken t h e p u b li c s c h o o l s y s te m t o an e x t e n t t h a t none o f u s now know . A ls o , a n y m e a s u re t o a u t h o r i z e th e u s e o f p u b l i c fu n d s f o r p r i v a t e p u r p o s e s w i l l q u i t e c e r t a i n l y bo d e c l a r e d u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l . The d e c i s i o n o n t h e T ex as P rim a ry Law some y e a r s ag o i s a o a so i n p o i n t . R o b e rt W. C ulber’t , 5>09 N. B a r f i e l d Sfc. A c tio n t o f r u s t r a t e th e f u n d a n e n t a l p r i n c i p l e s o f A m e ric a n ism a s d e c l a r e d b y t h e U n ite d S t a t e s Supreme C o u rt i s . u n c o n s c i o n a b le . T h e r e f o r e , V ote HO on t h e H in th . - S , IT. S p i l l e r , 22ij. IT. F il lm o r e S t X f e e l t h a t th e p ro p o s e d " t u i t i o n g r a n t " w i l l p ro v e p a r a s i t i c and u l t i m a t e l y d e s t r o y i t s " h o s t" -- o rrr f r e e p u b li c s c h o o l s . G lad y s P ag a n o , i|2 IT. F e n s ic k S t . �Uhy n o t t r y t h e e f f e c t i v e n e s s o f t h e " u i p i l a s s ig n m e n t" nofchod— a c o n s t i t u t i o n a l a o p ro a c ti b e f o r e a l t o r i n s 30 r a d i c a l l y th e s t a t e c o n s t i t u t i o n ? - U , C aro n , 2(3lO i -T* 3 rd 3 t . The amendment w i l l l e t ob wn th e b a r s to w a rd ’ eak en in g t he w p u b l i c s c h o o l System to a d e g re e t h a t c a n n o t b e f o r e t o l d . iirs* V i l l i a 'i k e e n e r , 316 it; Udgowood- St* I , a l s o t h i n k t h a t t h e u se Of p u b li c fin d s f o r p r i v a t e p u r p o s e s ’ d l l b e d e c l a r e d u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l and we s h a l l h a v e t o f a c e th e . sane p ro b le m a g a in * - Ups* G. 3 . I lo b le , 710 II* ..'fame J t . V i r g i n i a i s a l r e a d y f a c e d w ith s e r i o u s t a x p ro b le m s y e t now we a r e a s k e d t o p e r m i t u s e o f p u b l i c m o n ie s f o r a p l a n w ith o u t a b u d g e t, e s t i m a t e s , o r e v e n s t a t i s t i c s . - T a y lo r V. G a n n e tt, 908 il. Uayne 3 t . I f t h e amendment i s p a s s e d , t h e r e i s n o a s s u r a n c e t h a t th e l e g i s l a t u r e w o n 't go b e y o n d t h e G ray C om m ission re c o m m e n d a tio n s. E n a b lin g l e g i s l a t i o n may bo much m ore d r a s t i c . Ja n u a ry 9 t h i s th e o n ly c h an ce a c i t i z e n w i l l h a v e t o v o te ‘‘no*1 on t h i s q u e s t i o n . U p s . Goan K. D ru n d a g e , 709 H. Uayne 3 t . VI. if. 3 tr o u p an d H ild a L. S tr o u p , £ 0 0 y , F il lm o r e S t. V i r g i n i a a lr e a d y h a s i t s t a x p ro b le m s , an d I c a n ' t s e c a n y ­ t h i n g b u t h ig h e r t a x e s . - H ild a L. S tr o u p , 'jOO II. F il lm o r e S t. T h in k o f w h a t w i l l h ap p en to F e d e r a l g r a n t s f o r e d u c a t i o n - n o t o n ly p r e s o n t g r a n t s to a r e a s now r e c e i v i n g a i d , su c h a s A r l i n g ­ to n , b u t a ls o to p r o v is io n s in l i k e l y f u t u r e sch o o l a id b i l l s i n C o n g re s s ! - lir a . Irm a F o r tn e y , 908 H, C le v e la n d S t . "So g r e a t l y h a v e t h o s e i n t e r e s t s ( e d u c a t i o n a l ) b e e n d i s t u r b e d a t th e S o u th , and so much d o es i t s f u t u r e c o n d it io n d e p e n d u p o n th e r i s . ng g e n e r a t i o n , t h a t I m n s i d e r th e p r qper e d u c a t io n o f i t s y o u th on e of th e m o st im p o r t a n t o b j e c t s now t o be a t t a i n e d , and one fro m w h ic h t h e g r e a t e s t b e n e f i t s may b e e x p e c t e d , n o th in g w i l l co m p e n sa te u s f o r t l x d e p r e s s io n o f t h e s t a n d a r d o f o u r m o ra l and i n t e l l e c t u a l c u l t u r e , a n ’, e a c h S t a t e s h o u ld t a k e th e m ost e n e r g e t i c m e a s u re s t o r e v i v e th e s c h o o ls and c o l l e g e s , a n d , i f p o s s i b l e , t o i n c r e a s e . t h e f a c i l i t i e s f o r i n s t r u c t i o n , and t o e l e v a t e t h e s ta n d a r d o f l e a r n i n g .........." R o b e rt 3 . Lee (p e r h a p s once a v o t e r i n t h i s v i c i n i t y ) i n a l e t t e r w r i t t e n , w h ile p r e s i d e n t o f V a sb in g to n C o lle g e , to a Rev. C. V. iie y b u rn . T h e r e f o r e , d o n 't f a i l t o v o te AGAINST on Monday , J a n u a r y 9 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 94_16_8_46 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/1139e03e3dfc39e5625d2b7edbddd85b.pdf 3cf2b469b76765a0dd872ff8345379a5 PDF Text Text BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR BOND ISSUE OF $8,280,0 00 FOR DECISION BY THE VOTERS OF ARLINGTON COUNTY O M Y 27, 1952 N A �TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 11 Basic c o n s t r u c t i o n p r i n c i p l e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bond Referendum amount....................................... Building n e e d s . . . .................................. Building r e q u ir e m e n ts , S t a t e minimum............................. Building r e q u ir e m e n ts , S t a t e recommended................... Building s i z e .............................. Building t y p e . ........................ 10 2 2 6 7 11 11 Capacity needed....... .................. Class s i z e . ........................................... C onstruction economy........... .................................... Construction n e e d s . . ............................................................ Cost of bond i s s u e .................................................................... JB '• A dm inistra tion, b u i l d i n g . ......................... 9 10 11 2 4 Economical c o n s t r u c t i o n ................. 11 E f f ic ie n c y i n b u i l d i n g o p e r a t i o n ......................................10 Elementary f u t u r e sc h o o l s ..................................................... 9 Enrollment i n c r e a s e .................................................................. 1 Enrollment, u l t i m a t e . . . . . ................................ 8 Future school n e e d s ......................................... 8 Growth f a c t o r s .................................................... 1 Location of s c h o o l s .................................... .....1 0 Minimum S t a t e b u ild in g re q u ire m e n ts................. 6 Operating c o s t , sc hool................ 11 Pay-as-you-go Vs. P a y -a s-y o u -b u ild .............................. Planning school needs............................. P r i n c i p l e s , c o n s t r u c t i o n ................................ P r o j e c t s i n bond i s s u e .................................... 3 8 10 2 Remodeling................. School a n a l y s e s , elementary. School a n a l y s e s , j u n i o r high School a n a l y s e s , se nior high * 2 12 28 29 �TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page Schools, elem entary Abingdon.. . . . . . .........24 M a r s h a l l . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 B a r c r o f t . . . . . . . .........21 Maury__ _____ __ . . . . . 18 B a r r e t t . „ . . „ . . , , . . . . 17 McKi n l e y ............. . . . . . 16 Brandon............... .........26 Monroe.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Che rrydale..................15 N o ttin g h a m .. , . . . . . . . 1 3 Claremont., . . . . . . . . 2 4 O a k rid g e ............ .........25 C la y ..................... . . . . 20 P a g e . ....... ............. . . . . . 18 P ic k ett.. . . . . . . .....2 6 C u s t i s ............. .... . . . . 2 5 F a i r l i n g t o n . . . . .........24 P o to m ac .............. . . . . . 2 5 Randolph.............. .........23 F i l l m o r e . ........... . . . . 2 0 Glencarlyn .......... . . . . 2 1 R e e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Henry..................... . . . . 22 S h i r l e y ........... .... . . . . . 2 6 S te w a rt.. . . . . . . . .. .. 1 3 Hoffman-Boston..........27 Ilume.___ . . . . . . .........25 T a y l o r . ................ . . . . . 1 4 Jackson............... ____ 17 T u c k a h o e .. . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 Kemper___ _____.........27 W i l s o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Langston........... .., . . . . 2 7 Woodlawn.. . . . . . . . . . . 18 Lee....................... . . . . 16 Woodmont.______ . . . . . 1 5 Madison......... ....., . . . . 14 Yorktown.. . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 Schools, secondary Gunston j u n i o r h i g h . . . .....2 8 Hoffman-Boston j u n i o r - se n io r h i g h __ . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9 J e f f e r s o n j u n i o r high. .....2 8 Kenmore j u n i o r h i g h . .. .....2 8 Madison j u n i o r h i g h . . . S t r a t f o r d j u n i o r high. .........28 Swanson j u n i o r h i g h . . . Wakefield j u n i o r - s e n i o r h i g h __ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9 Washington-Lee high s c h o o l . ...................... .29 Williamsburg j u n i o r hig h ........... ................ 28 Secondary f u t u r e needs...................................................... S i t e s .................................................................... 2 S t r e e t c r o s s i n g s ........................... 10 Tax cost of bond issue 4 9 �- THESE ARE THE FACTS This bond i s s u e i s c o n s i s t e n t w ith the t o t a l county p la n which was de sig n ed t o meet the growing school needs. There has been no r e v i s i o n i n t h e estim ated number o f c h i l d r e n f o r whom th e schools must provide. There has been a time r e v i s i o n i n t h e sc he dule f o r b u i l d ­ ing p r o j e c t s t o meet the needs, because of the len g th o f time r e q u i r e d t o c o n s t r u c t a school b u ilding. (See "Schools f o r Our C h ild r e n ”) This r e v i s i o n i s in d ic a te d i n t h e p r o j e c t s d e s i g n a t e d f o r th e c u r r e n t bond proposal. The i n c r e a s e i n school p o p u l a t i o n continues, and t h e r e i s no immediate l e t up in s i g h t f o r t h i s s t e a d i l y mounting e n ro llm en t. Estim ated in c r e a s e s in t h e A r lin g to n schools f o r next F a l l , September 1952, based upon the number of c h i l d r e n a lre ady i n t h e county, i n d i c a t e t h a t : E n r o ll ­ ment continues to grow Elementary enrollm ent w i l l be 850 h ig h e r . Junior high enrollm ent w i l l be 400 h ig h e r . Senior high enrollm ent w i l l be 500 h ig h e r . Upon the b a s i s of a c t u a l p u p i ls i n school, the census m a t e r i a l s and t h e c u r re n t stu d ie s i n p o p u la tio n tr e n d s , th e School Board has been able t o make s c i e n t i f i c e stim a te s of f u t u r e enrollm ent. The accuracy of t h e s e e s tim a te s has been i l l u s t r a t e d by: Year 19501951- 51 52 Enrollments Estimate A ctual 16,100 16,081 17,400 17,418 Past e nrollm ent estim a te s j u s t i f y th e e x p ec ta tio n t h a t th e mounting school p o p u la tio n of 24,600 p r e d ic te d i n 1956-57 w i l l be r e a l i z e d i n f u l l measure. F a c to r s used i n determ ining estim a te s of p u p i l p o p u la tio n growth a r e : 1. 2. % PRESENT ENROLLM ENT i n grades 4 through 9 i s the b a s i s f o r e stim a te s f o r secondary enrollment between 1951-52 and 1954-55. These enrollm ent f i g u r e s give an e s t im a te d i n c r e a s e o f 2320 pu p ils i n th e secondary schools. BIRTHRATE i s r e f l e c t e d i n the e le m entary enrollm ent i n c r e a s e . While the n a t i o n a l b i r t h r a t e per 1000 popu latio n i n c r e a s e d 33% between 1940 and 1948, A r l i n g t o n 's b i r t h r a t e i n c r e a s e was 35%. The expected i n c r e a s e i n elementary enrollm ent from 1951-52 to 1954-55 due to in c r e a s e d b i r t h r a t e i s e stim a te d t o be 1132. 3. COM UNITY GROW during the above p e r io d i s r e f l e c t e d a l s o i n M TH in cre as ed elem entary enrollm ent. With an i n c r e a s e o f 3300 new one-family dw e llin g s, an e stim a te d 1320 new elem entary p u p i ls a re i n d i c a t e d . Growth factors �- 2- S ince sc h o o ls cannot be b u i l t quickly when needed because o f th e lap se o f tim e n e c e ssa ry f o r p lan n in g and b u ild in g , th e s e needs must be a n tic ip a te d and p rep ared f o r in advance. (See "S chools f o r Our C h ild re n ") In a d d itio n to th e classroom shortage p re d ic a te d upon in c re a s e d e n ro llm e n t, th e follo w in g e x is ti n g conditions must be a ll e v ia te d as soon as p o s s ib le : a. 1- C o n stru c t io n needs Double s h i f t s f o r 2,253 elem entary c h ild r e n , o r 20% o f th e elem entary e n ro llm en t in 1951-52. T h is number w i l l c o n tin u e to in c re a s e w ith o u t a d d itio n a l s c h o o ls . b. B u ild in g needs 1907 elem entary c h ild re n a re in m ak e sh ift classro o m s, o r 17% o f the e lem entary c h ild re n a re i n 66 tem porary classroom s in basem ents, a p artm e n ts, te a c h e r s ' rooms, m u lti-p u rp o se rooms, war su rp lu s b u ild in g s , l i b r a r i e s , and next y ear churches a g a in must be used. A number o f o ld e r sch o o ls la c k needed f a c i l i t i e s such as a dequate classroom s, h e a tin g p la n ts , l i b r a r i e s , c li n i c s and m u lti-p u rp o se room s. P ro v isio n s f o r rem odeling and re n o v atin g th o se sch o o ls which a re in a d e q u a te w ill h e lp to e q u a liz e e d u c a tio n a l programs th ro u g h o u t a l l A rlin g to n s c h o o ls . 2. Rem odelin g needs One needs only to to u r A rlin g to n County to f in d th a t s u i t a b l e v a c a n t land i s f a s t d isa p p e a rin g . With th is sh o rtag e o f good school s i t e s comes ever h ig h e r land c o s t. 3. S i t e needs The foregoing a re th e f a c t s upon which th e d e te rm in a tio n o f need f o r a $8,280,000 bond is s u e was reached by th e A rlin g to n County School Board. This amount w ill provide a combined two-year program which w i l l d e c re a s e th e u ltim a te c o n stru c tio n c o s ts , sin c e the la r g e r p r o je c ts th en w i l l not need to be b u i l t in two s e p a ra te p a r ts . E x perience shows th a t w henever a t o t a l b u ild in g i s c o n stru c te d as one u n it, i t i s more econom ical th a n when a d d itio n s must be added. Bonds a re not so ld u n t i l th e money i s a c t u a l l y needed to pay fo r c o n s tru c tio n c o n tra c ts . Bond Referendum $ 8 ,2 8 0 ,0 0 0 $8.280.000 1. in bond monies w ill p ro v id e : Elem entary school c o n s tru c tio n : Tuckahoe B a rc ro ft A dd itio n L angston A dd itio n Page (2nd U nit) T aylor Madison A ddition Henry A d dition 14 classroom s in th e G le n c a rly n a re a Bond c o s t .................... $2 .9 3 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 2. Secondary school c o n s tru c tio n : W akefield (2nd u n it) W ashington-Lee remodeling Thomas J e f f e r s o n remodeling Bond c o st W illiam sburg J u n io r High Hoffraan-Boston rem odeling Swanson rem odeling $4.500.000 ..00 Bond m onies p r o v id e �-3 - 3. Remodeling, based upon a r c h i te c tu r a l, e n g in e e rin g and e d u ca tio n a l a n a ly s e s , to perm it th e b e s t p o s s ib le u se of o ld er sc h o o ls. Bond c o s t ..................... $250.000.00 4. S ite s needed f o r sch o o ls now and f o r f u tu r e e s tim a te d re q u ire m e n ts. Bond c o s t ..................... $600.000.00 This bond is s u e of $8,280,000 i s e q u iv a le n t to $ 4,140,000 each y e ar f o r two y e ars. There a re a number of re a so n s why schools o fte n a re and should be financed by bond is s u e s . Two o f th e s e reasons a re : 1. Since th e se sc h o o ls w ill be used o v e r a long p e rio d of tim e, i t i s o nly f a i r th a t t h e i r c o st be spread and th a t th e g e n e ra tio n s who w i l l sh a re t h e i r use a ls o share t h e i r c o s t. When p u p il in c r e a s e i s such t h a t se v e ra l new sch o o ls are needed each y e a r, th e con­ s tr u c tio n c o s t i s too g re a t to be borne in an annual budget. 2. Financing th e c o n s tru c tio n o f sc h o o ls by is s u in g bonds perm its use o f needed b u ild in g s w h ile t h e i r c o s t i s being p a id . T his i s not u n lik e th e c i t i z e n who buys h is home on an in sta llm e n t payment b a s i s . He, to o , uses th e b u ild in g he is buying, s u b s ti t u ti n g payments toward ow nership fo r re n t r e c e i p t s . Bond fin an c ed schools a re not p ro h ib itiv e ; th ey do not p e n a liz e th e c it i z e n beyond h is a b i l i t y to pay a f a i r share o f th e c o s t. P ay -asyou-use vs. P a y -a sy o u -b u ild �COST OF BO D ISSUE N COST OF THE $ 8 ,2 8 0 ,0 0 0 BOND ISSUE On a 25 y e ar repayment plan a t 2% i n t e r e s t , $331,200 o f th e p r i n c i p a l w i l l be paid each y e a r and th e average i n te r e s t per y e a r w i l l be a p p ro x im ate ly $ 8 6 ,1 0 0 . T his i s a t o t a l o f $417,300 a n n u ally . The p re se n t a ss e s s e d v a lu a tio n o f r e a l and p e rso n al p ro p e rty in the County i s $272,097,571. On th e b a s is o f 95% c o l l e c t i o n of any ta x r a t e a sse ss e d , each one cent per $100 p e r a sse ss e d v a lu a tio n w i l l b r in g in $25,849. To r a i s e $417,300 w i l l re q u ire , th e r e f o r e , an o v e r - a l l in c r e a s e i n th e tax r a te o f 16.14 c en ts per $100 o f assessed v a lu a tio n . EFFECT OF AN INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE OF 10.70 CENTS PER $100 ASSESSED VALUATION O A $15.000 HOM ASSESSED AT 40%,0R $6.000, TO RETIRE THE BOND ISSUE. N E An in c re a s e of 16.14 c en ts in the ta x r a t e per $100 o f a s s e s s e d v a lu a tio n w i l l in c re a s e th e amount of ta x e s to be paid on a home a sse sse d a t $ 6 ,0 0 0 , a t o t a l of $9.68 p e r y ear. W A IT W U COST TO RAISE A $1,000.000 O A "PAY-AS-YOU-GO" PLAN HT O LD N Every in c re a se o f one cen t in the ta x r a t e p e r $100 o f a s s e s s e d v a lu a tio n on th e p re se n t t o t a l a sse ss e d v a lu a tio n based on 95% c o lle c tio n o f th e County w i l l brin g in $25,849. To r a i s e a m illio n d o lla r s , th e r e f o r e , would r e q u ir e an in c re a s e of 38.69 c en ts per $100 of a sse ss e d v a lu a tio n . EFFECT OF THE INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE OF 38.69 CENTS PEP $100 REQUIRED TO RAISE $1.000.000 O A $15.000 HOM ASSESSED AT 40%. OR $ 6 .0 0 0 . N E An in c re a s e of 38.69 c en ts in the t a x r a t e p e r $100 o f a s s e s s e d v a lu a tio n w i l l in c re a s e the amount o f ta x e s to be paid on a home a sse sse d a t $6,0 0 0 a t o t a l of $23.21. COMPARISON OF BO D ISSUE PLAN AND PAY-AS-YOU-GO PLAN N I f you paid an in c re a s e of $9.68 n e x t y e a r on a $15,000 home a s s e s s e d a t $6,000, th e r e would be a v a ila b le $8 280,000 f o r school c o n s tru c tio n on a bond is s u e p lan . I f you paid an in c re a s e o f $23.21 next y e a r on a $15,000 home a s s e s s e d a t $6,000, th e r e would be $ 1,000,000 f o r school c o n s tru c tio n on a "p a y -a s-y o u -g o " p lan . TOTAL COST OF A BO D ISSUE VERSUS A PAY-AS-YOU-GO PLAN N The co st p e r y e a r on a $15,000 home a sse ss e d a t $6,000 to r e t i r e a $8 280,000 Bond Issu e in 25 y e ars i s $9.68. The t o t a l c o st f o r th e 25 y e a rs a t th e same r a t e i s 25 tim es $9.68 o r $242.00. The co st on a "pay-as-you-go" plan on a $15,000 home a s s e s s e d a t $6,000 to r a i s e $1,000,000 i s $23.21. To r a is e $ 8 ,280,000, th e t o t a l c o s t would be 8 .2 8 tim es $23.21 o r $192.18. -4 - �-5 - ■ " On th e bond issu e p lan you pay $9.68 each y e a r f o r 25 y e a r s , o r a t o t a l o f $242.00. On a "pay-as-you-go" p la n , to r a is e th e same amount o f money would re q u ire a t o t a l o f $192.18 to be a l l p a id in one y e a r. The d if f e r e n c e i n t o t a l c o st i s th e re fo re $49.82. I t i s to be p o in te d out th a t bond is s u e s v o te d a r e so ld as needed. I l l u s t r a t i o n : The bond is s u e of $4,750,000 i n 1948 was s o ld i n two p a r ts , $2,500,000 in 1949 and $ 2 ,2 5 0 ,0 0 0 in 1950. I t i s to be p o in te d o u t f u r t h e r th a t in t h i s comparison i t i s assumed t h a t th e t o t a l a sse ss e d v a lu a tio n o f th e County w i l l rem ain the same, which i s d o u b tle ss a f a l s e assum ption. I f th e t o t a l a sse ssed v a lu a tio n of the County in c re a s e s each y e a r, (as i t has i n th e p a s t) then th e amount to be paid on a $15,000 home a sse ssed a t $6,000 to r e t i r e th e bond is s u e w ill d e c re a s e . For exam ple: suppose th e t o t a l a sse ss e d 1952-53 v a lu a tio n i s $300,000,000 in s te a d of th e $272,097,571 i t i s f o r th e y e ar b e g in n in g J u ly 1, 1952. Then each one cent in c re a s e i n th e ta x r a te w i l l b rin g in $28,500 a t 95% c o lle c tio n s in s te a d of $25,849. To r a i s e $417,300 (th e amount needed each y e a r to r e t i r e th e bond issu e ) w i l l th e r e f o r e re q u ire a t a x r a t e o f 14.64 c e n ts p e r $100 of a sse ss e d v a lu a tio n . T h e re fo re , on a $15,000 home a sse sse d a t $6,000 in th e year 1952-53 th e in c re a s e in ta x e s would be $8.7 8 in s te a d o f $9.68 o t 90 c e n ts le s s . �MINIMUM STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS Under th e C o n s titu tio n o f the Commonwealth o f V irg in ia , th e G e n e ra l Assembly i s charged w ith th e r e s p o n s ib ility of e s t a b l i s h i n g and m a in ta in in g an e f f i c i e n t system o f p u b lic f r e e schools throughout th e S t a te , and th e g e n e r a l su p e rv isio n o f th e school system i s vested in a S t a te Board o f E d u ca tio n . A S ta te S u p e rin te n d e n t o f P u b lic In s tru c tio n i s a p p o in te d by th e G overnor, whose d u tie s a re p re s c rib e d by th e S t a te Board of E ducation. (A rtic le IX, S ections 129, 130, 131 o f th e C o n s t i tu t i o n .) Under t h is a u th o r ity th e General Assembly has re q u ire d t h a t : "No p u b lic schoolhouse s h a ll be c o n tra c te d fo r, e re c te d , o r added to , u n t i l th e plans and s p e c if ic a tio n s t h e r e f o r s h a ll have been sub m itted to and approved in w ritin g by th e d iv is io n su p e rin te n d e n t of schools and th e p lan s and s p e c i f i c a ­ tio n s f o r such b u ild in g o r any a d d itio n have been approved by th e S u p e rin te n d e n t of P u b lic I n s tr u c tio n ." (S e c tio n 22-152 of th e 1950 Code o f V ir g in ia .) (Note: D iv isio n S up erin ten d en t i s th e c ity or county school s u p e rin te n d e n t; th e S u p erin ten d en t o f Public I n s t r u c ti o n i s the S t a te school s u p e rin te n d e n t.) The S ta te Board o f E ducation has e s ta b lis h e d r u le s and r e g u la ti o n s r e l a t i v e to c o n stru c tio n o f school b u ild in g s. Mandatory Minimum R equirem ents SITES: School b u ild in g s i t e s a re se le c te d in accordance w ith S t a te R e q u ire ­ ments f o r School B u ild in g s. "In no case s h a l l th e s i t e c o n sist o f le s s than f iv e a c re s p lu s one acre fo r each one hundred p u p ils o f a n tic ip a te d u ltim a te enrollm ent fo r elem entary schools, and te n a cres p lu s one a c re f o r each one hundred p u p ils of a n tic ip a te d u ltim a te e n ro llm e n t f o r high sc h o o ls. In lie u of p ro v id in g th e amount o f space s p e c if ic a lly f o r playground a reas as re q u ire d above e q u a lly s a tis f a c to r y p la y a re a s reasonably a c c e s s ib le to th e sch o o l b u ild in g w ill be a c c e p ta b le ." (R e g u la tio n s of S ta te Board o f E ducation, "Minimum R equirem ents and S tan d ard s fo r School B u ild in g s" IV b 5 .) Exceptions to th e above requirem ents may be made only by th e S u p e rin te n d en t of P u b lic I n s t r u c ti o n of the Commonwealth o f V ir g in ia , and th e s e only under c o n d itio n s o f e x ce p tio n a l h a rd sh ip to th e community c o n ce rn ed . - 6- �-7 COMPLETE UNIT; "Eyery school b u ild in g h e r e a f te r designed and c o n s tru c te d s h a l l provide d e f in i t e l y f o r fu tu re e x te n sio n s o r enlargem ents, making th e i n i t i a l u n i t con­ s tr u c te d as n e a rly a complete u n i t as p ra c tic a b le . The p ro v is io n f o r f u t u r e ex­ te n s io n s must be d e f in ite ly co ntem plated and in d ic a te d so th a t such e x te n s io n s w ill not r e q u ire expensive a l t e r a t i o n s . The fo reg o in g s h a l l a ls o a p p ly to an a d d itio n to a b u ild in g u n le ss th e a d d itio n w ill d e f i n i t e l y make th e t o t a l b u ild ­ ing a com plete u n i t." (R e g u la tio n s of S t a te Board o f E d u ca tio n , "Minimum Requirem ents and S tan d ard s f o r School B u ild in g s" - I I ( d ) ) . M ANDATORY MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL CONSTRDCTION: The S ta te of V irg in ia has se t f o r th minimum requirem ents f o r th e con­ s tr u c tio n o f a l l public school b u ild in g s i n V irg in ia which cover th e fo llo w in g d e ta iIs ; f i r e sa fe ty re g u la tio n s e n tra n c e s, e x it s , c o rrid o rs classroom lig h tin g room darkening equipment s a n ita ry f a c i l i t i e s classroom bookcases and te a c h e rs ' c lo s e ts lib ra ry classroom w idth c e i l in g h e ig h t w ardrobes and lo c k e rs v e n ti l a t i n g and h e a tin g doors and locks e l e c t r i c a l work a rt fa c ilitie s Minimum Recommended Requirem ents In a d d itio n to th e mandatory ru le s and r e g u la tio n s re q u irin g adherence to minimum requirem ents f o r school b uildings th e S ta te Board o f E ducation has e s ta b lis h e d 14 recommended minimum requirem ents f o r comprehensive e lem entary and secondary sch o o ls. (Minimum Requirements and S tan d ard s f o r School B u ild in g s o f R e g u la tio n s o f S ta te Board o f Education, 22-152 to 22-160, Code o f V ir g in ia .) New A rlin g to n County schools meet a l l mandatory minimum re q u ire m e n ts, but do not meet a l l of th e recommended minimum re q u ire m e n ts. St', -J �THE END IS IN SIGHT FORECAST OF ULTIMATE ENROLLM ENT A D ULTIMATE SCHOOL BOILDING NEEDS N S c h o o l C a p a c ity in T h o u s a n d s high e s tim a te 4 2 YEARS '49 '53 '5 7 '61 '6 5 ’69 '7 3 '7 5 PLANNING FOR FUTURE SCHOOL NEEDS The p ro je c ts in c lu d e d in th is bond is s u e a re f u r th e r s te p s tow ard com­ p le tin g A rlin g to n 's school f a c i l i t i e s to meet th e s te a d ily in c r e a s in g number o f p u p ils . Elementary E nrollm ent 1947-48 7,226 1951-52 11,438 1955-56 14,000 The elem entary enro llm en t i s expected to le v e l o f f a t a f i g u r e betw een 14,000 and 15,000 p u p ils . J u n io r-S e n io r High E nrollm ent 1947-48 4,191 1951-52 5,980 1955-56 9,400 1960-61 13,200 The Ju n io r-S e n io r High enrollm ent i s expected to re ac h a le v e l of e n ro llm en t a t between 13,000 and 14,000 p u p ils . - 8- �-9 Bond is s u e s p re v io u sly a u th o riz e d have made i t p o s s ib le to i n c r e a s e school c a p a c ity from 9,230 to 16,220, a t o ta l in c re a s e of 7,000 p u p i l s . Year 1947 1948 1951 Bond A u th o riz a tio n $1,776,000 4,750.000 4,875,000 These p re v io u s bond issu e s have fin a n c e d the fo llo w in g school c o n s tr u c tio n in A rlin g to n : E lem entary: Abingdon, G len early n , Yorktown, O akridge, HoffmanB oston, McKinley, Clarem ont, Nottingham ; a d d itio n s to B a r r e t t, Jackson (2 ), Randolph, Woodlawn, Reed, Kemper, and th e C herrydale annex. Secondary: S t r a tf o r d , W akefield ( f i r s t u n i t ) , and a d d itio n s to Hoffman-Boston J u n io r-S e n io r High, and to W ashingtonLee High School. The bond issu e proposed a t t h i s tim e w i l l ' in c re a s e c a p a c ity an a d d itio n a l 4,$2,0 bringing th e t o t a l c a p a c ity to 2D,540 I t w i l l p ro v id e a lso f o r e s s e n t ia l remodeling in o ld e r schools and th e a c q u is itio n o f s i t e s which we s h a l l need. Capaci ty needed The growth in enro llm en t from 1955 to 1960 i s f o r e c a s t to be le s s ra p id th an from 1948 to 1954, The funds needed f o r c o n s tru c tio n w i l l be le s s . A fte r 1960 i t i s a n tic ip a te d th a t e n ro llm en t w i l l be c o n sta n t o r th a t i t w i l l in c re a s e slow ly. A fte r th a t date i t may be p o s s ib le to meet b u ild ­ ing needs from o perating fu n d s. (See c h a rt, page 8) The p ro je c te d elem entary enrollm ent o f 14,000 expected i n 1955-56 w i l l be approaching the maximum. Growth in elem en tary en ro llm en t a f t e r th a t date w i l l be slow, 100 to 200 a y ear, giving an a ll - t im e maximum between 14,500 and 15,000 before 1960. (See "Growth F a c to rs " page 1 .) In a d d itio n to new elem entary schools s p e c if i c a l ly p ro v id ed f o r in t h is bond is s u e , probably only 3 more w ill be needed - Jamestown, Ashlawn and Potomac. These th re e should be b u ilt when th e a rea s th ey a re to se rv e a re more f u l ly developed. When th e value o f W ilson school f o r comm ercial purposes in c re a s e s to a p o in t th a t i t can be s o ld fo r enough to b u ild a new school o f the same s iz e , t h i s w i l l be done. Future elem entary b u ild in g s O therw ise, in c re a s e in cap a city can be accommodated by r e l a t i v e l y in ex p e n siv e a d d itio n s to p re s e n t schools. Such a d d itio n s should be made to re p la c e approxim ately 40 m akeshift classioom s t h a t s t i l l w i l l be i n use in 1954-55, and to provide f o r a k in d erg arten program when A rlin g to n f e e l s able to a f fo r d i t . Ju n io r and s e n io r high school e n ro llm en t w i l l in c re a s e r a p id ly u n t i l 1960 when i t w ill be about 13,200. In c re a se s, i f any, a f t e r th a t y e ar w i l l be sm a ll. P re se n t plans to accommodate the 1960 j u n i o r high enro llm en t o f 6800 a re ; 350 a t Hoffman-Boston; 650 a t Swanson; 1000 a t S tr a tf o r d ; 800 a t J e f f e r ­ son; 1400 a t Kenmore; 1400 a t Gunston; and 1200 a t W illiam sburg. (See map.) P resent p lan s to accommodate the 1960 s e n io r high e n ro llm en t o f 6400 a re : 300 a t Hoffman-Boston; 2100 at W ashington-Lee; 2000 at W akefield and 2000 a t Yorktown, W akefield w i l l be used fo r both j u n i o r and s e n io r high p u p ils u n t i l th e se n io r high e n ro llm en t i s larg e enough to f i l l the b u ild in g . F uture secondary b u ild in g s �MEETING ARLINGTON SCHOOL NEEDS Basic P rin c ip le s The lo c a tio n and th e s iz e of each o f th e 38 elem entary s c h o o ls needed f o r an u ltim a te e n ro llm en t o f 14,000 to 15,000 p u p ils in v o lv e s c a r e f u l c o n s id e r a tio n and the w eighing o f many f a c t o r s . C onsistent w ith th e s tu d ie s made by th e a d v is o ry c o u n cils on c o n s tru c tio n , d i s t r i c t i n g and tra n s p o r a tio n , as w e ll as o th e r groups working i n t h i s a re a , th e School Board has adopted seven g u iding p r i n c i p l e s as th e b a sis f o r d eveloping the A rlin g to n County School c o n s tru c tio n p la n . 1. An av erag e elem entary c la s s s iz e of 30 p u p ils should be our c o n tin u in g g o a l . Since many classroom s in "o ld e r" schools a re s m a lle r th an th o se b e in g b u i l t now, f u t u r e planning i s based upon a d ju s tin g c la s s s iz e to th e room s i z e . The most freq u e n t reason f o r in e q u a litie s betw een th e programs o f v a rio u s schools i s excessive overcrow ding in some s c h o o ls . I t i s th e p o l ic y o f the Board to p revent e x c e ssiv e overcrowding in in d iv id u a l schools by a d ju s tin g d i s t r i c t lin e s in o rd e r t h a t each school may assume i t s p r o p o r tio n a te sh a re o f th e county-w ide o v e rlo a d . These ad ju stm en ts o f d i s t r i c t l i n e s each y e a r w i l l be h e ld to a minimum. The disad v an tag es o f such o c c a sio n a l s h i f t s a re le s s s e rio u s and a f fe c t a sm a lle r number o f p u p ils than does an e x c e s s iv e overlo ad in one school which could be shared by a n o th e r. Such a p la n p e rm its a b e t t e r c o n tro l over average c la s s s iz e . I t a ls o means th a t sc h o o ls which te m p o ra rily are not overcrowded w ill become so i f schools a re not b u i l t to tak e c are o f excess e n ro llm en t in o th er p a r t s o f th e county. 2. Elem entary schools should be lo ca ted whenever p o s s ib le w ith in w alking d is ta n c e (one m ile or le s s) f o r a l l p u p i ls . T his p r in c ip le in v o lv e s choosing proper lo c a tio n s f o r sch o o ls so t h a t th e s iz e o f any one school may be such th a t no p a r t o f th e d i s t r i c t i t s e rv e s i s more th an approxim ately one m ile from the sch o o l. As new schools a re b u i l t and as s t r e e t s and sidew alks a re com pleted, bus tr a n s p o r ta tio n f o r e le m e n ta ry p u p ils should be la rg e ly e lim in a te d . 3. The number of c h ild re n c ro ssin g main th o ro u g h fare s should be kept a t a minimum. In th e i n t e r e s t of s a f e ty and convenience th e School Board w ish es t o av o id as f a r as p o s s ib le hazardous s t r e e t c ro ssin g s. However, i t i s not p o s s ib le to lo c a te schools so as to e lim in a te a l l c ro s s in g o f h e a v ily t r a v e l l e d thorough­ f a r e s . For th ese c h ild re n th e re w ill need to be t r a f f i c l i g h t s o r p o lic e p r o te c tio n . 4. E x is tin g b u ild in g s should be used w ith maximum e f f ic ie n c y . F u tu re planning must s t a r t w ith what we have. In o ld e r b u ild in g s much can be done to provide f a c i l i t i e s f o r a fin e e d u c a tio n a l program. F o r exam ple, a school now may have a " lim ite d " program f o r 325 p u p ils because o f b u ild in g lim i ta t io n s . By red u cin g th e p u p il load to 275 and by doing some re m o d e lin g , th e program r e s t r i c t i o n s imposed by the b u ild in g i t s e l f can be removed. S in c e some of the 66 "tem porary" classroom s now in use a re a d eq u a te , p la n s f o r th e years im m ediately ahead, 1953 to 1956, a re based on c o n tin u e d use o f 15 to 30 of th e more s a t is f a c to r y of th e s e rooms and o f te n to f i f t e e n classroom s th a t a re p a r t o f temporary housing p r o je c ts . - 10- �- 5. 11- Type and s i z e of building should in su re economical c o n s t r u c t i o n c o s t s . In s i t u a t i o n s where c o n d itio n s w i l l permit a s e l e c t i o n between a l t e r n a t i v e methods o f providing needed f a c i l i t i e s , new schools which might o t h e r w i s e be 14 rooms w i l l be i n c r e a s e d i n s i z e to 20 o r 22 rooms. T h is w i l l be done i n s t e a d o f small a d d it i o n s t o " o l d e r " schools or t h e b u i l d i n g o f f o u r room schools, because recent e x p e r ie n c e has proved t h i s t o be s u b s t a n t i a l l y more economical. This po lic y i s c o n s i s t e n t with t h e c a r e f u l study and recommenda­ t i o n s o f both the school s t a f f and th e school c o n s t r u c t i o n a d v i s o r y c o u n c i l . 6. Elementary schools should be normal u n i ts of a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , i . e . , k i n d e r g a r te n through s i x t h grade or i n m u l t i p l e s of t h i s s i z e . With s i x grades atte nding elem entary schools t h e r e i s one room f o r each grade i n a s i x room bu ild in g ; two f o r each grade i n a twelv e room b u i l d i n g and t h r e e i n an e ig h t e e n room b u i l d i n g . Since A r lington hopes t o have k i n d e r g a r te n s some time i n the f u t u r e , t h e "normal" u n i t s become 7, 14, and 20 rooms. An exception i s found in a re a s where many of th e r e s i d e n t s l i v e i n a p artm e n ts. In such a r e a s the number o f c h il d r e n i n th e p rim ary y e a r s , 1, 2, and 3, u s u a l ly exceed those i n g ra des 4, 5, and 6. In such area s "normal" u n i t s may be 16 or 22 rooms i n s t e a d o f 14 or 20. 7. Siz e o f b u ild in g s should permit economical o p e r a t in g c o s t . C u s t o d i a l , heating and a d m i n i s t r a t i v e c o s t s a r e h ig h e r f o r two ten classroom b u ild i n g s than f o r one 20 classroom b u i ld in g . Experience shows th a t a p r i n c i p a l and a l i b r a r i a n , with t h e a s s i s t a n c e o f a c l e r k , can provide e f f e c t i v e leadership and a s s i s t a n c e f o r a school w ith 20 te a c h e r s and 600 p u p i ls . I f th e s a l a r i e s of t h i s s t a f f t o t a l approxim ately $13,000, th e annual c o st p e r p u p il i s $21.67. Since a school with 14 t e a c h e r s and 420 p u p i ls also needs a p r i n c i p a l , a l i b r a r i a n and a c l e r k , t h e c o s t pe r p u p i l becomes $30.95. In a twelve t ea ch e r school w ith 360 p u p i ls i t becomes $36.11. I t i s obvious t h a t th e smaller th e school, t h e more expensiv e i s i t s o p e r a t io n . The a l t e r n a t i v e of having t h i s s t a f f se rv e two schools p r e s e n t s many problems. Assuming a p o lic y of having a p r i n c i p a l , l i b r a r i a n , and c l e r k i n of 300 or more p u p ils , th e saving over a f i f t y y e a r p e rio d i s o f p o r t a n c e . During such a p e r io d , a 20 room school w i l l save more $750,000 when compared with th e o p e r a t io n a l c o s t o f two te n room 8. each school r e a l im­ than b u ild in g s. School d i s t r i c t s should be reviewed a n n u a lly . In r e c o g n i ti o n of A r lin g to n " s mobile p o p u l a t i o n , i t i s c o n s i s t e n t with good planning t h a t t h i s p o l ic y be followed. �EXPECTED ELEM ENTARY AREA MEMBERSHIP ig ^ l-W S Z TO \9 5 5 -l9 5 fc (ACCORDING TO \9St-52. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL D\STR\CT5) I * INCLUDES, POUR SPECIAL CLASSES AT HUME O OftTHOPEEHC CUSSES A T -, EP/SO/V ,* +/3 _____________________________________ 2 0 �I NOTTINGHAM I ST E W A PT -^v I TUCKAHOEJ r pao —— |n '63 0 '7 ^ A fr y e r s L \ /le e S ^ ^ l \ no EXPECTED FI FMFM TARY SC O L MEMBERSHIP HO I 9 5 5 — 1956 (ACCORDING TO 1955-5fe E*RECTCD E.UMEM7AKT SCHO L WSVWCTSjj O © OKWOTOAC CLASSES AT EDISON = 20 �ANALYSIS OF PUPIL DISTRIBUTION IN ELEM ENTARY SCHOOLS Membership i n th e elementary sc hools a t th e p r e s e n t time i s 11,438. In th e proposed Bond I s s u e , plans fo r ele m entary sc hools extend through the year 1954-55 at which time the expected membership w i l l be 13,900. The f o llow ing m a t e ri a l e x p la in s the r e l a t i o n s h i p between c u r r e n t membership in ele m entary schools and p r o j e c te d plans f o r meeting membership i n c r e a s e s in 1955-56. For planning purposes, the County can be d iv id e d i n to f i f t e e n a r e a s on th e ba sis of the p r e se n t elementary white schools. - 12- �-13- AREA NO. 1 - STEW ART. NOTTINGHAM A D YORKTOW (Tuckahoe) N N The number of school children in t h i s a r e a a t th e p r e s e n t tim e i s 814. By 1955-56, i t i s a n ti c ip a te d t h a t t h e number of school c h i l d r e n in t h i s a r e a w i l l be 1340. Increasing the a r e a t o in c lu d e some c h i l d r e n p r e s e n t l y a tt e n d in g Lee and McKinley Schools w i l l i n c r e a s e t h e t o t a l number of c h i l d r e n to 1540 by 1955-56 There are, a t th e present time, t h r e e sc hools in th e a r e a S te w a rt, Nottingham and Yorktown, All th e c h i l d r e n a tte n d in g t h e Nottingham and Yorktown Schools now are going t o the Yorktown School on a double s h i f t b a s i s . F u tu r e planning r e q u i r e s anoth er e le m en tary sc hool i n the a r e a - the Tuckahoe School. S te w a rt and Tuckahoe Schools The Stewart School has four permanent and two temporary c l a s s ­ rooms which can be continued in use. The membership a t th e p r e s e n t tim e i s 200 with some of t h e c h il d r e n in the a r e a a t t e n d in g Reed S c hool. In f u t u r e planning a small a r e a should be added to in clu d e some c h i l d r e n who a r e p r e s e n t l y a tte n d in g the Lee and McKinley Schools. The a n t i c i p a t e d membership f o r t h e Stew art area w i l l be a p p r o x i­ m ately 630 and a new sc hool - the Tuckahoe, w i l l need t o be c o n s t r u c t e d . Tuckahoe School The proposed Tuckahoe School, f o r 420 elementary c h i l d r e n , sh ould c o n ta i n 14 classrooms, m ulti-purpose room, te a c h e r s'r o o m , c l i n i c , a d m in is­ t r a t i v e o f f i c e s and s e r v i c e f a c i l i t i e s . Nottingham School Under c o n s t r u c t i o n a t the p r e s e n t time i s the Nottingham School a t Nottingham and L i t t l e F a l l s Road, which i s a complete sc hool f o r 640 c h i l d r e n . Nottingham School i s expected t o be open in the F a l l o f 1952. The c h il d r e n i n t h i s a r e a a r e p re sen tly a t t e n d i n g the Yorktown School on a double s h i f t b a sis. Yorktown School Yorktown School conta ins nine classrooms and i s to be a p a r t of a f u t u r e senior high school. I t s continued use u n t i l 1957 o r 1958 as an elementary school w i l l permit some 270 c h i l d r e n to a tt e n d t h e s c h o o l. �-14- AREA NO. 2 - M ARSHALL AND MADISON (Taylor) The number of sc hool c h ild r e n i n t h i s a r e a a t th e p r e s e n t time i s 746 with an a n t i c i p a t e d i n c r e a s e to 1300 by 1955-56. There a r e a t p r e s e n t two schools in th e a r e a - Marshall and Madison. In o r d e r t o house the c h il d r e n i n t h i s a r e a , a new school - T ay lo r, w i l l be r e q u i r e d . This school w i l l also r e l i e v e an i n c r e a s e d enrollment i n th e Cherrydale-Woodmont area. Marshall Marshall School has two b uildings - one c o n ta in in g 10 classrooms and one c onta ining 7 c la ssroom s; one of the seven should not be continued i n use. The normal c a p a c i t y of these two b u i l d i n g s i s 480 and i t i s ex­ pected by 1955-56 t h a t th e enrollm ent w i l l be approxim ately S i0 Madison Madison School c o n ta in s four classrooms and one temporary room which can be continued i n u se . In the proposed Madison a r e a , t h e r e i s a p o t e n t i a l enrollment of approximately 450 by 1955-56. An a d d it i o n t o th e Madison School of 10 classrooms, m ulti-purpose room, t e a ch e rs'ro o m , c l i n i c , a d m i n i s t r a t i v e o f f i c e s and se r v ic e f a c i l i t i e s w i l l be r e q u ir e d i n o r d e r to accommodate the enrollm ent i n the area. Taylor A new school w i l l be required i n t h e Marshall-Madison a r e a - th e T aylor School. The a r e a to be served by t h i s school i n c lu d e s c h i l d r e n who a r e p r e s e n t l y a tte n d in g Madison, Marshall, Cherrydale and Woodmont. A s i t e has been purchased near M i l i t a r y Road and North 26th Road i n c o n ju n c tio n w ith th e County. The County w i l l use p a r t o f t h e s i t e f o r a r e c r e a t i o n a l a r e a . The in creased enrollm ent in t h i s a r e a by 1955-56 w i l l r e q u i r e a 14 qlassroom build ing, m u lti-p u rp o se room, teachers''room , c l i n i c , a d m i n i s t r a ­ t i v e o f f i c e s , and s e r v i c e f a c i l i t i e s . Two l a r g e housing p r o j e c t s under c o n s t r u c t i o n in t h i s a r e a make imperative t h e immediate c o n s t r u c t i o n of t h i s school build ing f o r approximately 450 p u p i l s . �-15- AREA NO. 3 - CHERRYDALE AND W O M N OD OT The number of school children i n t h i s a r e a a t the p r e s e n t tim e i s 557 w ith an a n t i c i p a t e d in cre as e to approxim ately 670 by 1955-56. Child ren i n t h i s area a r e p r e s e n t l y a tte n d in g t h e two schools - C h e r r y d a l e and Woodmont. A dd itio n a l f a c i l i t i e s fo r th e i n c r e a s e d en ro llm en t w i l l need t o be provided a t t h e new Taylor School. In a d d it i o n , some o f t h e c h il d r e n p r e s e n t l y in th e Cherrydale-Woodmont a r e a should be t r a n s f e r r e d to the Page School area t o a f f o r d a d d it i o n a l r e l i e f a t th e C h e rry d ale School. Cherrydale Cherrydale has two bu ild in g s on t h e same s i t e , one of which c o n s i s t s o f e ig h t classrooms and the o th e r f o u r . The rooms a t th e Che rrydale School are sm all and the normal c a p a c i t y of t h i s b u i l d i n g i s 320. When the proposed T ay lo r School and t h e Page School, which a r e t o be c o n str u c te d , are completed, the enrollm ent a t Cherrydale can be r e ­ duced to approximately 340 by 1954-55 so t h a t th e pre sen t two b u i l d i n g s can house th es e c h ild r e n on a normal b a s i s . The old Cherrydale School, however, needs c o n s i d e r a b le remodeling t o provide f a c i l i t i e s such as a teachers'r oom , adequate o f f i c e sp ace, l i b r a r y and adequate t o i l e t space. F a c i l i t i e s should a ls o be p r o v id e d in th e f u t u r e f o r a school lunch program. Woodmont The Woodmont School contains f o u r permanent classrooms and two temporary classrooms, one of which should be d i s c o n tin u e d . When t h e T aylor School i s c o n s t r u c t e d i t i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t the e nrollm ent a t th e Woodmont School by 1954-55 w i l l be approxim ately 140. This number can be accommodated i n the p r e s e n t b u ild in g . When th e enrollm ent i s reduced t o 140 i t w i l l permit b e t t e r use of the p r e s e n t b u i ld i n g f a c i l i t i e s . �16- AREA NO. 4 - LEE. REED, AND McKINLEjj The number of sc hool c h ild r e n i n t h i s a r e a a t th e p r e s e n t time i s 1395 with an a n t i c i p a t e d i n c r e a s e to 1600 by 1955-56. Three sc h o o ls serve t h i s a r e a - Lee, Reed, and McKinley. When some c h i l d r e n p r e s e n t l y a tte n d in g Reed and McKinley Schools are t r a n s f e r r e d t o th e Tuckahoe School, and c h il d r e n now a tte n d in g th e Lee School a r e t r a n s f e r r e d to t h e Nottingham School, th e enrollments i n t h e s e t h r e e schools w i l l be reduced. Some of the c h i l d r e n who now a t t e n d t h e McKinley School w i l l need, i n t h e f u t u r e , to be housed i n a new school - Ashlawn. Lee Lee School c o n ta i n s four classrooms and two temporary basement rooms - one of which should not be continued i n use as a classroom. The s i x t h grade c h ild ren i n t h i s a r e a are a t t e n d i n g Walter Reed School. When the c o n s t r u c t i o n of Nottingham School i s completed, i t w i l l be p o s s i b l e to reduce th e number of c h il d r e n a t t e n d i n g Lee School to approxim ately 140, which w i l l be the a n t i c i p a t e d enrollm ent by 1955-56. Reed The Reed School contains e ighte en classrooms and two temporary rooms. Four of the classroom s are being used on a double s h i f t . Some of t h e s e c h il d r e n come from the present Stewart School and Lee School a r e a s . With the c o n s t r u c t i o n of the Tuckahoe School i n the S te w a rt School a r e a and the completion of the Nottingham School, the enrollm ent a t Reed can be reduced to approxim ately 620 by 1955-56. This enrollm ent would r e ­ q u i r e 20 classrooms which a re a v a ila b le . McKinley The McKinley School contains 14 c lassroom s. Three classrooms a re being used on a double s h i f t basis in o r d e r t h a t an enrollm ent of 500 c h il d r e n can be accommodated. The b u i l d i n g i s designed f o r a normal c a p a c i t y of 400 By 1955-56 i t i s estim a te d t h a t the enrollm ent at McKinley School w i l l be approximately 460. and t h i s number can be accom­ modated i n the p re sen t 14 classroom b u i l d i n g . F u rth e r pupil i n c r e a s e s can be provided f o r when t h e Tuckahoe School i s c o n str u c te d , and a t a f u t u r e d a t e a new school to th e south, the Ashlawn School, w i l l be needed f o r approxim ately 450 c h i l d r e n . �-17- AREA NO 5 - JACKSON AND BARRETT The number of school children i n t h i s a r e a a t th e p r e s e n t tim e i s 1152 w ith an a n t i c i p a t e d in c re a s e to approxim ately 1380 by 1955-56. There a r e two schools i n th e area - Jackson and B a r r e t t . Jackson Jackson Elementary School has 14 permanent classrooms and two temporary classrooms. F ive of the rooms a r e used on a double s h i f t b a s i s a t t h e p r e se n t time. An a d d i t i o n of four classrooms and m u lt i - p u r p o s e room i s under c o n s t r u c t i o n making a t o t a l o f 20 classrooms. I t i s a n t i c i ­ pate d t h a t the membership of t h i s school w i l l be approximately 610 so t h a t the p r e s e n t f a c i l i t i e s t o g e t h e r with the f a c i l i t i e s being c o n s t r u c t e d w i l l house the expected number of stu d e n ts . B a rrett The B a r r e t t School has 16 permanent classrooms and 4 tem porary classrooms. Two of th e f o u r temporary rooms should not be use d as c l a s s ­ rooms, leaving 18 classrooms a v a ila b le . The p r e s e n t membership i s 684, some of which are from th e Page School a r e a . The a n t i c i p a t e d enrollm ent i n 1955-56 i n the B a r r e t t School area of 540 i s dependent upon th e c o n stru c tio n of a d d i t i o n a l classrooms t o the west a t a fu t u r e Ashlawn School. �— J.U AREA NO. 6 - W O LA N M O D W . AURY AND PAGE The number of sc hool c h ild r e n in t h i s a r e a i s 735 and t h e a n t i c i p a t e d enrollment by 1955-56 w i l l be approxim ately 750. At p r e s e n t t h e r e a re two schools i n t h e a r e a - Woodlawn and Maury. In a d d i t i o n , a temporary b uilding of two classrooms on the o ld Page s i t e i s s t i l l i n u se . Contracts a r e expected t o be l e t i n the near f u t u r e f o r th e f i r s t u n i t of a new Page School, c o n s i s t i n g of eig ht c la ssroom s, m u lt i - p u r p o s e room, a d m i n i s t r a t i v e o f f i c e s , c l i n i c , l i b r a r y and s e r v i c e f a c i l i t i e s . Some of the s t u d e n ts i n t h i s a r e a a r e p r e s e n t l y a t t e n d in g Jackson and B a r r e t t S c h o o ls. In order to p rovide s u f f i c i e n t f a c i l i t i e s f o r th e 750 c h i l d r e n i n th e area an a d d itio n o f 12 classrooms w i l l need t o be provided i n th e new Page School immediately. Woodlawn The Woodlawn School conta ins s i x permanent classrooms and two temporary classrooms. One classroom i s bein g used on a double s h i f t . The school has a membership a t p r e s e n t of 264. I t i s expected t h a t , because o f t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y of a d d i t i o n a l f a c i l i t i e s i n the a d jo in in g a r e a , the Woodlawn a r e a w i l l have an e n r o l l ­ ment of 180 in 1955. This number can be accommodated i n th e p r e se n t b u i l d ­ ing, and i t w i l l permit remodeling of p r e s e n t f a c i l i t i e s to in clu d e such improvements as a l i b r a r y , o f f i c e space and o t h e r space to meet program ne ed s. Maury Maury School has e ig h t classrooms and the p r e se n t membership i s 266. I t i s a n ti c ip a te d t h a t by 1955-56 a membership o f 2J0 can be main­ t a i n e d i n t h i s bu ild in g . I t i s hoped t h a t a d d it i o n a l f a c i l i t i e s such as a te a c h e r s'r o o m , c l i n i c , o f f i c e space and f a c i l i t i e s f o r th e school lunch program can be provided by remodeling e x i s t e n t space w i t h in th e b u ild in g . New Page A s i t e has been purchased and p l a n s and s p e c i f i c a t i o n s drawn f o r a new Page School f o r a replacement o f t h e old Page School which was r e c e n t l y sold f o r enough t o b u ild e ig h t cla ss ro o m s , m u lti-p u rp o se room, c l i n i c , teachers'room , and a d m in is tr a tiv e o f f i c e s , as w e ll as s e r v i c e fa c ilitie s. By 1954-55, i t i s expected t h a t t h e r e w i l l be an enrollm ent i n t h e a r e a to be served by th e t o t a l Page School o f approximately 570, which w i l l r e q u ir e 20 classrooms. Plans have been so prepared t h a t th e b u i ld i n g can be b u i l t in two p a r t s . Funds are a v a i l a b l e only f o r t h i s f i r s t p a r t of th e b u ilding, but th e e n t i r e school i s needed immediately. I f t h e t o t a l school i s c o nstructed, i t can serve some o f t h e c h il d r e n p r e s e n t l y a t t e n d ­ in g Woodkiawti, Cherrydale, Monroe, Jackson and Maury Schools. I t w i l l then be p o s s i b l e f o r t h i s b u i ld i n g to provide f a c i l i t i e s which w i l l permit us to l i m i t the number of c h ild r e n atte nding t h e s e o l d e r s c h o o l s , now ove r­ crowded. �-19- AREA NO. 7 - M ONROE AND IVILSON The i s 663 and i t Plans t o ta k e c h il d r e n from number of school c h ild ren in t h i s a r e a a t the p r e s e n t tim e i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t the enrollm ent by 1955-56 w i l l be 760. care of t h i s enrollment involve t h e t r a n s f e r of some o f t h e the pre sen t Monroe School to th e new Page. Monroe Monroe School c o n ta in s 12 classrooms and has a t th e p r e s e n t time a membership of 392. The classrooms i n t h i s school a re sm a ll, and the normal c ap a city of t h i s b u ild in g i s approxim ate ly 325-340. When t h e new Page School i s c o n s t r u c t e d , i t i s e stim a te d t h a t the a r e a se r v e d by the Monroe School can be such t h a t a t o t a l e n ro llm e n t of 340 can be ex­ pected in 1954-55. The p r e s e n t building needs remodeling i n o r d e r t o provide a d d i t i o n a l f a c i l i t i e s such as l i b r a r y , te a c h e rs'ro o m and c l i n i c . Wilson The Wilson School has e ig h t permanent and one temporary c l a s s ­ rooms f o r a p re sen t membership of 276. I t i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t th e enrollm ent i n t h i s school w i l l be approximately 260 by 1954-55. Although i t i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t t h e r e w i l l be an i n c r e a s e i n the number o f c h i l d r e n i n the pre sen t Wilson School a rea , t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of t h e new Page School i s expected t o perm it lim i ti n g t h e Wilson enrollm ent t o 260. With th e f a c i l i t i e s a t Page a v a i l a b l e , the Monroe a r e a w i l l be s u b s t a n t i a l l y reduced, and, i n turn, b e t t e r d i s t r i b u t i o n of p u p i l loads w i l l a f f e c t Wilson. The Wilson School i s loca ted on Wilson Boulevard and w i l l even­ t u a l l y need to be r e p la c e d because of the encroachment of b u s i n e s s a r e a s . A s i t e should be purchased immediately so t h a t when th e Wilson School i s so ld , a new s i t e w i l l be a v a i l a b l e . �- 20- AREA NO. 8 - CLAY. FILLMORE i s 374. The number of sc hool c h ild r e n in t h i s a r e a a t the p r e s e n t time I t i s a n ti c ip a te d t h a t the number w i l l i n c r e a s e to 420 by 1955-56. There i s at th e p r e s e n t time one sc h o o l i n the a r e a - t h e Clay School, and one school under c o n tr a c t - the F i l lm o r e , Clay The Clay School has classroom which should not be f o r an enlarged bu ild in g , but f a c i l i t i e s , such as, l i b r a r y , 10 permanent classrooms and one temporary continued i n u s e . The s i t e i s inadequate remodeling t h i s b u i l d i n g can provide b e t t e r teachers'r oom , o f f i c e space and c l i n i c . Fillmore Fillm ore i s under c o n tr a c t and i s expecte d to be f i n i s h e d by the F a l l of 1952, I t i s a primary school of f o u r classrooms with a sm all m u lti-p u rp o se room, k i tc h e n and school lunch f a c i l i t i e s . This sc hool and Clay a re expected to take care of the c h i l d r e n i n t h i s a rea . �- 21- AREA NO. 9 - GLENCARLYN. BARCROFT The number of c h il d r e n in t h i s a r e a a t t h e p r e s e n t tim e i s 730 and t h e a n t i c i p a t e d enrollm ent by 1955-56 w i l l be 1060. A d d i t io n a l f a c i l i t i e s w i l l be needed i n the area to p ro v id e f o r t h i s i n c r e a s e d en­ r o llm e n t. Glencarlyn Glencarlyn School contains six cla ssroom s and now has a member­ ship of 258. Four of th e s i x classrooms a r e used on a double s h i f t b a s i s . Eight a d d i t i o n a l classrooms should be c o n s t r u c t e d i n th e G le n c a r ly n a r e a , which, with the six classrooms i n use, w i l l p ro v id e f a c i l i t i e s f o r 450 c h i l d r e n . Some of the c h i l d r e n who l iv e i n t h i s a r e a w i l l a t t e n d t h e new Claremont School when i t i s completed in t h e F a l l of 1952. This w i l l enable an extension of th e B a r c r o f t School a r e a , and thereby r e l i e v e t h e overlo ad i n the Henry School. The t o t a l a n t i c i p a t e d enrollm ent i n t h i s area a f t e r d i s t r i c t a djustm ents are made w i l l be approxim ately 1000. Barcroft B arcroft School has eight permanent and four temporary c la ss ro o m s , two o f which should not be used. An a d d it i o n of s i x classrooms and a m u lti-p u rp o se room are needed a t the B a r c r o f t School f o r an a n t i c i p a t e d enrollm ent of approxim ately 490. �- 22- AREA NO. 10 - HENRY The Henry School a r e a a t the p re sen t time has 693 c h i l d r e n , and i t i s a n t i c i p a t e d th a t t h i s a r e a w i l l have approxim ately 780 by 1955-56. Henry School has 18 permanent and f i v e temporary cla ssroom s. Three of the temporary classrooms should not be used. By adju s tm e n ts i n th e a tt e n d a n c e areas of B arcroft and Henry Schools, the a n t i c i p a t e d enrollm ent a t Henry i n 1955-56 w i l l be approxim ately 660. This membership w i l l r e q u i r e 22 classrooms. There should be c o n stru c te d i n t h e Henry School a m u l t i ­ purpose room, and four a d d i t i o n a l classrooms, and space i n th e p r e se n t b u ild in g should be remodeled t o provide f o r a t e a c h e r s ” room, c l i n i c and more adequate o f f i c e space. �-23- AREA NO. U - RANDOLPH The number of c h il d r e n in t h i s a r e a a t th e p r e s e n t time i s 441 and i t i s a n ti c i p a t e d t h a t the enrollment w i l l be approxim ately 480 by 1955-56. Randolph School has 12 permanent and f i v e temporary c la s s r o o m s , two of which are on double s h i f t . Because o f overcrowding i n nearby schools, th e pre sent membership of Randolph i s 586. With th e c o m ple tion of th e Claremont School i n th e F a l l of 1952, th e enrollm ent a t Randolph can be reduced, and i t i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t t h e enrollm ent then w i l l be approxim ately 410. Twelve rooms i n the p r e s e n t b u i ld i n g , t o g e t h e r w ith one o f th e temporary rooms, which i s s u i t a b l e f o r continued u se , w i l l accommodate t h i s enrollm ent. �-24- AREA NO. 12 - FAIRLINGTON. ABINGDON. CLAREM ONT The number of c h i l d r e n i n t h i s area a t t h e p r e se n t tim e i s 954 and i t i s a n ti c ip a te d t h a t t h e enrollment by 1955-56 w i l l be 1120. The Claremont School, now being c o n str u c te d in t h i s a r e a f o r occupancy i n t h e F a l l of 1952, w i l l provide needed a d d it i o n a l f a c i l i t i e s . F a i r li n q t o n F a i r li n g t o n School has 16 permanent and two temporary c l a s s ­ rooms with a membership of 572. When the Claremont School i s completed, the enrollm ent a t F a i r l i n g t o n School can be reduced to approxim ately 480, and th e pre sen t building w i l l accommodate t h i s number. Some remodeling of t h i s b u ild in g should be done to provide a more adequate c l i n i c , t e a c h e r s ' room and f a c i l i t i e s f o r a school lunch program. Abingdon The Abingdon School has ten c la ssroom s, four of which a re being used on double s h i f t s , f o r an enrollment of 404. With th e completion of the Claremont School, t h e enrollm ent a t Abingdon i s expected to be about 310, and the build ing i s adequate fo r t h i s number. Claremont The Claremont School i s under c o n s t r u c t i o n and w i l l c o n ta in 16 classrooms, a m ulti-purpose room, l i b r a r y , t e a c h e r s ' room, c l i n i c , ad­ m i n i s t r a t i v e and s e r v i c e f a c i l i t i e s . The c a p a c i t y of t h i s school w i l l be 480 and w i l l provide needed f a c i l i t i e s f o r c h i l d r e n now a tt e n d in g th e B a r c r o f t , Randolph, F a i r l i n g t o n and Abingdon Schools. I t i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t t h i s building w i l l be adequate f o r th e a n t i c i p a t e d enrollm ent of approximately 500 c h il d r e n in 1955-56. �-25- AREA NO. 13 - OAKRIDGE. CUSTIS. H M (Potomac) UE The number of c h il d r e n i n t h i s a r e a , e xcluding th o se i n t h e S h i r l e y Homes, i s 660. I t i s a n ti c ip a te d t h a t t h i s enrollm ent w i l l be approxim ately 800 by 1955-56. There are two sc hools i n the a r e a Oakridge and Custis, with some c h ild ren from t h e S h i r l e y Homes a t t e n d i n g Oakridge. Oakridge The Oakridge School has ten classrooms. The membership a t the p r e s e n t time i s 343. The attendance a r e a o f th e Oakridge School i n c lu d e s c h il d r e n in Arna V a lle y who w i l l a t t e n d th e Brandon School (th e former Dolly Madison J u n i o r High School) when i t becomes a v a i l a b l e in 1953. The present Hume School located i n t h e Oakridge a r e a i s being used f o r e x ce p tio n a l c h i l d r e n who w i l l a tt e n d t h e Page School. When Page i s completed the Hume School building w i l l then be a v a i l a b l e f o r two primary classrooms, or approximately 60 c h i l d r e n . The use o f th e Hume School to g eth e r with th e Oakridge b u i ld i n g w i l l provide f o r an a n t i c i p a t e d enrollment of 370 i n 1955-56. Custis The Custis School has ten classrooms and two temporary rooms. Both temporary rooms should not be used. The p r e s e n t membership i s 362. When t h e Wakefield J u n i o r - S e n i o r High School i s completed and th e p r e s e n t Dolly Madison Junior High can be conve ted i n t o th e Brandon Elementary School, the area served by th e present C u stis enrollm ent can be reduced. I t i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t th e membership in th e C ustis School w i l l a p p r o x i ­ mate 280 i n 1955-56. Potomac Potomac School i s planned i n the f u t u r e to provide f a c i l i t i e s f o r t h e a r e a now known as th e Brick Yard. When t h a t area i s developed i n t o apartment u n i t s , t h e s i z e of the school and enrollm ent w i l l depend on t h e type of apartments c o n stru c te d in t h e a r e a . �-26- AREA NO. 14 - PICKETT AND SHIRLEY (Brandon) The P ic k e tt and S h i r l e y Homes have a t p r e s e n t 600 c h i l d r e n . I t i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t , i f t h e s e housing developments c o n tin u e , t h e r e w i l l be approxim ately 700 c h i l d r e n i n the area i n 1955-56. P ic kett The P i c k e tt School has f i v e temporary classrooms w ith an en­ rollm e nt of 154. When th e Brandon School i s opened f o r ele m entary school use , i t can be used f o r t h e upper elementary g ra des i n P i c k e t t School, and t h e s e temporary rooms then can be used f o r primary c h il d r e n . The enrollm ent i n 1955-56 i s a n t i c i p a t e d to be 100 i n t h i s primary school. S h irley S h ir le y School, i n c lu d in g the Jeb S t u a r t School, has ten temporary classrooms, one o f which i s on a double s h i f t . The p re sen t membership i s 306, The f i f t h and s ix th grade c h i l d r e n from S h i r l e y now are a t t e n d in g the Oakridge School. When the Brandon School i s a v a i l a b l e f o r elementary school use, th e present S h i r l e y School can be c onverted i n t o a primary school f o r approximately 260 c h i l d r e n , and the upper grades w i l l a tt e n d th e Brandon School. Brandon When the Wakefield Ju n ior-S e nior High School i s completed, t h e p r e s e n t Dolly Madison J u n i o r High School w i l l become the Brandon Elemen­ t a r y School. The completion of the Wakefield School i s a n t i c i p a t e d by the F a l l of 1953. The Brandon School w i l l r e l i e v e t h e P i c k e t t , S h i r l e y and Oak­ r i d g e Schools. I t i s a n t i c i p a t e d th a t th e enrollm ent i n the Brandon School w i l l be approximately 630 in 1955-56, and t h i s b u ild in g i s su f ­ f i c i e n t l y large to accommodate t h i s e n ro llm en t. �-27- AREA NO. 15 - LANGSTON. KEMPER, HOFFMAN-BOSTON There a re t h r e e elementary colo red schools l o c a t e d i n t h r e e s e c t i o n s of the county. The pre sent membership i n t h e s e t h r e e sc h o o l s i s 742. I t i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t the e nrollm ents w i l l i n c r e a s e t o ap­ p roxim ately 800 by 1955-56. Langston The Langston School now has f o u r permanent classrooms and one temporary room with a membership of 173. This membership i s ex­ pected t o i n c r e a s e to approxim ately 200 by 1955-56. An a d d i t i o n o f two classrooms and a m u lti-p u rp o se room, i n c lu d e d i n th e proposed bond i s s u e , a r e re q u ire d to accommodate the a n t i c i p a t e d enrollm ent and to provide th e needed f a c i l i t i e s of a t e a c h e r s ' room, c l i n i c and a d m inis­ tra tiv e office. Kemper Kemper School has t e n classrooms w ith one classroom being used on a double s h i f t b a s i s . The pre sent membership i s 356. The enrollm ent i n t h i s school i s a n t i c i p a t e d t o be approxim ately 380 by 1955-56. There i s now under c o n str u c tio n a t t h e Kemper School an ad­ d i t i o n c o n ta in in g t h r e e classrooms, a m u lti- p u r p o s e room, and a t e a c h e r s ' room. This ad d itio n , t o g e t h e r with the p r e s e n t rooms, w i l l accommodate the enrollm ent a n t i c i p a t e d by 1955-56. Hoffman-Boston Hoffman-Boston Elementary School has s i x classrooms w ith a p r e s e n t membership of 203. I t i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t the membership i n t h i s a r e a w i l l in cre as e t o approximately 220 by 1955-56. The p r e s e n t b u i l d i n g i s adequate to t a k e c a r e of t h i s e n r o ll m e n t . �! I k e y : /9 S //S 2 - M EM BEPSH IP( M A D ISO ^ G09 /95//S2 70/25S/SZ E P C E XE TD CPAE&ii MMEMBERSHIP 19S S /E & E X P E C TS # M EM BER SH IP -,-4-91 TTOO / ' ee y x r i ) /* * E P C D M \O H H S H O MEMBERSHIP X E TE R IG C O L 1951/52-1955/5fc (ACC.ORDMG TO (951-52. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS)! ���-28- JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS I t i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t the j u n i o r high school e n r o ll m e n t i n A r lington County w i l l be approximately 6800 by 1960. T his w i l l r e q u i r e a t o t a l of six or seven j u n i o r high schools. At the p r e s e n t time th ere a re f o u r j u n i o r high sc h o o l s : S t r a t f o r d , with a normal c ap a city of 1,000; J e f f e r s o n , w ith a normal c a p a c ity of 630; Swanson, with a normal c a p a c i t y of 600; and Dolly Madison, with a normal c a p a c ity of 570. When th e Wakefield J u n i o r S e n io r High School i s completed, the Dolly Madison Ju n io r High School w i l l become the Brandon Elementary. School. Under c o n s t r u c t i o n a t the p r e s e n t time i s the f i r s t u n i t of t h e Wakefield J u n i o r - S e n i o r High School, which w i l l accommodate approxi­ mately 1400 s tu d e n ts . By 1954-55 a t l e a s t one new j u n i o r high sc hool, Williamsburg, w i l l be require d i n th e northern p a r t o f t h e county f o r an estim a te d enrollm ent of approxim ately 1200. After th e second u n i t of the W akefield J u n i o r - S e n i o r High School, included i n t h e Bond I s s u e , i s completed, th e W akefield J u n i o r S e n io r High School then w i l l accommodate approxim ately 1200 j u n i o r high school students and 800 se n io r high school s tu d e n ts . By 1960, two a d d it i o n a l j u n i o r high sc hools w i l l be needed: one i n the western c e n t r a l p a rt of th e county, to be known as the Kenmore Junior High School, and one i n t h e southern p a r t o f th e county, t o be known as the Gunston Junior High School. Each of t h e s e j u n i o r high schools should have an approximate enrollm ent of 1200 to 1400. At t h a t time, the Wakefield Ju n ior-S e nior High School w i l l be used e n t i r e l y f o r se n io r high school students. A r e p o r t on Hoffman-Boston J u n i o r - S e n i o r High School i s i n ­ clu ded under "Senior High Schools" (next p a g e ) . �-29- SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS The a n t i c i p a t e d enrollment of s e n i o r high school s t u d e n t s i n 1960 w i l l be approxim ately 6400. At th e p r e s e n t time t h e r e i s one w hite s e n i o r high school - Washington-Lee, w ith an enrollm ent of 2300. This s e n i o r high school enrollm ent w i l l i n c r e a s e g r a d u a l ly between now and 1960, a t which time i t i s expected to l e v e l o f f . Under c o n s t r u c t i o n at the p r e s e n t time i s the W akefie ld J u n i o r Senior High School w ith a capacity of 1400. This school i s scheduled t o be completed by th e F a l l of 1953. T h is school w i l l accommodate a pproxi­ mately 400 senior high school students t h a t y e a r . When an a d d i t i o n i s c o n str u c te d to complete t h i s b u ilding, f o r a t o t a l c a p a c ity o f 2000, th e number of se n io r high school students t h a t can be accommodated w i l l i n ­ c rea se to 300. As th e re q u ire d j u n i o r high schools are c o n s t r u c t e d , th e Wakefield J u n io r - S e n io r High School w i l l be converted t o t h e W akefield S e nior High School t o accommodate the 2000 s e n i o r high s t u d e n t s i n th e southern p a r t of t h e county. By 1960, a t h i r d senior high sc hool f o r 2,000 s t u d e n t s w i l l be needed i n the n o r th e r n p a r t of the county. This w i l l be l o c a t e d on th e Yorktown School s i t e , and the present b u i l d i n g of nine cla ssroom s w i l l be a p a r t of t h a t new s e n i o r high school. I t i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t t h e s e t h r e e high schools w i l l s e rv e th e u ltim ate e nrollm ent of se n io r high school s t u d e n ts in the county. lioffman-Boston Ju n i o r - S e n i o r High School The iloffman-Boston J u n io r-S e n io r High School i s t h e c o lo r e d secondary school i n th e county. At p r e s e n t i t has e ig h t permanent c l a s s ­ rooms plus a shop b u i ld i n g and two classrooms i n a temporary b u i l d i n g . Under c o n s tr u c tio n i s an a d d itio n i n c lu d in g a gymnasium, c a f e t e r i a , o f f i c e space, home economics and shop f a c i l i t i e s . The t o t a l a n t i c i p a t e d e n r o l l ­ ment i n the Hoffman-Boston Ju n io r-S e n io r High School w i l l be approxim ately 650 i n 1960. To accommodate t h i s t o t a l u l t i m a t e enrollment an a d d i t i o n of s i x t o e ig h t classrooms w i l l be needed. �-30- <? $2,500,000 OF THE BONDS VOTED APRIL 17, 1951 REMAIN UNSOLD The $2,500,000 remaining to be s o ld of the $4,875,0 00 bonds, which were a uthorize d by referendum on A p r il 17, 1951, have been com­ m it t e d . The c o n t r a c t s on V/akefield J u n i o r - S e n i o r High School and F illm o r e Elementary School were the f i n a l committments a g a i n s t th e s e bonds i n t h e i r e n t i r e t y . These unsold bonds are completely l e g a l and v a l i d , but they cannot be sold advantageously u n t i l such time as the A r lin g to n County Board i s f r e e from l i t i g a t i o n . The r e ason f o r t h i s i s as f o l l o w s : The bonds concerned are a p a r t of the bond i s s u e f o r schools which was r e ­ q ue sted by o f f i c i a l a c t i o n of the County Board. T h ere fo re, t h e s e bonds must be signed, p r i o r t o s a l e , by the chairman of the County Board. At t h i s time, the o f f i c e of th e present chairman of the County Board i s being contested. Mr. P ershing, o f th e M itche ll and Pershing bond a t t o r n e y s i n New York, has s t a t e d t h a t t h e p resent l i t i g a t i o n i n v o lv in g th e County Board would not a f f e c t t h e s a le of any sc hool bonds approved by th e v o t e r s in accordance with r e s o l u ti o n s adopted by the School Board and approved by the Judge of th e C i r c u it Court as r e q u e ste d by a p e t i t i o n from the v o ters . The p r e s e n t proposed bond i s s u e has been r e q u e s te d by th e School Board follow ing t h e i r r e c e ip t o f a c i t i z e n p e t i t i o n signed by more than 2000 v o t e r s . Under t h i s procedure, n e i t h e r s i g n a t u r e nor o t h e r actio n by th e County Board i s n e c e ssa r y i n orde r t o s e l l t h e bonds so requested. �SCH OOL CO N STRU CTIO N 1948-52 A p r il 5, 195? R evenues Bond I s s u e v o te d May 1947 ................. .$ 1 ,7 7 6 , 0 0 0 Bond I s s u e v o ted 'N o v . 1948 ........................ 4, 7 5 0 , 000 Bond I s s u e v o ted A p r. 1951 ............................. 4, 8 75, 000 ($2, 500, 000 not y e t sold) S ta te fu n d s (B a ttle m o n e y ) ............................. 1, 005, 158 P a g e S c h o o l S a le ........................................... 385, 793 T o ta l $ 12, 7 91, 951 C o n s tru c tio n A c c o u n t and a ll o th e r S c h o o l fu n d s a r e a u d ite d a n n u a lly . C o p ie s of a u d its a r e a v a ila b le fo r in s p e c tio n a t th e S c h o o l A d m in is tr a tio n O ffic e o r a t the C ounty M a n a g e r's O ffice in th e C o u rt H o u s e . 1948 49 a u d it by Roy H, H a lq u is t, A rlin g to n , Va 1949-50 a u d it by Roy H. H a lq u is t, A rlin g to n , V a. 1950 -51 a u d it by T. C o le m a n A n d re w s , R ich m o n d , Va. SCHOOLS C O M P L E T E D D ISB U R SEM EN TS N am e L and Cost, A rc h ite c ts Fees F i n a l C o st(^ ) B ld g C o n tr. E q u ip & \O th e r E xp. T o ta l t A bingdon A dm , B ld g . B a r r e t t A dd. C h e r r y d a le (re m o d e lin g ) G le n c a rly n J a c k s o n Add,#l O a k rid g e R an d o lp h Addl R eed Add. S tra tfo rd W -L C a f e te r ia (A ddition) W oodlaw n A d d . L and & Sew er Y orktow n T o ta ls $ 19, n o $ 19 290 $ C o st of b ld g , r sm odelm g w as p a id fo r out of o p e ra tin g fu n d 40 15,5 6 5 - o 63, 712 2 .7 3 4 12. 953 90, 685 155 31,529 6 389 2 2 ,6 7 2 10 281 2 2 .7 9 6 77 642 316,756 289, 414 $ 1 1 ,3 6 6 $ 3 6 6 ,5 2 2 289, 414 2 5 7 ,4 9 5 5, 258 278, 358 45, 565 215, 044 1 8 2 ,0 6 1 3 4 2 .8 7 1 169, 211 379. 407 1, 5 1 0 ,4 7 6 445 4. 563 48, 744 296, 272 18 2 ,0 6 1 468, 479 183, 924 441, 303 1 ,6 1 5 ,6 1 2 12, 251 4, 277 7, 571 21, 105 * 4 ,4 3 3 4 4 ,0 2 8 7 1 .9 3 9 5, 906 34, 166 17. 400 288, 412 1 6 .4 4 5 7, 363 56, 010 7 1 ,9 3 9 , 2 2 ,3 5 1 347. 341 #■251, 692 ^ 0 5 . 766 *4, 112, 679 £98, 193 *4, 668 330 7 549 (1) In c lu d e s p a y m e n ts w ith h eld p e n d in g c o r u - tio n s in w o rk , a d ju s tm e n ts f o r p e n a ltie s , change o r d e r s and p a y m e n t f o r la te d e liv e ry of e q u ip m e n t. A ll a d ju s tm e n ts h a v e now b e e n m ade. �SCHOOLS O C C U PIE D - FIN A L S E T T L E M E N T NOT M A D E T O D A T E T DISBU RSEM EN TS'A N D OBLIGATIONS TO D A T E A rc h ite c ts Fees L and c o s t N am e F i n a l C o s t , ,, B ld g . C c n tr E q u ip & O th e r E xp. -------- ------------1 r: '0 a : H -B E le m . M cK inley $10, 204 39, 561 $ b, 075 32,124 $166, 180 544,161 $ 1, 890 15, 213 $ 186. 34 9 6 3 1 ,0 5 9 T o ta ls $49,765 $ 40, 199 $71 0 , 341 $ 1 7 , 1 03 $81'<<4(T SCHOOLS UNDER C O N ST R U C T IO N D ISBU RSEM EN TS AND O BLIG A TIO N S TO D A T E H B H igh Add. W -L Add. C la re m o n t J a c k s o n Add. K e m p e r A dd. N o ttin g h a m 1 T o ta ls $ 935 142,984 26, 531 39, 840 12, 191 38, 536 $39, 755 75, 784 36.584 15, 486 16, 200 47, 925 $ 261,017 $231, 734 $ 5 6 4 .9 8 8 1, 2 35, 082 6 09, 741 2 58, 100 270, 000 673, 300 $3, 611, 211 $31, 25, 14, 3, 3, 14 115 000 712 848 000 353 $92, 028 $ 6 3 6 .7 9 3 1 ,4 7 8 , 849 ’ 687, 568 317, 274 301, 391 7 7 4 ,1 1 4 $4, 195, 990 PE N D IN G SCH O O L BU ILD IN G P R O JE C T S D ISBU RSEM EN TS AND O BLIG A TIO N S TO D A T E S te w a rt E d is o n (l) F i l lm o r e ( l) P a g e (1) W ak e fie ld J r . S r. H ig h (l) T o ta ls $ $ 20, 584 56, 468 175 000 $252.052 9 .4 6 5 5, 000(2) 7, 990(2) 18, 000(2) 125, 000(2) $• $ $ 9 465 75, 000 28, 574 385. 793 414,921 $ 9 1 3 ,7 5 3 70, 000(2) 300, 000(2) 111, 870 (G ra d in g O nly' $ 4 8 1 , 870 $ 1 6 5 ,4 5 5 (1) O ut f o r b id s (2) E s tim a te d 2 - 11, 325(2) 3, 051 $ 1 4 ,3 7 6 . �OTHER LAND PURCHASES S ites have been acquired or are in the p rocess of being acquired fo r T aylor, Stewart, Madison, M arshall, Monroe, Barcroft, and Kenmore S ch o o ls. T hese s ite s had to be acquired w hile the land was s till available. The total c o st d is ­ bursed or obligated for th ese s ite s is $182, 506. PRELIMINARY PLANS AUTHORIZED A rch itects have been em ployed to prepare prelim inary plans for B arcroft, Madison, Langston, Stewart, Taylor, W illiam sburg, and Yorktown. The estim ated co st for these s e r v ic e s is $81, 000. RECAPITULATION Schools Com pleted Schools Occupied Schools Under Construction Schools, C onstruction Pending Other Land A cquisition P relim in a ry P lans Authorized $ 4, 668, 330 817,408 4, 195, 990 913,753 182,506 81,000 Total D isb u rsem en ts & Obligations $10, 858, 987 Total R evenues Total D isb u rsem en ts & Obligations 12,79 1 ,9 5 1 10, 858, 987 Balance $ 1 ,9 3 2 ,9 6 4 Balance available for Wakefield Jr. -Sr. High School and F illm o re P rim ary School - $ 1 ,9 3 2 ,9 6 4 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Booklet: "Background Information For Bond Issue Of $8,280,000 For Decision By The Voters Of Arlington County On May 27, 1952". Description An account of the resource Parts: 1. Table of Contents; 2. These are the Facts; 3. Cost of Bond Issue; 4. Minimum State Requirements for School Buildings; 5. Forecast of Ultimate Enrollment and Ultimate School Buildings Needs; 6. Meeting Arlington School Needs Includes Map of "Expected Elementary Area Membership, 1951-1956"; 7. Analysis of Pupil Distribution in Elementary Schools; 8. Three Maps; "Expected Junior High School Membership 1951/52-1955/56", "Expected Junior High School Membership 1960-61", "Expected Senior High School Membership 1960-61"; 9. Junior High Schools; 10. Senior High Schools; 11. $2,500,000 of the Bonds Voted April 17, 1951 Remain Unsold; 12. School Construction, 1948-52; 13. ther Land Purchases. Multi parts. 41 pages. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 94_1_1_2 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/aadb3c242c11741ecb10534e3a33a094.pdf 3bfdb6fe903254deb923707664308e39 PDF Text Text (Not printed at Government expense) i j g Congressional"Record United States of America P R O C E E D I N G S A N D D E B A T E S OF T H E 1 C O N G R E S S , F IR ST SESSION Court, Is o f the essence in this matter, the fought the battle for the whole State should Court emphasizes that fact by saying that thus be penalized and oppressed by the Com­ schools m ust be mixed "with all deliberate monwealth of Virginia. speed.” 2. We call upon the general assembly to OF There be those who, after a year of talk, initiate procedures to amend section 129 of still advocate that nothing now be done, but the constitution so as expressly to give to HON. W ATKINS M. ABBITT that we take our tim e in an endeavor to the general assembly the power to adopt “ hammer ou t”some plan o f procedure u n ­ such laws in relation to schools as the wel­ OF VIRGINIA known to them and to us. We call upon fare of this people requires. That section IN THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES such persons, and particularly any such who and the provision for segregated schools are have been honored by election to the gen­ each a part of chapter IX of our constitu­ Thursday, June 9,1955 eral assembly, to meet their responsibility We Mr. ABBITT. Mr. Speaker, the peo­ and to state in frankness and candor to the tion. are ofare aware that there are those who the opinion that the invalida­ ple of Virginia are now in great distress people of Virginia what they have to offer. tion of the segregated-school provision by because of the recent deplorable ruling Unless something be done, and unless the Supreme Court o f the United States has of the Supreme Court of the United som ething be done now, integration will wiped out of our State constitution the States declaring segregation in the begin in Virginia, and, once begun, it, like whole of chapter IX. Indeed, as we read schools unconstitutional. As stated be­ every other vile pestilence, will spread to the the decision o f the Circuit Court of Hanover the whole rendered last week in fore, this ruling is shocking and con­ point where it has covered in our day,body County Board case, that is the the Hanover our view of trary to all legal precedent. Our people politic. Whether it come of our Anglo- School constitutional student who sits the great on children will see the death in Virginia are now facing a crisis. It Saxon civilization. that bench before which Patrick Henry was is necessary that the issue be faced The Commonwealth of Virginia has a right accustomed to appear. There are others who forthrightly and a decision be made by now to expect of every one of her sons and take a different position. This question is our people. daughters who may have any proposal to too important to leave to any uncertainty, In an endeavor to acquaint the public make by which we can preserve our way of and as matters now stand certainty cannot with the problem and to preserve for our life that he speak. Procrastination is not without such amendment be attained until the Supreme Court o f Appeals of Virginia time; people their individual liberties which only the th ief of be the in thiso instance, pro­ has ruled on the question. crastination will thief f our civiliza­ are being gradually taken from them by tion. 3. We call upon the general assembly to a grasping arm of the Federal Govern­ initiate procedures to amend sections 134 The Defenders have certain broad pro­ ment, an organization has been formed posals to make to the people of Virginia. and 141 of chapter IX of the Constitution in Virginia known as the Defenders of They do n ot make them on the spur of so as to remove any doubt that, in case of State Sovereignty and Individual Lib­ the moment. They make them after long necessity, State and local m oneys may be erties. Only yesterday this organization study and after consultation with very many used to pay the tuition and other school expenses private children issued a forthright statement, which I persons both within and without the State localities in which itschools, ofnecessary, of in becomes as herewith include with my remarks and of Virginia. in 1. We recommend to His Excellency the Prince Edward, to close the public schools. commend it to the people of Virginia: Governor that he immediately call a special We do not believe there is a self-respecting man in the State o f Virginia who would advo­ A P l a n f o r V ir g i n ia session of the general assembly. That ses­ The Defenders of State Sovereignty and sion should begin the process of amending cate that people so situated should be rele­ Individual Liberties has, since its organiza­ our State constitution, and it should adopt gated to educate their children as best they tion last fall, been giving itself to a study of certain needed legislation. That session can, and at the same time be com pelled to the questions posed for Virginia by the Su­ should be held not later than the middle pay taxes to assist in the education of chil­ preme Court decision of May 17, 1954. It of July. I f we are to amend our constitu­ dren of other areas. 4. We call upon the general assembly to was n ot surprised by the implementing tion through the plan that permits the peo­ decision handed down on May 31, 1955. It ple of Virginia to vote on the amendments take ou t of our law all mention of com pul­ sory education. We have yet to hear one did not anticipate that a court, composed (and this matter is too important to deal of such judges as now constitute the Su­ with otherwise), the initial step should be single man advocate that compulsory educa­ Virginia, and that any preme Court o f the United States, would taken by the general assembly not later tion be retained in and convicted who may in any respect weaken in its determination than th e 1st o f August of this year. Other­ man be prosecuted to hold his child to force upon the people of Virginia and wise, n otice o f the proposed amendments elect subject him to the ou t o f school rather the South the unsupported views of the cannot be published in sufficient tim e to than integrated school. degrading influences of an If there be such a socialistic and radical sociologists whose perm it the general assembly at its regular m an in Virginia, particularly if there be such opinions it has accepted as constitutional 1956 session to deal with the matter and a man in public life, honesty and candor doctrine. to permit the people to vote next year. compel him so to state, and especially if The Defenders are amazed that there be Unless this initial action is taken by the there be one who is now a candidate for those in our midst who would lull our peo­ 1st of August, we cannot amend the con ­ the general assembly, he will, if he be honest, ple into a false sense of security by assuring stitution by the procedure which gives the so state to the people whose support he seeks. them that under these decisions we have all people a right to pass on the proposals until 5. We call upon the general assem bly to the time we want in which to chart our 1958. That would mean a delay o f three enact such laws as may be needed to prevent course. The Court has n ot given that time. school sessions. This matter does not per­ the expenditure of $1 o f public moneys, State It requires that in "good faith”we "make a m it of such delay. I f other considerations or local, in the support and maintenance of prompt and reasonable start” toward mix­ did n ot require immediate action, the situa­ any racially mixed public school. The ing the races in our schools. If we make tion in Prince Edward County demands it. Supreme Court of the United States has the that start and thus begin the process of The people o f that county will next year power perchance to prevent us spending our mongrelization, there is then the possibility educate their children without help from money as we see fit, but the Supreme Court that we will be given additional time to the State or the locality. They will, in addi­ of the United States can scarcely be so complete the process, but only in the event tion, pay their full State taxes. Tax money oblivious to the Constitution which governs we do so “ the earliest practicable date.” paid by them will go to help support the it as to attempt to com pel a State to levy at If this were not clear enough to satisfy these public schools in other localities. It is n ot taxes and to spend tax money for a purpose false prophets that time, in the opinion of the right that a people who have so courageously for which that State is n ot willing to tax 347536—54790 A Plan for Virginia EXTENSION OP REMARKS �2 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Its people or to make any appropriation. The people of this commonwealth are unalterably opposed to integration. That being our po­ sition, then as self-respecting men and women, our course is determined. It de­ mands, In self-respect, that we refuse to give any support to any Integrated public school. Integration, like cancer, cannot be contained and limited to one isolated spot. If it exists, it spreads until it kills the whole. 6. We call upon the general assembly to adopt such laws as may be required to make public moneys available to m eet the privateschool expenses of children of those locali­ ties in which the closing of public schools may be compelled. Again, we cite the pres­ ent situation in Prince Edward County, a situation that may shortly exist in other localities. We point to the rank injustice of subjecting those people to the necessity of educating their children out of private funds, and at the same time compelling them to pay taxes to help the more fortunate areas of the State meet their public-school expenses. 7. We pledge to His Excellency the Gov­ ernor, to the general assembly, and to the people of Virginia our support of this pro­ gram, or, if someone can advance a better, which will also preserve education in Vir­ ginia and which will prevent the mixing of the races, we will give our support to it. 8. We call upon all those who are candi­ dates for the general assembly—Democrats, Republicans and Independents—to state openly, frankly and fearlessly what, if any­ thing, they have to propose, and whether they can be relied upon to .give their full support to a program that will prevent integration in Virginia public schools. There may be a time when a candidate is ju s­ tified in indulging in political trimming in order to obtain a seat in the general assem­ bly. Upon that we express no opinion. But we do assert, that in this emergency, no honest person has the right to seek that high office without frankly telling those whom he hopes to represent what may be his position. To act otherwise will be the height of personal, political, and moral cow­ ardice. 9. T oo long have many of those who rep­ resent us in the halls of Congress and in the general assembly remained silent. Some have spoken ou t frankly and have told the people of Virginia that in which they be­ lieve. We call upon those who have been honored by the people of Virginia and its localities with public office, elective or ap­ pointive, from United States Senators down, now to give their advice to the people of Virginia in a forthright manner and to meet the responsibilities of the leadership to which they have been chosen by assisting to guide us along a road that will preserve our race. 347536—54790 We do n ot consider that these proposals mean death to public schools. We think that the only hope o f public schools lies in their adoption. Those who talk of pre­ serving our public-school system know not of what they speak. Our public-school sys­ tem—that system which we have known for many years in Virginia, which has been so beneficial to white persons and which rescued the Negro ou t of illiteracy—cannot be preserved. The United States Supreme Court has killed it for years to come, and it will remain dead until such time as the American people may by constitutional proc­ esses correct the error of that Court, or the personnel o f the Court may be changed to include those who recognize that the judicial power may n ot rightfully be used to amend the Constitution to make it con­ form to that which the Court may think it should be. No system of public schools n ot approved of by the people can exist. Virginians want nothing of an integrated public-school sys­ tem. Our white citizens who have paid the greater part o f the taxes which have edu­ cated both white and Negro children will not submit to the enormous cost of main­ taining schools to which they are n ot will­ ing to subject their children. Only 1 o f 2 public-school systems can now exist. Each is novel and new to Vir­ ginia. The one is an integrated publicschool system. That system the people of Virginia will n ot support. The other is a segregated public-school system—segregated n ot as a matter of law and by State com ­ pulsion, but segregated by the good sense of our people, white and black. If it be said that the NAACP will not con­ sent to the maintenance of the latter, but will excite som e ill-advised Negroes to ap­ ply for admission to the white schools, and thereby cause the school to be closed, or that one of that pitifu l little group of white persons who fraternize with the NAACP will sacrifice his child by seeking his admission to the Negro school and thereby cause the school to close, we admit that possibility. Virginians do n ot choose, however, to be ruled by such elements. If that happens those schools will close. They will regret that the Negroes for whom they have done much will no longer receive their help, but that will be at the wish of their leaders. We will care for our own and they will care as best they can for theirs, each assisted by the same help from public funds to the extent that help is sought and within the limits of available funds. We do not be­ lieve many schools will close before our Negro citizens, fine as m ost of them are, will see to it that their people throw off the leadership of these radicals who have done so much to destroy good race relations, and together we can p u t our educational sys­ tem on a firm and lasting basis. If our be­ lief in that respect be n ot sustained we will put other schools for our children on a firm and lasting basis and let the Negroes do with theirs as they will. We are n ot unm indful of the ultimatum thrown down to the people of Virginia at a radio forum held in Richmond on May 17, 1955, by one of the chief Virginia counsel of the NAACP, who in an unguided m om ent cried out: “ Like it or not, your schools will be integrated.” Virginians are n ot ready to accept that dictation. We have heard o f no specific proposal that would look to integration in Virginia. We hope we hear of none. Should one be forth­ com ing which would propose that a start be made on the road to integration w ith­ out it having first received approval of all governing bodies of the locality affected, both State and local, and also approval by the people at the ballot box, we would know of no way to characterize it save by the use of such a word as dastardly. We do not believe our people, or any segm ent of them, is ready to condemn their children to a com ­ plete socialization of the races. We do m ost solemnly assert that the man who would advocate that that be permitted without first giving the people an opportunity in solemn vote to express their views is entitled to no respect and to no support from the people of Virginia. We realize that there are those tim id souls among us who will say that we ad­ vocate an extreme program. We have no fear of adjectives. We are confronted by an extreme emergency. We have been served with a decision so extreme that it has aban­ doned all rules of constitutional interpreta­ tion; it has denied the validity of the views held for 175 years by the American people; it has accepted as our fundamental law not the Constitution adopted by this people, but the views of foreign and radical sociologists which have nothing to support them other than the opinions of the authors—men who would mix the races in all features o f life. T o attem pt to compromise between the segregated school and the integrated school, is n ot to compromise. I t is to accept the integrated school. That we are not willing to do. We call upon all the good people of the State o f Virginia who would protect their children and their children's children from the deteriorating and deadly effects of in ­ tegration to bestir themselves, to join with us, and to help in this our day to protect that pure way of life which our fathers pre­ served for us, and preserved it when they were in a situation nowhere nearly so strong as we, and when they were threatened with forces equally as destructive as those which now seek to encompass us. » S. G V R M N PRIN G OFFICE: . OEN ET TIN � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Congressional Record, Proceedings and Debates of the 84th Congress, First Session Description An account of the resource Remarks made by Representative Watkins Abbitt on Thursday, June 9, 1955. Rep. Abbitt reads a statement prepared by the Defenders of State Sovereignty and Individual Liberties, an organization formed in opposition to the Supreme Court's ruling declaring segregation in public schools unconstitutional. 2 pages Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955-06-09 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Watkins M. Abbitt Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 94_16_8_45 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/3666cabb97f320fb022c503a351390c5.pdf f96098f77689f740862df44435931def PDF Text Text January 4, 1956 Dear Thrifton Neighbor; On Monday, January 9th, we are called upon to vote on one of the most serious issues confronting Virginia in many years; the calling of a Consti­ tutional Convention to amend Section 141 of the Virginia Constitution so as to allow the expenditure of public funds "in furtherance of...education of Virginia students in public and non-sectarian private schools." We would like to urge you to vote "Against" the calling of such a convention for the following reasons: 1. It is too HASTY. We do not know the exact provisions of the Constitutional amendment or the implementing legislation and will have no chance to ratify the action of the convention. Yet we are asked to write a "blank check", while, in the past, even minor changes in the constitution have required two sessions of the Legislature and approval by the voters. 2. It is UNNECESSARY to go to such lengths in order to deal with the serious problems facing certain areas of Virginia because of the United States Supreme Court's decision. The Gray Commission's "pupil assignment" plan, which does not require a constitutional amendment, would give seriously affected areas time to adjust gradually to the court's decision and would not seriously weaken our public school system. The needs of the approximately one thousand students presently receiving State funds for private schooling (6 war orphans, 66 teacher students, 580 negro graduate students, and 280 handicapped persons) could be met by special legislation. 3. It is UNCONSTITUTIONAL for a state to do privately what it may not do publicly or to grant public funds for private purposes. There have been numerous Federal and State decisions along this line. Our own Virginia Supreme Court has so ruled in the Almond vs. Day decision on November 7, 1955, when it stated that it made no difference whether the public funds were paid directly to the so-called private schools or indirectly to the parents. 4. It is too COSTLY, both from a financial standpoint and from an educational standpoint. There is no satisfactory way of estimating the cost of a "tuition grant" plan (an educational allowance for students attending private non-sectarian schools), and whatever the expense involved, it would be especially costly for northern Virginia which already pays more than its fair share of Virginia taxes. It is too costly from an educational stand­ point since the amendment of Section 141 will remove from our Constitution one of the keystones of our public free school system. The "tuition grant" plan will transfer many of our present pressing problems as regards maintenance of satisfactory educational standards (Virginia now ranks 41st in per capita expenditure for public education) from our public schools to private schools (many of which would have to be hastily set up and would find these problems especially difficult of solution) and will further in­ crease the problems of teacher recruitment, maintenance of accreditation, school budgeting, and long-range planning, to mention but a few of the more obvious problems. Because we feel the above reasons far outweigh those put forth by the proponents of the Constitutional Convention, we urge you to come to the polls on Monday, January 9th, and vote "Against" the calling of a Constitutional Convention to amend Section 141 of the Virginia Constitution. Sincerely, Mr. & Mrs. 0. P. Easterwood, Jr Mrs. William Ferrando Mr. 8 Mrs. Peter Henle . Mrs. Alice C. Hickey Mrs. Jane Hogan Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Mr. & Mrs. James F. King Mr. & Mrs. Patrick O'Donnell Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Smith, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jack Sronce Mr. 8 Mrs. John D. Stewart . S. Thatcher For further information, call Mrs. Henle at Ja. 7-4508 or Mrs. King at Ja. 2-4415 POLLS OPEN 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. - POLLING PLACE: STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dear Thrifton Neighbor Description An account of the resource Letter from Thrifton residents, with Mrs. Henle and Mrs. King's names and phone numbers listed as people to contact urging a vote against the referendum. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956-01-04 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 94_16_8_47 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/da0a962e2ecd229e255f02e17e2204d5.pdf c2ea065f22694375211a7c16a0b8534e PDF Text Text ARLINGTON COUNTY COUNCIL 01 PARENTS AND TEACHERS 1951-52 COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICERS P resid en t V ic e -P r e sid e n t S ecreta ry A s s is ta n t S e c r e ta r y T reasurer H isto r ia n P a rlia m en ta ria n COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Budget and F inance C i v i l D efen se Character & S p ir it u a l Education C itiz e n sh ip Curriculum E x c ep tio n a l C h ild F ine Arts H ealth E d u ca tio n H o s p it a lity In te r n a tio n a l R e la tio n s L e g is la tio n Library Membership Nevis B u l l e t i n Parent E d u ca tio n Program PTa M a te r ia ls P u b lic R e la tio n s R ecrea tio n S a fety School C o n stru ctio n Needs Speech E ducation Dr. Phoebe H. Iln ip lin g Mr. David Y e n tis 'Mrs. Emerson Brooks Mrs. C. V/. Per-Lee Mr. P au l N etz e r Mr. M. R. McCormick Mr. James F ra n k lin 2607 3000 2366 1015 1616 1647 3065 Mr, G erald Heese Mr. './arren Clardy 5605 5th S t. S. 6309 2 6 th S t. N. Ch 3841 Fa 8173 Rev. Mrs, Mrs, Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. 3832 IT. Ditmar Rd. 2637 N. Liuantico S t. 6897 N. ‘ ash. Blvd. w 4909 IT. 16th Road 3909 5th S t. N. 519 N. Oakland S t. 412 S. G a rfield O w Fa Fa G1 Ch G1 Ch Mrs. i/arren Cox Mrs. C arolyn Planck Mrs. M a rio n -J u stice Mrs. S . D. Hoyt Mr. L in d a ll Shrum Mr. & Mrs. Andrew v/alker ivirs, John Rosado Mrs. U illia m Wildhack Mr, C. Ira Funston Mrs, E lco G reen sh ield s Mrs, H arold H. Oldham Mrs, R ob ert Day Mr. H arold Sandbank 2808 3 . Ives S t. 3234 N. P ersh in g Dr. 1639 IT Joodstock S t. . 1406 IT. Ohio S t. 5413 23rd S t. N. 1946 IT. Upland S t. 217 IT. Abingdon S t. 415 N. Oxford S t. 3048 S. Buchanan S t . 3069 IT. P o lla rd S t. 2208 S. K noll S t. 3421 S. Utah S t. 2923 S. Columbus S t . Ot 8319 ^ Ch 6533 Ja 2 -0 3 5 8 Ke 3-5 4 7 0 G1 5595 Ja 2-0970 Ow 4383 Ja 2-3067 Ow 0492 Ow 4745 Ot 8525 Te 2848 Te 2130 Mr. John P, Motz Mrs. Josep h Todd 612 S. Geo. Mason Dr. Ja 4 -0 5 7 2 1903 Key B lv d ., #545 Ch 2000 J. ’ .to. -Hough Jayne Johnson F r i t z Marx Thomas B. N ettin g M ich eal Cardozo B. A. L illy w h ite Harry B. J ir in Marcey Road Lee Highway N. Oakland S t, IT. Edgewood St. IT. T aylor S t. H. G reenbrier IT. P o lla r d S t. MSBERS LARGE Supt, Vta. a E a r ly , A rlin g to n S ch o o l Department Mr, Fred C arp en ter, A rlin g to n E d u cation A s s o c ia tio n , W-L High School Mr, C, C, Cone, Thomas J e f fe r s o n Ju n ior High S ch ool Capt. K, a Knowles, P r e sid e n t James Madison FTA Mr. B u is T. Inman, P resid en t Swanson PTa Mr. M arion T a y lo r, P r in c ip a l P ic k e t t and Randolph S ch o o ls P ic k e tt ___ Randolph— . , Ow G1 Ow Ow Ch G1 G1 5668 3051 3774 5747 6160 1660 4456 5234 5614 4387 0568 5425 1466 8017 Ch 7700 Ow 7600 Ow 3270 Ch 3 6 1 8 G-1 4901 Ow 0 2 9 5 Ow 0 1 8 6 �CALENDAR OF.-.FTA MEETINGS TUESDAY FIRST T 5E E K M ONDAY E d iso n Uoodmont SECOND 7E3K M ONDAY E a ir iin g tq n Jack son McKinley John M arshall TUESDAY W ednesday Oakridge B a r cro ft P eyton Randolph D olly .Madison Langston .Georg? P ic k e tt THURSDAY Hume Matthew Maury THIRD NEEK M ONDAY Abingdon Cherrydale N e l l i e O u stis James Monroe V/oodrow .ViIson TUESDAY . W EDNESDAY P a tr ic k ' Henry Robert E. l e e C h a rles Stewart W ash in gton -L ee. Woodlawn THURSDAY B a r r e tt G len ca rly n . Yorktonn. TUESDAY Thomas J e ffe r so n Claud Swanson THURSDAY Henry Glay FOURTH W E . _ EK M ONDAY . S h ir le y Homes S tr a tfo r d W EDNESDAY Hoffm an-Boston Kemper V/alter Reed /.73DIT3SDAY THURSDAY �3 aBIMBDOK — 3035 S. Abingdon St r e e t — A1- 2X59 OFFICERS P r e sid e n t 1 s t V ice P resid en t 2nd Vice P resid en t Mr. E a r l H. Bauman Mrs. Jean Stephens Mrs. P a tty Hales R ecording S ecreta ry C orresponding S ecretary T reasu rer P a rlia m en ta ria n H isto r ia n Mrs. B ertha Shostalc Mrs. L o is C u tler Mrs. Laurance Thomas Mr. Harold Sandbank Mr. Leon Birnbaum' COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN B u ild in g and Grounds Budget B u lle t in C itiz e n s h ip C le r ic a l E d u cation H ealth le g is la tio n Library Membership Program R ecr ea tio n Room M others S a fe ty & C i v i l Defense Hays &■Means 4828 3. 29th S t. £201 S. Dinv/iddie S t . 3611 N. Rockingham S t . F a ll s Church 3056 S. itbingdon S t. 3047 S. Columbus S t . 2862 S. Buchanan S t. 2923 S. Columbus S t . 2633 S. './alter Reed D rive Mr. J . P . Shannon 4621 S. Mrs. Hoy;ard P ra tt 3089 S. Mrs. Norma Hard 2601 S. M rs. L o u ise Gabel 2920 S. Mrs. H elen Kramer 3 0 5 2 ’ S. 2977 3 . Mr. Sidney Mintz M rs. Ann iio h ler 2924 3. Mrs. Thelma Clements 4900 S. Mr, n la n Dean 3078 S. M rs. In ez Carter 4605 S. Mrs. Rosemary K e e slin g 4728 S. Mrs. K atherine Xohmann 3029 S. Mr. & Mrs. '.V T. . C h ich ester 4801 S. Mrs, S a lly Browning 4884 S. Mrs. Lucy Bain 4819 S. Mrs. G lo ria F reier '2120 3 . 28th Rd. nbingdon S t. H alter Reed D rive Buchanan S t. Abingdon S t. Columbus S t. Buchanan S t. C h e s te r fie ld Rd. Abingdon S t. 28th Rd. 29th S t. Abingdon S t. 2 9 th -3 t. 28th S t. 30th S t. Buchanan S t. Te 5036 Ch 4880 Ke 3-6289 Te 0306 Ki 0-8786 Ki 8-7942 Te 2130 Ki 8-8008 Ki 8-6366 Ki 8-9341 Al 5495 Ov 1770 Ki 8-6856 Te 0702 Ki 8-5853 G1 6637 Ov 0485 Te 1046 Ki 8-4021 Te Ov Te G1 0851 2855 5596 8814 BARCKOFT — 625 3. H a k efie ld S t - - - O 8739 . w OFFICERS P r e sid e n t 1 s t V ice P resid en t, 2nd V ice P r e sid e n t T reasurer S ecreta ry COMMITTEE CHAIRM EN C o -o rd in a to r between T eachers and Parents Budget and Finance C itiz e n s h ip Music and F in e Arts Health S a fety Curriculum H o s p it a lity H isto r ia n Membership P u b lic it y Mr. T. P ost Mr. D. Iviotz Dr. L. Hanegan Mr. D. L ou tzen h eiser Mrs. R. F. Pasooe 113 S. Park D rive 612 S. Geo. Mason D rive B a r o ro ft Sohool 4500 S. 8 th S t. 4841 F ir s t S tr e e t South Ch 1517 Ja 4-0572 O 3739 v? Ch 6636 Ch 9449 Mrs. J . H. V/allace C o l, G. L. Davis Mr. George Su tton Mrs. J . D. Iviotz M iss J . Campbell Mrs. L. n est M rs. R. C. Rodwell Mr. James Ivl. Simpson Mrs. A lv in Morgan Mrs. P . Lemmond Mrs. M artin Manch Mr. Ralph M orrison Mr. Sam F . C urling 4617 S ix th S tr e e t South 5244 1 1 th S t. S. 39 S. Park Drive 612 S. George Mason D rive 608 3 . Buchanan S t. 4708 S. E igh th S t. 704 S. George Mason Drive 120 S. Park Drive 4609 E ig h th Rd. S. 4627 3 . F if t h S t. 613 S. T aylor 3 t . 112 3 . Aberdeen S t. 623 3 . S ta ffo r d S t. BARCROFT co n tin u ed Ox 4153 Ja 2-0619 Ja 2-4876 Ja 4-0572 Ja 2-1275 G1 0019 Ja 4-0167 G1 7350 0’S 5687 Ox 1151 O i 5507 y Ja 2-3419 07! 7215 �4 BARCEOFT Committee Chairmen Continued Program Ool,. L. B. Powell Speech Mrs,, C, Scruggs ( j i l t ) . 126 S. Woodroe S t. 19 3. Park Drive SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE . Mr. G. S ta h l Iir. L. .Vest Mrs,, a. iioe 626 S. S ta ffo rd S t. 4708 S. Eighth S t. 130 S. Columbus S t. Ow 9235 Ja 2-7 8 9 4 G1 0761 G1 0019 Ch 3767 DELEGATES TO COUNCIL Mr. Mr. ( A t ) iir . Mr. J . D. Mot2 T. P o st (P r e sid e n t) Henry D. Green 3rd George Sutton 612 S. George Mason D rive 113 S. Park D rive 100 S. Park Dr. 39 3. park Dr. Ja 4-0572 Ch 1517 Ch 7141 Ja 2-4876 Kate J a i l e r BAHTCTT — 4400 -IT. 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Emerson S t. 5125 Third S t, North 256 N. Thomas S t. 101 IT. G reenbrier S t. 237 17. G alveston S t. Ja 8-4592 Ch 7243 Ch 6162 Ja 8 -8 0 7 5 G1 5523 Ch 0969 G1 4909 O 7742 w Ch 9038 O 8562 w Ja 2-0 0 4 4 Ja 2-2542 Ch 5455 committee chairmen B u ild in g and Grounds B a r r e tt B u lle t in H ealth H o s p it a lity L e g is la t io n Membership Music and Art Parent E d u cation Program P u b lic it y R ecr ea tio n S a fe ty Sch ool E d u cation DELEGATES TO COUNCIL Lir. A rthur Conover 5314 Second S t. N. Mrs. R ichard S. ./h eeler 234 N. Abingdon S t. ( - I t ) Mrs. John J. Rowsey Mr.,, W alter S. Q,uinn 101 IT. G alveston Ja 2-6826 G1 0167 Ja 4-1 7 7 8 Ch 4278 CHSRHYDALE — 3710 Lee Highway — Ox 1395 OFFICERS' P r e sid e n t 1 s t Vice P r e sid e n t 2nd Vice P r e sid e n t S ecreta ry T r e a su r e r , H isto r ia n P a rlia m en ta ria n Mr, R. E, Iiiruan 'Mrs. John S. Wynne Mr. Vaughn D u ffie ld Mrs. Anne Truax ■ Mrs, Raymond Orndorff Mrs. R ob ert R o llin g s Mr. R obert S. S t i l e s 3211 20th Ed,,N . 4404 20th Rd. N. 1001 IT. Lebanon S t. 3914 17th S t. ,N. 2001 N. Randolph S t. 3804 19th S t. H. CHSTKYDAL'T con t i nued Ja 2-1871 Ch 2227 Je 3-8072 Ox 1385 Ch 7958 Ch 4530 Ch 3670 �CHSRRYDAL3 Continued COII-ITTEE CHiJBSS Budget B u ild in g and Grounds Classroom mbs ista n c e C o n serv a tio n Curriculum F in e A rts H ealth H o s p it a lity I n te r n a tio n a l R ela tio n s L e g is la t io n Library Nat. E d u ca tio n Week PTA M agazine News B u l l e t i n Membership By-Laws Program P u b lic it y Radio and TV R e c r e a tio n R efreshm ents Room Mothers S a fe ty Speech Study Group Telephone 5 M rs. E. A. Mathews 1822 N. S ta ffo rd S t. I.ir. John Dortzbach 1902 N. Monroe S t. Mrs. Mary Hoover 3001 17th S t; N. M rs. Ida Brown 3813 l e e Highwav Mr. & Mrs. C. A. Trainum 443Ci 19th Boad N. Mrs. Agatha Coumas Mrs. D. G. Dow 1534 N. S ta ffo r d S t. Mrs. E. B. Calloway 1936 N. Upton S t, Mr. O tto Svendson 3623 2 1 st Ave. N. Mrs. 'll. A. Hanscom 1316 N. Taylor S t. Mrs. A. '.7. Spencer 3619 22nd S t . N. Mrs. S . A. E isen h art 4327 18th S t. IT . M rs. C. U. T rexler 2032 N.' Utah S t. 1946 IT. In lan d S t. Mrs. Andrew J. Walker M rs. Robert Coe 2607 Marcey Road M rs. E. F. K n ip lin g Mrs. Joh n 'S . Wynne 4404 20th Hd. IT.Mrs. 'Warner S tu t le r 1940 N. Upton S t. 1902 N. I.onroo 3 t . Mrs. J . Tf. Dortzbach Mrs. J e s s e L. Ward 1717 N. Randolph S t. 3610 2 1 s t .ave. Mrs. Harvey C. B e a ll 4407 20th-Rd. N. Mrs. John P. Graves 3319 17th S t. N. Mr. C e c il Baum 1905 N. L in coln S t. Mrs. W alter Savage Mr. & KrS. G. B. Emerson 2018 N. Upton S t. Mrs, G. E. Benson 1823 N. T aylor S t. Ja 8-5313 Ja 2-0835 Ch 6399 Ja 3-4235 Ch 2172 Ja 5-8140 O 5774 w Ja 2-1945 Cl 4645 On 8686 Ch 0543 Ja 2-9601 Ja 2-0970 Cl 5587 On 5668 Ch 2227 Cl 2860 Ja 2-0835 G1 9066 Cl 8549 Ja 3-1196 Cl 3313 Ox 0458 Ja 8-6271 Ja 8-9178 DELEGATES TO COUNCIL M rs.' Mrs, (A lt) Mrs. Mrs. Andrew J. Walker Raymond Orndorff John P. Graves 'Warner S tu t le r 1946 3914 4407 1940 N. U pland’S t. 17th S t. N. 20th Rd. N. N. Upton S t. Ja 2-0970 Ch 7958 Ja 2-11S8 Cl 2860 Henry CLAY, 3011 li. Seventh S t . , Ox 1208 OFFICERS P r e sid e n t 1 s t Vice P r e sid e n t 2nd V ice P r e sid e n t 3rd Vice P resid en t S ecreta ry T reasu rer H is to r ia n Mr, Harry W Schneider . Mr. C h arles Borden Mr. F r a n k lin Mann Mr, George B. Thompson Mrs. Ed.low G. Parker Mrs, John Hagen Mrs. W L. Gray in. 913 IT Wayne 3 t. . 314 N. G a rfield S t. 3008 2nd S t. N. 3226 F ir s t p la c e N. 3007 N. P ersh in g D rive > 3001 N Second S t. 3210 Fourth S t. IT. Ja 2-5698 Cl 9195 Ja 8-5284 Ch 5898 Ch 4106 Ch 0290 Ja 8-7638 Mrs. P au l S ip le Mrs. ,7m. H eritage Mrs. Gordon Fortney M iss D o lly S nith Mrs. V i r g i l H assler Mrs. Ray T ysin ger Mr. 'W illiam Boone Mr. Conrad Mook Mrs. G erard McCann Mrs. A rthur L eff 131 N. Jackson S t. 305 N. F illm o re S t. 908 N. C leveland S t. 4400 18th S t. N. 5116 Second Rd. N. 210 IT. Barton S t. 2906 Fourth S t. N. 118 N. Wayne, Apt. #2 2710 Fourth S t. N. 800 N. 7/ayne S t. CLAY con tinu ed Ja 8-7128 G1 6971 G1 2968 Ch 2320 01 3077 Ch 3536 Ch 9183 Ja 8-6823 On 0287 G1 9095 committee chairmen' H o s p it a lit y Program Summer Hound-up Membership H ealth Speech S a fe ty P u b lic it y Ed. Study Group Pine A rts �6 CLaY Commi t t e e Chairm en c o n tin u e d Room Mothers C itiz e n sh ip S erv ice to T each ers Mrs. Leo E. B e llie k Mrs , Jame s V/il 1 i ams Mrs. John J. F rost 808 N , Edgewood S t. 8510 F ir s t Ed. if. 314 IT. Bryan S t. Ch 3817 0n 2757 O 7248 w lira , A sh ley S e lle r s . Mr. Gordon Fortney 303 N. I r v in g S t. 908 IT. C levelan d S t. Ch 5733 G1 2968 DSLEGiiTBS TO COUNCIL- N e llie OUSTIS— 718 S. 83rd. , S t . — Ox 4550 OFFICERS P resid en t L'rs. C arl Marcy 2 6 0 0 .S. Hayes S t. 1 s t Vice P r e sid e n t 612 S. 88th S t. ,Mrs C. E. S tr a ig h t 8nd Vioe P r e sid e n t Mrs, B. 3 . MoGlaughlin. Teacher R ecording S e c r e ta r y 1019. S . 22nd S t. Mr. H. J . '.’ 'inter . C orresponding S e c r e ta r y Mrs. !> J . S ly . 2612 S. Hayes S t. T reasurer Mrs. R obert S tory .907 3 . 2 6 th -S t. Ot Ot Ox Ot Ot Ot 7474 8766 4550 8386 7336 8923 CC8SMITT3E CHAIRMEN Budget & F inance PT.-t B u lle t in C itiz e n sh ip Curriculum H ealth H o s p it a lity Program p la n n in g Room Mothers Membership S a fe ty Speech E ducation Ot Ot Ot Ot Ot Ot Ot Ot Ot Ot Ot 8392 7293 8496 8766 7615 8569 8167 9299 7336 9299 9036 Mr. E. J . ',7alsh Mrs. H elen -Alley iir. K. B. lie ig e r ICrs. B e tty S tr a ig h t Mrs. M argaret Baldwin. Mrs. C onstance Bowen . Mrs. Ada Brown Mrs. A. F. K l e i t z Mrs. //, J . S ly Col. A.- F. K l e i t z ... . Mrs. Edna Gideon . 738 3 . 22nd S t. 811 3 . 2 6 th S t. 1019 S. 2 1 s t S t. 612 S. 88th. S t. 918 16th S t. 8301 S. June S t. 2710 3.. Hayes 1009 S. 26th S t. 2612 S. Kayes S t. .1009 S. ,26.th S t. 1013 S. 16,th S t. v EDISON — 1800 N. E d ison S t. — O? 4000 OFFICERS P resid en t Vice P r e sid e n t S ecreta ry T reasurer Mrs, Montague Iir. N at. F ic k Mrs. C arl McDonald Mrs. 3. 3 . 7 /h itt 1210 ,S. Ear ton S t. 836 S. 2 4 th S t. 1400 11. E d ison S t. 229 11. Barton S t. FAIRLINGTON. — 3300 S., S ta ffo rd S t . — . A1 2447 OFFICERS P r e sid e n t Mrs, Sarah G. ’ .V'ilcox 4861 S . 27th Rd. 1 s t Vice P r e sid e n t 4654 3 4 th S t. S. Mrs. John C orris 2nd Vice P r e sid e n t 3300 S. S ta ffo r d S t. Miss L i l l i a n Lambert Recording S ecreta ry Mrs. James. S a lisb u r y ,J r ., 4729 29th S t. 3. Corresponding S ecreta ry Mrs. George P ic k e tt 4435 3 4 th S t. 3. T reasurer 3407 S . .ia k e fie ld S t. Mr. a . J . C ovel H isto r ia n Mrs, F r a n c is ./iliia m so n 3477 S» . W akefield S t. P a rlia m en ta ria n 'Mrs. Chas. J . Corcoran 4265 3 5 th S t. S. COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Room Needs Audio V isu a l H ealth Ic e Cream Room Mothers Mrs, Mrs. Mrs. M rs, Mrs. 4904 8 . C h e s te r f ie ld Road C.. V. S tr a in K enneth A d d icott 3447 S . Utah S t. A. B. V ieregg 4310 3 6 th S t. S. 3549-A S. S ta ffo r d S t. R obert J . McDuff K enneth I). Cobb, Jr.. 2856 S. Buchanan S t. FAIRLINGT01T con tin u ed Ot 7869 Ch 5047 G1 3415 Ov Ov Al Ov Ov Te Te Te 5023 1756 2447 0325 4357 9323 7710 6610 Ja 8--7836 Te 3596 Te 8134 Ov 1276 A l 6073 �7 FAIKLINGTON C om m ittee Chairmen C o n tin u e d E ducation L e g is la tio n Library Membership Program S a fe ty Cub Pack H o s p it a lity P u b lic a tio n s Grounds Improvement Budget-Finance Hays and Means R ecrea tio n 1 Mrs. Max L. Kane Mias J e s s i e Carpenter lira. Mayhem B la in e Miss M argie Simons Mrs. Vta. E. H arting ’ Mrs. Frank Marsan Mrs. Sam Lyon Mr. Harry Barnes Mrs. John ICoepf lira . Robert. B radley Mrs. Chas. J . Corcoran Mr. Edward Boncombe Mr. H. IT, Rogers Mrs. Robert Day 3619 4241 2816 2854 3516 4129 2600 3335 4458 4821 4265 4408 4722 3421 S. Taylor 3 t . 3 5 th S t. 3 . , A-2 S. Buchanan S t. 3. Buchanan, B -l S. Ltah 3 t . 3 6 th S t. S. 3, Wayne S t. o . S ta ffo r d S t. 3 6 th S t . 3. 3 1 s t S t . 3. 3 5 th S t. S. 3 6 th S t . , S. 3 0 th 3 t , 3. S . Utah S t. Ov 4028 Ov 1367 Ov 3377 Te 2804 Te 8838 Ov 3696 Ja 7-9536 Te 2749 Te 6135 Te 7556 Te 6610 Ov 2331 Ov 5860 Te 2848 DELEGATES TO COUNCIL Mrs. C. V. S tr a in 4904 S. C h e s te r f ie ld Rd. Ja 8-7836 GLEKCARLYK — 300 S. C arlin S o rin g Rd. — 0w 1716 OFFICERS P resid en t V ice P resid en t S ecretary Treasurer COM ITTEE CHAIRMEN M Program P u b lic it y H o s p it a lity S a fe ty Membership Curriculum Speech H ealth Ways and Means Budget L ib ra ria n Advisory H isto r ia n In te r n a tio n a l R e la tio n s L e g is la tio n & C it iz e n ­ sh ip P a rlia m en ta ria n Fine Arts C haracter & S p ir it u a l Education Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. C ol. vftn. -A. T a lle y Raymond Vernon C. R. Vaughan Henry D a ile y MTs. T. J . Collum ■ Mrs. Jachens Mrs. E liz a b e th Burns Major R obert Lay Mrs. F r a n c is L. Beebe Mr. Robert B lack Mrs. P au l M cEntire Mrs. Donald Hardy Mrs. John Ingram Mrs. John Ingram Mrs. P aul E l l i s Mr. G erald R eese Kirs. Donald C oates Mrs. Jean Stew art 5829 S. .F ifth S t. 5717 S. F ir s t S t. 5627 3. F if t h S t. 828 3 . F red erick S t. 809 3 . G reenbrier S t. 5740 Lee B lvd. 843 3 . G reen b rier S t. 743 S . F lo r id a S t. 5809. S. F i r s t S t. . 5100 S eventh Rd. S. 857 3 . F r e d e r ic k S t. 401 S. K en sin gton S t. 16 3. L exin gton S t. 16 S. L exin gton S t. 5715 S . . Second S t. 5605 S. F if t h S t. 5722 S . F i r s t S t. 855 S. F red erick S t. Ch Ow O m O w 6691 2794 3439 4038 Ch 4982 « a 4-0409 j Ow 2895 Ja 8-8783 No phone Ja 8-1 8 7 2 G1 0715 Ja 4-0893 G1 4980 31 4980 Ja 8-0014 Ch 3841 On 7124 G1 9169 I * . S tew art H ild er Mr. Robert S a ly e r s Mrs. a . A. Backus 5501 S . Third S t. 5617 S. F if t h Rd. 5432 S. F if t h S t. G1 4290 G1 0961 Ox 0318 Mrs, Sam H arrison 103 S . K en sin gton S t. Ch 4223 Mr. Hugh T. Hobson Mrs. James M arvin 5627 S. S ix th S t. 5812 3 . Second S t. Ou 6043 Ch 1937 DELEGATES TO COUNCIL �8 P a tr ic k HENRY — 700 S. Walter Reed Dr. — On 3835 OFFICERS P resid en t Mr. Maynard '.ihitney 409 S. G a r fie ld S t. 1 s t Vice P r e s id e n t Mr. James Canaria 815 S. Ivy S t. 2nd Vice P r e s id e n t Mrs, Mae Tan Meter P r in c ip a l R ecording S e c r e ta r y Mrs, G. 2 . Youngblood 404 S. F ’enuick Corresponding S e c r e ta r y Mrs, I r v in g Chandler 500 S . Barton S t. T reasurer Mr. George P eterson 631 S. Quincy 3 t . G1 3120 G1 5S85 On 3835 Ja 8 -3 3 7 5 Ch 6541 Ch 9152 HOFFMAN-BOSTON — 1415 S. Queen, S t. — On 2304 OFFICERS P resid en t S ecreta ry Treasurer Mr, J e s s e .P o lla r d Mr. Honda G illia m Rev. C h ester A. Murray 1314 S. .Poe S t. 1318 S. Poe S t. 1315 S. Queen S t. G1 7820 Ja 4-0423 On 3697 H M — 1801 3. A rlin g to n Ridge Hoad — On 4177 O E OFFICERS P r e sid e n t 1 s t Vice P r e sid e n t 2nd Vice P r e sid e n t S ecreta ry Treasurer Mrs. Arthur '.Vise Mr. A lb e r t B e tts M iss F lo r e n c e M aitland Mrs. M. R. Shipman Mrs. Vf. V/. Gibson COM ITTEE CHAIRMEN M le g is la tiv e H o s p ita lity C i v i l D efen se H ealth and W elfare S a fe ty Program Speech Curriculum Membership Nays and Means P u b lic it y E x c ep tio n a l C h ild FTa M a te r ia ls Study Group Character and S p ir itu a l E ducation Budget and F in an ce 700 N. I l l i n o i s S t. 3505 N. 22nd S t. • P r in c ip a l 6767 L i t t l e F a lls Road 2257 ,N. .H arrison S t. Ja 2-2572 G1 6240 0v< 4177 Gl 6250 G1 1829 '- 4311 3 . 36th S t. Mr. T. G, Chew Mrs. A lb e r t B e tts 3505. N. 22nd S t. Mrs. Norman B. Turner ' 1400. N., Utah S t. Mrs• A rthur Myers 4972 N. 34th Hd. Mr. M .,B . Shipman 6767 L i t t l e F a lls Rd. ( a f t e r . 2302 N* Powhatan 3 t. Mrs, John I l i s k e l l Mrs. T. A. ICouchnerkavich 2009 r . 15th 3 t. M rs., L an sing x.. Parker 4819 N. 24th Rd. Mrs. I r v in 3aS3 4763 Lee B lvd. 4437 N. 1.8th 3 t . Mrs. Jack Corry Mrs. A lla n Hobey 1023 IT. Barton S t. Mr. T. A. ICouchnerkavich 2009 " . 15th S t. T Mrs, Robert Thomas 1801 S. A rlin g to n Bidge Rd. Mrs. John M is k e ll 2302 N, Powhatan S t. Te 9355 Gl 6240 Ch 2331 Ja 4-0919 Dec. 1) Fa 0285 Ja 2-7607 0w 3436 Ch 8310 Gl 6675 Gl 7422 Ja 2-7607 0 w 4177 Fa 0285 Mrs. D. S tr e e t Mr. P erson s Morgan Ja 8-9039 O 7595 vj 2118 IT. T aft S t. 3 8 1 7 .F a ir fa x Drive w Stonew all JAOKSON — 855 N. E d ison S t, — O 1763 ■ OFFICERS P resid en t 1 s t Vice P r e sid e n t 2nd Vice P r e sid e n t S ecreta ry T reasurer Mr. .Joseph A. C angalosi Mrs. David Tolman M iss L ily X ia sso leb ti Mrs. 'dm. Garthune Mr. C, S , E l l i o t t 5336 N. E leven th S t. 4724 IT. .Seventh S t. P rin C ip a l 900 N. H arrison S t. 5520 N. Tenth S t. COM ITTEE CHAIRMEN M Program V/ays and Means Membership Mrs. Bin. K. H o ll Mrs, John H. K ailander M iss L ily M a s s o le tti 885 N. L exin gton S t. 725 IT. Abingdon S t. Jack son School JACKSON continued O 8757 w Gl 0318 Ow 1763 Ow 0465 Ja 3--6729 Gl 6178 O 3815 w O 1763 vj �9 JACKSON Committee Chairiaen co n tin u ed H o s p it a lity Mrs. Harvey G lass Curriculum Development Mrs. Emory C. Pharr P aren ts Study Mrs. A lb e r t O’ Bannon p u b lic it y Mrs. G ilb e r t BrooKs P u b lic a tio n s Mrs. Dave Lowery H ealth Mrs. Edward J . Bash B u ild in g and Grounds Major John T, Gilmore P u b lic A f fa ir s Mr. R ichard i/ebb C iv il- D efense Mr. P au l '.Thittingt'on Room Mothers Mrs, Orman S. Pink 1106 Inglewood S t. 5704 N. E ig h th Rd. 1001 N. K ensington S t. 876 IT. Kentucky S t. 894 IT. K en sin gton S t. 633 N. I l l i n o i s 3 t . 873 "N. L exin gton S t. 5538 N. Tenth S t. 607 N. E d ison S t. 824 11. Abingdon S t. O 1263 w Ch 6989 Ja 8-0732 Ja 8-4457 Ch 6794 Ch 7820 Ja 4-1017 Ja 2-6930 Ox 3818 Ch 4931 851 IT. Abingdon S t. 873 N. Lexington. S t. 786 IT. K entucky S t. 5016 S ix th S t . N. Ow 0845 Ja 4-1017 Ja 8-4457 Ja 8-7609 DELEGATES TO COUNCIL . -• Mr, Tim C a s s e ls . Mrs. John T. Gilmore ( A lt) Mrs. G ilb e r t Brooks " Mr, E arl Hough Thomas OFFICERS P r e sid e n t 1 s t Vice P r e sid e n t 2nd Vice P r e sid e n t S ecreta ry T reasurer P a rlia m en ta ria n H isto r ia n JEFFERSON — 816 S. S a lte r Reed D rive — Ow 3270 Mr. John T . McBride V Mir. Owen S . Fang Mr. C lin to n C. Cone Mrs. Harvey 3 , Hamilton Mr. N. J . McDonnell' Mr.. H. B. W irin . . M iss Lelrpna Turman COM ITTEE CHAIRMEN M Program Mrs. Membership KTs. H o s p it a lity Mrs. P u b lic it y Mrs. Room Mothers Mrs, H ealth Mrs. By-Laws and C o n s titu tio n Mr. 3504 Third S t. IT . 10 N. Columbus S t. Thomas J e ffa r s o n School 843 3 . Glebe Road 629 3. T aylor S t. 412 S. G a r fie ld S t. Thomas J e f fe r s o n School P. E. Reustow 125 IT. Columbus 3 t . D. T . L o u tsen h eiser 4500 3 . E ig h th S t. V J. I . Harney 631 S. .S tafford S t. Sarah E igen 413 Geo. Mason Drive vfci. Haussman . 4616 S. F if t h S t. Edward S. Barber 2809 Second Rd. N. H. B. S i r i n 412 S. G a r fie ld 3 t . Ch 6179 G1 5926 O 3270 w G1 0175 Ch 4078 Ch 8017 Ow 3270 G1 Ch Oj v Ch Ch G1 Ch 4909 6636 4538 8680 2788 5761 8017 DELEGATES TO COUNCIL Mr. C. E. P lan ck Mr. A. T . True V 3234 IT. P ersh in g Dr. 205 N. Jack son S t. Ch 6533 Ja 2-8059 KEM E2R — 2035 S. L incoln S t. -— O 2365 w -OFFICERS P r e sid e n t R ecording S ec r e ta r y A s s is t a n t S e c r e ta r y T reasurer COM ITTEE CHADTM M EN H ealth Program C haracter & S p i r i t u a l E ducation Membership H o s p it a lit y and Room Mothers Mr. Edward S tr o th e r MTs. Nfelson .Vard Mrs. ’Valter Johnson . Mrs. V iv ia n H ask all 2619 1730 2029 2800 Mrs. L ou ise H a llio n lira . i/Iary Johnson Mrs. G ertrude Williams 3110 S. 22nd S t. 2029 S . Oakland S t. 1729 S. F illm o re S. 1 8 th S t. S. Edgewood S t. S. Oakland S t. 17th S t. S. M iss siaackum Mrs, V a le r ie T illm an 2100 S . Monroe S t. KEMPER con tinu ed Ch 7093 O 6011 w G1 0710 O 5406 w �10 KEMPER C om m ittee Chairmen c o n tin u e d Curriculum C itiz e n sh ip C iv il D efen se • Parent E d u ca tio n . PTA M a te r ia ls School C o n stru ctio n Speech B u lle t in S a fe ty E x c ep tio n a l C h ild R ecrea tio n Mrs. V ir g in ia 7fard Mrs. Rose Evans Mr. F loyd O liver Mr. - Shuford H ill Mrs. C arrie Robinson Mr..Edward Strother. Mrs. J o s i e Breyard Mrs. E r n e stin e Faggins lir a . A lic e Strother Mrs. Lula H arris Mrs. J a n ie Steward 1730 2204 2412 2913 2024 2819 2900 2017 2819 2445 2150 S. S. S. S. 3. S. S. S. S. S. S. O 6011 w Edgewood 3 t. P o lla r d 3 t. Seminary Rd. 1 9 th S t. Monroe S t. 18 t h 3 t . 20th S t. Dowell S t. 18th S t. Kenwood Rd. P o lla r d S t. Ch 0795 Ch 7093 O 5445 w Oh 7093 G1 3471 G1 0620 w John LAITGSTON — 4854 Lee Highway —. . Q 2465 OFFICERS P resid en t Mr. J . E. Browne 2019 N. Buchanan S t. 1 s t Vice p r e s id e n t Mrs. Mary S h ir le y 1952 H. Culpeper S t. L an gston School P r in c ip a l 2nd Vice P r e sid e n t 5132 IT, 22nd 3 t. Recording S ecreta ry Mrs. P h y l l i s Turner C orresponding S ecreta ry Mrs. H azel.Browne 2019 II. Buchanan S t. T reasu rer . Mrs. H elen Baby . 1951 IT. Cameron S t. Ja 7-7792 Ja 4-0872 O 2465 w Ja 7-7792 Ox 0267 Robert E. LEE r - 5732 Lee Highway- — Ke 3-6922 OFFICERS P resid en t ... . Mr. C lyde Rosenberger 2512 IT. McKinley Ke 3- 6277 Mrs. Fenwick Buffum 1 s t Vice P r e sid e n t 2013 N. J e ffe r s o n S t. G1 4364 2nd V ice P r e sid e n t M iss G ertrude Smith 4400 IT. 18th S t. ch 2320 239 Gujidry D rive, F a l l s Church 3rd Vice P resid en t. . Mr. Edw.ard. Hennigan Recording S ecreta ry • .Mrs, .Edward McIntyre 5408 IT. 23rd S t. 01 7031 C orresponding S ecretary. Mrs, -Henry Duques . 2201 II.. L exin gton S t . Ke 3-6009 Treasurer Mr. Edwin Cope 2217 IT. Madison S t, I-63-6892 H isto r ia n . .Mrs. H illa r d . Deal 2308 IT. I l l i n o i s S t. 01 4159 239 Gundry D rive, F a ll s Church P a rlia m en ta ria n . Mr. Edw.ard Hennigan COM ITTEE CHAIRMEN M Program Cmdr. R oger Lloyd Budget Mr. Edwin Cope 'Jays and Means Mrs. W illiam Ifewman Membership Mrs. Harry Huber P u b lic it y Mr, Clyde Rosenberger B u ild in g and Grounds Mr. V ttllism Newman H o s p it a lity Mrs. E. B. Reed Room R e p r e s e n ta tiv e s M rs. C h arles \1. H arris H ealth & Summer Roundup Mrs. Ralph Egan Library Mrs. IV. Vi. Gibson S a fe ty C ol. sto. D. Campbell Speech Mrs. H arold November Curriculum Mr. A lb e r t H ighley Dolly MAPISOB OFFICERS P resid en t 1 st Vice P r e sid e n t 2nd Vice P r e sid e n t - - aaoo 5420 2217 2026 2426 2512 2026 2237 5417 2101 IT. IT. IT.. IT. N. IT. IT. N. IT. 23rd S t. Madison S t. K ensington S t. Nottingham S t. McKinley S t. K ensington S t. H arrison S t. 23rd S t. K enilw orth S t. -.2257 N. H arrison St. 6045- N . . 25th Rd. 2213 IT. H arrison S t. 2414 IT. Nottingham St* S h irle y Item. D r i v e Mr. I . R. Raramore Mr. P . M. Mullowney M iss B e tt y Lipps ----0x G1 2908 Ke 3-6892 01 8442 Ke 3 - 6 « o Ke 3-6277 Q1 8442 Ch 8352 Ow 2167 Ow 9459 01 1829 Fa 3993 Oa 8 5106 Ke 3-5545 2246 4658 S. 36th S t. 2720 3 . Uhle S t. Teacher MADISON con tin u es Pe 7090 01 3672 Ox 2246 �11 , MADISON O ffic e r s continued S ecreta ry Mrs. Augusta Diven T reasu rer Capt. R, C. Needham H isto r ia n Mrs, L. C. Gideon P a rlia m en ta ria n Mr. .Warren Cox 3452 S. 2312 S. 4013 S. 2808-S. Utah S t. Joyce St*— 1 9 th S t . Iv e s 3 \. \ Ov ot Ox Ot 1768 7097 3879 8319 Ot Ot G1 Ot Ov 8714 8125 3672 8587 0978 Te Ov Te Ot Ov 7250 6218 0333 7097 6218 C M T E C A MN O taT E H IR E Mrs. J . Frank Kendrick 2506 S. Iynn S t. Program Membership ___tfTOrg, Henry L ie b sc h u ltz 1222 2 6 th Rd. S . Mrs. P. R. Mullowney H o s p it a lity 2720 Uhle 3 t .. S. Mrs. John J . O utcult Home Room 1016 2 6 th Rd. S. •Mrs. L. V. Zeretzky 4619-B 3 6 th S t. S. H ealth C i v i l D efense and Cept. C la ren ce F. C astle 3513-B S. S ^ f f o r d S t. S a fety -Mr.. R. E. Morgan 3076 Woodrow S t. S. Audit .M rs, C h arles Rupp 3807 A. Abingdon S t. S. Curri culum , Capt. Hay C. Ueedham 2312 Joyce S t. S. Budget and F in an ce '3076 Woodrow S t. S. ■ Mr. R. E. Morgan Jays and Keans DEIEGATES TO COUNCIL Mr. Warren CoX Mr, </. S . Mudlomney • 5 > 28Q8 ,S. .Iv e s ,S t. 2720 S. Uhle S t. ot 8319 ■ G1 3672 James KADISON — 3829 M S ta ffo r d S t. — Ow 3193 . OFFICERS ~ •' • . • C.apt. K. A. Knowles ■ 3618 11. Abingdon S t. P r e sid e n t Mr.- George 33. V/ood 1 s t Vice P r e s id e n t 4709 IT. 3 7 th S t. , l l i s s Grace H a ll : M adison S ch ool 2nd Vice P r e sid e n t Mrs. W S. I l i f f . Recording S e c r e ta r y 4421 N. 3 8 th 3 t . Corresponding S ecreta ry Iylrs. A. N. Chandler 4851 W illiam sburg B lvd. ..-.M rs, E. 77. S k i l l i n Treasurer 3840 IT. C hesterbrook Rd. Ch 3618 Ja 2-5979 0\7 3193 Ja 4-3291 J a 4-0589 Ja 2-824o COM ITTEE CHAIRMEN M Membership S a fe ty Library C i v i l D efense P u b lic it y S o c ia l Ways and Means Program C h ild Study Speech & Curriculum B u ild in g H ealth P u b lic a tio n s 4709 3 7 th S t. IT. Mr., George B., V/ood Mr. 1 . C lark K eating; 4414 IT. Dittmar. Rd. Mrs. C arolin e N orris 3903 N, Glebe Rd. . Capt. Robert C r a ig h ill 4611. 3 7 t h ,S t . N. Mrs. R. 7/. S toebe 4949 33rd Rd. IT. . 3548 N. D ickerson Mrs. Ray E . P a rro tt lip s. C h arles Akre 3830. IT. C hesterbrook Rd. C ol. V /illiam s' I.irs, Anderson • Mrs, S . E. Hackman 4942 33rd Rd. IT . Mrs. B i l l J e f fe r a y 3160 IT. Quincy S ti . Mrs. F. V/, H u ll 3169 IT. P o lla r d S t. Mrs. J u a n ity G reen sh ield s 3069 N. P o lla rd 3 t . Ja. 2-5979 O 4963 w Ja 8-2412 Ja 8-2412 Ja 8-9139 Ja 2-0017 G1 9056 Ow 4530 O 7850 w Ja 4-0174 G1 2186 Ja 4-1180 0w 4745 Mrs. p . !r. Cherney ■3824 IT. Chesterbrook Rd. itr. John U. Montgomery 4943 33rd Rd. IT . V “ •’ i , Ja 4-0756 Ch 0445 DELEGATES TO COUNCIL John MARSHALL — 4751 II. 1 35th S t . — On 0 813, OFFICERS P resid en t 1 s t Vice P r e sid e n t 2nd Vice P r e sid e n t Mr. J . D. F ra n k lin .. Mrs, R. Z o e ck le r M iss Grace H a ll 3075,11. P o lla r d S t. 2328 IT . Columbus S t. P r i n c ip a l I.iaasiLiIX con tinu ed ■ 0-1 4460 Ch 9613 On,0813 �la S ecreta ry T reasurer Mrs. Ralph E. Savidge Mr. Ross Shearer COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN B ld g , and Grounds Curriculum F in e a r t s H ea lth In te r n a tio n a l H e la tio n a Membership Speech Education Insurance T ra n sp o rta tio n Budget Arte-.& C ra fts By-Laws Founders Day H o s p it a lit y ;L e g is l a t i o n L ib rary N at’ l Ed. Week News B u lle t in & P u b lic it y Program R adio, TV, Theater & V isu a l Aids S a fe ty Room M others & S o c ia l D efen se 2404 N. D ick erson S t. 3125 N. Abingdon S t. Mr. James C. P e tte e 4971 34th Ed. IT. M rs. 0 . P. Sasterwood 4118 23rd 3 t . IT. Mrs. E. E rnest G o ld stein 2328 H, W akefield S t. Mrs. V. 0. Johnson 2369 N. Vernon S t. Mr. Paul Fuintus 4914 25th S t . N. Mr. Howard Massey 4300 IT. 23rd Ed. Mrs. Harlan J . Emery 4900 IT. 27th Ed. 4866 Old Dominion Dr. Mr. H. J. Swink Mr. Edgar Z irk ley 4917 3 5 th S t . N. Mr, Ross Shearer 3125 N.' Abingdon S t. 2400 IT. S tu a rt S t. Mrs. A. C. Levin 4300 IT. 23rd Ed. Mr. Howard Massey 4821 N.’ 26 th 3 t . Mr. G r if fin G arnett 4268 N. 25th S t. Mrs. Geo. C. McDowell Mr. Hugh Mohrbaoher 5134 ?7, 25th P la c e Mrs. E. E. Eipper 5122 N. 26th 3 t . Mrs. N. H. Haslam 5025 H. 25th Ed. Mr. Joseph Kuney Mr. Howard Mace Mr. P aul Brand, J r. Mr. John L. Palmer Mrs. Edwin S. Ross Mr. Guerry Smith 4766 N. 2 1 st S t. 2 i3 1 N. Brandywine S t. 1 3 1 2 'IT.1E vergreen S t. '2 0 2 8 IT. Joodstock 4771 23rd S t. 2316 N. Columbus S t. Or 8261 ' Ch 6910 Ja 2-4239 Ch 6845 G1 5940 Ch 9528 J a 4— 1120 Ja 2-2393 Ja 8 -9 1 9 4 Ch 8268 Ja 2-1391 Ch 6910 Ch 5377 Ja 2-2393 G1 8272 O 3945 w Ch 1392 Ch 8386 G1 1493 Or 7041 O 3321 w G1 O w Ch Ch 1005 5771 1324 9102 DELEGATES To’ COUNCIL Mr. S eth Horne I.5r. Howard Massey 4524 32nd S t. IT. 4300 17. 23rd Ed. . Ch 3144 Ja 2-2393 Matthew F. M AUHT — 3550 W ilson Blv'd.' — Ou 2109 OFFICERS P r e s id e n t 1 s t V ice P resid en t 2nd V ice P resid en t T reasu rer S e c r e ta r y COMMITTEE CHAIRM EN Curriculum H ea lth Membership H o s p ita lity , R e c r e a tio n P u b lic it y P u b lic a t io n s L e g is l a t i o n Budget Countywide Speech Com. •Ftepr. County C ir. Com. Mr. B. A. L illy w h ite Mr. John McBride Mrs. Harry E l l i s Mr. A lv in T. Coppage .Mrs. Theodore 3 . N orton 519 N. Oakland S t. 3504 IT. Third S t. 3412 IT 2 1 s t S t. . 518 N. Norwood S t. 3715 N. Fourth S t. .Mr. A lb ert F en ley 917 N. Ivy S t. Mrs. P ra tt 3514 E ighth S t. N. Iir s. G. G. Molumphy 510 H. Norwood S t. Mrs. J. Lawrence Manning 617 N. Jackson S t. C ol. F . J. Gudgel 537 N. Oxford S t. Mrs. F red F. Fredlund 3315 IT. P ersh in g Dr. Mrs. Kay Leader 520 N. Jackson S t. Capt, I . W McLain . 508 N. Oxford S t. Mr. Leonard N ich o ls ’525 N* Jackson S t. Mrs. George Campbell 3700 S ix th Ed. H. Mrs. K e lv in G lasser 533 "N. Oxford St M rs, C. J . H errick 306 N. L in coln S t . DELEGATE TO COUNCIL M rs. T. 3 . Norton 3715 N. Fourth Ed. G1 Ch Ch O w Ch 1466 6179 0679 2531 4986 Ja 8-2465 Ja 2-4194 G1.4268 Ox 0921 Ja 4-0771 G1 1086 Ja 8-5058 Ja 2-3097 Ja 2-5118 Ow 6750 Ja 8 -8 4 2 8 G1 4153 Ch 4986 �IS ' McKIMEY--- 1030 H. McKinley Rd. — Je 2-2794 OFFICERS • P r e sid e n t Mej. tW H. S w itz e r . 1100 :i. L ongfellow 1 s t Vice P r e sid e n t Mrs. Edna Morse 6031 IT. liin th S t. 2nd Vioo P r e sid e n t . Mrs, M argaret V fein zettel P r in c ip e ! Recording S e c r e ta r y Mrs. B eth Hoffman 1003 H. L in v in g sto n 3 t . C orresponding S ecreta ry Mrs. o. T. Saar 901 IT L iv in g s to n S t. . T reasurer901 N. Lebanon S t. Mr. M. b . w a ltz P a rlia m en ta ria n Mr. Robert Lowry 916 N.' Lebanon S t. H isto r ia n iir s. C h arles D r is to r 924 IT. L iv in g s to n Kb 3-4982 Pa 6878 Je 2-2794 Pa 7550 l a 7023 Pa 8379 Pa 1318 Je 3-7951 COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN attendance & Membership Sir. Joe Carr B u ild in g & Grounds Mr,. Bd.7in Burner C i v i l D efense & Trans. Mrs. Jean H anchette Curriculum & Study Croup Mrs. Gowen M r s ,.I . J . Coyne H ealth H o s p it a lity Mr. & Mrs. Prank Brevier Library Mrs. C arl DeBaggio Program Mrs, Kalcom M ille r P u b lic A f f a ir s Mr. M arvin ’A t t ile e P u b lic it y & P u b lic a t io n Mrs, K ed rick Room Mothers Mrs, P aul Gerard S e r v ic e To T eachers Mrs. Cocker Je 3-8315 Fa 5271 me « — j So30 Ke 3-3720 Je 3-9636 Pa 4806 Ke 3-6079 Ch .1696 Pa 0047 Je 3-9837 Fa 8555 Pa 5387 6137 1 2 th S t. IT. 6127 1 1 th S t. I'. 5763 N. F a ir fa x D rive 5917 1 4 th 3 t . IT . 629 5 1 5 th Hd. IT . 1047 IT. McKinley Ed. 5935 1 4 th S t. IT . 1838 IT. Quintana s t . 1X01 N. .juantico S t. 1016 H. L iv in g sto n S t. 916 IT. L iv in g sto n S t. 5904 Tenth Rd. N. DELEGATE TO COUNCIL Mrs. C. p . P ilg e r 6117 E lev e n th E d .. N. Pa 0540 Janies M0HR03 — 2300 Key B lvd. — O 1315 vi OFFICERS P resid en t 1 s t Vice P r e sid e n t 2nd Vice P r e sid e n t S ecreta ry Treasurer H isto r ia n Pa r 1i ame n ta r ia n COMMITTEE CE4H3M ETT B u lle t in H o s p it a lity Program P u b lic it y Boom R e p r e se n ta tiv e Study Groups and Curriculum H ealth R ecrea tio n P u b lic a t io n s Membership L e g is la t io n S a fe ty B ldg, and Grounds . Mr, A rthur B arnett Mr, John C. D uvall, H iss C lara Coffman Mrs. J , p , Veatch Mrs. S ta n le y K. Mayer Mrs. Thomas M. C a h ill Mr. David Y en tis Mr. & Mrs. E. B. Hineks Mrs. M ilto n 3 . Wertz Dr. Myron L. Koenig Mrs. David Y en tis M rs. E. W Reiner . Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. 1719 3188 1302 3130 1931 2524 3000 IT. H ighland 3 t . Key Blvd. IT. Jackson S t. IT, 1 9 th S t. IT ; Harvard S t. Key B lvd. Leo Highway 1307 2137 1311 3000 1411 IT . C levelan d S t. IT. Troy S t. IT, Bryan S t. Lee Highway IT . Hudson S t. Edward J. F rled lan d er 1622 IT. Highland S t. Ralph A. Bowman 1322 IT. Wayne S t. C h arles P. Sauber 1312 H. Adams S t. Henry P. Harms 1400 IT . Wayne S t. Dorothy A. iTelbes 608 IT. C leveland 3 t . Mr. H. H erbert Howe Mr. D. G. Heyne Ja 2-3393 G1 8310 Ox 1287 Ja 8-0246 Ch 9313 Ch 7109 G1 3051 G1 Ch O w G-l Ch 8850 8449 2029 3051 7338 Ch Ch ,G1 Ch Ch 9793 8445 2810 6220 7312 1313 IT. Wayne S t. 3127 IT. ,1 8 th S t. Ch 6886 G1 1153 l^r- & M rs. David Y en tis 3000 l e e Highway GX 3051 DELEGATES TO CO UITCLL �3/^ES A*tjM 14 0.4KBIDGE — 1414 S. 24th S t. — Ot 7750 OFFICERS P r e sid e n t 1 s t Yice P r e sid e n t 2nd Vice P resid en t R ecording S ecreta ry Corresponding S e c r e ta r y Treasurer COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Program H o s p it a lity C itiz e n s h ip Membership F in an ce PTA B u lle t in H ea lth S a fe ty Cu Community R ela tio n s B u ild in g & Grounds Radio & TV L ib rary L e g is la tio n World C itizen sh ip a u d itin g FTa Magazine C o n stru ctio n F in e A rts Room Mothers R e c r e a tio n Speech T eacher S erv ices I n s tr u c tio n M rs. Warren Cox Mr. Homer Z. Davis M iss V irg in ia Gardner M rs. C. W McLaughlin . Mrs. P h ilip Dobbins H rs, j . H. MacMillan 2808 2511 3012 1111 2645 2611 3. Ives S t. 3. 27th S t. Duke 3 t . , A lexan d ria S. O akcrest Rd. S. Hash S t. 3. Four M ile Run Drive Mr. & Mrs. F. S. H e n itt 1126 3. 17th S t. H is s ICit M assie, c o -c h . Mr. & Mrs. John G lover 1109 3. 17th S t. Mr. & I,Dro. D aniel H aines 2722 S. C levelan d S t. Mrs. Walter P. H udgins. J r . 1110 S. O akcrest Rd.' Mr. & Mrs. Louis M ich ael 2723 S. V eitch S t. Mrs. Homer Z. D avis 2 7 1 1 .3 27th S t. Mrs. Edgar Crone 2714 S. Inge S t. Mr. Ralph Kimble 1709 3. Army-Navy D rive C o l. G. H. Cloud, co-ch !, 1503 S. 24th S t. Mr. & Mrs. Edgar «. Poe 2511 3 . iyn n 3 t . Mr. & I,irs. Perry T aylor 1211 S. 25th S t. Mr. & Mrs. A lb ert Dix 1114 S. 1 7 th S t. 3214 S. Glebe Rd. Mrs. W W McClanahan . . Mr. & Mrs. Dolph Hays 1811 Array-Navy Drive 1 2 o. 24tn o t • M rs. John S ip es Mr. D an iel D a v itt 2717 3. Lang S t. i.!rs, Eduard B i l l i n g s 2302 S. Nash S t . Mr. & IJrs. L. A. Hughes 2742 3. Uhle S t. Mrs. Ralph " liable 1709 3. Army-Navy D rive M rs. V icto r Purse 1722 3. A r lin g to n Ridge Ed. Lira, David Rosenberg 2652 3. Hash 3 t . Mrs. Jack Rogers 3115 S. Hayes St Mrs. leo n Bryner 1001 3. 27th S t. Major Paul S. Eyther 2707 3. C lev ela n d S t. L t. R. G. Bagby 3 . H i l l S t. Ot G1 Ov Ot Ot 8319 '5616 2197 9263 7929 Ot 9658 Ox 3738 Ot 9003 Ov 6252 Ot 8739 G1 9242 G1 5616 Ot 8227 Ot 7887 Ot 8702 Ot 8699 Ot 8061 Ot 7508 Ot 7669 Ot 7351 Ot 8168 Ot 8060 Ot 8358 Ch 1253 Ot 7887 Ot 7360 Ot 7940 Ot 8570 Ot 7916 Ja 8-2189 Ot 7434 DELEGATES TO CODXIL Hr. John S ip e s Mr. Homer Z, D avis 1232 3. 2 4 th S t. 2511 3. 27th S t. Ot 8168 G1 5616 George PICKETT — 2112 3. 12th S t. — Ox 0295 OFFICERS P r e sid e n t 1 s t Vice P resid en t S ecreta ry T reasurer Mr. R. E. Zipp Mr. Marion T aylar Hrs. Betty, Long Mrs. Margaret Hardin 2024 Tenth Rd. 3 . P r in c ip a l 1971 12th S t. S. 1901 12th o t . S. Ja 4 -0 2 4 5 Ox 0295 Ja 4 -0 7 5 8 O 7021 m Pey'ton RANDOLPH — 1 4 th & 3. Quincy S t s . — On 0186 O FFICERS P r e sid e n t 1 s t Vice P resid en t Mr. Halpli Compton lira . Jo Sanders 1710 S. Quincy 3 t . 1405 S. Thomas S t. 2nd Vice P r e sid e n t R ecording S ecreta ry Mr. Marion T aylor lira, Kay Eingham- F a ir fa x , Va. 4031 S. 1 8 th S t . RAHDOLPH con tin u ed G1 1579 G-l 4400 E x t 48 Ja 8 -8 7 7 6 �Mrs. Frank Rauch Mrs. H. C. G r i f f i t h ' 'Mr. Bob; Reynolds Mrs. K. R; Z oeck ler C o li'tj. H So VJright .' Mr. R. X. Clark ■Mr.' A. Ri M orrison Mrs. H. J. Swink H ts . O F . oSut.er. '. . . Mrs. James King Mr. Charles Goode Mrs. I.', A. Bohnert Jiffs. E," IT. 'O'Connor Mr. C. Po. fa y l o r Mrs; F. Carrera Mrs. A; •;/; K lein b eck er 4986 4256 2600; 2283 5 4 th S t . IT. l e e Highway 1 6 th S t. IT. IT. Columbus S t. T ork tou n Rd. 1502 II.' Utah S t. 1786 K, 16th S t. 4866 Old Dominion Dr. 4909 -II, Sock Spring Rd. 3801 I/jrcom Lane 418 IT. IJelson S t. 2370 IT. Oakland S t. 4014 IT. 25th S t ... 8243 IT. Columbus S t . Claude SrhilTSOU— '5800 IT. I7ashington Blvd'i - i Ke 3-7 0 7 6 OFFICERS M r., B uis 1. Inna n 1518 ^IT. Ivanhoe S t. P r e s id e n t 1 s t Vice P resid en t Mrs. F, I?. Jones 6627' 'JSshihgton B lvd. 2nd V ice P resid en t M iss I^ka' i'/olfe 1 7 5 6 'Qnaons la n e R ecording S ecreta ry T reasu rer H isto ria n ' ' P a rlia m en ta ria n ulrs. V Floyd S p u rrier I. Mr; R u s s e ll M illo r ' M iss Boyce , Mr. R. 1 . ‘A llen; 1200 Us" E vergreen S t. 1232 ITS' D inw iddle S t. Teacher' * 2100 ■xT.' Powhatan S t. WASHU'GTOM-XKE — 4035 N. 1 3 th 3 t , O ' 7600 b O FFBOSH3 '• P r e sid e n t M rs. Alexander M cSurely 4626 IT Carlyn Spring Rd. s 1 s t Vice P resid en t Mr. Hbriry'FV Cook 5910 H .'lS th S t; 2nd Vice P resid en t Miffs. F. V I; Camp 4834 24th-'St; IT . 3rd Vice Pre s id en t Mr. T. 3 . R u tter P r in c ip a l R ecording S ecreta ry M rs. Harry Rone 5706 22nd 3 t . IT. C orresponding S ecreta ry M iss Mabel a l i e n Teacher T reasu rer M rs.-R obert Bay 4843-A' 2 3 th S t. 3. P a rlia m en ta ria n Mr. Ralph' Fulks 1221 IT.-Taylor S t. Woodrow 11X3011 - - 1601 W ilson B lv d . OFFICERS P r e sid e n t l o t V ice'P resid en t 2nd V ice P resid en t " " Mir. C. R. • G a rd e llMr. Je frjr- Gordon - ■ M iss' Florence G ravatte C O 0 3 n m j M R e c r e a tio n P u b lic it y Curriculum H o s p it a lit y I n te r n a tio n a l R e la tio n s C i v i l Defense E x c e p tio n a l Child 9 th Grade Room Mother 8 th Grade Room Mother 7 th Grade Room Mother B u ild in g and Grounds IRC — Chairman Co-Chairman S a fe ty S o b ia l Program 17 h i • STRATFORD — 4100. ?V Vaca t io n Lane - - Jg 5 -7 5 0 0 . OFFICERS Mr; Holland W S toebe P r e sid e n t . 4949 33rd • Ad; IT. 1 s t V ice P r e sid e n t Mr. George la r r ic k 4841 30th S t . IT. Mr. . C. Richmond 2nd V ice p r e sid e n t 3108 F if t h S t. IT. T rea su rer " Mr; ''E, B;' C o li’ h s i 4101 25th S t , 'IT. Mrs . C. E. Kingsbury R ecordin g S ecreta ry '4603 1 9 th S t; IT. C orresponding S e c r e ta r y Mrs . H. V/. C olton 612 ;T 'Heruoore S t . H is t o r ia n Mrs . R. 1 . Clark 1002 IT. Utah P a rlia m en ta ria n 1 Mr. Paul N etzer 1616 IT. T aylor Ox Ox Ch Ox Ch Ch Ch -9139 4091 7349 0461 1647 6795 2161 6160 On 0966 Ch 3253 Ja 4-- lip o Ch 913 3 Ja G- 3184 Ch 23151 Ja a- 2 lJ3 Ch 826% Ch 7345 Cil 443 5 01 3107 Ch 9623 Ch 1672 Ov 6 ik 3 Ch 9706 Ke 3-•5705 Cl .4901 Fa 4349 Ch 2000 E xt 1 9 6 Ch 3769 ■Ch 5931; Fa. 0945 G1 5787 lie 3 -6 3 2 5 Ch 0975 Off 7600 Ke 3 -4 9 4 8 O 7600 w Ta 2348 Ch 8 7 7 5 -Ow 1267 1750 li.-'Troy S t . 2189 IB C ourthouse Rd. P r in c ip a l '.7I130IT c o n tin u e d Ch 2000 Ow 6517 Ow 1257 �la WILSON O f fic e r s con tinu ed S ec r e ta r y Mrh. Hugli M ille r , j r , T reasurer .Mrs. J . J . M illsb a ck COM ITTEE CHAIRM M EN C i v i l D efense E d u cation H ealth eoo4 20th Rd. N, 1406 lee Highway Mr. D. E. 'Wagner 1411 H olfe S t. Mrs. Lawrence Beckerman 1612 C o lo n ia l T errace M rs. A. B. Warner 1806 Key Boulevard H o s p it a lit y M rs. A. W E itch in g s . l e g i s l a t i o n (Parliam en­ t a r ia n ) Mr. J . A. Gutride 2020 IT. Courthouse Road Membership Program P u b lic it y Boom M others S ch o o l A dvisory Speech S a fe ty Ways and Means (B udget & Finance) 1564 1411 2129 2125 1307 1612 1532 2124 Mrs. E v e r e tte MacIntyre Mr. J . W. K irkhride lira* J er r y Gordon M rs. E . S. Culver Mr. E. W Culbert . Mr. Lawrence Beckerman lir a . K irk Sipher Mr. C. H. Smith 1754 IT. Troy S t. C olon ial T errace 11. E o lfe S t . IT. Courthouse Rd. N. Courthouse Rd. N. Ode S t. C o lo n ia l T errace Key Boulevard N. Troy S t. Ch 9123* Ch 3090 Ja 4-0787 O 5630 w Ch 2000 E xt 394 Ja 2-0617 Ch 2000 E xt 680 G1 5376 Ja 8-1784 O 6517 w O 0311 w O 8640 w O 5630 w Ch 9357 Ch 5516 W ODLAW — 4720 IT. 1 6 th S t . .— Ox 1412 O N OFFICERS P r e s id e n t 1 s t V ice P resid en t End Vioe P r e sid e n t S ecreta ry T reasurer Mr. E rn est Holcomb Mr. J . Kenneth Mathews Mr. Vaughn D u ffie ld M rs. Thomas B. N e ttin g M rs, Arch Brown 4804 14th S t. IT. 5005 IT. 15th S t. P r in c ip a l 4909 N. 16th Rd. 4626 N. 14th S t . COMMITTEE CHAIRM EN Membership H o s p it a lit y Program H ea lth & S a fe ty Boom M others F in e A rts Budget & Finanoe P u b lic it y Nevis B u l l e t i n S ch ool Improvement L e g is la t iv e L ib rary Curriculum Speech C itiz e n s h ip M rs. F. S. Lott M rs. A. J . Harmon Mrs. B. D. Boyd M rs. W C. Stewart . M rs. B. T. Baggett Mr. E. J . 'White Mr. C. B. Tyson Mr. H. B. Bateman Mrs. S. D. B alderson Mr. D. A. ’ illiams W Mr. Frank L, B a ll, J r . Mrs. S . M. J u s t ic e Mr. G. R. Cotner M rs. S. J . C a u lfie ld Mr. B. A. Benfro 1500 4718 5008 1616 4641 1629 4039 1531 4719 5135 4811 1639 4855 1643 1300 M rs. J . I . Abel Mr. E. L. Hoge 5008 N. 15th S t. 1621 N. Buchanan S t . IT. H arrison S t. IT. 17th S t. !T. 17th S t. N. E dison S t. N. 13th S t. IT. E d ison S t. IT. 14th S t. IT W akefield S t. . N 16th S t. N. 15th S t. IT. 16th S t. IT. Woodstock S t. H. 16th S t. IT. Woodstock S t. N. G reenbrier S t. G1 5476 Ja 2-4298 Ox 1412 G1 0568 Ch 3501 G1 0094 Ch 5261 Ch 1489 Ja 8 -0 9 8 2 Ch 6911 Ja 2-0990 Ch 3181 Ch 5959 Ja 8-4287 Ow 1607 Ja 8-4 4 8 1 Ja 2-0358 Ch 6557 Ch 5642 G1 0083 DELEGATES TO COUNCIL Ch 2131 Ch 3431 WOOngOOT — 2432 N. F illm o r e S t. — O 1578 w OFFICERS P r e sid e n t 1 s t V ice P resid en t Mr. H. R. P a terio k Mr. Jack Sronce 2354 N. Oakland S t. 4001 N. 24th Ed. W OODIONT co n tin u ed Ch 4552 O 4577 w �19 WOOmOHT O f f ic e r s continued M rs. V. C. Ramis S ecreta ry Mrs. John Slaughter T reasurer 2546 N. M ilita r y Bd. 2373 N. Quincy S t. COMMUTES CHAIRMEN Program H o s p it a lit y p u b li c it y & Membership B u ild in g & Grounds Boom M others S a fe ty & C i v i l Defense H ealth Speech Ways and Means A dvisory 2361 3553 2534 2365 4026 4024 2409 2349 2359 2377 M rs. F. B. Benson M rs. P , E. S u lliv a n M rs. E . L. A llg a ie r C ol. J . F . Carey Mrs. J . 0 . Parker Mr. C. K. Budd Mrs. L. >7. Draeger Mrs. C. D. Sluman Mr, J . M. P rice M rs. S. 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Description An account of the resource Directory, Arlington County Council of Parents and Teachers includes calendar of PTA meetings, listing of PTAs and Officers and Committees. 17 pages. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arlington County Council of Parents and Teachers Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. nauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 94_1_1_30 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/98a3bd6eba2c5a9bb7758bc46cc639ac.pdf 74ab7cfa281911f26bdb193f8ca4054a PDF Text Text DISTR IC T OF COLUM BIA 7 1 8 J a c k s o n P la c e , N. W . W a s h in g to n 6 , D. C. IN DUSTRIAL U N IO E x e c u tiv e 5 5 8 1 D e c e m b e r 30, 1955 D e a r S ir a n d B r o th e r : T he A m e r ic a n l a b o r m o v e m e n t c a n co u n t am o n g its c o n c r e te a c h ie v e m e n ts the a g ita tio n w h ic h b ro u g h t ab o u t th e e s ta b lis h m e n t of a s y s te m of f r e e p u b lic sc h o o ls in th e l a s t c e n tu r y . It is in c u m b e n t upon u s , a s s u c ­ c e s s o r s of th e w o r k e r s o f th a t d a y , to p r o te c t th e f r e e p u b lic s c h o o l s y s te m fo r the b e n e fit o f th e c h il d r e n o f th e s t a te . On J a n u a ry 9 , 1956, V irg in ia v o te r s w ill go to the p o lls to v o te f o r o r a g a in s t th e G ra y C o m m is s io n re c o m m e n d a tio n to c a ll a c o n s titu tio n a l c o n ­ v e n tio n to p e r m i t th e u s e of s t a t e funds fo r p r iv a te sc h o o ls . P a s s a g e of th e r e fe r e n d u m w ould be th e se c o n d and m o s t im p o r ta n t s te p in a m e n d in g S e c tio n 141 of th e S ta te C o n s titu tio n , w h ic h h a s b a r r e d th e im m e d ia te a d o p tio n of th e s o - c a l l e d tu itio n g r a n t p la n . T h e G r a y C o m m is s io n w as o rig in a lly e s ta b lis h e d to find w ay s a n d m e a n s by w h ic h V irg in ia s c h o o ls co u ld be k e p t on a s e g r e g a te d b a s i s . I ts r e ­ p o r t, file d in N o v e m b e r, m a d e tw o m a jo r s u g g e s tio n s . U nder one of t h e s e , lo c a l s c h o o l b o a r d s w ould b e g iv e n b ro a d p u p il a s s ig n m e n t p o w e rs , b y w h ic h th e y c o u ld a s s i g n p u p ils to s c h o o ls in s u c h a w ay a s to k e ep th em fo r th e m o s t p a r t s e g r e g a te d . T he o th e r m a jo r s u g g e s tio n is th e tu itio n g r a n t p la n , b y w h ic h th e S ta te C o n s titu tio n w ould b e a m e n d e d to p e r m i t th e u s e of s ta te funds f o r p r i v a t e sc h o o ls , by m a k in g g r a n ts d i r e c t l y to p a r e n ts who a p p ly fo r th e m . T h is p la n a s s u m e s th e c o m p le te c lo s in g of so m e o r a ll of th e p u b lic s c h o o ls in p a r t i c u l a r c o u n tie s and c it i e s . Q u ite a p a r t fro m the t h r e a t to th e p u b lic s c h o o ls t h e m s e l v e s , o u r m e m b e rs sh o u ld be m ad e k e e n ly a w a re of th e f in a n c ia l p ro b le m s a n d th e p r o b ­ le m s of e d u c a tio n a l s ta n d a r d s in h e re n t in p r iv a te s c h o o l e d u c a tio n . T u itio n in good q u a lity p riv a te s c h o o ls c o s t u p w a rd s o f $500 a y e a r , b u t the fu n d s a v a ila b le fro m s t a t e a n d lo c a l s o u r c e s f o r in d iv id u a l p a r e n t s w ould b e fa r belo w th is a m o u n t. T h e s e funds w ould b e e q u iv a le n t to th e a m o u n t c u r ­ re n tly b e in g s p e n t in e a c h c o u n ty o r c ity fo r e a c h s tu d e n t. In the w e a lth ie s t c o u n ty in the s t a te , A rlin g to n , a b o u t $340 w o u ld be a v a ila b le fo r e a c h stu d e n t. In P r i n c e E d w a rd C o u n ty , one of th e c o u n tie s w h ic h �- 2- w ould be am o n g th e f i r s t to c lo s e its p u b lic s c h o o ls a n d to u tiliz e th e tu itio n g ra n t p la n , th e a m o u n t a v a ila b le fo r e a c h s tu d e n t w o u ld b e o n ly $ 1 8 5 . T he d iffe re n c e b e tw e e n th e s e a m o u n ts and the tu itio n c o s t a t a p r i v a t e s c h o o l w ould h a v e to b e b o rn e by th e p a r e n t s . B oth p ro p o n e n ts a n d o p p o n en ts of the tu itio n g ra n t p la n a g r e e th a t s ta te in c o m e ta x e s w ould h a v e to be in c r e a s e d (s o m e e s tim a te s r u n a s h ig h a s 20%) to m e e t in c r e a s e d c o s t s in v o lv e d in th o s e c o u n tie s w h e re a c o m b in a tio n o f p u b lic and p riv a te s c h o o ls w o u ld b e o p e ra te d . T h e s e in c r e a s e d ta x e s w o u ld b e b o rn e b y a ll in co m e ta x - p a y in g c itiz e n s th ro u g h o u t the s ta te . T he p ro b le m o f s e ttin g up a p r iv a te s c h o o l s y s te m to e d u c a te a n y s u b s ta n tia l n u m b e r o f V i r g i n i a 's c h ild re n a d e q u a te ly is in s u rm o u n ta b le . T h e r e a r e no s ta te s ta n d a r d s f o r p r iv a te s c h o o ls , a n d G o v e rn o r S ta n le y h a s s a i d th a t s u p e r v is io n and s ta n d a r d s w o u ld b e le ft u p to the p a r e n ts . T r a in e d s c h o o l a d m i n i s t r a t o r s , now in s h o r t su p p ly a ll o v e r the N atio n , c o u ld n o t b e fo und in s u ffic ie n t n u m b e r s to m an a g e any la r g e n u m b e r of p r iv a te s c h o o ls . T ra in e d t e a c h e r s , a ls o in s h o r t su p p ly , w ould be a s k e d to w o rk u n d e r c o n d itio n s of g r e a t u n c e r t a i n t y w hen th e ir s e r v i c e s a r e in d em an d b y o th e r s t a te s th ro u g h o u t th e n a tio n . A nd no s ta te law is a v a ila b le to s e t m in im u m s ta n d a r d s fo r te a c h in g in p r iv a te s c h o o ls . T he a v a ila b ility of sc h o o l b u ild in g s w ould be a s e r io u s p r o b le m . B y law , V ir g in ia 's s c h o o l b u ild in g s m a y b e s o ld o r le a s e d o nly by o r d e r o f a C i r c u i t C o u rt ju d g e . And r e c e n t d e c is io n s of the f e d e r a l c o u r ts in d ic a te th a t s u c h s a le o r le a s e m a y b e u n c o n s titu tio n a l. F in a lly , t h e r e is s e r io u s doubt th a t th e U nited S ta te s S u p re m e C o u rt w ould a cknow ledge th e c o n s titu tio n a l v a lid ity of s u c h a p la n . In th e p a s t , th e C o u rt h a s fo rb id d e n s t a t e s to do b y p r iv a te o p e r a tio n a n y th in g w h ic h is fo rb id d e n to the s ta te s th e m s e lv e s . It sh o u ld b e n o te d th a t th e J a n u a r y 9 r e fe r e n d u m is n o t a n i s s u e of in te g r a tio n v e r s u s s e g r e g a tio n . The is s u e is w h e th e r o r n o t V ir g in ia is g o in g to k e e p i ts s y s te m of f r e e p u b lic sc h o o ls o r w h e th e r it w ill a b an d o n i t in fa v o r of a s y s te m o f h ig h -c o s t p o o r - q u a lity p r iv a te s c h o o ls . U ndoubtedly a l a r g e m a j o r i ty of th e o p p o n en ts of th e tu itio n g ra n t p la n th e m s e lv e s b e lie v e in s e g r e g a t io n a n d b e lie v e th a t s e g r e g a te d p u b lic sc h o o ls c a n b e r e ta in e d u n d e r th e p u p il a s s i g n ­ m e n t p la n . P ro p o n e n ts of th e re fe re n d u m q u e s tio n h a v e b e e n d o in g th e p e o p le of the s ta te a g r e a t d i s s e r v i c e b y in je c tin g th e r a c i a l is s u e in to t h e i r c a m p a ig n . It is c l e a r th a t th e c h ild re n w ho w ill s u f f e r m o s t s h o u ld th e p ro p o n e n ts c a r r y th e J a n u a ry 9 r e fe r e n d u m a r e th e c h il d r e n of p a r e n ts w h o se e a r n i n g s a r e in the low a n d m id d le in c o m e b r a c k e ts . T h e s e c h il d r e n w ill s u f f e r b e c a u s e t h e i r p a r e n t s w ill not b e a b le to a ffo rd an e x p e n s iv e , h ig h -q u a lity p r i v a t e s c h o o l e d u c a - �-3 - tio n , and b e c a u s e th o s e p u b lic sc h o o ls w h ic h do s ta y open w ill b e th r e a te n e d w ith a lo s s of funds e q u iv a le n t to the n u m b e r of s tu d e n ts who w ith d ra w to go to p r iv a te sc h o o ls . It is c le a r th a t th is g ro u p , w h ic h fa c e s a la c k of good e d u c a tio n , p o o r e r e m p lo y m e n t o p p o r tu n itie s l a t e r in life , and a ll the b e n e fits to b e d e ­ r iv e d fro m a b e tte r e d u c a tio n , in c lu d e s th e c h ild r e n of a ll m e m b e rs o f o r ­ g a n iz e d la b o r in the S ta te o f V ir g in ia . T he V irg in ia S ta te I n d u s tr ia l U nion C o u n c il th e r e f o r e u r g e s a ll m e m b e rs of its a ffilia te d u n io n s to v o te on th e J a n u a ry 9 re fe r e n d u m , a n d to c a s t t h e i r b a llo ts AG AINST th e p ro p o s e d c o n s titu tio n a l c o n v e n tio n . S in c e r e ly and f r a t e r n a l l y y o u r s , / i< X Y: '" 'J j > •- T h o m a s M o ra n S e c re ta ry -T re a s u re r liu 1695 a f l- c io �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource District of Columbia Industrial Union Council Description An account of the resource Letter from the Virginia State Industrial Union Council on District of Columbia Council stationary urging union members to vote against the Constitutional Convention referendum on January 9th. 4 pages. Back of last page has handwritten names written on it. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955-12-30 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia State Industrial Union Council Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 94_16_8_33 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/11eeb1262c3bbf4a9ac83bcb6e8dcd5c.pdf efbe6965536051fe32edad90dd443fec PDF Text Text DECEMBER 1955 FACT SHEET JDH VOTERS I s s u e d ‘ C i t i z e n s C om m ittee f o r S c h o o l Im provem ent by C i t i z e n s ax e g iv in g c a r e f u l c o n s i d e r a t i o n to th e C o n s t i t u t i o n a l r e fe re n d u m o f J a n u a ry 9 l n th e l i g h t o f th e Grqy Commission r e p o r t . The i s s u e o n Ja n u a ry 9 w i l l n o t he i n t e g r a t i o n v e r s u s s e g r e g a ti o n . I t w ill h e th e i s s u e o f th e p r e s e r v a t i o n o r d e s t r u c t i o n o f a so u n d sy stem o f p u b l i c e d u c a tio n i n V i r g i n ia . I t i s f o r t h i s re a so n t h a t t h o s e who p e r s o n a l l y f a v o r i n t e g r a t i o n an d th o s e who p e r s o n a l l y f a v o r s e g r e g a tio n can f i n d common c a u s e i n v o tin g a g a i n s t a C o n s t i t u ti o n a l C o n v en tio n whose p u rp o s e i s to rem ove th e o n l y h a r to l e g i s l a t i v e a c t i o n w hich c o u ld do th e s e t h i n g s : 1. End Com pulsory E d u c a tio n i n V i r g i n i a : The G overnor o f V i r g i n ia h a s conceded p u b l i c l y t h a t com pulsory e d u c a tio n i n V i r g i n ia w ould h e ended b y t h e s p i r i t o f th e G ray R e p o rt b e c a u s e " th e r e i s no o t h e r c h o i c e . " 2. S e v e re ly Weaken P u b lic S c h o o ls : There w i l l be trem en d o u s p ro b le m s i f we h av e to b u d g e t f o r a s c h o o l y e a r when th e number o f p o s s i b l e t u i t i o n g r a n t s i s n o t known— when th e r e i s th e n e c e s s i t y o f c u t t i n g b a c k o r a d j u s t i n g b u d g e ts a s th e number o f p u p i l s f l u c t u a t e s . The Gray Comm ission f o r e s e e s th e c u r t a i l m e n t o f " t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c a f e t e r i a s , a t h l e t i c s and e x t r a c u r r i c u l a r a c t i v i t i e s . " I t also recommends t h a t a n in e m onth sc h o o l y e a r sh o u ld no lo n g e r be r e q u i r e d . 3. I n c r e a s e Our T axes: The G ray Commission re c o g n iz e s th e f q c t t h a t th e u s e o f p u b l i c fu n d s f o r p r i v a t e s c h o o ls w i l l in c r e a s e l o c a l c o s t s . I t a l s o r e c o g ­ n i z e s th e f a c t t h a t 50$ o f th e s e " a d d i t i o n a l c o s t s " w i l l be f u r n is h e d by t h e S t a t e . T h is w i l l n e c e s s a r i l y mean a sh a rp in c r e a s e i n o u r ta x e s o r a d r a s t i c lo w e rin g o f t h e q u a l i t y o f p u b l i c sc h o o l o f f e r i n g s . U. I n t e n s i f y th e A lre a d y A c u te S h o rta g e o f Good T e a c h e rs : The u n c e r t a i n t y t h a t w i l l p r e v a i l th ro u g h o u t th e S t a t e w i l l red u c e th e a t t r a c t i o n t h a t A r l i n g ­ ton* s s c h o o l sy stem h a s f o r c a p a b le young t e a c h e r s . As a r e s u l t , a l r e a d y d i f f i c u l t r e c r u it m e n t p ro b lem s w i l l be m u l t i p li e d . T here i s th e a d d i t i o n a l p ro ­ blem t h a t many good te a c h e r s may move to s t a t e s w here s i t u a t i o n s aren* t u n c e r ta in . 5. Open th e D oor to Y ears o f E x p e n siv e L i t i g a t i o n : The C o u rts have r e p e a t e d l y r u l e d t h a t th e s t a t e s nay n o t do i n d i r e c t l y w hat th e y may n o t do d i r e c t l y . They have a l r e a d y r u l e d t h a t a l i b r a r y which r e c e iv e d s t a t e fu n d s b e r e q u i r e d to ad m it N eg ro es. Why s h o u ld we v o te f o r an e x p e n s iv e , cumbersome sy s te m w h ich w i l l p ro b a b ly be d e c la r e d u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l a f t e r much c o s t l y l i t i g a t i o n ? 6 . B rin g About D r a s t i c L e g i s l a t i o n A g a in s t P u b lic E d u c a tio n : I f th e re fe re n d u m p a s s e s , th e G e n e ra l Assem bly c o u ld v o te to u se more S t a t e e d u c a tio n a l fu n d s f o r p r i v a t e s e g re g a te d s c h o o ls . They need n o t f o llo w th e recom m endations o f th e Gray R e p o rt and th e r e i s no g u a ra n te e t h a t th e y w i l l . 7. D estro y V irg in ia * s S c h o l a s ti c S ta n d a rd s : F l y - b y - n i g h t p r i v a t e s c h o o ls w i l l s p r i ig up to a b s o rb t u i t i o n g r a n t p u p i l s . The S t a t e w i l l have l i t t l e o r no c o n t r o l o v e r t h e i r s ta n d a r d s . Where p u b lic s c h o o ls a r e a b o lis h e d ( a s t h e Gray R e p o rt f o r e s e e s ) and p r i v a t e s c h o o l s w i l l n o t o r ca n n o t a c c e p t p u p i l s f o r th e amount o f th e t u i t i o n g r a n t (w h ich i s in a d e q u a te ) , w here w i l l c h i l d r e n go? C itiz e n s r e c o g n iz e th e d i f f i c u l t y o f th e p roblem w hich f a c e s th e S t a t e o f V i r g i n ia . They a r e e a g e r to s u p p o r t a comprom ise p la n w hich w i l l s a t i s f y S o u th s id e V ir g in ia an d s t i l l le a v e o u r p u b l i c sc h o o ls i n t a c t . The G ray P l a n f a l l s f a r s h o r t o f t h i s r e q u e s t . I t does n o t in te n d to le a v e o u r p u b l i c s c h o o ls i n t a c t . The Supreme C o u rt h a s g iv e n u s tim e to re a c h t h i s com prom ise. The p r e s e n t " s u g g e s tio n " o f a p l a n made by th e G ray R e p o rt w ith i t s many r a m i f i c a t i o n s c a l l s f o r a n im m ediate refe ren d u m . T h is referendum comes upon th e c i t i z e n s b e f o r e th e y h av e had an o p p o r tu n ity to r e a s o n th ro u g h i t s many i m p l i c a t i o n s . The R e p o r t an d i t s s u p p o r te r s can* t answ er th e many s e r io u s q u e s tio n s i m p l i c i t i n i t s n a t u r e . They can o n ly a d m it t h a t th e y h a v e n o t found th e " f i n a l a n s w e r." Many C it i z e n s ARE SURE, WHATEVER THE ANSWER, IT MUST NOT TEffiEATEN PUBLIC S C m O L S W ^ ' Bumper S t r i p s — "SAVE OUR SCHOOLS" "NO ON THE yTH" a r e a v a i l a b l e , c a l l L au ren c e S^-Krtappen,.- Chairman-, 'C i t i z e n s C om m ittee-j£or S c h o o l Ix g )ro v e m e n t-O t.^ 7 7 ^ 3 * � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fact Sheet for Voters Description An account of the resource Fact sheet issued by Citizens Committee for School Improvement against the referendum for a Constitutional Convention on January 9th. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955-12 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizens Committee for School Improvement Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 94_16_8_32 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/2c2b2c7d6240687af5a338b3326b6549.pdf 514032be4cb62f2fcdafa093d885be63 PDF Text Text PACTS CONCERNING SEGREGATION AND INTEGRATION Issued by the Arlington, Virginia, public schools November, 1954 Following the Supreme Court decision last May concerning segregation in public schools of the United States, the Arlington School Board on June 12 appointed a Committee to Study Problems of Integration in the schools of the county. In Arlington, as in all other parts of Virginia, segre­ gation of the races is not only traditional, but it is required by state law and the State Constitution, In light of this situation, the Integration Committee of 30 citizens was named to give the School Board help and counsel in planning for the future. The Integration Committee has held two meetings. One, on June 23rd, was for purposes of organization. At the second meeting October 18th, the members of the Integration Committee voted unani­ mously to recommend to the School Board that the community be kept informed as to every move in the adjustment between segregated schools and integrated schools. The committee asked that a “factual reporting sheet® be published for community distribution, setting forth briefly all important developments relating to the matter of integration on local, state and national levels. This is the first issue of the factual reporting sheet. Pending further action by the Supreme Court and the State of Vir­ ginia, the Arlington School Board urges citizens to study the facts Until further decisions are made by federal and state authorities, statements involving proposed action are likely to make the final solution more difficult. Signed; T. Edward Rutter, Superintendent of Schools Elizabeth P. Campbell, Chairman, School Board Barnard Joy E. R. Draheim Warren Cox L. Clark Keating SUPREME COURT DECISION The United States Supreme Court on May 17, 1954 ruled that public school segregation of white and colored pupils is unconsti­ tutional. The ruling read in part; “Segregation of white and colored children in public schools has a detrimental effect upon the colored children. The impact is greater when it has the sanction of the law; for the policy of separating the races is usually inter­ preted as denoting the inferiority of the Negro group. A �- 2 - sense of inferiority affects the motivation of a child to learn. Segregation with the sanction of law, there­ fore, has a tendency to retard the educational and mental development of Negro children and to deprive them of some of the benefits they would receive in a racially integrated school system. "We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of ’separate but equal' has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others simi­ larly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the law guaranteed by the Four­ teenth Amendment." The Supreme Court then set for argument, at its 1954 fall term, several questions concerning public school integration, among which is the following; "Might the Court exercise its powers for a gradual ad­ justment from segregated to nonsegregated schools?" White and Negro School Enrollment in Arlington - September 30. 1954 Arlington has five public schools for Negro students with a total enrollment this year of 1165 pupils. White public school en­ rollment totals 19,350 in 39 different school buildings. Negro en­ rollment is slightly less than 6$ of the total. The white and colored enrollment in the county is distri­ buted by age groups as follows; Elementary (Grades 1 through 6) Junior high (Grades 7 through 9) Senior high (Grades 10 through 12) Negro 766 277 122 White 11,576 4,393 3,107 The colored school buildings in Arlington, with their lo­ cations and the number of pupils enrolled in each are as follows; 1. Hoffman-Boston junior-senior high school, 1415 South Queen Street. This building houses all negro junior and senior high school students in Arlington public schools, 399 in all. (116 in seventh grade, 90 in eighth, 71 in ninth, 59 in tenth, 30 in eleventh, and 33 in twelfth.) �2. 3. 4. 5. Drew elementary school, 25th and South Lincoln Streets, 296 pupils. Hoffman-Boston elementary school, 1520 South 14th Street, 151 pupils. Kemper elementary school, 2035 South Lincoln Street, 123 pupils. Langston elementary school, 4854 Lee Highway, 196 pupils. The Drew-ICemper schools are administered as one elementary unit. White and Negro Teachers The number of white and colored classroom teachers and li­ brarians in the Arlington public schools is as follows? Classroom teachers Librarians Negro 50 2 White 776 29 Teachers and librarians in Arlington8s white and colored schools must meet identical requirements as to training and state certification. All employees in the Arlington schools are paid on the same salary scale. A beginning teacher in the Arlington schools, holding a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university but without experience in a regular teaching position, is now paid $3300 a year. Annual increases are given to a maximum of $5,000 for teachers with bachelor's degrees. A teacher with a master's degree is paid $3600 as a begin­ ning salary and may advance to $5500. Arlington has two Negro school principals and one Negro in­ structional supervisor. Children in all Arlington public schools receive regular in­ struction from specially trained helping teachers in the fields of music, art, physical education and speech. Decision by State Attorney General Ten days after the Supreme Court decision outlawing segre­ gation, Attorney General J. Lindsay Almond, Jr., of Virginia, ren­ dered the opinion that the provision of the Virginia Constitution and that in the state school law providing for segregated public schools (as quoted below) are still in force. The Supreme Court decision of May 17th included an announce­ ment that the high court would hold a later hearing (now set for December 6th) to determine how integration should be put into effect. The ruling by Attorney General Almond referred to the announce­ ment by the Supreme Court that it would hold a later hearing. Mr. Almond's ruling read? �- 4 "Pending Section 140 ute enacted imbued with a final adjudication, it is my opinion that of the Constitution of Virginia, and the stat­ pursuant thereto, remain intact and unimpaired, full legal validity and efficacy." Ruling by State Superintendent of Public Instruction The Superintendent of Public Instruction in the State of Virginia on May 27th directed all city and county school superin­ tendents to proceed with plans for the 1954-55 school year on the same basis of segregation as that which was previously in effect. Virginia Law Arlington operates its public schools under the authority of the Virginia State Board of Education, as regulated by the State Con­ stitution and the Code of Virginia. The Constitution of Virginia provides in Article IX; "Free schools to be maintained--The General Assembly shall es­ tablish and maintain an efficient system of public free schools throughout the State. Section 129. (The public school system was established in 1870, as required by the new Constitution adopted the year before.) "Compulsory education— The General Assembly may, in its dis­ cretion, provide for the compulsory education of children of school age." Section 138, (The first compulsory attendance law was passed in 1918.) "Mixed schools prohibited— White and colored children shall not be taught in the same school." Section 140. Virginia Schools Law®, in the Code of Virginia, amplify the provisions of the State Constitution as follows; Article 1, Section 22-221. "White and colored persons— -White and colored persons shall not be taught in the same school, but shall be taught in separate schools, under the same general regulations as to management, usefulness and efficiency." Under this section the following explanation is given, based on court decisions; "Equal facilities must be afforded to each race where there is segregation in the public schools. "Absolute equality is impractical, yet substantial equality is required by the mandate of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Questions of mere expediency or the difficulties which school authorities may have in securing that constitutional right may not be considered." Article 4, Section 22-251. "Compulsory Attendance— Ages of chil­ dren required to attend.— Every parent, guardian, or other person in the Commonwealth, having control or charge of any child, or children. �V - 5 who have reached the seventh birthday and have not passed the sixteenth birthday, shall send such child, or children, to a pub­ lic school, or to a private, denominational or parochial school, or have such child or children taught by a tutor or teacher of qualification prescribed by the State Board and approved by the division superintendent in a home, and such child, or children, shall regularly attend such school during the period of each year the public schools are in session and for the same number of days and hours per day as in the public schools,* Other Developments in Virginia. A poll of Virginia legislators, both delegates and sena­ tors, was taken during the summer and showed a strong desire to retain some form of segregated schools in Virginia, On August 28th, Governor Stanley appointed a 32-member com­ mission of the General Assembly to frame a state policy on the issue of school segregation. Two Arlington men. State Senator Charles Fenwick and Delegate Maynard Magruder, are members of this commission. Announcement has now been made that the commission appointed by Governor Stanley will hold a public hearing on November 15th at the State Capitol at Richmond. At this hearing, spokesmen for local governing bodies will appear to present their points of view with regard to the matter of segregation and integration. The Arlington County Board appointed County Manager A. T. Lundberg to attend the hearing as an observer, and at the same time referred to the county school board the invitation to attend the meeting. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Facts Concerning Segregation and Integration Description An account of the resource Fact sheet issued by Arlington Public Schools regarding segregation and Integration. 5 pages Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954-11 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arlington Public Schools Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 94_16_8_4 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/9ea5a5131fae47bb9977b1cd82ff14d9.pdf 6ca309c11f8364442d419e0c3ed8f5c5 PDF Text Text 1952 SC H O O L BOND R E F E R E N D U M t o fin a n c e 1952 1954 sc h o o l c o n s tru c tio n E le m e n ta r y S ch o o l C o n s tru c tio n $2., 930. 000 00 S e c o n d a ry S c h o o l C o n s tru c tio n $4, m o o 1° o o o o ITEM S IN C L U D ED R e m o d e lin g O ld e r S c h o o ls $ 250, 000 00 S ite s $ 600, 0 0 0 ,0 0 T O T A L BOND R E F E R E N D U M $8, 280, 000, 00 (T h is bond is s u e is e q u iv a le n t to $4 140 000 00 e a c h y e a r fo r the n e x t tw o y e a r s , ) M * * # # Report to Citizens £ J* of A r l i n g t o n from The A rlington County School May 1952 Board �BOND PROPOSAL FOR MAY BUILDING NEEDS 1952 S c h o o l c e n s u s r e p o r t s show th at the A r l i n g t o n s c h o o l e n r o l l m e n t w ill i n c r e a s e a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1500 a y e a r u n til 1956. T h i s m e a n s 6000 m o r e p u p ils in 4 y e a r s . A fte r th is, the r a p id i n c r e a s e at the e l e m e n t a r y l e v e l s h o u l d t a p e r o f f , b u t t h e i n c r e a s i n g e n r o l l m e n t w i l l c o n t i n u e -in t h e s e c o n d a r y s c h o o ls u n til 1962. F O R S E E A B L E N EED S E le m e n ta r y S c h o o ls 2. T h e r e a r e now: 2253 e le m e n ta r y c h ild r e n on dou b le s h if ts 1907 e le m e n ta r y c h ild r e n in te m p o r a r y c la s s r o o m s E s tim a te d e le m e n ta r y e n r o llm e n t in 1952-53 i s 12, 300 and in 1955-56 i s 14, 000. S e c o n d a ry S c h o o ls J u n io r and s e n i o r h ig h s c h o o ls h a v e a n e n r o llm e n t of 1300 o v e r c a p a c ity now w ith 5980 e n r o lle d . A s the r a t e of p u p il i n c r e a s e l e s s e n s in e le m e n ta r y s c h o o ls it w ill grow s te a d ily in th e s e c o n d a ry s c h o o ls u n til 1962. E s tim a te d e n r o llm e n t in 1952-53 i s 6, 800; 1955-56 i s 9 ,4 0 0 ; and in 1962 i s 13, 000 S o lu tio n = T h e c o n s tr u c tio n of: S o lu tio n T u c k a h o e ( n e a r 2 4th and T u c k a h o e S tr e e ts ) B a r c r o f t A d d itio n L a n g s to n A d d itio n P a g e (2nd u nit) T a y lo r M a d iso n A d d itio n H e n ry A d d itio n 14 c la s s r o o m s in the G le n c a rly n a r e a T h is w ill im p ro v e f a c i li t ie s in o ld e r s c h o o ls and p ro v id e f o r 2XlP a d d itio n a l c h ild r e n a t a c o s t of: $ 2. 930, 000 00 T h e c o n s tr u c tio n of: W ak e fie ld (2 n d ocfe?tien) ( 2nd W illia m s b u rg ( n o rth W a s h in g to n -L e e re m o d e lin g e a s t s e c tio n of county) T h o m a s J e f f e r s o n re m o d e lin g H o ffm a n -B o s to n re m o d e lin g S w anson re m o d e lin g T h s w ill im p ro v e th e f a c i li t ie s in o ld e r s c h o o ls and p ro v id e fo r 2100 a d d itio n a l c h ild r e n at a c o s t of: $ 4, 500, 000. 00 P r e l i m i n a r y p l a n s for the T a y l o r School, B a r c r o f t a d d it i o n , the W a k e f i e l d a d d it i o n , and d e t a i l e d p l a n s and s p e c i f i c a t i o n s fo r the r e m o d e l i n g of H o f f m a n - B o s t o n a n d W a s h i n g t o n - L e e H i g h S c h o o l s are being p rep ared . T h e s e w ill e n a b l e c o n s t r u c t i o n to b e g in without delay as soon as funds are av ailable. �3. R e m o d e lin g In a d d itio n to the re m o d e lin g in th e s e c o n d a ry s c h o o ls , th e n e e d f o r w h ich i s b a s e d upon c o m p le te d stu d y and a n a ly s is , t h e r e a r e o th e r re m o d e lin g n e e d s r e c o g n iz e d a s e s s e n t ia l . A n a r c h i te c tu r a l, e n g in e e rin g and e d u c a tio n a l a n a ly s is i s p ro p o s e d f o r a n u m b e r of o ld e r e le m e n ta r y s c h o o ls f o r w h ic h fu n d s h a v e not b e e n p r e v io u s ly a v a ila b le . S o lu tio n = B a s e d on th is stu d y , th e S c h o o l B o a rd p r o p o s e s to m a k e th e re n o v a tio n s w h ic h w ill b e s t im p ro v e th e s e b u ild in g s and A r lin g to n 's in v e s tm e n t in th e m a t a c o s t of $ 250, 0 0 0 ,0 0 T h e r e a r e tw o r e a s o n s w h ich s e e m to m a k e it i m p e r a ­ tiv e th a t s c h o o l s i t e s n e e d e d in th e f o r s e e a b le f u tu re sh o u ld b e bo u g h t now: 1. W ith the r a p id d e v e lo p m e n t of A rlin g to n , s u ita b le t r a c t s in p r o p e r lo c a tio n s f o r s c h o o ls a r e f a s t d is a p p e a rin g . T h o s e not s e c u r e d now m ay b e l o s t p e rm a n e n tly . 2, R is in g c o s t of lan d w ill te n d to m a k e the p u r c h a s e p r i c e i n c r e a s in g ly p ro h ib itiv e . Solution= T h e a c q u is itio n of a ll s i t e s b e lie v e d to be n e e d e d f o r A rlin g to n s c h o o ls b o th now and in the f u tu re a t a c o s t of $ 600, 000. 00 * # sfc * # � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flyer: "1952 School Bond Referendum to Finance 1952-1954 School Construction." "Report to Citizens of Arlington from The Arlington County School Board" Description An account of the resource Explains the need for the monies and plans for its use. 3 pages. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-05 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arlington County School Board Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. nauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 94_1_1_1 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/4ebe1f19a25b10bf006d10d4ea1f6364.pdf 170c5a5fe409955dcf3908f02a571a6d PDF Text Text ARLINGTONIANS FOR A BETTER COUNTY URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON BONDS CONTINUE ARLINGTON’S TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE SUPPORT: Schools Arlington schools need new boilers, heating and air conditioning improve­ ments, science lab renovations, additional classroom space, adaptations for the handicapped and exterior improvements. New County Jail An adequate jail is a necessity for a growing community dedicated to ensuring safe and humane facilities. y CM Clean Water Q, 7 Arlington needs to expand its Water Pollution Control Plant to meet the need for a 30% increase over the existing capacity by the year 2010. A proactive approach now will ensure that there is enough clean water in the future. Parks Arlington's parks are an oasis in an urban setting; we urge you to enhance and preserve this county treasure. LM Streets and Highways / Lid Good roads and safe traffic patterns are essential to address the growing demands being placed on our streets. Community Conservation Arlington’s neighborhoods are the fabric of our community; help us con­ tinue this unique county program. REMEMBER: Bond Financing Bond financing is fiscally sound policy. It helps keep property taxes at an even rate and continues Arlington's good credit history. Authorized by Arlingtonians for a Better County, Paul Michl. Chairman � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flyer: "Arlingtonians for a Better County Urge You to Vote Yes on Bonds" Description An account of the resource Flyer: "Arlingtonians for a Better County Urge You to Vote Yes on Bonds". 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 94_1_2_33 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/e03cc7f1824dc2c96c4ef171adead855.pdf c0d9b96309e9071c474002d56922d7e2 PDF Text Text BOMB REFERENDUM F@ H COUNTY A N D SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS Tuesday, June 5, 1956 T he A rlin g to n C o u n ty Board and th e A rlin g to n School B oard are jo in tly asking th e v o te rs o f A rlin g to n to a p p ro v e tw o b o n d issues a t th is tim e : $ 2 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 To e x p a n d a n d re m o d e l A rlin g to n 's C o u rt H ouse, so as to p ro v id e a d e q u a te space fo r th e im p o r ta n t a n d g ro w in g a c tiv itie s o f th e c o u n ty g o v e rn m e n t. $ 4 ,4 9 2 ,1 5 0 To b u ild schools n e e d e d to p ro v id e classroom s fo r in c re a sin g e n ro llm e n ts in A rlin g to n schools. To the Voters o f A rlin g to n : As y o u r e lected re p re s e n ta tiv e s on th e A rlin g to n C o u n ty B oard a n d th e A r l­ in g to n School B o a rd , w e ask th e p e o p le o f o u r c o m m u n ity to a p p ro v e th e tw o b o n d issues e x p la in e d in th is fo ld e r. It is th e co n sid e re d o p in io n o f th e tw o b o a rd s th a t th e im p ro v e m e n ts w h ic h these b o n d issues w ill fin a n c e a re necessary a n d im p o rta n t. The school b o n d p ro ­ p osa l w ill p a y fo r nee d e d space to m a in ta in A rlin g to n p u b lic schools a t th e ir pres­ e n t s ta n d a rd . The c o u n ty b o n d issue w ill p ro v id e e ssen tia l c o u rt fa c ilitie s a n d o f ­ fice space to c a rry on A rlin g to n 's c o u n ty g o v e rn m e n t a c tiv itie s in a n e ffic ie n t m a n n e r. M b o u n ty Boar) C ooper, C h a irm a n A rlin g to n School B oa rd By E. R. D ra h e im , C h a irm a n This le a fle t is p u b lis h e d jo in tly b y th e A r lin g to n C o u n ty B oa rd a nd th e A r lin g to n S chool B oa rd to p r o v id e in f o r m a t io n c o n c e rn in g th e p ro p o s e d b o n d issues. It is b e in g m a ile d to a ll v o te rs at c o u n ty and sch oo l e x p e n s e . �COUNTY IMPROVEMENTS The $2,200,000 bonds requested by the County Board will pay for: A new center section to replace the Court House building erected in 1898. A third floor on the south wing. Adequate parking facilities to service the county offices. YOUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT TODAY HAS: A n o v e rc ro w d e d b u ild in g w h e re c o u n ty business c a n n o t be h a n d le d as w e ll as th e citizens h a v e a rig h t to e xp e ct. — S e ve ra l c o u n ty d e p a rtm e n ts h a v e h a d to be d iv id e d , fo rc e d to c a rry on re la te d business in sca tte re d lo c a tio n s in th e b u ild in g . P ra c tic a lly n one o f th e offices h a v e a d e q u a te ro o m fo r th e n u m b e r o f e m p lo y e e s n e e d e d to h a n d le c o u n ty a ffa irs . — Som e c o u n ty offices a re lo c a te d in te m p o ra ry w o o d e n b u ild in g s , little m o re th a n shacks, b a ck o f th e C o u rt H ouse. O th e rs a re in re n te d q u a rte rs , fo r w h ic h th e c o u n ty m u st p a y $3 to $ 4 p e r sq u a re fo o t a n n u a lly . — O u r seven co u rts m u st a d m in is te r justice in o n ly fiv e c o u rt room s, a ll o f th e m in a d e ­ q u a te . YOUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEEDS: O ffice space to re p la c e th e p re se n t o v e rc ro w d e d a n d in a d e q u a te room s n o w in use. G ood p a rk in g fa c ilitie s , m a tc h in g th e n eed a t o u r b u sy C o u rt H ouse. WHAT IS PLANNED: The n e w ce n te r section p ro p o se d fo r th e C o u rt House w o u ld be a s ix -s to ry stru c tu re p ro ­ v id in g a p p ro x im a te ly 6 5 ,0 0 0 sq u a re fe e t o f space. The to p th re e flo o rs o f th e n e w ce n te r section w o u ld be u tiliz e d as c o u rt room s a n d necessary o ffice s fo r o u r ju d g e s. The firs t th re e flo o rs o f th e n e w ce n te r section w o u ld be used p rin c i­ p a lly fo r a d m in is tra tiv e offices. The p ro p o se d n e w th ird flo o r o f th e so u th w in g w ill c o n ta in 8 ,0 0 0 sq u a re fe e t o f space, p r in c ip a lly fo r a d m in is tra tiv e offices. These p ro p o se d im p ro v e m e n ts a re u r g e n tly nee d e d. A rlin g to n 's th re e C irc u it C o u rt ju d g e s w ro te re c e n tly to th e C o u n ty B oard: " A n y a tte m p t to house th e e x is tin g A rlin g to n C ourts in th e p re se n t C o u rt House can o n ly be a te m p o ra ry m a k e s h ift........................................ W e b e lie v e it is e sse n tia l to th e p ro p e r a d m in is tra tio n o f justice th a t th is m a tte r be g iv e n im m e d ia te a tte n tio n ." �SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS ^ F o r junior and senior high school students: 1. Gunston Junior High fo r 1 0 5 0 p u p ils , to be b u ilt o n th e fo rm e r S h irle y H om es site. Here is W hat 2. Second unit of Kenmore Junior High. First u n it fo r 7 0 0 stu d e n ts u n d e r co n stru c tio n a t 2 0 0 So. C a rly n S p rin g s R oad. The Proposed Second u n it w ill house 5 0 0 s tu d e nts. $ 4 ,4 9 2 ,1 5 0 3. D e ta ile d plans for Yorktown Senior High in N o rth A r lin g to n . School Bond Issue ^ F o r boys and girls in the first through the sixth grades: W ill Provide Six classroom s each to be a d d e d a t Drew a n d Jamestown 1. schools a n d fo u r classroom s a t Oakridge. 2. N in e classroom s a n d th re e m u ltip u rp o s e ro o m s (fo r a u d i­ to riu m , c a fe te ria and g y m n a s iu m use) to be added at Wilson, Woodmont a n d Lee schools. 3. D e ta ile d p la n s fo r re m o d e lin g a n d a d d itio n s a t Clay, Custis, Madison a n d Marshall schools. WE NEED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADDITIONS BECAUSE: A FEW HARD FACTS ABOUT ARLINGTON JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS T h ere a re to d a y 3 ,8 1 9 m o re s tu d e n ts in th e firs t six 1 8 0 s ix th g ra d e p u p ils a n d s e n io r h ig h ro o m f o r s ix th g ra d e rs at W illia m s b u r g C o m p u ls o ry a tte n d a n c e la w s J u n io r J a m e s to w n now sch oo ls. at W illia m s b u r g fro m g ra d e s o f th e A r lin g to n p u b lic sch oo ls th a n in o u r ju n io r H ig h . T h e re sc h o o l w ill be a re no n e x t y e a r. m a ke it c e rta in th a t m o s t o f the se s tu d e n ts w il l re m a in in sch o o l. W e h a ve no cla ssro om s f o r th e se p u p ils w h e n D re w sch oo l f o r N e g r o p u p ils has 9 0 c h ild r e n lib r a r y th e y reach ju n io r a n d s e n io r h ig h sch o o l. and m u ltip u r p o s e ro o m at p re s e rtt. in th e E n r o llm e n t a t D re w w il l rise a b o u t 9 0 m o re n e x t y e a r. N e a r ly m oney th r e e -fo u r th s m ust go fo r of ju n io r th e p ro p o s e d h ig h sch oo l sch oo ls, our bond c u rre n t c ritic a l n eed. W ils o n a n d M o n ro e sch oo l areas h a d to d re n in b o r r o w e d cla ssro o m s at S tr a tfo r d p u t 6 0 c h il­ J u n io r th is y e a r, a nd a n o th e r 3 0 in a te m p o r a r y ro o m . H ig h S pa ce at S tr a tfo rd w il l n o t b e a v a ila b le in th e f a ll. H a lf-d a y sessions c a n n o t b e a v o id e d u nle ss n e w sch oo ls can b e b u ilt q u ic k ly . c h ild r e n a t S tr a t f o r d in space n e e d e d f o r ju n io r h ig h n e x t y e a r. H ig h sch o o l classes c a n n o t b e e n ­ la rg e d w it h o u t d a n g e r o f loss o f a c c re d ita tio n . W o o d m o n t sch o o l n o w has 3 0 A n o th e r 30 a re in an in a d e q u a te b a s e m e n t ro o m . It takes a f u ll y e a r to d r a w d e ta ile d p la n s f o r a la rg e h ig h B oa rd sch o o l of a nd to E d u ca tio n . get th e m That a p p ro v e d is w h y by p la n n in g th e state m oney is O a k r id g e sch o o l th is y e a r has 6 0 s ix th g r a d e r s at B ra n d o n J u n io r H ig h . O a k r id g e e n r o llm e n t w i l l in c re a s e 6 0 m o re b y S e p te m b e r. a sked n o w f o r Y o r k to w n S e n io r H ig h . Lee sch o o l n e e d s space to ca re f o r 6 0 c h ild r e n w h o are n o w in te m p o ra ry b a s e m e n t ro o m s . �SPECIAL ELECTION CO UNTY AND SCHOOL IM PR O VEM EN T BONDS Tuesday, June 5, 1956 Polls o p e n a t re g u la r v o tin g places 6 :3 0 a. m. to 7 :3 0 p .m. D a y lig h t Saving T im e ‘Ttteteaye fo rf'iC iayfott *Voten& fru w t t&e Room 2 1 2 C o u rt H ouse A r lin g to n , Va. d /o ? - Arlington, Va. Permit No. 133 &ucnt<t B ound Leo Jr 4 Theresa Urbanske 904 South 18 th St. A r lin g to n 2 , A a. F an d t&e Sc&oot Boand Bulk Rate POSTAGE PAID Sent. PS 4 " W hat will the combined bond issues cost the Arlington home owner? The a v e ra g e cost o f th e p ro p o se d c o u n ty a n d school b o n d issues w ill be $ 8 .4 0 a y e a r to th e o w n e r o f a $ 1 7 ,5 0 0 h o m e in A rlin g to n . This w o u ld c o v e r re p a y m e n t o f p rin c ip a l o v e r a 2 5 -y e a r p e rio d a n d also in te re st, fig u re d a t th e ra te o f 3 perce n t. A rlin g to n h as a n A c re d it ra tin g . Since 1 936, a ll A rlin g to n c o u n ty a n d school b o n d s h a v e , w ith one e x c e p tio n , been sold a t a n et in te re s t ra te o f less th a n 3 p e rce n t. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flyer: "Bond Referendum for County and School Improvements" Description An account of the resource Flyer explaining the two Bond Referenda on the ballot, Special Election, June 5, 1956. 3 pages. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956-06-05 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arlington County Board, Arlington School Board Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. nauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 94_1_2_4 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/8b45302673a1f15df1734abf73e2118c.pdf 0d4c653b663a0a41ed486341b851ec1e PDF Text Text BOND REFERENDUM FOi COUNTY A N D SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS Tuesday, June 5, 1956 The A rlin g to n C o u n ty Board and th e A rlin g to n School Board are jo in tly asking th e v o te rs o f A rlin g to n to a p p ro v e tw o b o n d issues a t th is tim e : $ 2 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 To e x p a n d a n d re m o d e l A rlin g to n 's C o u rt H ouse, so as to p ro v id e a d e q u a te space fo r th e im p o rta n t a n d g ro w in g a c tiv itie s o f th e c o u n ty g o v e rn m e n t. $ 4 ,4 9 2 ,1 5 0 To b u ild schools nee d e d to p ro v id e classroom s fo r in c re a sin g e n ro llm e n ts in A r lin g to n schools. To the Voters of Arlington: A s y o u r ele cte d re p re s e n ta tiv e s on th e A rlin g to n C o u n ty B o a rd a n d th e A r l­ in g to n School B o a rd , w e ask th e p e o p le o f o u r c o m m u n ity to a p p ro v e th e tw o b o n d issues e x p la in e d in th is fo ld e r. It is th e co n sid e re d o p in io n o f th e tw o b o a rd s th a t th e im p ro v e m e n ts w h ic h these b o n d issues w ill fin a n c e a re n ecessary a n d im p o rta n t. The school b o n d p ro ­ p osa l w ill p a y fo r nee d e d space to m a in ta in A rlin g to n p u b lic schools a t th e ir p re s ­ e n t s ta n d a rd . The c o u n ty b o n d issue w ill p ro v id e essen tia l c o u rt fa c ilitie s a n d o f ­ fice space to c a rry on A rlin g to n 's c o u n ty g o v e rn m e n t a c tiv itie s in a n e ffic ie n t m a n n e r. d ie . A rlin g to n School B oard By E. R. D ra h e im , C h a irm a n This le a fle t is p u b lis h e d jo in tly b y th e A r lin g to n C o u n ty B oa rd a nd th e A r lin g to n S chool B oa rd to p ro v id e in fo r m a tio n c o n c e rn in g th e p ro p o s e d b o n d issues. It is b e in g m a ile d to a ll v o te rs at c o u n ty a nd sch oo l e x p e n s e . �COUNTY IMPROVEMENTS The $2,200,000 bonds requested by the County Board will pay for: A new center section to replace the Court House building erected in 1898. A third floor on the south wing. Adequate parking facilities to service the county offices. YO U R C O U N TY G O VER N M EN T T O D A Y HAS: A n o v e rc ro w d e d b u ild in g w h e re c o u n ty business c a n n o t be h a n d le d as w e ll as th e citizen s h a v e a rig h t to expe ct. — S e ve ra l c o u n ty d e p a rtm e n ts h a v e h a d to be d iv id e d , fo rc e d to c a rry on re la te d business in sca tte re d lo ca tio n s in th e b u ild in g . P ra c tic a lly n on e o f th e offices h a v e a d e q u a te ro om fo r th e n u m b e r o f e m p lo y e e s nee d e d to h a n d le c o u n ty a ffa irs . — Some c o u n ty offices a re lo ca te d in te m p o ra ry w o o d e n b u ild in g s , little m o re th a n shacks, back o f th e C o u rt H ouse. O th e rs a re in re n te d q u a rte rs , fo r w h ic h th e c o u n ty m u s t p a y $3 to $ 4 p e r sq u a re fo o t a n n u a lly . — O u r seven co urts m u st a d m in is te r justice in o n ly fiv e c o u rt ro om s, a ll o f th e m in a d e ­ q u a te . YOUR C O U N T Y G O VER N M EN T NEEDS: O ffice space to re p la ce th e p re se n t o v e rc ro w d e d a n d in a d e q u a te room s n o w in use. Good p a rk in g fa c ilitie s , m a tc h in g th e n eed a t o u r b u s y C o u rt H ouse. W H A T IS PLANNED: The n e w ce nte r section p ro p o se d fo r th e C o u rt H ouse w o u ld be a s ix -s to ry s tru c tu re p ro ­ v id in g a p p ro x im a te ly 6 5 ,0 0 0 s q u a re fe e t o f space. The to p th re e flo o rs o f th e n e w ce n te r section w o u ld be u tiliz e d as c o u rt room s a n d necessary office s fo r o u r ju d g e s. The firs t th re e flo o rs o f th e n e w ce n te r section w o u ld be used p rin c i­ p a lly fo r a d m in is tra tiv e offices. The p ro p o se d n e w th ird flo o r o f th e so u th w in g w ill c o n ta in 8 ,0 0 0 s q u a re fe e t o f space, p r in c ip a lly fo r a d m in is tra tiv e offices. These p ro p o se d im p ro v e m e n ts a re u rg e n tly nee d e d. A rlin g to n 's th re e C irc u it C o u rt jud g e s w ro te re c e n tly to th e C o u n ty B oard: " A n y a tte m p t to house th e e x is tin g A rlin g to n C ourts in th e p re s e n t C o u rt House can o n ly be a te m p o ra ry m a k e s h ift........................................ W e b e lie v e it is e ssen tia l to th e p ro p e r a d m in is tra tio n o f justice th a t th is m a tte r be g iv e n im m e d ia te a tte n tio n ." �SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS ^ F o r ju n io r a n d se n io r h ig h school stu d e nts: 1. G u n sto n J u n io r H ig h fo r 1 05 0 p u p ils , to be b u ilt on th e fo rm e r S h irle y H om es site. Here is What 2. Second u n it o f K e n m o re J u n io r H ig h . First u n it fo r 7 0 0 stu d e n ts u n d e r co n stru c tio n a t 2 0 0 So. C a rly n S p rin g s Road. The Proposed Second u n it w ill house 5 0 0 stu d e nts. $ 4 , 492,150 3. D e ta ile d p la n s fo r Y o rk to w n S enior H ig h in N o rth A rlin g to n . School Bond Issue ^ F o r b o ys a n d g irls in th e firs t th ro u g h th e s ix th g ra d e s : W ill Provide 1. Six classroom s each to be a d d e d a t D re w a n d J a m e s to w n schools a n d fo u r classroom s a t O a k rid g e . 2. N in e classroom s a n d th re e m u ltip u rp o s e room s (fo r a u d i­ to riu m , c a fe te ria and g y m n a s iu m use) to be a d d e d at W ils o n , W o o d m o n t a n d Lee schools. 3. D e ta ile d p la n s fo r re m o d e lin g a n d a d d itio n s a t C la y , C ustis, M a d is o n a n d M a rs h a ll schools. A FEW HARD FACTS ABOUT ARLINGTON JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS T h ere a re to d a y 3 ,8 1 9 m o re s tu d e n ts in th e firs t six WE NEED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADDITIONS BECAUSE: 1 80 s ix th g ra d e p u p ils a n d s e n io r h ig h ro o m f o r s ix th g ra d e rs at W illia m s b u r g C o m p u ls o ry a tte n d a n c e la w s J u n io r J a m e s to w n now sch oo ls. at W illia m s b u r g fr o m g ra d e s o f th e A r lin g to n p u b lic sch oo ls tha n in o u r ju n io r H ig h . T h e re sch o o l are w ill be no n e x t y e a r. m a ke it c e rta in th a t m o s t o f the se s tu d e n ts w il l re m a in in sch o o l. W e h a v e no cla ssro om s f o r these p u p ils w h e n D re w sch o o l f o r N e g r o p u p ils has 9 0 c h ild re n in th e lib r a r y th e y reach ju n io r a nd s e n io r h ig h sch oo l. and m u ltip u r p o s e ro o m a t p re se n t. E n ro llm e n t a t D re w w il l ris e a b o u t 9 0 m o re n e x t ye a r. N e a r ly m oney th r e e -fo u r th s m ust go fo r of th e ju n io r p ro p o s e d h ig h sch oo l schools, our bond c u rre n t c ritic a l n ee d. W ils o n a n d M o n ro e sch o o l areas h ad to d re n in b o rro w e d cla ssro om s at S tr a tfo rd p u t 6 0 c h il­ J u n io r th is y e a r, a n d a n o th e r 3 0 in a te m p o ra ry ro o m . H ig h S pace at S tr a tfo rd w il l n o t b e a v a ila b le in th e fa ll. H a lf-d a y sessions c a n n o t be a v o id e d unless n e w schools can be b u ilt q u ic k ly . has 3 0 c h ild re n at S tra tfo rd in space n e e d e d f o r ju n io r h ig h n e x t y e a r. H ig h sch oo l classes ca n n o t be e n ­ la rg e d w it h o u t d a n g e r o f lo ss o f a c c re d ita tio n . W o o d m o n t sch oo l n o w A n o th e r 30 a re in an in a d e q u a te b a s e m e n t ro o m . It take s a f u ll y e a r to d ra w d e ta ile d p lan s f o r a la rg e h ig h B oa rd sch o o l of and to E d u ca tio n . g e t th e m Th at a p p ro v e d is w h y by p la n n in g th e state m oney is O a k r id g e sch o o l th is y e a r has 6 0 s ix th g ra d e rs at B ra n d o n J u n io r H ig h . O a k r id g e e n r o llm e n t w il l increase 6 0 m o re b y S e p te m b e r. a sked n o w f o r Y o r k to w n S e n io r H ig h . Lee sch oo l n e e d s space to care f o r 6 0 c h ild re n a re n o w in te m p o ra ry b a s e m e n t ro o m s. who �SPECIAL ELECTION COUNTY AND SCHOOL IM P R O V E M E N T BONDS Tuesday, June 5, 1956 P olls o p e n a t re g u la r v o tin g places 6 :3 0 a. m. to 7 :3 0 p .m. D a y lig h t Saving Tim e /4 Tlteteaye fo rfiC ittyfoa *l/oten& t& e R oom 2 12 B u lk Rate C o u rt H ouse POSTAGE P A ID A r lin g to n , Va. A r lin g to n , Va. ‘ o viet S P e rm it N o . 133 Ronald & Ann. Uoss a a d the 43 N. Fenwick Arlington 1, *a » ScAoaC 15 W hat will the combined bond issues cost the Arlington home owner? The a v e ra g e cost o f th e p rop o se d c o u n ty a n d school b o n d issues w ill be $ 8 .4 0 a y e a r to th e o w n e r o f a $ 1 7 ,5 0 0 h om e in A rlin g to n . This w o u ld c o v e r re p a y m e n t o f p rin c ip a l o v e r a 2 5 -y e a r p e rio d a n d a ls o in te re st, fig u re d a t th e ra te o f 3 percent. A r lin g to n has a n A c re d it ra tin g . Since 1 9 3 6 , a ll A rlin g to n c o u n ty a n d school b o n d s h a v e , w it h one e x c e p tio n , been so ld a t a n e t in te re s t ra te o f less th a n 3 p erce n t. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flyer: "Bond Referendum for County and School Improvements" Description An account of the resource Flyer explaining the two Bond Referendum on the ballot, Special Election, June 5, 1956. 3 pages. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956-06-05 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arlington County Board, Arlington School Board Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. nauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 94_1_2_5 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/399f49076b9db1af374d1b545d16a152.pdf 5c9057ee9855b171575b18361f20c89d PDF Text Text BOND REFERENDUM FOR COUNTY AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS Tuesday, May 13, 1958 The Arlington County Board and Arlington School Board are jointly presenting, for approval by the voters of Arlington, bond issues totaling $7,966,000fo r County improvements. To the Voters of Arlington: The Arlington County Board and the Arlington School Board believe that improvements in Arlington's publicly-owned com­ munity facilities must move forward together in a well-planned, long-range program. Accordingly, the present bond proposals include street im­ provements, sidewalks, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, and land for two new fire stations. Also included are a proposed new high school, a central library, and additional recreational facilities. All these will be submitted to the voters on May 13. This leaflet is published jointly by the Arlington County Board and the Arlington School Board to provide information concerning the proposed bond issues. It is being mailed to voters at County and School expense. r A Arlington County Board �ESSENTIAL COUNTY IMPROVEMENTS SANITARY SEWERS RECREATION FACILITIES To improve Sanitary Sewerage Facilities, Arlington n e e d s___________________________ $770,000 To improve and expand Recreational Facilities, Arlington needs _________________________ $293,000 T h is w ou ld provide: R elief pu m pin g sta tion on Four M ile Run to su p p le m en t r e lie f trunk sew e r now under con stru ction , prev en tin g p er io d ic overflow s. T his w ou ld provide: R ecrea tion C en ter B uilding— addition al unit— part o f S t a g e II o f o r ig i­ nal plan fo r th is cen ter. R elief s e w e r fo r e x istin g d isch a r g e line from T reatm en t Plant to Four M ile Run. P layground E xpansion— 1401 South W alter R eed Drive— to relieve o v e r ­ crow din g. S c re e n in g and g r it rem oval fa c ilit ie s to im prove flo w through th e T reat­ m en t Plant and in c r e a se the e fficie n cy o f the P otom ac In terceptor trunk sew er. P la y field and Park Land A cqu isition — in n orth ea st part o f County w h ere th ere is no e x ist in g playground; park la n d s a lo n g strea m valleys. Both principal and interest on these bonds will be repaid from sewer service charges, and will not require any tax funds. NEW FIRE STATIONS To increase Fire Fighting Facilities, as recommended by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, Arlington n e e d s -----------------------------$50,000 T his will prov id e: Land fo r fire s ta tio n s to b e b u ilt in th e area (1) b etw e en L ee Highway and Chain B rid ge in n orth ea st Arlington, and (2) b etw e en Arlington B ou levard and P ersh in g Drive in cen tra l Arlington. STREETS To meet the most pressing needs for Street Construction to improve traffic flow, Arlington n e e d s ________________________ $1,790,000 T his w ou ld prov id e: New Streets A CENTRAL LIBRARY To construct and equip a Main Library: Arlington n e e d s __________________________ $560,000 T his will m ake p o s s ib le im p roved library s e r v ice and fa c ilit ie s fo r all o f A rlington County, s u p p le m en tin g th e s e r v ic e n ow giv en by e x istin g B ranches. F ea tu res o f th is library w ill b e a rea d in g room s e a tin g a pproxim ately 75 people, r e f e r e n c e room , loca l and Virginia h istory s ection , y ou n g a d u lt’ s ection , ch ild re n ’ departm en t, m ee tin g room fo r sm all g r o u p s s s and th e a d m in istra tiv e o f f i c e s in clu d in g cen tra l p r o c e s s in g and p r ep a ­ rations. SIDEWALKS To meet the most pressing needs for Sidewalk, Curb and Gutter Construction, reducing traffic hazards, Arlington n e e d s __________________________ $330,000 T his w ou ld prov id e: Approaches to Schools North Quincy S tr eet from Fairfax Drive t o W ashington Boulevard. South H ayes S tr eet northw ard from 18th S tr eet South. V acation Lane from North T aylor S tr eet t o L orcom Lane. North G eorg e M ason Drive from Park Drive to th e en d o f North Dinw id die Street. South E d g e w oo d S t r e e t from 11th S t r e e t Sou th to 13th Road South. South G eorg e M ason Drive from A rlington B ou levard to 4th Street, South. Carlin S p r in gs Road from 2nd S tr eet North t o Four M ile Run Drive. Fairfax Drive from A rlington B ou levard to North Barton Street. Carlin Sp rin gs Road from A rlington B ou levard to 3rd S tr eet South. Relocation and Widening of Existing Streets Kirkwood Road from L ee H ighway to north o f 17th Street, North. North Carlin S p r in gs Road from Park Drive to e a s t o f North Edison Street. Widening and Constructing Curb and Sidewalk L orcom Lane— north s id e from North Taylor S tr eet westw ard, and from North Q u eb e c S treet to Military Road; sou th s id e from North Jackson S tr eet to North M onroe Street. Widening Existing Streets W ilson B ou levard from North Florida S tr eet to Fairfax C ounty lin e— sou th side. South W alter R eed Drive (west lane) from sou th o f C olu m bia Pike to north o f 14th Street, South. South A rlington R idge R oad from 22nd Street, South to north o f 24th Street, South. Yorktown B ou levard from 28th S tr eet North t o N orth D inw iddie Street. 8th S tr eet South from G e o r g e M ason Drive to South Q uincy Street. North N elson S tr eet from L ee Highway to 17th S t r e e t North. North Ohio S tr e e t from Little Falls Road to W illiam sb u rg Boulevard. North N elson S tr e e t from W ashington B ou levard to 14 S tr e e t North. Approaches to Churches North N elson S tr eet from W ilson B oulevard north. 8th S t r e e t South from South G leb e Road to South M onroe Street. Miscellaneous 2nd S tr eet South from South Fillm ore S tr eet to South Wayne Street. P ersh in g Drive from North Irving S tr eet to North K enm ore Street. W ashington B oulevard from 3rd S tr e e t North t o 4th S tr eet North. (County Im prov em en ts co n tin u e d on low e r part o f n ex t page) �ADDITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FACILITIES Yorktown Senior High: $3,500,000 Sufficient space for senior high school students is the one deficiency still remaining in Arlington's public school plant. No other major school construction is con­ templated in the County's official long-range plan. THE NEED: ARLINGTON WILL NOT OVERBUILD: The p r o p o se d Yorktown s ch o o l w ill have c la s s r o o m s fo r 1,400 students. The new sch o o l, t o g e th e r w ith W a k efield and W ashington-Lee, will provide norm al a c c o m m o d a tio n s fo r 5,400 s e n io r high s c h o o l stu d en ts. T his is 10 p e r c e n t b e lo w th e e x p e c te d se n io r h igh en rollm en t in Arlington. School a u th oritie s b elie v e , how ever, that th e ov er lo a d o f 600 s tu d e n t s can b e a cc o m m o d a te d s a tisfa ctorily , w ith ou t jeo p a r d iz in g th e a c c r e d it e d sta tu s of th e s ch oo ls. T here a re 4,187 s e n io r high s ch o o l stu d e n ts in W akefield and WashingtonL ee High S c h o o ls today. T h e s e tw o s c h o o ls w e re bu ilt fo r 4,000 stu d en ts in all. Both s c h o o ls a re s e r io u sly o v er cr o w d ed th is year b e c a u se nearly 800 ju n ior high s ch o o l s tu d e n t s a re a ls o b ein g ca r ed fo r at Wakefield. W ak efield w ill b e fo r c e d to m ake room fo r ju n ior high s ch o o l s tu d en ts n ext PLANNED 10 YEARS AGO year a lso, until th e n ew G unston Junior High, now un der con stru ction , is The n e e d fo r Yorktow n S e n ior High S c h o o l w a s fo r e s e e n in 1948. At co m p le te d . M eanwhile, se n io r high s ch o o l en rollm en ts will con tin u e to that tim e th e im m e d ia te n e c e s s it y w a s fo r elem e n ta ry s c h o o l cla ssr oom s. mount. Yorktown elem e n ta ry s ch o o l, o p e n e d in 1950, w a s d e s ig n e d to b e u sed By Se p tem b e r, 1960, w h en the p r o p o se d Yorktown b u ild in g ca n be later a s a cla s s r o o m w in g o f the p r o p o s e d n ew seco n d a r y sch oo l. oc cu p ied , t h er e will b e 1,000 m ore se n io r high s ch o o l s tu d en ts in Arlington s c h o o ls than th ere a re now. By 1963, th e en rollm en t will in c r e a se b y an oth er 1,000, rea ch in g a p­ prox im ately 6,165. It is then e x p e c te d to level o f f at a b ou t 6,000. N ote: Future en rollm en t e s tim a te s a re b a se d on the num ber of ch ild re n a lre ad y in A rlington c la ss r o o m s . A lso taken in to a ccou n t a re pop u la tion tre n d s in the county, and the fa c t that s o m e pu pils n ow in pu b lic elem e n ta r y s c h o o ls may a tten d the new B ishop D en is J. O'Connell High S c h ool in stea d o f con tinu in g in pu blic sch oo l. STORM SEWERS To meet the most pressing needs for Control of Storm Water Drainage, eliminating flooding and erosion con­ ditions, Arlington n e e d s ____________________________$673,000 T h is w ou ld p rov id e: C on str u ctio n o f sto r m sew e rs, im p rovem en ts to storm w ater channels, and a cq u isitio n o f land fo r sto r m w a ter d rain a ge along: W e stov er Branch— 14th Road North t o W ashington Boulevard. If co n stru ctio n b o n d s fo r Y orktow n S e n io r High S c h ool a re a p p rov ed at th is tim e, th e high s ch o o l w ill b e co n stru cte d , a s planned, on th e s it e o f th e p r e s e n t Yorktown elem e n ta r y sch oo l, 5201 N orth 28th Street. The 12y2-acre s c h o o l s it e a d jo in s th e cou n ty-ow n ed G reen briar P layfield. It is a n ticip a ted that fa c ilit ie s o f th e p la y fie ld w ill b e m ade a va ila b le for s ch o o l use. Note: C hildren in th e fir st s ix g r a d e s in th e area n ow s e r v e d by Yorktow n elem e n ta ry s c h o o l will b e ca r ed fo r by a d ju stm en ts in s ch o o l z o n e s o f n ea rb y s c h o o ls . As a fu rther aid, m on ey is al­ ready ava ila b le fo r a la r g e a d dition at M ad ison elem e n ta ry sch oo l. North G eo r g e M ason Drive (Lubber Run) sou th fr o m 19th Road North. 4th S tr eet N orth to 5th S t r e e t North, w e s t o f North J e ffer so n Street. 1000 b lo ck o f Sou th C olu m b u s S t r e e t (culvert). Lubber Run— North Buchanan S t r e e t to 15th S t r e e t North. 22nd S tr e e t N orth an d N orth Irving Street. 4600 b lock o f 4th S t r e e t South. D o cto r s Branch fro m C olu m b ia Pike t o 900 b lo ck o f South Oakland Street. 25th S tr eet Sou th and Sou th Grant S t r e e t to north. B lu em on t Drive from North H arrison S tr eet t o North Florida Street. Lubber Run— 15th S t r e e t North t o 16th S r e e t North. Rear o f 5800 b lo ck o f B lu em on t Drive. Fairfax D rive (culvert a t Four M ile Run). 2 1st Avenue North and North N elson S tr eet to V acation Lane. North Highland S tr eet— 7th S t r e e t North t o 8th S r e e t North. 600 b lo ck o f North A bingdon Street. North Rock S prin g Road— North A bingdon to North W ak efield Street. Little F alls Road, e a s t o f Four M ile Run. North Vernon S t r e e t and North V erm ont S tr e e t (Vacation Lane). Parkhurst P layground, 20th S tr eet North. North Lincoln S t r e e t — S po u t Run t o north. John M arshall Drive, sou th w a rd from 27th S treet North. 8th S t r e e t North and N orth F rederick S t r e e t t o North Florida Street. 22nd S tr eet South and South Low ell S treet to 24th S treet South. North Frederick S t r e e t and 15th S tr eet N orth to W ashington Boulevard. 700 b lo ck o f Sou th Quincy S tr eet to 8th S tr eet South. Long Branch— 1st Road North to 3rd S t r e e t North. South G e o r g e M ason Drive, e a s t t o South Buchanan Street. South H ayes S t r e e t a t 24th S t r e e t South. 10th R oad North and North N elson S treet to e a s t o f North Quincy Street. Sou th G arfield S t r e e t n orth o f 2nd S t r e e t South. 2nd R oad North (culvert at Long Branch). North G e o r g e M ason Drive— 26th R oad North to 27th S tr eet North. North H arrison S tr eet and 5th S tr eet North. North D um barton S t r e e t (culvert a t P im m it Run). North T h om a s S t r e e t from 26th S tr eet North. M iscella n e ou s ch an n el w ork and wall co n stru ctio n a lo n g stream s. �SPECIAL ELECTION COUNTY AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS Tuesday, M ay 13, 1958 Polls open at regular voting places 7:00 a m. to 7:00 p.m. Daylight Saving Time (6:0U a.m. to 6:00 p.m. E astern Standard Tim e.) ft IfleAAacfe tc flrlmytcn VeterA Orem the Count^ Soar4 and the School Soard Room 212 Court House Arlington, Va. Bulk Rate POSTAGE PAID Arlington. Va. Perm it No. 133 Leo J Jr & Theresa I Urbanske 1101 S 19th St Arlington 2, Ta 21 What Will the Combined Bond Issues Cost the Arlington Home Owner? To repay the combined proposed bond issues with interest over a 20-year period will require an increase in the property tax rate of less than 5 percent. The average cost to the owner of a $20,000 home in Arlington would be about $12 a year for repayment of principal and interest on such bonds. Repayment of principal and interest on the proposed bonds has been carefully planned to fit into the financial structure of the County, so as not to cause unduly high costs in any one year. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flyer: "Bond Referendum for County and School Improvements" Description An account of the resource Flyer explaining the Bond Referendum on the ballot, May 13, 1958 for County and School improvements. 3 pages. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1958-05-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arlington County Board, Arlington School Board Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. nauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 94_1_2_6 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/03c49be8062e89b64759c5b1fd298dfc.pdf c620ce9b387db6e50e44e18a78bfaab0 PDF Text Text BOND REFERENDUM FOR COUNTY AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS Tuesday, M ay 17, I9 6 0 The Arlington County Board and Arlington School Board are jointly presenting, for approval by the voters of Arlington, bond issues totaling $7,580,000for County improvements. To the Voters of Arlington: The Arlington County Board and the Arlington School Board believe that improvements in Arlington's publicly-owned community facilities must continue to move forward together. Long range plans to this end have been carefully drawn up. There is also included a contribution to a regional park program. To further this program, the present bond proposals include street and sidewalk improvements and storm water drainage control as well as improvements to fire fighting facilities. Also included are improvements to library and health neighborhood services, and additional recreation facilities. Improvements to existing school facilities are proposed, and addi­ tions to park areas within the County and the Northern Virginia Region. All these will be submitted to the voters on May 17. This leaflet is published jointly by the Arlington County Board and the Arlington School Board to provide information concerning the pro­ posed bond issues. It is being mailed to voters at County and School expense. Arlington County Board By Herbert L. Brown, Jr., Chairman Arlington School Board By L. Lee Bean, Chairman �ESSENTIAL C O U N T Y IMPROVEMENTS STORM DRAINAGE CONTROL LIBRARIES To carry forward the long range program for control of storm water drainage and elimination of flooding and erosion conditions______________ $1,040,000 To carry out the next stage of the long range program for the improvement of library service__________ $250,000 This will provide: Construction of storm sewers, improvements to storm water channels, and acquisition of land for storm water drainage along: North Lynn Street from 19th Street North to south. This will provide for the construction of two neighbor­ hood Branch Libraries, one in the Shirlington area and one in the Westover area to replace present inadequate facilities. HEALTH CLINICS Parkhurst Playground, additional section. Lee Highway and North Sycamore Street to northwest. Virginia Highlands Branch from 26th Street South to South Fern Street. North George Mason Drive— 11th Street North to Washington Boulevard. 3rd Street North and North Barton Street to North Barton Street and North Pershing Drive. Arlington Boulevard near North Manchester Street to north. To carry out the first stage of the long range program for the improvement of the Health Department's neighborhood services--------------------------------------$100,000 This will provide for construction of two clinics, one in the Clarendon area and one in the Columbia Pike area to re­ place present inadequate facilities. Arlington Branch east of South Barton Street to south. 41st Street North— North Glebe Road to west. SIDEWALKS North Sycamore Street from Lee Highway to North Fairfax Drive and North Roosevelt Street. To carry forward the long range program for reducing hazards to pedestrians------------------------- $450,000 2nd Street South from Old Glebe Roal to east. North Ohio Street from Washington Boulevard to 22nd Street North. Old Dominion Drive and North Glebe Road to North Brandywine Street. North George Mason Drive from 27th Street North to north of Yorktown Boulevard. 2700 Block South Eads Street to 20th Street South and South Grant Street. Ohio Street Branch north of 22nd Street North to Lee Highway. 17th Street South and South Kent Street to 1700 Block South Lynn Street. 5th Street South and South Lexington Street. W ith property owner participation either by furnishing the right-of-way or paying half of the cost of constructing the sidewalk, curb and gutter, this will provide: Approaches to Schools North Frederick Street from Washington Boulevard to 10th Street North. M ilitary Road north and south of 26th Road North— missing areas. Williamsburg Boulevard from North Emerson Street to North Harrison Street. North Cameron Street from 19th Street North to 22nd Street North. M ilitary Road from North Stafford Street to Gulf Branch. PARK AUTHORITY CONTRIBUTION FOR REGIONAL PARKS To carry forward the long range program of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority___ $130,000 This will provide a contribution to the funds to be ex­ pended by the Authority, created by Arlington and other Northern Virginia jurisdictions, to provide public parks and recreation areas within the jurisdiction of the Authority. North Randolph Street from 17th Street North to 20th Road North. Lorcom Lane from North Quincy Street to west of Vacation Lane. North Jefferson Street from Wilson Boulevard to 7th Street North. 25th Street North from George Mason Drive to North Columbus Street. South Lincoln Street from 22nd Street South to South Lowell Street. 25th Street North from Glebe Road to North Buchanan Street. 26th Street North from George Mason Drive to North Columbus Street. South Quincy Street from 16th Street South to 19th Street South. 20th Street South from Arlington Ridge Road to South Kent Street. PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES To carry forward the long range program for expanding and improving recreational facilities and parks within the County______________ $800,000 This will provide for the replacement o f the South Walter Reed Drive Center, the expansion of the Dawson Terrace Center, and a new Center in the Nauck area. It will also make possible the acquisition and development of stream valley park land in the areas of: Four Mile Run-Columbia Pike; Madison Manor-North Roosevelt Street; and Long Branch-Glencarlyn. Approaches to Churches 5th Street South from Carlyn Springs Road to South Kensington Street. Other Priority Projects South Buchanan Street from 8th Road South to Columbia Pike. North Westmoreland Street from Fairfax Drive to County Line. South Pershing Drive from Arlington Boulevard to south. South Highland Street from 13th Street South to Columbia Pike. Marcey Road fro m M ilitary Road to east. �$1,750,000 FOR S C H O O L C O N S T R U C T I O N A large increase in school enrollment in one particular area of Arlington, coupled with the community's high standards of public education, are factors which influenced the School Board to present a bond proposal to County voters at this time. The money is needed to finance school construction. Projects to be built immediately are: ADDITION AT DREW SCHOOL A serious shortage of classroom space has arisen at Drew school, 2410 South Lincoln Street. A t least 19 new class­ rooms are needed to meet school needs in that vicinity. The children in 10 classrooms at Drew are on half-day sessions this year. Drew school, named for a famous Negro physician, is operated os one unit with the nearby Kemper school. En­ rollment in the Drew-Kemper area stands this year at 744. By next year there will be 800 children in the first six grades there. Other Arlington elementary schools in that section of the County cannot accommodate the present Drew overload nor the larger number of children expected to enter Drew in the immediate years ahead. Building of the extra classrooms for Drew will provide the children of this area with good school facilities within walk­ ing distance of their homes. STREETS AND HIGHW AYS To carry forward the long range plan for the improvement of traffic flows and the elimination o f traffic hazards__________________________ $2,660,000 AUXILIARY GYMNASIUMS AT WASHINGTON-LEE H IG H SCHOOL The Virginia State Board of Education recommends auxil­ iary gymnasiums for large secondary schools in the state. The original plans for the 1952 Washington-Lee addition in­ cluded auxiliary gyms, but they were eliminated. The result is that as many as six physical education classes must be conducted at one time in the present gymnasium. The School Board wishes to build two auxiliary gymnas­ iums at Washington-Lee with accompanying locker facilities. This would bring Washington-Lee physical education facili­ ties to an acceptable standard. MULTIPURPOSE ROOMS AT FOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Four of Arlington's older elementary schools are still without multipurpose rooms and kitchens. The multipurpose rooms are needed for combined use as cafeterias, auditor­ iums and playrooms. All other elementary schools in Arling­ ton now have such facilities. Schools needing multipurpose rooms are: Nellie Custis, 712 23rd Street South. John Marshall, 4751 25th Street North. Peyton Randolph, 14th and South Quincy Streets. Woodlawn, 4720 16th Street North. Lorcom Lane west of M ilitary Road to North Randolph Street. North Pershing Drive from east of North Barton Street to North Dan­ ville Street. Yorktown Boulevard from North Buchanan Street to 26th Street North. Neighborhood and Collector Streets This will provide: North Randolph Street— Wilson Boulevard to Fairfax Drive. Major Thoroughfare Construction North Quincy Street— Wilson Boulevard to Washington Boulevard. McKinley Road from Wilson Boulevard to north. 16th Street South— Glebe Road to South Monroe Street. Williamsburg Boulevard North McKinley Road from Fairfax Drive to Washington Boulevard. (a) (b) John Marshall Drive to north of Little Falls Road. Complete North Sycamore Street intersection. South Shirlington Road from 24th Road South to South Four M ile Run Drive. South Shirlington Road from South Four Mile Run Drive to Shirlington Circle (Va by City of Alexandria). 18th Street North from North Longfellow Street to North Lexington Street. M ilitary Road from Lorcom Lane to Nellie Custis Drive. North Fillmore Street from 1st Street North to Pershing Drive. North Lynn Street from Arlington Boulevard to 19th Street North. North Lexington Street from 19th Road North to south. Washington Boulevard from north of Arlington Boulevard to south of Pershing Drive (west lane). North Harrison Street from Lee Highway to Little Falls Road. North Woodstock Street from 20th Road North to south. North Pershing Drive (a) From North Fillmore Street to North Edgewood Street (south lane). (b) North Kenmore Street to North Monroe Street (south lane). Williamsburg Boulevard (29th Street North) from North Wyoming Street to County Line Military Road from 31st Street North to south of 35th Street North (west side). North Sycamore Street from Washington Boulevard to Lee Highway. Williamsburg Boulevard from Glebe Road to 36th Street North. John Marshall Drive from 25th Road North to 26th Street North. South Shirlington Road from Glebe Road to 24th Road South. 16th Street North east of North Lexington Street. North Quincy Street from Lee Highway to South. 13th Street North from North Hartford Street to Washington Boulevard. FIRE FIGHTING FACILITIES To carry out the next stage of the long range program for the improvement of fire protection service_____ $400,000 This will provide a consolidated Fire Division Headquar­ ters at a reconstructed fire station in Clarendon. �SPECIAL ELECTION COUNTY AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS Tuesday, M ay 17, I9 6 0 Polls open at regular voting places 6:00 a m. to 7:00 p.m. Daylight Saving Time fi H teAAatje to Arlington Voter* Room 212 Jew the Court House Ccuhtif Sear4 Arlington, Va. Bulk Rato POSTAGE PAID Arlington, Va. Permit No. 133 and the £cheel Scant What Will the Combined Bond Issues Cost the Arlington Home Owner? Arlington is today paying o ff its bonded indebtedness at the rate o f $1,828,000 a year and enjoys an excellent credit rating. To repay the combined proposed bond issues, with interest over a 20-year period will require an in­ crease in the property tax rates of less than 4 per cent. The average cost to the owner o f a $20,000 home in Arlington would be about $10 a year for repayment of principal and interest on such bonds. Repayment of principal and interest on the proposed new bonds will be planned to f it into the financial structure o f the County so as to avoid unduly high costs in any one year. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flyer: "Bond Referendum for County and School Improvements" Description An account of the resource Flyer explaining the Bond Referendum on the ballot, May 17, 1960 for County and School improvements. 3 pages. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-05-17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arlington County Board, Arlington School Board Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. nauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 94_1_2_7 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/a6c637bca7ace60c234f5a799b157c6a.pdf 283fd58c384a640934a259294166797d PDF Text Text G O T O THE POLLS O N TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 AND VOTE FOR SCHOOL BONDS (Polls Open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) (1. The children are HERE....................................................19,100 pupils enrolled by 1952. (2. The buildings are N O T here..................................... 13,020 pupil capacity in present schools. HERE'S WHY (3. W e can’ educate children without BUILDINGS....................... 6,080 pupil capacity shortage by 1952 if nothing is done. t (4. W e can’build the buildings without a bond issue. t There is no other way to raise $7,450,000 for these needs. THESE FACTS ARE SO CLEAR TH A T THOSE W H O MAY BE OPPOSED T O THE SCHOOL BONDS HAVE NEVER EVEN TRIED T O REFUTE THEM. INSTEAD, THEY HAVE DISTORTED THE FIGURES T O CONFUSE CITIZENS W ITH INACCURACIES AND MISLEADING SIDE-ISSUES 1. Y ou may necessary?” have heard: "Is this bond issue really T H E FACTS ARE: It is. Because there are now more children in Arlington o f pre-school age than there are in all twelve grades in the schools! Each year for at least four years there w ill be approximately 1500 more pupils in the school system than before; the figures above show that the need w ill be even greater. 3. Also: "Is Arlington's debt load too heavy?” THE FACTS: Arlington’ fiscal condition is com ­ s pletely sound. O ur debt level is low. It is only 2.96% o f the total o f the true value o f property. The average for 75 other comparable communities is 4.7%, according to Dun & Bradstreet. Bonds can be paid off at low interest rates over 25 years. Communities, like families, normally finance capital expenditures by borrow ing and spreading the costs. W e should PAY AS W E USE. 2. Some have asked: "Couldn’ the children be squeezed t into existing sch ool facilities for the next few years?” 4. They say: "A rlington’ schools are expensive. s contain frills.” T H E A N SW ER IS: No! The senior high school is already badly over-crowded with 2300 pupils, and in the junior high schools ready to move up to senior high, are 3200 children. In grades 4, 5, and 6, preparing to take the place of the 3200 are 4200 children! There simply is not room! Already m ore than 1500 children are being taught in emergency quarters in church and sch ool basements, etc. started) against $1.00 and up per cubic foot o f space in other comparable communities. Professor H arold F. Clark, Colum bia University, said recently, "In fact, it is extremely rare to find a (school) project in the northeastern part o f the United States that is running as low as $1 per cubic foot.” "A building should be judged on its own merits rather than in comparison with another building at a different location in determining whether or not its cost is reason­ able” R. Claude Graham, Director, D ivision o f Research — & Planning, V irginia State Department o f Education. T H E FACTS: The new school buildings are sim ple in design, with no waste space and with econom ical multi­ purpose room s instead o f separate room s for gymnasium, auditorium, cafeteria, etc. A ll contracts have been let to the lowest bidder. The result is good, solid, lasting construc­ tion but no frills. VOTE FOR SCHOOL BONDS They Actually, Arlington’ elementary school building cubic foot s costs have ranged from 72c (Glencarlyn elementary school) to 99c (McKinley school; contract let after Korean war VISIT YOU R SCHOOLS A N D SEE FOR YOURSELF PAY AS WE USE VOTE FOR SCHOOL BONDS P S .: The CCSl has been working for years to raise the per pupil annual operating investment in Arlington’ education. Our average per pupil rate is still s below the National average, but we are pleased that the School Board has progressively raised the level. This has meant more teachers with more adequate pay; reduced half-day sessions; reduced classroom load; more adequate staff, etc. Consequently, W E COMMEND THE SCHOOL BOARD—IT IS D O IN G A FINE JOB The Citizens Committee for School Improvement is a county-wide organization, open to all citizens, devoted solely to the improvement o f Arlington’ schools. s �COUNTY BOARD CANDIDATES9 Prom ises, Platform s and R ecords on Schools The County Board controls the purse-strings. It is, therefore, extremely impor­ tant that we elect a County Board member who is fully smpathetic to our public school needs. The Citizens Committee for School Improvement again presents the pertinent facts on the County Board candidates for YOUR appraisal: DANIEL A. DU G AN FRED W. BACH JACOB BECHTEL 1 PUBLISHED PLATFORM: Advocates . "Continued cooperation between County & School Boards”and carrying forward o f the master plan for essential capital improve­ ments including schools. 1. PUBLISHED PLATFORM : None, as this goes to press. 1. PUBLISHED PLATFORM: None, as this goes to press. 2. SCHOOL BON DS: Support o f present and previous school bond issues without reservation. 2. SCH O OL B O N D S : Support, with reser­ vations, o f present school bond issue. But he says “ bond issue should be broken down” and voted separately. 2. SCHOOL BON D S: Has opposed all pre­ vious school bond issues. Stand on present bond issue not clear. 3. SCHOOL BUDGETS: Has supported all budgets for school improvements during his term of office. Voted in 1948 and 1949 against budget cuts which resulted in post­ ponement o f full-day sessions, essential build­ ing repairs and teacher salary increases. 3. SCH O O L BU D G ETS: "In view o f our pressing school needs for years to come— I intend to speak out for the utmost in common-sense economy.” 3. SCHOOL BUDGETS: Has opposed all increases in operating expenditures. 4. PERTIN EN T PUBLIC STATEMENT O N SCH O OLS: "T h e type o f school con­ struction in A rlington should be directed primarily to adequate educational facilities and our money should not be spent on unnecessary trimmings.” 4. PERTINENT PUBLIC STATEM EN T: "If this bond issue does not g o through I ’ m g oin g to find the money to build them like they used to build them.” 5. SCHOOLS PA T R O N IZED : T w o children attend St. Charles School. One child is of pre-school age. 5. SCHOOLS PATRON IZED : N o children. 4. PERTINENT PUBLIC STATEM ENT O N SCHOOLS: "The facts demonstrate be­ yond question the need for m ore school buildings.” 5. SCHOOLS PA TR ON IZED : O nly child attends Stonewall Jackson public school. YOUR INTERPRETATION OF THESE COMPARISONS A N D H O W YOU VOTE WILL VITALLY AFFECT THE FUTURE OF ARLINGTON’ SCHOOL CHILDREN S (Polls Open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) VOTE FOR SCHOOL BONDS THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Central Station, Box 1662 Arlington, Virginia EDUCATION MOLDS OUR FUTURE i Sec. 34.66, P. L. & R. U. S. POSTAGE PAID Arlington, Va. Permit No. 193 Lbo J. 8 Theresa X. Urbanske c 1110 S. 15th S t. A rlington , Va. 21 BETTER SCHOOL! MAKE BETTER COMMUNITIES OUR CHILDREN’ FUTURE IS IN YOUR H A N D S W H EN YOU V OTE NOV. 7 Arlington, Virginia � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flyer: "Go to the Polls On Tuesday, November 7 and Vote for School Bonds" Description An account of the resource Flyer: "Go to the Polls On Tuesday, November 7 and Vote for School Bonds". pages. Second page: lyer: Campaign flyer showing Arlington County Board candidates, Daniel A. Dugan, Fred W. Bach and Jacob Bechtel's, latforms and records on schools. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource No date Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizens Committee for School Improvement Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. nauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 94_1_2_34 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/8e3997a0dccd6cdbc116b57322856622.pdf 972c6d7b1109e586e5cd422de3218c09 PDF Text Text . : ■ - Attendance has increased 6,001 in the past four years. Attendance is expected to increase 6,000 in the next four years. This is an average of 1,500 more children each year. 1,500 more children each year equals one new classroom a week. QUESTION 1: Shall we build an average of one new classroom a week to house the additional children? 20 % (2,253) of the elementary school children are on double shifts. 21% (2,900) of the elementary school children will be on double shifts in 1955-56, if no new schools are built other than those now under construction. QUESTION 2: Shall we build enough schools to eliminate double shifts? 17% (1,907) of the elementary school children are in 66 makeshift classroom s: 1 is in a teachers' room 32 are in school basem ents 5 are in multi-purpose rooms 5 are in school libraries 6 are in a war surplus building 2 are in Page Annex 15 are in apartments in Federal housing projects. 13% (1,877) of the elementary school children will be in 65 makeshift classroom s in 1955-56, if no. new schools are built other than those now under construction. QUESTION 3: Shall we build enough schools to eliminate makeshift classroom s? Many children are reguired to attend older schools that do not h av e ad e q u a te classrooms, a school library, a multi-purpose room, clinic space, or other m odern conveniences. QUESTION 4: Shall we remodel older school buildings to m ake them m ore n early comparable with our new schools? Good school sites are fast disappearing. Land prices are steadily increasing. QUESTION 5: Shall we buy now the building sites needed in the foreseeable future? 22 of the elementary schools, with 65 % (7,428) of the elem entary school children, do not have a hot lunch program. A hot lunch could be provided these children by equipping the central kitchen in the administration building and by remodeling and equipping these 22 schools. QUESTION 6: Shall we provide a hot lunch program for all schools? W H A T ARE YOUR A N S W E R S T O T H E SE Q U E S T IO N S ? �AK W E ELEM ENTARY LO GTHE SIN SCHO O LS (TRANSFERRED TO ELEMENTARY) JACKSON ADDITION KEMPER ADDITION I I HOFFMAN BOSTON ELEMENTARY McKINLEY ."**| ----CHERRYDALE ANNEX (MINUS PAGE) REED ADDITION ABINGDON GLENCARLYN YORKTOWN | BARRETT ADDITION JACKSON ADDITION RANDOLPH ADDITION WOODLAWN A D D IT IO N S 5,550 5.550 6,930 7.470 1947-48 1948-49 1949-50 1950-51 7.950 1951-52** 9.540 10. 200 ? 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-51 11 new elementary school buildings and additions have been built in the last 4 years. Cherrydale Annex has been renovated. The first unit of New Page is being built with the money from the sale of old Page. 4 other new buildings and additions to be completed in 1952-53 will exhaust present bond *un Unless more schools are built, enrollment will exceed capacity by more than 3,000 in 1953-54' It takes approximately 21 months to plan and construct an elementary school. W E NEED TO START TO BUILD MORE SCHOOLS NOW ‘30 pupils per classroom (not counting makeshift classrooms) ‘January 1. 1952 �RACE WITH ENROLLME (IN t h o u s a n d s ) JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS EXCESS OF ENROLLMENT OVER NORMAL CAPACITY NORMAL CAPACITY OF PERMANENT SCHOOL BUILDINGS* 580 5,980 WAKEFIELD. FIRST UNIT | (MINUS MADISON JUNIOR HIGH TRANSFERRED TO ELEMENTARY) NUMBER O F CHILDREN 5,580 5.124 HOFFMAN BOSTON ADDITION WASHINGTON LEE ADDITION STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH 3,680 3,680 3,680 4,680 4.680 6, 020 ? 5-220 ’ 1 9 4 7 - 4 8 ^ 1948-49 1949-50 1950-51 1951-52** 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 One new junior high school, Stratford, has been built in the last 4 years. The first unit of Wakefield and the two high school additions will exhaust present bond funds. Junior-senior high school enrollment will increase 1,000 or more per year after 1953-54. Unless more schools are built, enrollment will be more than 2,000 above capacity in 1954-55. It takes approximately 30 months to plan and construct a high school building. FIRST—Face the facts that: (1) It takes time to build a school. (2) Enrollment has been increasing faster than capacity. (3) 1,500 more children each year equals one new classroom a week. (4) Unless we start to build more schools now, total enrollment will excede total capacity by about: (a) 4,400 in 1953-54, (b) 6,000 in 1954-55, (c) 7,200 in 1955-56. THEN—Decide how far w e shall go toward meeting the need for more schools for our children. *30 p u p ils p e r classroom in junior high schools 25 p u p ils p e r classroom in senior high schools •J a n u a ry 1, 1952 �SCHOOLS FOR OUR CHILDREN 1500 rruyu childAi/n l^ ^ % I I ^ cl y u u i c^uois cn z. ntur daiwaocrm a wttfe'; m ^ ^ K ^ ^ S5 ^ ^ L A ^ » ! ^ W ^ ^ O N S T H U C n ^ ^ T A G E ^ B ^ ^ 5 ^ j B P ^ “ PBOX' M0NTHS . / ^ > Bond tunds voted are sold as needed FUNDS ARE VOTED Bonds Funds Voted- County PubUc S choois. A rlington ^gESST sc'ggSl � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flyer: "How Far Shall We Go Toward Meeting the Need." Description An account of the resource Flyer to encourage passage of the School Bonds. Explains needs because of increasing enrollments, timeliness in meeting needs and planning and construction phases of building a school. 3 pages. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource No date Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 94, Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC) Organizational Records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arlington County Public Schools Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. nauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 94_1_1_40