8 20 235 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/f3aa37be6422dca51589d785760310df.pdf 4986ec4997cbef1ef2a1899182710bf8 PDF Text Text MAY, 1959 NEWSLETTER CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR S C H O O L IMPROVEMENT Central Station, P.0. Box 3542, Arlington 3, Virginia (Chairman: Mrs, Howard W. Lehman [JA,2-0105] - 117 S. Aberdeen St., Arlington 4, Va.) CCSI C A L E N D A R Thursday, May 14, 8:00 pm - School Board Meeting (School Administration Offices) Wednesday, May 20, 8:00 pm - CCSI ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING (Unitarian Church) Speaker: Robert E. Reynolds, School Finance Chairman f . "SCHOOL BUDGET PROBLEMS" Saturday, May 23, 9:30 am - School Board Meeting (Clay Elementary School) Sar.urday, June 6, 5:00 pm - CCSI ANNUAL PICNIC (Glencarlyn Park) Thursday, June 11, 8:00 pm - School Board Meeting (School Administration Offices) (No further notice of picnic will be mailed - mark the date June 6th on your calendar) SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION OFFICES are located at 1426 No. Quincy St. Citizen attendance and participation in School Board meetings is vital - the business of the schoolsmust be conducted in public. It is especially important that CCSI members recognize and accept this responsibility. Call Mrs. Wilbur Fritz (JA.2-9169), if you are willing and able. ANNUAL MEETING: Election of officers for 1959-60 and action on proposed changes in the Constitution and By-laws require general membership participation. The Nominating Committee will present the following slate: Chairman: Vice Chairman: Treasurer: Robert E. Reynolds Cora Mae Fritz Ernest Grove Secretary: Historian: Oscar R. LeBeau Additional nominations may be made from the floor. (The Unitarian Church is centrally located at 4444 Arlington Boulevard) ANNUAL PICNIC at Shelter #4, Glencarlyn Park - 4th Street South & South Harri son Street. Take Carlyn Spring Road to 4th Street South and turn East. This is a picnic supper for the whole family - bring either fried chicken, a salad, or dessert for three times the number in your party. For example, a family of three should a dish to serve nine. CCSI will supply cups, plates, and napkins; lemonade, coffee, and iced tea and rolls. Mrs. Ernest Grove, Chairman of Arrangements: JACKSON 5-4409. Call her not later than Friday, June 5th and tell her how many members of your family will attend and what part of the menu you will bring. REMEMBER: No further notice on picnic will be sent out! Because of the pressure of pending legislation and late sessions. Delegate Kathryn Stone was unable to appear at our April 15th membership meeting. Warren Cox filled the breach competently with a review of the actions and proposals being made during the special session of the Assembly. Upon his suggestion and urging, CCSI wired the Governor and the Committee our support of the stand for public schools. June Lehman was authorized to appear at the April 17th hearing in Richmond as CCSI's representa tive (she attended but did not have an opportunity to speak). The hearing was con cluded before the statements of the Arlington PTA County Council and CCSI could be presented, but the statements were filed, and these organizations were counted as among those opposing the Wheatley resolution to tamper with the provisions of the Virginia Constitution on public schools. CCSI is proud of Bob Reynolds and the recognition he has received with the award of the Evening Star Trophy, given annually by the Arlington County Civic Federation to the delegate or committee voted to have given outstanding service to Arlington during that year. The cup has been awarded to CCSI delegates or members more often than to the members of any other single organization which is a member of the Federation. Auditing Committee for 1959-60: Clarence Salisbury, Gerald Pagano, John Palmer. If you have never attended a school board meeting you have no idea what you are miss ing. Citizens new to school board meetings often say, on the way out, *1 had no idea it would be like this: See for yourself on May 14, May 23, or June 11. PROMOTE MEMBERSHIP IN CCSI - Annual membership dues of $1 per member will be due on July 1. New members may join now, with credit for all next year, and vote now. �CCSI NEWSLETTER - 2 May, 1959 Dear CCSI Members: This month marks the 13th anniversary of the founding of the CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT. Yes, it was in May, 1946, that Dr. LeBeau sent a note to the other concerned parents in attendance at a school budget hearing, where no solution for over-crowded schools seemed forthcoming, to meet with him to see what could be done. The story of Arlington's fight for better schools has been told in the MARCH OF TIME film, 1948, in the SATURDAY EVENING POST article of May 13, 1950, and will be told again, nation-wide, in BETTER SCHOOLS this month. This month is also the 10th anniversary of the NATIONAL CITIZENS COMMISSION FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, founded by Dr. James B. Conant, then President of Harvard, organized to help alert Americans to the problems of their schools and to help convert that interest into intelligent action. The Commission, headed by Roy E. Larson, President of Time, Inc., included such distinguished people as Mrs. Agnes Meyer, Neil McElroy, Walter Lippmann, Frank Stanton of CBS, Mrs. Gould of the LADIES HOME JOURNAL, and Samuel C. Gale of General Mills. After seven years this commission turned its work over to a successor organization, with long-range goals -- the present Nation Citizens Council for Better Schools. The 10th anniversary issue of BETTER SCHOOLS, soon to be sent to all of you, is devoted to reports on the activities of six of the seventeen original citizens' com mittees in being ten years ago. We are proud to have been pioneers in what is now a national citizens school improvement movement. We are happy to have had the privilege ci being interviewed about CCSI activities of the past ten years. We had an exciting time providing Eleanor Cole, Associate Editor of BETTER SCHOOLS, with clippings and background material from our Historians' files, on the afternoon of April 12, with fur.ther elaboration provided at dinner by Jim Pettee, Oscar LeBeau and Bob Reynolds, -the only past chairmen available on such short notice. Her story on Arlington is found on page 15 of the May issue, with a picture on page 11 of the first and the present chairmen, and the nominee for next year. More important, for the future, is the "Spotlight Report", 'TEN YEARS ACTS AS PRELUDE TO REFORM" by Dr. Paul Woodring, author of "Let's Talk Sense About our Schools," and now a consultant to the Fund for the Advancement of Education. There we can find in spiration for the next decade which is bound to bring about educational reforms and refinements. The entire May issue of BETTER SCHOOLS serves to raise our sights from the sociologic al and political struggle to the vision of education that meets the needs of our children according to their abilities with a curriculum that reflects the advancing knowledge of our time. it it it it it it it it it it it it it it it One of the most important areas where the School Administration can use citizen coop eration is in problems of financing adequate teachers' salaries and promoting the ac ceptance of budget increases to provide the i iprovements the community desires. HAVE YOU WONDERED IF THE 1959-60 BUDGET IS ADEQUATE? Come to the May 20th meeting of CCSI to hear a condensed version of Bob Reynolds' thorough study of the budget and its im plications. As many of you know, Bob has a talent for speaking clearly on complex matters, and he made such an interesting, rapid-fire presentation to the Executive Committee that we asked him to repeat it in briefer form for all of you. If you have the habit of staying away from CCSI meetings, break it this once, you there. Cordif dially TREASURER'S REPORT See < Jun£ ' , C 7^ JUNE LEHMAN ( 1 - MAY 8, 1959 The balance on hand at the beginning of this fiscal year [July 1, 1958] was $311.52. Membership dues received to date total $334. Total expenditures to date amount to $274.99, leaving net receipts, after all expenditures, of $59.01. I Adding this amount to the beginning balance gives a current balance on hand of $370.53. Total expenditures of $274.99 were divided as follows: The largest single j expenditure was $100 donated to the Committee to Keep Annual Elections. Communj ications with the membership, the press, and others involved total expenditures j of $104.60 for envelopes, stamps, mailing permits, letterheads, photography, j mimeographing, and post office box rental. A donation of $25 was made to the Arlington County Scholarship Fund for Teachers. Dues to the Arlington County Civic Federation were $20. Expenditures on supplies for and ceremonies at last year's picnic totaled $9.24. Telegrams and telephone calls to Richmond this year cost us $8.15. And finally, use permits for membership meeting places (not all paid for yet) amounted to $8, � 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 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. 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Title A name given to the resource Newsletter, Citizen's Committee on School Improvement, 5/1959, 2 pages Description An account of the resource Anniversaries of Founding of Citizen's Committee on School Improvement, National Citizen's Commission for the Public Schools, Better Schools Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizen's Committee for School Improvement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1959-05 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 19_2_4_1_25 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/abac75a22c1260d56bfeb9e1c23d5422.pdf 41beba80bee1b8fe29a1a8b20922d531 PDF Text Text CHANGES IN CCSI CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS TO BE ACTED UFON MAY 20, 1959 Following are changes and additions proposed by the Executive Committee and submitted to the membership at this time in accordance with the requirements of the Constitution and By-Laws . ARTICLE II - OBJECTIVES, paragraph (B): To conform with political changes, take out "election to" so that the last phrase will read "and through support of well' qualified candidates for the School Board." ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS AND THEIR ELECTION, Section 1: Change to show one Secretary, ARTICLE IV, Section 2: Revise to show that the Nominating Committee will submit its report to the membership not less than ten (10) days before the annual meeting in May (in place of requirement that report be made at membership meeting next pre­ ceding the annual meeting). ARTICLE V - DUTIES OF OFFICERS, Sections 3 & 4: Combine duties of Recording and Corresponding secretaries as duties of the Secretary. ARTICLE VI - MEETINGS, Section 1: Change to reduce the required number of member­ ship meetings from four to three and eliminate the "spring" meeting so that it will read as follows: "The Citizens Committee shall hold at least three (3) meetings during the year, including one in Lay for the election and installation of officers, annual reports, and election of the Auditing Committee." ARTICLE VII - EXECUTIVE COiJMITTEE, Section 1: Add to the Executive Committee the chairmen of elected committees and delegates to the Arlington County Civic Federation. ARTICLE VIII - STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES, Section 2: To adjust to change in schedule of meetings, revise to read as follows: "There shall be an Auditing Committee composed of three (3) members of the Citizens Committee elected at the annual meeting in May, the duties of which shall be to make an annual audit of the Treasurer's accounts and to make a report thereon to the membership not later than September 1st of that year." ARTICLE IX - AFFILIATION: Add as Section 2: "Duties of delegates to the Arlington County Civic Federation shall include reports on Civic Federation action to the Executive Committee at each regular monthly meeting of the Executive Committee." BY-LAWS - MEETINGS (ARTICLE VI): membership meetings. April 6, 1959 Change to show three instead of four required JOY M. TOD, SECRETARY � 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 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. 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 Changes in CCSI Constitution and By-Laws to be Acted on May 20, 1959, 4/6/1959 Description An account of the resource Amendments to Citizen's Committee for School Improvement By-Laws and Constitution Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Joy Tod, Citizen's Committee for School Improvement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1959-04-06 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 19_2_4_1_24 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/61f2124bf2f15cc51c77dfb0dc97e732.pdf 9a6995b85ded5c0f41fb99f21a40ad9c PDF Text Text NEWSLETTER APRIL. CITIZENS C 0 M M I T T E E ■FO R - 1959 S C H.. L . IM P R 0 V E M E N T 00 Central Station, P.0. ,Bpx 3542, Arlington 3, Virginia (CHAIRMAN: Mrs, Howard W, Lehman (JA 2-0105) - 117 S. Aberdeen St., Arlington) ' !" CCSI C A L E N D A R Thursday, April 9 8:00.pa » SohoOl Board Meeting (School Administration Offices) , ■ Friday, April 10, , : 0 pm - CCSI PBSUTIVE COMMITTEE (Lehman residence) 80 Wednesday, April 15,’8:15 pm’]CCSill&mERSHIF MI^IN<r(Ur5tarTan'ChinchJ : Dessert & Coffee - 7:45 po SPEAKER: Kathryn Stone, Delegate ' "REPORT'ON THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLE I * 8, 8:00 pm - CCSI EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (Lehman residence) Friday, May Thursday, May 14, .fyOO.pm - School Board Meeting (School Administration Offices) Wednesday,, -May 20,’ ’ 8:00 pm -7cCSI^ANNmIMB3igHliP' MEETING (UnitarianThurch)~1 SPEAKER: Robert Reynolds, School Finance Chairman i ! ____ "SCHOOL BUDGET PROBLEMS"______ i Saturday, . May 23, 9:30 am - School Board Meeting (Clay Elementary School) Saturday, , June 6, 5:00 pm - CCSI ANNUAL PICNIC (Glen Carlyn Park) Thursday, June 11, 8:00 pm - School Board Meeting (School Administration Offices) ’ i. ' SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION OFFICES are located at 1426 N. Quincy St. Attendance and participation in School Board meetings will make certain that the business of the schools is conducted in public. It is especially important that CCSI members recognize and accept this responsibility. 'Call Mrs. Wilbur Fritz (JA 2-9169), if you are willing and able to do so - Mrs. Fritz has to make many telephone calls sometimes to find her minimum of four for each School Board meeting. ALL MEMBERS of CCSI are invited to attend the meetings of the Executive Committee and are urged t ,take part in the business of the organization, o KATHRYN STONE, welcomed, the invitation to speak at the April 15th meeting. This will be a ur\ique . opportunity for CCSI members to hear a first-hand account of the actions of the special session of the General Assembly, (The Unitarian..Church is t .4444 Arlington Blvd.) centrally lpcated a . ROBERT REYNOLDS, with a Background of years of 'Study of sehool finances, has a grasp of school budget problems that makes his presentations of value to all citizens and answer the .question,. "Is Arlington getting the schools it needs?" MRS. ERNEST GROVE has accepted the chairmanship of the picnic. Details regarding reservations, food, and location will be mailed to you next month. �CCSI NEWSLETTER - 2- APRIL. 1959 A REFORT OK THE ACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF YOUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Your CCSI Chairman and Executive Committee have been watchful and diligent during the past six months, representing the sturdy resolution of this organization to oppose any slippage from present standards in these times of crisis, offering our philosophy of improvement (kindergartens, foreign language instruction in elemen tary schools, lower pupil-teacher ratio) to the new Superintendent privately, until he weathers the desegregation problem and learns Arlington's ways. We have had a good relationship with the press and appreciate the emphasis now being given to all that is good in our school system. Here is a more or less chronological report of activities and action taken since last October's newsletter RICHARD NEAL, Executive Secretary of the Arlington Education Association was ap pointed eo-Ohairman of the Educational Programs Committee and has been meeting regularly with the Executive Committee. The SCHOOL BOARD MONITORING COMMITTEE, Cora Mae Fritz, Chairman, has made certain of CCSI representation at all School Board meetings but there should be even greater participation by CCSI members. Other organizations send only one repre sentative, CCSI sends at least four (plus Executive Committee members). On two occasions this winter there were only seven citizens in all in attendances This is a sad state of affairs. In December CCSI spoke for reinstatement of monthly Saturday meetings of the School Board for February, March and April, and regularly thereafter. This stand was also taken by the County Council of PTAs. HOWEVER, if the Saturday meetings continue to be as poorly attended as those in February and March, we are fearful they will again be abandoned. ATTEND SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS! A PUBLICITY RELEASE was issue^in support of the election of Leo Urbanske to the County Board. Another deplored-Helen Lanes-association with Lincoln Rockwell. Copies of the American Association of School Administrators' pamphlet, "HOGS, AX HANDLES, AND WOODPECKERS," were furnished to the AEA for distribution to teachers. Copies for CCSI members will be available at the April 15th meeting. A STATEMENT was made at the November meeting of the School Board regarding the concern of Stratford parents for the future education of their children. A contribution of $25,00 w§s made to the Arlington Scholarship Fund for Teachers. A STATEMENT in favor was made at the County Board hearing Feb.' 14 on the proposed George Mason Center for Retarded-Children, -also at ■the'Mar.' 14 meeting. At the CHARTER COMMISSION hearing Feb. 11, opposition was expressed to the proposal that the school' budget be 'granted by the City Council in a lump sum and to the election of the Council biennially.-'. As a PUBLIC SERVICE, some 900 copies of the Winfield report, "What Happens When Public Schools are integrated in a Community--Like Arlington," have been reproduced and distributed by -'CGSI at the joint Schobland County Bb&rd meeting and to Wake field High School PTA, a Unitarian Church woman's group, the ministers of all Arlington churches, State Committee to Preserve Public Schools, McKinley PTA, Richmond Committee to Preserve Public Schools, a Kensington, Md., evaluation com mittee, Judge Herbert Cochran of Norfolk, plus single copies to many individuals. Copies for CCSI members will be available at the next meeting. �CCSI NEWSLETTER -3-___________________________ APRIL, 1959 trmove was initiated for a FULL-SCALE EVALUATION OF THE SCHOOL BUDGET next November .in cooperation >dth the County Council, AEA, and any others interested. A NOMINATING-COMMITTEE to select .a : date: of officers for 1959-60 was elected as follows: Lorna Hutchings (Chairman), Roberta Cox, and Reed Pond, "BETTER SCHOOLS,."'published by the National Citizens Council for Better Schools, is recommended to CCSI members (subscription form is enclosed for your convenience). Sample of articles in the March issue: ’ "Poor study habits major learning road block," "San Diego tries new approach to math," "Administrators up professional standards," "Indianapolis gives individual attention." ( 80 CCSI MEMBERS 'ON DUTY AT SCIENCE FAIR APRIL 3, 4, 6, 7.' indicated to the CCSI Chairman a need for adult volunteers desks, to guide visitors, to patrol the aisles, to protect judges,, to print and place award cards, and tO help in the entries. Dr. Phoebe Knipling to man the registration exhibits, tp aid t h e dismantling of t h e 1 2 5 Mrs. Gertrude Friedman, CCSI Educational Programs Chairman, coordinator Of this volunteer operation (aided by Mrs. Cora Mae Fritz, Mrs, Rose Langbein, and Mrs. June Lehman) met with Dr. Knipling to ascertain the non-professional manpower needed and so enlisted 80 CCSI members and parents of Science Fair entrants. At peak periods, twelve to fifteen people were on duty, four or five being on h a n d at all other times during the four days of the Fair. RESUME OF CCSI TESTIMONY AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON 1959-60 BUDGET A. Requested Areas for Immediate Improvement in School Budget: 1, Employment of additional staff members with specialized training. 2, Further improvement in the teacher salary scale (inol. no-degree). 3, School lunch program - concerning free lunches and free milk, b. Requested Areas for Future Improvement: 1. Budget format and content. 2. Removal of supervisory employees from county pay scale. 3. Attention to gifted pupils - especially in elementary schools. 4. Language studies in elementary schools. 5. Teacher-pupil ratio. A-l: Several speech teachers needed to bring program to desirable level of a c c o m plishment but even the one additional requested denied. Need for remedial r e a d i n g is 2^ more teachers but request for only one denied. Adding five or six r e c o m m e n d e d to expand program beyond the needs of only the poorest readers. Request for o n e additional elementary music helping teacher turned down. Far from the level o f genuine enrichment with present staff. Only the neediest eases can now get h e l p from our staff of psychologists, yet the one more requested was rejected. Staff is now able just to put out the worst fires - most of the little fires g o i n g w i t h out attention. A-2: Increases beyond recommendations of Superintendent and School Board n e e d e d t o meet competition of nearby areal/for a true professional salary schedule. Proposed $4500-47000 for BA and 5:4800-47300 for MA teachers, and an increase for non— d e g r e e teahhers to maintain present differential of $1200, �CCSI NEWSLETTER -4- APRIL, 1959 A.-^: Since those who buy lunches should not in effect bear cost for those who can not afford to pay for them, and every increase in prices has resulted in a marked drop in participation, budget should include $15,500 required to cover, cost of lunches and milk for needy children, B-l: Recommended school budget be patterned after County Manager's budget, to show requests made by heads of the various departments, and specific information account by account be.given in the budget document. B-2: Grades 13-20 should be removed from the county pay scale and placed in a new pay system, in order to preserve proper pay relationships between principals and supervisory employees and the teachers and other groups now paid on the teacher pay scale, B-3: Urged preparation for establishment of special study program for gifted elementary students. B-4: Requested start in thinking of teaching of languages in elementary schools as a proper element in the operation of our schools. E-5: Asked for a program to reach teacher-pupil ratio of 25 to one as quickly as possible. � 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 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. 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 Newsletter, Citizen's Committee for School Improvement, April 1959, 4 pages Description An account of the resource Meeting Calendar, Report on Activities of Executive Committee, 1959-60 School Budget Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizen's Committee for School Improvement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1959-04 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 19_2_4_1_22 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/20ddd578c4c871c22d82dbc6bb1e88c1.pdf 3432e9ef27d71b9cd3d4ac8d0bc5532e PDF Text Text C I T I Z E N S C O M M I T T E E F O R S C H O O L I M P R O V E M E N T ACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - 1957-58 AUGUST: -&CCSI Constitution and Bylaws reviewed, changes incorporated, stencilled, and mimeographed, (Copies available to members.) OCTOBER: ■ 'Public meeting with County Board candidates. ‘ •^-Distribution of "Why Arlington Needs the CCSI" NOVEMBER: --Resolution presented at School Board meeting by Oscar LeBeau RESOLVED that the CCSI Executive Committee respectfully request the School Superintendent to give earnest consideration to the inaugura­ tion of a kindergarten program in the preparation of the 1958-59 budget request with the view of making possible a full-fledged educational program for five-year olds within the next two years. DECEMBER: ^Unanimously endorsed referendum for school bonds for Yorktown High School and spoke in its behalf at public hearing. *Co-sponsored reception in honor of Dr. E„ R. Drake:m. ■^-Resolution presented at School Board meeting by Oscar LeBeauThe Executive Committee of the Citizens Committee for School Improve­ ment is opposed in principal to the Four-Quarter System as a substi­ tute for the much needed additional high school in Arlington. It is opposed because such plan3 have been widely tested and studied over the country and discarded because there were too many educational and parental objections to this kind of plan, JANUARY: *Vice Chairman and other designated parents spoke on the following subjects at School Board meeting - kindergartens wherever space is available, the Stockard plan for teachers' salaries, the enriched curriculum in high schools.: etc.., relating to the objectives of the school budget. ■^Chairman presented gavel to Chairman of the School Board. ♦Resolution presented (by mail) to County Board, our four legislators in the General Assembly, and the press WHEREAS, certain proposals have been made concerning election of the members of the Arlington County Boaru on a biennial instead of the present annual plan, and WHEREAS, there has been inadequate time for civic groups and Parent— Teacher Associations to study the pros and cons of these proposals, and WHEREAS, many voters are not yet convinced of the desirability and wisdom of such a change, now THEREFORE, be it resolved that The Citizens Committee for School Improvement Executive Committee respectfully requests its representa­ tives in the General Assembly to neither introduce nor support any legislation on this subject during the current session. 4-5-58 � 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 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. 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 Report, Actions of the Executive Committee - 1957-58 Description An account of the resource Citizen's Committee for School Improvement activities with County Board, parents, resolutions Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizen's Committee for School Improvement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957 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 19_2_4_1_21 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/e37bf72ac9ce910c0877f8beac8251c1.pdf 036605b4a6cd4ec021cdbe080f452afd PDF Text Text VOL. II, NO. 5 " B E T T E R S C H O O L S F O R A R L IN G T O N ” MAY,195G V O T E B O H D % 7 U M E~5 Menacing Double Sessions A t least 1,000 elementary school children will be on double session this September as a direct result of the failure of the February school bond proposal—the first requested in four years. This year has been the first school year free of double sessions. “If the voters approve the school bonds June 5,” Dr. Stanley Smith, head of the research departm ent of Arlington Public Schools, has said, “I t is likely that by Thanksgiving about one-third of the double sessions can be ended. By September 1957 there should be no double sessions in elementary schools.” With the passage of the proposed $4,492,150 in school bonds June 5, the school administration hopes th a t con struction can proceed a t a rate likely to avoid double sessions in the junior high schools. Since this bond pro posal includes planning money for Yorktown Senior High School, the passage early in 1957 of bond funds for building Yorktown should make it possible to avoid double sessions in the senior high schools. If Bonds Fail “If funds are not made available in June to proceed with building Gunston Junior High School, com pleting Kenmore Junior High, and planning Yorktown Senior High School,” Dr. Smith points out, “We shall have double sessions in junior high schools no later than 1958, and at the senior high level by 1959.” ---------------0--------------- Teachei Recruitment Month The reconstituted Virginia Commit tee for Teacher Recruitment has named May as Teacher Recruitment Month. The Arlington Citizens’ Committee for Teacher Recruitment, active since 1953, has worked hard to encourage young people to enter the teaching profession. The Committee sponsored a scholarshipof $350 last year, and donated $200 this month to the County Council of PTA’s Schol arship Fund. (Continued on page 4) ABC Names TuthiU By Laurence S. Ivnappen, Chairman of CCSI The annual ABC Convention named Curtis E. Tuthill as its can didate for the County Board seat to be vacated by George M. Rowzee this year. Some 700 people attending the meeting at Wakefield High School, Wednesday evening, May 16, came up with 558 votes in the formal balloting. Our fellow CCSI mem ber received a decisive m ajority on the first ballot. In second place was Kingsley Higgins, an added starter by means of a nomination from the floor. Third place was taken by Paul L. Brand. The three candi dates received 319, 224, and 15 ! votes respectively. We of CCSI can well feel elated a t the result, since election of Candidate Tuthill in November will result in placing on the Coun ty Board for the first time a mem ber with wide experience and knowledge of the A rlington school system. This result could not be more timely, in view of the x'ecent legislative repeal of the right of Arlington citizens to elect School Board members. The selection of Candidate T ut hill will enable Arlingtonians to vote for a school man while they are voting for County Board, not w ithstanding the recent action of the Legislature. As with the Brit ish, it’s the last battle that counts. Last month this column rejoiced to think that the rescue of minor ity Board Members Kaul and Krupsaw was approaching with the up-coming opportunity to gain a third seat on the County Board. The column concluded: “I can hardly w ait for November 6. Can you?” I still feel the same way. Even more so. Don’t you? Boards Cooperate Arlington’s School and County Boards are asking voters to approve $4,492,150 in bonds fo r school and consti’uction, and $2,200,000 in bonds for improving Courthouse facilities. Accommodations fo r the Courts are woefully inadequate. County admin istrative offices are excessively crowded and scattered. P arking in courthouse area is critically impact ed. The $2.2 million request is fo r the alleviation of these serious impedi ments to the efficient andeconomical administration of County Govern ment. Of the $4,402,150 proposed for school construction $2.5 million will go for building Gunston Junior High, $825,000 for the second unit of Ken more Junior High, and $107,250 for planning Yorktown Senior High School. The rem aining will be spent on elementary schools. ---------------0--------------- Help Youth Through Jobs Full and part-tim e jobs for youth is the aim of a new committee or ganized by the Community Council for Social Progress. It is called YES, the Youth Employment Service. The Virginia Commission on Juve nile Delinquency suggests th a t work for idle youngsters is one of the best preventives of delinquency. Heeding this suggestion, the committee is fix-st of all promoting the placement ef forts of the County’s three senior high schools headed by Dr. Harold Bookbinder at Wakefield, Francis Washington at Hoffman-Boston, and Mrs. Betty H argraves a t W-L. It is promoting the Work Pax*ties of the Recx'eation Department, so successful last year in getting odd jobs for younger boys and girls. And plans are being made to maintain a place ment office throughout the summer after the high schools close. This is w hat the YES committee asks you to do to help: 1. U rge business men who have jobs youth can handle to fill out a (Continued on page 4) �School Im p ro v e m e n t SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT C itizens’ Com m ittee fo r School Im provem ent Box 1542, A rlin g to n 3, V irg in ia E d ito r________________________ R o b erta C. Cox CCSI O FFIC E R S C hairm an . i K nappen ._La Vice C hairm an _______________ Eloise New dorp Recording S e c re ta ry ----------------------E lsie K n o tt C orresponding S e c retary -M ary J e a n n e A n d rio t T r e a s u r e r ------------------------- W illiam A . Backus H isto ria n -----------------------------------J o h n P a lm e r M em bership in th e C itizens Com m ittee fo r School Im provem ent is open to all residents of A rlin g to n who a re interested in th e w el fare of th e schools. Dues o f $2.00 p e r fam ily should be m ailed to th e above address, to g eth er w ith nam e, address and telephone num ber. Editorials Now we are to have a referendum on a bond issue which, we are assur ed, will be acceptable to all shades of public opinion in Arlington. This proposed bond issue of $4, 492,150 will take care of only about half the known needs. I t assumes an other referendum to secure funds to finish the job. This is tacitly recog nized by a resolution of the Special Citizens’ Group headed by Kingsley Higgins, statin g th a t “a further bond referendum should not be held prior to the spring of 1957.” A nother way to say it is th a t the need is ju st as great as in February, when the voters rejected the referen dum fo r $9 million. Now we m ust do it in two parts, but do it we must. The m ajor vir tues of the smaller amount to be vot ed on in June are th a t it is “accept able to all” and is “tailored to fit the mood of the people.” We earnestly urge your vigorous support of this bond proposal. We urge you to carry to all citizens, in both public and private discussions, the urgency of the need for school construction funds. Only in this way can double sessions be avoided in the high schools. The proposed sum of $4,492,150 to be voted on June 5 will give us: (1) 16 elem entary classrooms in 1956, and 9 more next summer so as to end emergency double sessions brought about by the defeat of the February referendum; (2) the prevention of double ses sions in 1957 in junior high schools through the construction of the sec ond u nit of Kenmore, and the build ing of Gunston; (3) the prevention of double ses sions in 1959 in senior high schools by authorizing the d rafting of plans for Yorktown. The construction of th a t school will be the major reason for the later bond referendum in 1957. $545,000 in construction funds from the Federal government will be saved to Arlington by this bond issue. This money is now allocated to us for the second unit of Kenmore (in addition to the amount Arlington m ust pay), but will probably be lost to us if the June referendum fails. Because of the proposed “Powell amendment” , nobody knows whether there will be another Federal appropriation of school construction funds. And even if one is enacted, nobody knows whether Arlington will be eligible for such aid. Inaction by school supporters was a m ajor factor in the failure of the February referendum. Do your share in telling the facts to your friends and neighbors. This bond issue MUST PASS. I t is YOUR responsi bility.—Robert Reynolds. ---------------0--------------- Elect ABC Candidate The importance of participation in the election of a County Board mem ber who is forward-looking and sym pathetic to the good school movement m ust be recognized by every mem ber of CCSI. For the first time, the new major ity on the County Board next Janu ary will name the school board mem bership by virtue of the legislative action of the last Virginia General Assembly. We have spent long hours, days and years of effort to bring our Arl ington school up to be one of the best in the nation. We shall find th a t all our efforts toward th a t goal will re ceive a serious set-back if the type of candidate for Copnty Board who is backed by the “Pm for good schools BUT—” factions of the county pre vail. I appreciate the opportunity of urging the active support of our membership for the candidate nomin ated by the ABC mass meeting for election in November. He is the type who, along with Ralph Kaul and David Krupsaw, will give us a County Board majority representing the viewpoint th a t you and I have for a better Aldington. —R. L. Groom. --------------- 0--------------__REMEMBER . . . MEMBERSHIP MEETING, Tuesday, May 22, a t 8:00 P.M., a t the School Administration Building. School Im p ro v e m e n t Eggheads And Ameiican Destiny (The editor expresses sincere ap preciation to Mr. Norman Cousins, editor of THE SATURDAY REVIEW, who has kindly consented to a reprint in this issue of “School Improve ment” of the following portion of his editorial in THE SATURDAY RE VIEW fo r May 12.) “The "ability of the Soviet to chal lenge the United States so boldly for world industrial supremacy becomes something less than a total mystery when some basic facts are recogniz ed. F or the p ast few years the Sov iet has been graduating almost three times as many scientists as the Unit ed States. There is apparently no loss of quality because of the large number. Equally significant is the fact th at the educator now occupies the exatled place in Russian society. The men who operate the large in dustrial establishments in the Soviet, corresponding to our own kingpins of business, are handsomely paid. But the highest salaries, outside of the very top of Government itself, go to professors. A doctorate is synony mous with status and high income. Men of learning, fa r from being re garded as eggheads or queers, arc being given increased rewards and authority. Any teacher, in fact, oc cupies a position of honor. “All this may be startlin g news to the United States, which is suddenly confronted with the grim prospect th a t it could become a second-class power in a few years. But it should be no news th a t the teacher in Amer ica is still struggling fo r status, which may bear some relationship to the acute teacher shortage. Nor is it news th a t the average salary for teachers in the United States doesn’t begin to compare with th a t of the plumber, bricklayer, or electrician. As for college professors, it is doubt ful th a t more than a handful would be represented on a list of the 100,000 top-salaried people in the United States. “Even more serious is the fact th at we have tended to debase the currency of knowledge for many of our young people. We have used term s like egg head or highbrow to beat down any taste or respect for advanced learn ing. We have almost made thought fulness seem like a disfiguration of the human personality.” T iie F o r th c o m in g B o n d R e fe r e n d u m B. Alden Lillywhite A high point in Arlington civic life was reached on April 9 and 16 when 35 citizens met to consider and to recommend to the School Board the amount of funds to be included in, and the timing of, the forthcoming school bond referendum. This group of 35 citizens, selected by a smaller group of 10, included present and former County and School Board members, County officials, representa tives of the m ajor political parties, civic groups, and others. I t came as near representing all segments and points of view as any small group ever assembled in the County. A newspaper reporter rem arked as the meeting was about to begin, th a t if this group could agree on the amount and timing of the next bond issue there should be no trouble in secur ing approval of the voters. The bond issue of $9,430,000, de feated in February, had included ap proximately $6.5 million for construc tion of secondary schools and $2.9 million for remodelling and additions to 22 elementary schools. These pro jects were to be started over a 3-year period according to th eir priority of need. This proposed program would have essentially completed the County’s basic school construction needs. Action of Group The 35 citizens discussed each of these projects with reference to tim ing and need fo r each and the result if not completed as planned. They also discussed the relationship of school needs to the most pressing County needs, and weighed the prob able effect of specified amounts of debt on the County’s financial struc ture. Finally, a motion was passed without dissent th at a new bond refendum be presented to the voters early this spring, in an amount not to exceed $4.5 million fo r schools, to cover the immediate essential mini mum needs, and th a t it be suggested to the County Board th a t a bond is sue for the most essential County needs be presented at the same time. The motion also provided th a t there should be no further bond issue until the spring of 1957, and th a t it was desirable for the School Board to in clude a request for approximately $500,000 for capital improvements in its annual operating budget fo r 195758. I t was considered by the finan cial experts present to be good business practice to finance some of the capital improvements from current revenue each year, and it appeared essential th a t another bond issue cov ering funds fo r the construction of Yorktown Senior High School be pre sented in the spring of 1957. The group strongly recommended to the County Board members pres ent th a t a proposed bond issue for School and County purposes be pre sented to the Judge on motion of the County Board rath er than by peti tion of citizens, as evidence of ap proval by the Governing Boards of the joint effort to meet County and school needs. Finally, group ap proval was given to a proposal th a t the original 10-member committee meet with the School Board to devel op methods and procedures fo r “sell ing” the bond issue to the public. Meetings Remarkable These meetings were very rem ark able for the following principal rea sons: 1. Representatives of groups which in the p ast have held widely differing opinions on school needs did objec tively discuss and appraise those needs and reach a decision without dissent on first steps to be taken to meet them. 2. A strong desire was expressed by the group to consider the relation ship between School and general County capital improvement needs in order to have a joint approach to meet the most urgent of each. 3. And finally, both the County and School Board has taken action within the framework of the decision made by this group of 35 representative citizens. The feeling of most of those present was aptly expressed by the chairman, Kingsley Higgins, when he said th a t the result of this meeting shows th a t Arlington is reaching adulthood School Bond Proposal Subsequent to the above described meetings, the School Board has pro posed a bond issue in the amount of $4,492,150 to be held this June 5. This am ount covers all of the items scheduled fo r initiation in the spring of 1956 under the larger bond pro posal. Specifically, this proposed amount includes the following projects for secondary schools: l | Unit 2 a t Kenmore Junior High School, amounting to $825,000, to house 500 students; $2,500,000 to build Gunston Junior High School, to house 1,050 children and $107,250 for planning Yorktown, Senior High School which is expected to have a capacity of 400 students. Space does not perm it detailing the projects fo r the elementary schools, but in summary this bond proposal includes $990,000 fo r the addition of 20 classrooms to Lee, Oakridge, Woodmont, Drew, and Jamestown schools, remodelling of 5 classrooms and construction of a multipurpose room a t Wilson, and the addition of a multipurpose i-oom at both Lee and Woodmont. Finally, it includes $44,900 for preparing plans fo r 10 addi tional classrooms and a multipurpose room at Madison, and fo r remodeling and a multipurpose room each at Clay, Custis, and Marshall. The last item is $25,000 fo r administration. The above projects are those con sidered to be the most urgently need ed th a t can be accomplished within the $4.5 million limitation. Actually this program includes either the funds fo r construction or fo r the planning of every project included in the $9,430,000 bond proposal, except the ad dition of 20 classrooms to 4 elemen tary schools. These are in areas where the need is now least critical. County Bond Proposal Of the many urgent capital im provement needs in the County, the County Board has determined th at improving the Courthouse facilities is the most critically needed a t the pres ent time. The recent session of the Virginia Legislature approved a third County Judge fo r A rlington, and th a t judge has been appointed. There are only 2 court rooms in the Courthouse, and only 1 of these is large enough for ju ry trials. The present court fa cilities are fa r from adequate to car ry on the necessary judicial functions and m ust be improved. The court system has the power to compel counties to provide adequate court facilities. In addition, the adm inistrative branch of the County Government has long since outgrown the office space available. Substantial sums are be ing expended for rented quarters. Some offices are working in seriously (Continued on page 4) �School Improvement BOND REFERENDUM (Continued from page 3) overcrowded quarters, and staff mem bers are physically separated from other offices with which they need fre quent contact. Finally, the lack of parking space in the Courthouse area is so critical as to curtail seriously accessibility to the Courthouse by County employees and the using public. In view of these circumstances, the County Board has decided to include in a bond issue referendum to be held June 5, $2,200,000 for enlarging the Courthouse facilities. Specifically, the funds will be used to add a third floor on the W est wing, bring the center section up to 6 stories, re model rem aining areas to get better use of the space, and to acquire addi tional space for parking. Action by the Two Boards A t its meeting May 5, the School Board by unanimous vote, requested the County Board to present a re quest to the Circuit Court Judge to call a referendum June 5 for $4,492,150 for school purposes, and also expressed its endorsement and ap proval of a County bond issue refer endum on the same date for improv ing Courthouse facilities. A t its metineg May 12, the County Board by resolution approved the Courthouse bond issue of $2,200,000, and endorsed the need for the school bond referendum, and requested the Circuit Court Judge to call a special election on these two referendums on June 5, 1956. Thus, we have achieved in this in stance a united front in moving to meet certain specified County and School needs. School Situation Summarized The February school bond proposal of $9 million plus which was defeat ed assumed a necessity of some over crowding in secondary schools during the peak enrollment in 1961. This defeat obviously will further delay completion of the facilities it contem plated. Thus, overcrowding and even some half-day sessions in secondary schools will continue longer than was originally expected. Moreover, since CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Box 1542 A rlington 3, Virginia the referendum of June 5 does not in clude construction funds for Yorktown Senior High School, there must be another bond issue not later than the spring of 1957 to avoid continued serious overcrowding in the senior high schools beyond 1961 and 1962. At this time, funds m ust also be made available for alleviating crowded con ditions which will have developed in some elementary schools. I t should be obvious to all that the approval of the June 5 bond issue is a MUST. Its loss would be a most critical setback, particularly to our senior high school children. F or the first time in over 10 years we have, in this bond referendum, a responsibility to show the commun ity th a t our interest is not restricted to school needs only, but extends as well to other County problems. Fin ally, many of us hope th a t the move ment recently manifest of bringing all factions of citizen interest to bear on all County problems will continue as a strong force in achieving the co hesion and solidarity of citizen inter est so badly needed in the County. YES, THE YOUTH (Continued from page 1) questionnaire issued by Dr. Book binder, and file it with the YES com mittee to concentrate necessary in formation. 2. Survey the memberships of your organizations (such as P-TA, etc.) for available jobs. Survey your ac quaintance for youngsters who want work. File this information with a placement department. 3. Line up volunteers to “man” the placement office a fte r school closes. 4. F or your own odd-job needs phone the Recreation Department. For additional information contact the chairman of YES, the Youth Em ployment Service, Mrs. Charles E. Planck, 3234 Pershing Drive. ANNUAL PICNIC . . . The date: Wednesday, June 13. The Place: Big Shelter, Lubber Run Park. The Time: 6:00 P.M. ’til dark. The Chairman: Mrs. Ruth Connover. TEACHER RECRUITMENT (Continued from page 1) The Committee has helped in es tablishing the new Summer Place ment Bureau for teachers. The local Committee offers the film “All God’s Children”, which dram ati cally points up the need for addi tional qualified teachers, and a panel to discuss the critical teacher short age. The panel consists of a mod erator, a member of the Arlington Education Association who points out the “brutal” facts of the shortage; a new teacher who tells why he (or she) chose to teach in Arlington, a W and L student member of F uture Teachers of America who tells why she has chosen the teaching profession and why so many of her fellow students have not; a member of the Citizens’ Committee fo r Teacher Recruitment who answers the big question, “What can WE do to solve this problem ?” ; and a p arent from the local school who sums up w hat he feels m ust be done to make Arlington attractive for teachers. This panel is very ef fective, and is available to PTA’s and to civic, professional, business or philanthropic groups in the County. The officers are Mr. Gordon Larson, president; Mr. Milton H. Brown, vicepresident; Mr. William Robey, Jr., treasurer; and Mrs. John D. Motz, secretary. To book the film and the panel, or for fu rth er information, contact Mrs. Motz, 612 S. George Mason Drive, A rlington; phone JA 4-0572. JO IN CCSI NOW Send $2.00 for family member ship to CCSI, Box 1542, Arlington 3, Virginia. N a m e _________________________ A d d re ss_______________________ Telephone N o . _________________ ------ --- -— --- —.— + Mr. & Yf .s . ^dnruJid R. Cacrobel ^e > 34,66, P-L &Rc 2912 N. Glebe Rd. Arlington, Va. U. S. POSTAGE PAID Arlington, Va. Permit No. 305 � 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 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19_2_4_1_20 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/7600d46b3b9715f557895b957e853e72.pdf 5c0a361d3645fc90dc9e1f71e8162f7f PDF Text Text f)<sh@ S 0m w<e0Tf!® © pr@ rrt VOL. II, NO. 3 "B E T T E R SC H O O L S FO R A R L IN G T O N ” FEBRUARY,1956 Vote For School Bonds February 21 Compliance Policy Announced In view of the forthcoming bond referendum, the A rlington School Board, on the recommendation of Sup erintendent Rutter, January 14 adopt ed a policy on integration. Based on its understanding of the Gray Com mission report, the Board’s statem ent clarifies its policy, particularly as it bears on payment of tuition grants in Arlington. The Board made it abund antly clear th at it will comply in ev ery respect with the laws of Virginia. The following policy will be put into effect ONLY if in accord with laws enacted by the Legislature. Text of Policy “The Arlington School Board inter prets the Gray Commission recom mendations and the vote Monday, January 9, 1956, for the constitutional convention in Virginia, to mean that no child in Virginia shall be forced to attend a school in which children of both the white and Negro races are enrolled. The Arlington Public Schools as a division of the public school system of Vix’ginia will com ply with any action taken by the State Legislature. “The Arlington School Board also believes th a t legislation will be enact ed to carry out the proposed Gray plan and th at in order to meet the Supreme Court’s decree for ‘delibex’ate speed’ in desegregation, it will be necessary to provide schools in which children of both races may attend classes. “Assuming th at the Legislature will enact the provision recommended by the Gray Commission, the Arlington School Boax-d adopts the following policy: “Integx’ation will be perm itted in certain elementary schools in the fall of 1956. “The Aldington School Board will continue the policy of determining ele mentary school attendance areas on a geographical basis. “Children whose parents object to their attendance a t an integrated (Continued on page 2) The National Citizens' I Commission Foi The Public Schools By B. Alden Lillywhite, Guest ! Columnist for Laurence S. Ivnappen, Chairman, CCSI Some 6 years ago the National! Commission for the Public Schools! was formed, its prim ary purpose to ! stim ulate citizens to improve their! public schools. The Commission,! composed of over 30 outstanding! citizens with Roy Larsen chairman,! has been a significant influence in ! stim ulating State and local citi-; zens’ gi’oups to work for better; public schools. I repi'esented our CCSI at the; oi’ganizational meeting of the Com-; mission in New York City, along; with representatives of citizens’; committees from 6 other communi-; ties in the nation. (There were not; many more then!) I t was there the; film “The Fight for Better Schools; in Arlington, Virginia” had its first; limited public showing. At the! first annual dinner of the Com-1 mission, attended by a large group! of our CCSI members, there was a I major showing of the film. I Latex’, a Commission staff mem-! ber came to Arlington to collect; for their librai’y materials used in J the campaign for our first elected; school board and for the 1947 bond; issue. Members of the Commission I staff observed our second School! Board Nominating Convention.! Members of our CCSI have partici-! pated in workshops held by th e ! Commission. The Commission originally gave! itself a limited life-span in which' to accomplish its objectives. Thus,' January 9, 1956, it held its last; banquet at the W aldorf-Astoria inj New York City. Again I X ’epre-; sented our CCSI. Some 1500 per-j sons attended this dinnex*. There; are now 34 active State Citizens’; (Continued on page 4) ; Avoid R etreat Population forecasts indicate that this bond issue will complete the school construction program outlined and begun by the first elected school board. Early this past December the school administration and School Board began holding a sex’ies of seven meetings for representatives from all P-TA’s, for representatives fi’om all school advisory committees, for repre sentatives from all School Advisory Councils, and for representatives from 27 other county-wide organiza tions (including the CCSI) for con ferencing concerning school needs. Wide consultation with citizen gx’oups has consistently been chax’actex’istic proceedure for the elected School Board. The CCSI, along with other organizations, ui’ged the School Board to go to the voters for funds to com plete the building program. Beginning with these meetings, pe titions to the School Board for a bond issue began to be circulated. About fifteen hundred citizens had signed petitions presented to the School Board January 14. The canvassing of voters for the bond referendum is under the direc tion of Paul Taff, KE 6-9488. Working with him are the following chairmen: for the Aurora Hills, Virginia High lands Oakridge area, Mrs. Alice Campbell, OT 4-8667; for the Abing don, Claremont, Fairlington area, Mrs. Jean Covel, TE 6-9323; for the Arl ington, Columbia, Glebe area, Jacob Wassex’man, JA 5-0129; for the Barcroft, Fillmore, Jefferson ax’ea, Mrs. June Lehman, JA 2-0105; for the Arl ington Forest, Buckingham, Glencarlyn area, Bill Lightsey, JA 8-4592; for the Ashton, Clarendon, Lyon Park area, Robert Culbert, JA 5-5877; for the Dominion Hills, Westover area, Frank Ellis, JE 2-7069; for the Ballston, Lexington area, Paul Gibson, JA 8-6118; for the Cherrydale, Lee, Woodlawn area, Ralph Clarke, JA 2-2161; for the Courtland, Lyon Vil lage ai’ea, Jay B. Wescott, JA 8-2847; for the E ast Falls Church, N otting ham, Overlee Knolls ax’ea, Mrs. Eloise (Continued on page 2) �S c h o o l I m p r o v e m e n t _________________ ________________________ S chool Im p ro v e m e n t SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT comparison with sim ilar areas even Citizenii C om m ittee fo r School Im provem ent when the school program and the oth Box 1542, A rlin g to n 3, V irginia er necessary public improvements E dito r--------------------------------------R oberta C. Cox have been completed. CCSI O FFICE R S Vote FOR the bond issue. C hairm an ---------------------------------------- L aurence K nappen Vice C hairm an_________________________Eloise Newdorp to assure its passage, we must But Recording S ecretary ______________E lsie K nott C orresponding Secretary -M ary J e a n n e A n d rio t all join hands with our neighbors: T r e a s u r e r -------------------------W illiam A . Backus To g et the facts across. H isto rian ---------------------------------- Jo h n P alm er To g et out the vote. M em bership in th e C itizens Committee for School Im provem ent is open to all residents o f A rlington who a re interested in th e w el fare o f th e schools. D ues o f $2.00 p er fam ily should be m ailed to th e above address, to g eth e r w ith nam e, address and telephone num ber. £/()ll:or[ah Build With Bonds People seriously and intelligently interested in economical government will always be thankful that our school system was taken out of the hands of determined, short-sighted obstructionists nine years ago. Our first elected school board developed comprehensive plans to build a school system to serve well the growing needs of its rapidly increasing schoolage population. Land for the build ing program was purchased a t a frac tion of its value today. These prudent purchases saved many dollars for the Arlington taxpayers. They were made just in time to save many a necessary site from the bulldozers. Now the School Board proposes to undertake the final phases of the building program. B arring the un foreseeable, the construction program provided by this bond issue will com plete Arlington’s school expansion. We must prepare our ears for new stanzas in the siren song of the con tentious objectors. We shall hear again th a t adequate schools are a needless extravagance; th a t money can be saved by w aiting (until prices rise) and then undertaking in desper ate haste a program which can now be carried out with deliberation. We shall hear again the wail of “taxpay ers groaning under a crushing bur den”—and this plaintive message will come mainly from those who would not gladly compare the cost of their last vacation in Florida or Mexico, or Scandinavia with their school taxes. The issue is clear. The building program must be com pleted. To complete it the sound and econominical way is to authorize the ne cessary bonds without delay. Arling ton taxes are not high by current standards. They will not be high in How Many Dollars? The prim ary responsibility for the development of an adequate school budget belongs to Superintendent Rutter. But each member of the CCSI should give this budget his ser ious attention; study school needs; be prepared to attend hearings on the budget; express himself with inform ed understanding of values and costs; prepare to support the budget before the County Board. A good school budget went to the County Board la st spring. But the AIMEEs played chop-chop. Kinder gartens were cut (and more than onehalf million dollars in Federal aid was lost). Funds for free textbooks for grades 8 through 12 were cut. There was no provision for library improve ment, for better care of school grounds, for the bus replacement pro gram. The elections last November gave us two big assets: Kaul and Krupsaw —the new members on the County Board. The budget scene has two bright spots midst the gloom. Arlington schools are good! The challenge is to make them better! A rlington needs better teacher’s sal aries. We need more special pro gram s—which cost money — before A rlington schools can provide ade quate education for the gifted and the handicapped. The tuition-grant referendum, the constitutional convention, the special session of the Gray Commission leg islation—even the school bond issue— are taking the spotlight away from the annual struggle for a school budget sufficient for a first class school system. But the Gray shadows m ust be penetx-ated. Arlingtonians of all per suasions m ust agree th a t segregated or deseregrated—Arlington schools m ust have enough classrooms—the Bond Referendum m ust pass—the 1956-7 school budget m ust not be emasculated. During the next few weeks the CCSI m ust work with the school ad-1 m inistration on the school budget. CCSI’s strategically dispersed mem bers must urge their PTA's, Civic Groups, and other organizations to “get going”—to support the kind of school budget Arlington needs. The strategically dispersed member ship is—YOU! —By Irving Schwartz COMPLIANCE (Continued from page 1) school will be assigned to a school th at is not integrated. “ Parents who ask to have their chil dren assigned to schools outside their own school districts will be respons ible for their children’s transportation to and from school. “ Certain Arlington junior high schools will be integrated in the fall of 1957; certain senior high schools will be integrated in the fall of 1958. For these grade levels also a plan will be put into effect perm itting transfer of those students whose parents ob ject to their attending integrated schools. “As any child in Aldington may at tend a nonintegrated school if his par ents so desire, the Arlington School Board does not anticipate the neces sity of paying tuition grants for children to attend private schools.” It is the expressed hope of the Arl ington School Board in announcing this policy, and in working through its integration committee, to forestall litigation which would undoubtedly re sult in integration by court order on a basis which might be far less satis factory to all concerned. Two years ago the Supreme Court of the United States declared segre gation on the basis of race in violation of the Constitution of the United States. While a Federal Court in Virginia, in the Prince Edward County case, indicated th at school boards m ight have until next year to pi’oceed with integration in Virginia, Federal Courts in other areas have ordered local school boards to proceed with integration no later than the second semester of the present school year. The conservative policy of the Arlington School Board undoubtedly delays integration longer than Fed eral Courts would perm it if the mat ter were taken to court. BONDS— (Continued from page 1) Newdorp, JE 2-5702; for the Madison, Marshall, Rock Springs, Yorktown area, Herbert Sholar, KE 6-9725; for the Park Lane, Rosslyn, Thrifton area, Clarence Salisbury, JA 2-1792. The Superintendent's View Of The Proposed Bond issue By T. Edward Rutter The A rlington School Administra tion appreciates the fact th at mem bers of the Citizens Committee for School Improvement have helped w rite each chapter in A rlington’s rec ord of school progress for the past eight years. Today we again appreciate the fact th at the members of this association are working to make possible another chapter—the completion of a school plant which should m eet A rlington’s public education needs fo r many years to come. The School Board has announced th a t the present proposed bond issue of $9,430,000 will be the final request for school bond money in Arlington “ in the foreseeable future.” This week I was asked how the School Board can be so certain that no fui’th er school bond funds will be needed for many yeax-s. Hei’e are the reasons: 1. Our school research department has charted future enrollments care fully. Land use in Arlington, zoning as it will affect future population, and present trends in community growth have all been taken into ac count. All these factoi*s indicate that the school plant which will be avail able if the new bond issue is approv ed will care fo r A rlington’s school population fo r 20 to 30 years. 2. New schools which have been built in Aldington are substantial buildings, of good constniction, which will be in sound shape for a t least 50 years. They have been built with an eye to economy in upkeep and will therefore be usable and attractive for a long time w ithout much cost for maintenance. 3. Our older schools are getting a new lease on life through the compre hensive rep air and remodeling jobs which are being done on them. Under the new bond issue a number of our older buildings will be structurally improved and made usable for another generation of childi’en. They will be attractive, well lighted and modern ized so fa r as possible. 4. Since it is probable th at addi tional school building needs in the county will be small in coming years, they can pi’obably be met from current appropriations, w ithout recourse to fu rth e r bonded indebtedness. A few people have questioned whether A rlington m ight overbuild under the proposed bond program. Actually, the plan is to build fewer classrooms than will be needed for peak enrollment. Some of our schools may be crowded for a few years in the immediate future, and some ad justments will have to be made until enrollment levels off, but long-range needs will be met. If the bond issue is approved, buildings can be complet ed in time to avoid half-day sessions in all schools. Another question which has risen is whether or not Arlington is likely to receive further federal grants for school buildings. No one can predict whether or not Aldington will be able to qualify for further such grants. However, if the Federal government finances some of the schools needed here in the next few years, less bond money will be needed. If this foi’tunate situation should ax-ise, the Arling ton school board will leave part of the bonds unsold, thus keeping down the local indebtedness for schools. The proposed bonds will be issued to mature over a 25-year period. The School Board will set up the schedule of bond payments to fit into other bond payments in our school financial progi'am. Before outlining the details of our school needs, I wish to explain that the School Board and school administi'ative officers feel that it is their duty to bring the school needs before citizens of Arlington now. We can not wait until our children are on half-day sessions before we come to the community for funds. We must look ahead. Questions have also arisen concern ing the Gi*ay Commission recommend ations and the Arlington situation with l’egard to integration, as it will affect the need for schools. Aldington will comply in every re respect with the laws of the state of Virginia. We believe that the public school system of Virginia will be pre served, no matter what plan is adopt ed to meet the Supi'eme Court’s de cision on integration. We also know that the boys and girls are already here and th at it is the responsibility of Arlington to educate them. Wo must therefore do our best to pi’ovide classroom space for these children. Sale of Brandon In the School Boai'd statement of plans for the bond referendum, it is stated th at Brandon school will be sold for $535,000 and the proceeds used for new construction. The School Board is not a t liberty to make public the negotiations concerning Brandon, but it is believed the build ing will be sold. Brandon is located on the busy and noisy Shirley Highway on a site which is fa r below state standards in size for either an elementary or a second ary school. Further, there is almost no available land nearby which could be purchased to add to the site. Brandon has no auditorium and no cafeteria. It has inadequate gymnas ium space and is not comparable to the schools which the state of Vir ginia recommends for pupils today. Sale of Brandon will make possible the replacement of the classrooms thex*e by othei's in a well-equipped building, designed according to pres ent-day educational standai'ds in our state. Secondary School Needs The story of our classrooms needs at this time has ali’eady been told to hundreds of Arlingtonians. The need is so great, however, th a t I am glad of the opportunity to outline the needs again: Our greatest immediate need is foxsecondary school classrooms. Our schools will be in a serious situation for space if we cannot go ahead im mediately with the constx-uction of the second unit of Kenmore Junior High School and the other proposed Junior and Senior high schools. I t is startlin g to realize th at, while approximately 1,000 students will be graduated from our high schools next June, more than 1,900 boys and girls will be w aiting to enter our seventh grades in September. The figures show that, without any growth in population, there will be approximately 40 percent more junior and senior high school students in Aldington public schools within six years than there ai'e enrolled today. In order to keep sevex-al thousand students from having to attend school only half days, we must build more classrooms and build them soon. We have said again and again th a t it takes two and a half yeai's to plan and build a senior high school. We (Continued on next page) �S c h o o l Im p ro v e m e n t SUPERINTENDENT’S VIEW (Continued from page 3) must start soon in order to have Yorktown senior high ready by the fall of 1958. The second unit of Kenmore junior high school a t 200 South Carlyn Springs Road is needed by September 1957. This whole building will then house 1200 students. The library, cafeteria, science laboratories and auxiliary gymnasiums now being built at Kenmore are designed to meet the needs of a 1200-pupil school. South Aldington also needs the proposed Gunston Junior High School, planned for the form er Shirley Homes site. This is another school whose construction is dependent on passage of the bond issue. This school is needed by the fall of 1957. It will house 1050 students. In order to m eet requirements for physical education for all students at Washington-Lee high school, auxiliary gymnasiums are needed there. Elementary Needs So far as elementary schools are concerned, the principal needs are as follows: 1. Twelve classrooms to replace the present rooms being used by sixth grade students a t Williamsburg, Stratford and Brandon Junior High Schools. 2. Replacement of the Yorktown classrooms when this building, now an elementary school, is taken over as a classroom wing of the new senior high school. 3. Building of new classrooms to replace temporary rooms now in use in many of our schools. 4. Remodeling and renovations at several of A rlington’s older schools. This would include new multipurpose rooms at nine schools: Clay, Custis, Lee, Madison, M arshall, Randolph, Wilson, Woodlawn and Woodmont. New heating plants and better light ing are needed a t several older schools. 5. Purchase of additional land at some elementary schools to bring these sites nearer to the size recom mended by the state of Virginia. CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Box 1542 Arlington 3, Virginia NATIONAL CITIZENS (Continued from page 1) Committees, and over 3,000 active lo cal committees working for the im provement of their public schools. The dissolution of the old Commis sion cleared the way for a new oi‘ganization adapted to the changed situation: The National Council for B etter Schools. Our CCSI made some contribution to the success of the old Commission. The Aldington movement was a pion eer eifort. Now our CCSI is grateful to see presented to the Arlington electorate the la st bond referendum for the school construction program begun with faith and continued through the years with unremitting effort. As we salute the National Council for B etter Schools we renew our own dedication to making Arlington’s pub lic schools better with each succeed ing year. ---------------0-------------- Bond Cost 2. The present assessed v alu atio n of real and personal p ro p e rty and th e rate of tax collection b rin g s in a p proximately $30,000 fo r each one cent of tax per $100 of assessed valu atio n . Property in A rlington is g e n e ra lly a s sessed at 40 percent o f th e m a rk e t value. 3. The bond issue o f $9,430,000 will not all be sold a t one tim e. I t will be sold as needed. The first sale of $2,000,000 m ight be th is com ing June and the second sale, f o r $2,500,000 might come next D ecem ber, w ith later sales as needed depending on how rapidly construction proceeds. 4. Repayment of p rin cip al in the bond issue will begin in 1961. T he repaym ent will be ad ju sted to fit into other bond repaym ents fo r w hich A rl ington is already obligated. W ith these facts in m ind, th e School Board reaches th e follow ing conclusions: The maximum tax increase to m eet principal and interest rep ay m en ts on the present bonds would be $17.60 on a $20,000 home in A rlington. T h is ta x increase would come in th e y e a r 196162. Thereafter, the am ount w ould de crease each year. If the th e bonds a re sold as outlined above, th e re w ould be an interest payment of $97,500 d ue in the fiscal year of 1956-57 an d o f $236,250 in 1957-58. These e s tim a te s a re also made on the basis of a 3 p e rc e n t interest rate. The 1956-57 p ay m en t of $97,500 would mean a ta x increase of 3 cents th a t year on each $100 of valuation, or $2.40 on a $20,000 hom e. Payment of interest and repayment of the loan itself are two items which must be explained when a bond issue for any type of public improvement is proposed. The Arlington School Board, in discussing repayment of the proposed $9,430,000 bond issue for school con struction, explains that the bonds will be issued for 5 to 25 years. Generally a lower interest rate is obtained for such bonds than for 30-year bonds. *•------- ------------------------------------- — t Principal payments would begin the fifth year after the bonds are sold. In estim ating the cost to the tax Send $2.00 for fam ily m e m b er-! payer, the School Board explains that ship to CCSI, Box 1542, A rlin g to n f the following factors must be consid 3, Virginia. ered. 1. The interest rate on the bonds will not be known until they are ac N a m e ______________________ 1 tually sold. Arlington’s last school bonds were sold a t 2.5 percent inter A d d ress_________________________ 1 est. I t seems fair to use an interest rate of 3 percent in making calcula Telephone N o . ___________________ ] tions of estimated interest cost for the proposed bonds. Join CCSI N o w I Mr. Sec. 34.66, P.L.&R. & Mrs. Edmond D . Carrobejll 2912 N. Glebe Bd. Arlington, Va. g POSTAGE > PA ID Arlington, Va. Permit No. 305 � 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 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. 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 Newsletter, School Improvement, vol. II no. 3, 2/1956, 3 pages Description An account of the resource School Bond Vote, The National Citizen's Commission on Public Schools by B. Alden Lillywhite, The Superintendent's View of the Bond Issue by T. Edward Rutter, Integration of Arlington Schools Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizen's Committee for School Improvement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956-02 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 19_2_4_1_19 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/4f6cf01dc802ecfab23f7891c7ffe734.pdf ac8a22eaae93265d296b0d2feeca5aaf PDF Text Text December 1955 FACT SHEET FOR VOTERS Issued by Citizens Committee for School Improvemsnt Citizens are giving careful consideration to the Constitutional referendum of January 9 in the light of the Gray Commission report. The issue on January 9 will not be integration versus segregation. It will be the issue of the preservation or destruction of a sound system of public education in Virginia. It is for this reason that those who personally favor integration and those who personally favor segregation can find common cause in voting against a Constitutional Convention whose purpose is to remove the only bar to legislative action which could do these things: 1. End Compulsory Education in Virginia: The Governor of Virginia has conceded publicly that compulsory education in Virginia would be ended by the spirit of the Gray Report because nthere is no other choice." 2. Severely weaken Public Schools: There will be tremendous problems if we have to budget for a school year when the number of possible tuition grants is not known— when there is the necessity of cutting back or adjusting budgets as the number of pupils fluctuates. The Gray Commission foresees the curtailment of "transportation, cafeterias, athletics and extra curricular activities." It also recommends that a nine month school year should no longer be required. 3. Increase Our Taxes: The Gray Commission recognizes the fact that the use of public funds for private schools will increase local costs. It also recog­ nizes the fact that 50$ of these "additional costs" will be furnished by the State. This will necessarily mean a sharp increase in our taxes or a drastic lowering of the quality of public school offerings. H. Intensify the Already Acute Shortage of Good Teachers: The uncertainty that will prevail throughout the State will reduce the attraction that Arling­ ton’s school system has for capable young teachers, a s a result, already difficult recruitment problems will be multiplied. There is the additional pro­ blem that many good teachers may move to states where situations arerft uicertain. 5 . 0-pen the Door to Years of Expensive Litigation: The Courts have repeatedly ruled that the states may not do indirectly what they may not do directly. They have already ruled that a library which received state funds be required to admit Negroes. Why should we voto for an expensive, cumbersome system which will probably be declared unconstitutional after much costly litigation? 6. Bring About Drastic Legislation Against Public Education: If the referendum passes, the General Assembly could vote to use all State educational funds for private segregated schools. They need not follow the recommendations of the Gray Report and there is no guarantee that they will. 7. Destroy Virginia1* Scholastic Standards: Fly-by-night private schools will 5 6 7 s spring up to absorb tuition grant pupils. The State will have little or no control over their standards, Where public schools are abolished (as the Gray Report foresoes) and private schools will not or can not accept pupils for the amount of the tuition grant (which is inadequate), where will children go? Citizens recognize the difficulty of the problem which faces the State of Virginia. They are eager to support a compromise plan which will satisfy Southside Virginia and still leave our public schools intact. The Gray Plan falls far short of this request. It does not intend to leave our schools intact. The Supreme Court has given us time to reach this compromise. The present "suggestion" of a plan made by the Gray Report with its many ramifications calls for an immediate referendum. This referendum cones upon the citizens before they have had an opportunity to reason through its many implications. The Report and its supporters can’t answer the many serious questions implicit in its nature. They can only admit that they have not found the "final answer.” !ANV CITIZENS ARE SURE, WHATEVER THE ANSWER, IT MUST NOT 0HRFU.TEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS’* BUMPER STRIPS— "SAVE OUR SCHOOLS" *?N0 ON THE 9TH" ARE AVAILABLE. GALL Laurence S. Knappen, Chairman, Citizens Committee for School Improvement,Ot.^-77^3 � 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource Fact Sheet for Voters, Citizen's Committee for School Improvement Description An account of the resource Gray Report, use of public funds for private school tuition Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizen's Committee for School Improvement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource No date 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 19_2_4_1_18 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/d314ff3bc97a33ac0f66584dd795e225.pdf e99950f8c875a36d3b7d9285f9eef739 PDF Text Text CITIZENS COMMITTEE IDE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Box 15^2, Central Station, Arlington,Va. December 22, 1955* Dear Members; The Citizens Committee for School Improvement, at its membership meeting on December 1 5 , voted unanimously: 1. To oppose the holding of a Constitutional Convention to amend the Virginia Constitution to allow tuition grants to private nonsectarian schools; 2. To cooperate with the county-wide organization which has been formed to persuade -voters to vote *No On the 9 th; " 3. To send Dave Krupsaw, County Board member-elect, as CCSI's delegate to that organization; To publicize the reasons for opposing a Constitutional Con­ vention in the CCSI Bulletin to be issued on or about January 5; 5. To prepare and publicize immediately a more detailed statement of CCSI members immediately of the actions approved at the Decenber 15 membership meeting; and to urge full participation of CCSI members in all activities in the County supporting the county-wide drive for “NO ON THE 9 th, " and "SAVE OUR SCHOOLS. " CCSIls explanatory Ep.ct Sheet for Voters is attached. Members are urged to read it carefully and to convey its message to friends and neighbors and to other organizations meeting between now and January 9* additional copies are available upon request. Civic leaders throughout the State are joining in a State-wide drive to oppose the Constitutional Convention in the referendum to be held on January 9 . The "Save Our Schools" Committee of Arlington has as its basic purpose the defeat of the C onstitutional Convention by voting "No On the 9 th. " THESE GROUTS ARE NOT FIGHTING FOR OR AGa INST INTEGRATION OF SCEOOLS. THEY ARj! FIGHTING FOR OUR SCHOOLS— convinced that an amendment to the Constitution to permit the use of public funds for private schooling could only harm the public school system in Arlington and the State of Virginia. For the reasons given in the attached Tact Sheet, CCSI has joinod the Arlington Save Our Schools Committee to protect public education in Virginia. In view of those considerations and the many more which it would be possible to list, the Citizens Committee for School Improvement has concluded That the holding of a Constitutional Convention should be opposed; That the Connittee should cooperate with and send a delegate to the county-wide organization to "Save Our Schools"; And that the Committee urge its members and other voters of Arlington County and the State of Viringia to vote "No" in the Constitutional Referendum of January 9* THOSE WISHING TO WORK ACTIVELY IN THIS CAUSE SHOULD GET IN TOUCH CULL DR. LAURENCE S. KHATPHl, CHAIRMAN, at Ot.lJ-7763 . ID SAVE OUR SCHOOLS— 'HE MUST ACT HOW BUMPER STRIPS ARE AVAILABLE � 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 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. 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 Letter, Citizen's Committee for School Improvement, 12/22/1955 Description An account of the resource Opposition to Virginia Constitutional Convention to amend the Virginia Constitution to allow public funds to support tuition for private schools Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizen's Committee for School Improvement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955-12-22 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 19_2_4_1_17 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/a57af6895e922887f2f8edd199fbf025.pdf 7853d0793d0c163064aea115fc558423 PDF Text Text CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Central Station, Box 1 *1-2, 5 Arlington, Va, The Citizens Committee for School Improvement hopes that the newspaper, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, will he one of a number of media used throughout the County to spread public information on the fight for better schools. If you are not already a member of CCSI and are interested in joining, your dues will help pay the cost of spreading school information through this publication. A membership blank has been included for your convenience. You may hand it to any CCSI delegate or alternate, or to any CCSI MEMBER on your own delegation, or you may mail it in. If you wish to turn it in tonight without payment of dues, please do so, and you will be billed later. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CCSI is again circulating, as it did at the last School Board Nominating Convention, the following statement of the qualifications of a school board member. The statement is one issued by the Arlington League of Women Voters, and is made available with their permission. QUALIFICATIONS FOR SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES 1. A firm belief in public school education and recognition of its importance in developing citizens. 2. Public spirit which would ensure willingness to give the time and energy necossary to fulfill the varied responsibilities of tho position. 3. Stature in the community which will Inspire with whom he must work and servo— tho o f f i c i a l s a school system, the students, and tho community. c o n f i d e n c e n d i n t e a c h e r s 4. Ability to understand school financo in r e l a t i o n t o t o needs and resources; and to administer school funds wisely. t h o s e o f t a l th o community 5. Ability to help establish policies under which sound general administration is assured. 6 . Ability to interpret school needs to the public in order to obtain support for adequate school financing and general community cooperation. 7. Broad vision and ability to plan for long range as well as immediate needs. g. Courage to make responsible decisions and to stand by then in the face of criticism. Issued, April, 1953* "by Arlington League of Women Voters. Reprinted, June, 1955 "by CCSI � 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 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. 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 Memo, Citizen's Committee for School Improvement, n.d. Description An account of the resource Membership Information, Arlington League of Women Voter's List of Qualifications for School Board Candidates, April 1953 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizen's Committee for School Improvement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953-04 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 19_2_4_1_16 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/f41ecc96a93d6f0857e728a54e4728e4.pdf 64b04fe23a4ca6c49841b82c8e5fc672 PDF Text Text School Improvement VOL. I, NO. 3 “B E T T E R S C H O O L S F O R A R L I N G T O N ” Convention Names Board Candidates Cool weather notwithstanding, June 8 and 9 had old-timers recalling the torrid sessions of past School Board Nominating Conventions. Veterans and newcomers alike listened to speeches, voted, and voted again, un til, a t last, a third, hotly contested ballot settled upon the slate which will face AIM candidates in the School Board race this fall. Under the rules of the convention requiring a majority vote for nom ination, only Dr. Barnard Joy, present member of the Board, was nominated on the first ballot. The distribution of votes on this ballot among the nine original candidates foreshadowed the tense struggle to come. James G. Stockard, outgoing president of the County Council of PTA’s, emerged on the second ballot. On the third, two women candidates fought it out, with Mrs. Barbara Riches defeating Mrs. Ruth Cox by a margin of only four votes. If for any reason one of these nom inees should fail to qualify for the contest in November, Mrs. Cox, who received the highest number of votes among the defeated candidates, would substitute. Others bidding unsuccess fully for Convention nomination were John D. Motz, William G. Raleigh, Rolland Stoebe, George B. Wood, and Lois B. Kane. In spite of the intense rivalries which preceded the voting, defeated candidates joined with the Conven tion delegates to rally behind the Convention’s choices. Solid support among civic groups and friends of good schools is expected. This year’s Convention carried on a tradition of community-wide partici pation in the process of selecting School Board candidates. The School Board Nominating Convention has al ways invited the cooperation of all County organizations with a demon strable interest in the w elfare of schools. Under the Convention pro cess, which has named all candidates who have been elected during the ex istence of the elected School Board in Arlington, participation in the Con(Continued on page 2) JUNE-JULY, 1955 CCSI County Board CCSI And The Action Determined County Board ' By Laurence S. Knappen, CCSI Chairman The CCSI membership decided at the May 31 meeting to launch the or ganization into one of the heaviest campaign actions undertaken in its history. Already committed to fight for good school candidates in the School Board election this fall, the group voted overwhelmingly to take on the additional task of designating and supporting those County Board candidates whose election will be best for Arlington schools. This action was taken following the endorsement of such a program by a large m ajority of members in the mail referendum held this spring, as reported in the May issue of School Improvement. The discussion preceding the vote on the resolution indicated clearly th at the members were motivated by a growing conviction th at the present County Board is blocking school prog ress. Many references were made to the failure of the Board to support necessary school budgets and to the reductions in the school budget for the school year 1955-56 recently made by the Board. There were also refer ences to the action of certain Board members in lending their support to extrem ist attacks upon the schools and the School Board. --------------- 0--------------- Who killed Cock Robin? The Arlington County Board was iden tified in the second May editorial of School Improvement as the one that killed Cock Robin—kindergar tens, the entire bus replacement appropriation, and some $120,000 worth of other im portant school outlays. A CCSI which is aggressive in ■ behalf of good schools finds itself in a peculiar position if, having identified the killer of kindergar tens, and bus replacement, and architect fees, and instructional materials, and so forth, and so forth, it elects to do nothing about displacing the “killer.” The obvious question becomes: ; Does CCSI really want w hat it ; campaigns for, or does it dissem -; ; ble ? Is CCSI a talking organiza- ; ; tion, or does it reinforce a t th e ; ; ballot box what it says, in resp ect; to those who have a life and death j vote on the issues which the CCSI; considers vital The CCSI members who respond ed to our recent poll on this m at ter saw the logic of the situation clearly, and voted 164 to 24 against nonparticipation in the County Board campaign. The members made this decision official by their The new CCSI officers for the 1955vote at the meeting of May 31. It 56 year, elected a t the membership is hard to see how they could have meeting of May 31, were installed at done otherwise, unless the organ the annual picnic meeting on June 14. ization were to vote to stultify it The new officers are: self. Chairman, Laurence Knappen; Vice Chairman, Eloise Newdorp; Record No CCSI vote controls the action ing Secretary, Elsie Knott; Corre of the organization in any succeed ing year. However, as long as the | sponding Secretary, Mary Jeanne AnCCSI claims to lead in the cam- j driot; Treasurer, William A. Backus; paign for better schools, the elec-! Historian, John Palmer. Mrs. Newdorp, M ir. Knott and Mr. torate is entitled to the organiza- • tion’s best judgm ent as to which < Palm er were reelected to the positions County Board candidates give the < they have held during the past year. To assist the new officers in carry greatest promise for school im- < ing out activities for the next year, provement. (Continued on page 2) 1955-56 Officers Assume Duties �School Im p ro vem en t School Im p ro vem en t S C H O O L IM P R O V E M E N T C itiz e n n C o m m itte e f o r S c h o o l I m p r o v e m e n t B o x 1542, A r l in g to n 3 , V ir g in ia E d it o r _________________________ Leon C rutcher CCSI O FFICE R S C h airm an ------------------------- L aurence K nappen Vice C h a irm a n ________________Eloise N ew dorp R ecording S ecretary ----------------------E lsie K nott C orresponding S ecretary_M ary J e a n n e A n d rio t T re a su re r -------------------------W illiam A . Backus H isto ria n ______________________ Jo h n P alm er M em bership in th e C itizens Com m ittee for School Im provem ent is open to all residents of A rlin g to n who a re in terested in th e w el fa re o f th e schools. Dues o f $2.00 p e r fam ily should be m ailed to th e above address, to g eth e r w ith nam e, address an d telephone num ber. C/d'dorLal The Supreme Court decision on racial segregation in public schools pre sented the people of America and of V irginia with grave moral, political, legal and social problems. One might have thought th a t the chief officers of our state government would act like men confronted with a heavy responsibility—that they would read ily appreciate the necessity fo r ser ious reflection, careful study and, above all, earnest consultation with the people of the State. The course of action in Richmond has not reflected a view th a t the prob lem is of this grave character. The Governor and his associates have as sumed th a t the people of the State share their own unqualified dedication to state-wide segregation and th a t the problem is in fact the merely techni cal one of finding an accommodation to the decision under which this sys tem will be preserved. Their consul tation with the people has taken the form of appointing a commission carefully designed to fortify and propagandize these views. I t is a bold man who has all the answ ers to this problem in Virginia, b u t it is a foolish one who thinks that the solution lies along the road we have been traveling for the last year. T h a t road is now solidly blocked by the recent court decision in the Sea shore S tate P ark case, which holds th a t a state may not circumvent the legal prohibition of segregated state facilities by leasing the same facili ties for segregated operation by pri vate business. Hence, no leasing of public school buildings for segregated “private” schools. If we may judge on the basis of the la st year’s performance, we m ay h ear next of a scheme for selling school buildings to segregated groups fo r use by “private” schools. And when the courts strike down this tra n sp a re n t dodge, we shall undoubt edly hear another expression of pro found amazement from Richmond. The blindness of the present ap proach to the whole problem is most clearly evident in the insistence upon rigid uniform ity throughout the State. It does not seem to occur to our leading champions of states rights th a t any local community should be perm itted either to comply with the decision of the Supreme Court or to seek its own method of evasion. U n less an effective coui’se of state action is forthcoming, we may soon face a situation in which every community will be on its own without the benefit of any state planning or assistance, since it is unlikely th a t the courts will long perm it the enforcement by the State of a uniform and undisguised defiance. This is the case which could be made against our state officials. It m ight be well, however, to inquire just how many communities and how many individuals are entitled to bring the charge. W hat has transpired in Arl ington which gives us the right to point a finger of scorn toward Rich mond ? Where are the spokesmen and where are the plans which reflect in Arlington the awareness, the under standing and the sense of urgency which are lacking in our State Capi ta l? We may get responsible action from our state officials when we get a responsible attitude on the p art of citizens generally. We may get statesmanship instead of noise from our political leaders when the people of Virginia realize they face a moral crisis—not a legal technicality. CCSI members should reflect upon their role as individuals and upon the role of their organization in this crisis. As an organization dedicated to school improvement in Arlington, how can CCSI contribute to a more intelligent and responsible approach to the problem and to a solution based upon the moral, political and social principles we hold as individuals? CONVENTION NAMES (Continued from page 1) vention carries no commitment to support Convention candidates in the election. This year’s Convention was preced ed by the usual representative Plan ning Council, which established rules of procedure and beat the bushes to persuade the best available citizens to offer their names for nomination. Not th at this ever settles the list of pos sible nominees—the Council has no authority to b ar any citizen from competing for the nomination. The free and easy democracy of this system is in striking contrast to the procedures of the Arlington In dependent Movement (AIM) under which it is mysteriously announced at a private breakfast meeting th a t cer tain candidates “have been selected.” 1955-56 OFFICERS (Continued from page 1) Chairman Knappen has announced the selection of the following chairmen of standing committees: Education Program — Spencer Smith F in a n c e ---------------- Lorna Hutchings Press and Radio_______ Ivan Booker Community Relations—Oscar LeBeau Secretarial Services____Althea Motz Chairmen of the Membership and Publications Committees will be an nounced later. SCHOOL SYSTEM (Continued from page 4) cil includes representatives of each of the P. T. A.s and of various commun ity and civic organizations. Citizen members work with appropriate mem bers of the school staff in the study of instructional problems. Each Arlington school has an Ad visory Committee of three to seven citizens. These committees concern themselves with individual school problems and provide one means by which the people of the community may express their opinions and wishes to the School Board. The Board is further served by the fourteen Advis ory Councils, which are composed of 18 to 35 citizen members. These Councils in such areas as art, guid ance, health, home economics, librar ies, music, physical education, school lunch, special services, speech, teach ing materials, and trades and indus try, study, review, and appraise the various school programs and make periodic recommendations to the Board concerning their findings. Join CCSI Now Send $2.00 for family member-, ship to CCSI, Box 1542, Arlington 3, Virginia. N a m e _____________________ ____ A d d re ss_______________________ Telephone N o . _________________ How Good Is The Arlington School System? By Dr. C. Glen Hass, Associate Superintendent in Charge of Instruction, Arlington County Public Schools, and Mrs. Gennette Nygard, Elementary Supervisor, Arlington County Public Schools In the last issue of School Improve ment, Dean Fox of the George Wash ington U niversity School of Education outlined seven criteria of a good sys tem of public schools. Staff members of the A rlington County Public Schools constantly measui’e the growth and the needs of our schools in the light of these and other simi la r criteria. W hat have our schools accomplish ed? W hat progress has been made? W hat improvements do we need? 1. “A good system of public edu cation should provide appropriate learning opportunities for ALL of the community served.” A rlington makes equal pi'ovisions fo r all boys and girls regardless of race or religion, national origin or economic level. In a democratic society each individual has his contributions to make and his responsibilities to as sume, and our schools have developed a program to serve all children in the light of this ideal. F or more than twenty-five years, the public schools of Arlington have recognized the need for adult educa tion. To meet this need, adult even ing courses have been offered in such areas as academic high school sub jects, Americanization, arts and crafts, business education, home mak ing, auto mechanics, parent education, and safety education, including driv er training and first-aid courses. It would be desirable to broaden this program to meet the needs of other adults. The A rlington schools pro vide free office and classroom space for the U niversity of Virginia exten sion program in Arlington which meets p a rt of the need not covered by the public school program. The A rlington County Public Schools have long recognized a need for providing learning opportunities for children of pre-school age. Public school activities for a limited number of five-and-a-half year old children were first offered in Arlington in the fall of 1951. Budgetary limits make necessary the discontinuation of pre prim ary classes next year. Not until the community provides the resources to finance classes at this level will our school meet the criteria of providing appropriate learning opportunities for five year old children as is done in schools for consultation concerning many other communities. pupils’ problems of social and emo 2. “A good school system provides tional adjustment and learning. In learning opportunities in terms of dividual studies are made when the the needs of learners judged in the need is indicated. light of the goals of democratic 3. “Good schools seek by all available society.” means to provide diversified educa tional opportunities commensurate The Arlington schools consider the with individual differences.” needs of boys and girls in a demo cratic society to be the goals toward The Arlington County Public which the total educational program Schools have recognized the need to is directed. plan a variety of learning experiences The growth of children is evaluated to provide more adequately for indi in terms of the following objectives, vidual differences among children. as stated in the 1952 Superintendent’s Policies directed toward this end in Annual Report: clude the continued efforts to reduce 1. Proficiency in the 3 R’s. class sizes so th at teachers may be en 2. Preservation and strengthening abled to individualize instruction and of American democracy. so meet more adequately the needs of 3. Mental health fo r each child. children. Studies 4. Training in moral and spiritual all effective grouping have been made of procedures and values. 5. Preparation for economic compe teachers are given assistance in grouping children so as to meet their tence. individual and group needs and tal 6. Physical welfare. ents. Class placement is made on the 7. World understanding. basis of the individual pupil’s total 8. Development of individual in physical, social, emotional, and men terests. tal development and the opportunities Important to the provision of a provided by a particular group for program which will meet the needs of the individual’s fullest development. children are the contributions of the A ttempts have been made to meet pupil personnel services. Guidance is an integral part of the Arlington the requirements of children who have particular needs or disabilities. Speech school program. Its aim is to help each individual student to solve his therapy and remedial reading assist own problems. In the secondary ance are available to children needing schools the services of specially train such help. Special classes have been ed guidance counsellors are available. organized for (1) pupils who have de Educational planning, vocational plan fective hearing and require hearing ning, testing, personal counseling, conservation and/or lipreading, (2) case conferences and other group ac visually-handicapped children, (3) tivities help to achieve the aim of pupils who cannot profit from the regular school program because of guidance services. mental deficiency but who are eduClosely related to guidance is the cable, and (4) pupils who are physi service of the visiting teachers who cally unable to attend regular classes work with the school, the child, the and need physical and occupational home, and the community in effecting therapy and special provisions for improved adjustments for the child academic instruction which are offered who has difficulty in profiting from his in classes for physically handicapped. school experience. The visiting teach While the Arlington schools have er seeks to discover the cause of the trouble, uses all available resources made these provisions for the instruc within both the school and the com tion of the handicapped children, an munity, and works toward the pre other question has frequently been vention and correction of individual raised, “W hat is being done for the bright or gifted child?” A study problems of adjustment. made in the spring of 1953 indicated Psychological services are available th a t many Arlington teachers were to all students enrolled in the A rling ton schools. Psychologists visit the (Continued on next page) �S c h o o l Im p ro v e m e n t SCHOOL SYSTEM (Continued from page 3) providing guidance and direction for gifted children in all curricular areas. A committee is currently working on the preparation of an Arlington teaching guide for use in the teach ing of gifted children. 4. “Good schools seek to make learn ing as functional as possible.” At every grade level in the Arling ton schools the objective is to make the teaching of basic skills and abili ties arise from and be reinforced by planned expei-iences which make learning functional and purposeful for children. Reading skills are develop ed as children seek information and pleasure from books. Arithmetic abilities are extended as numbers are used to solve classroom problems. Handwriting and spelling skills are strengthened when children write let ters and reports. Working with oth ers in class projects, committee as signments, student government ac tivities, and school service organiza tions also gives children real expe rience in the democratic group pro cedures im portant in American so ciety. Arlington high school students in Business Education and Distributive Education train fo r future business careers. While continuing their stud ies toward graduation the Distribu tive Education students are assisted in getting part-tim e jobs in retailing and merchandising. Those in Busi ness Education may work part-tim e under the Vocational Office Training program, while others planning to go into trades may work under the di versified Occupations Program . All of these are paid jobs, with the schools cooperating in supervision. Arlington secondary schools also offer industi’ial a rts and vocational training covering such fields as wood working, metal work, auto mechanics, sheet metal work, plastics, photogi-aphy, and graphic arts. An outstand ing homemaking program is also available. 5. “A good school system recognizes that good teaching is central to success.” CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Box 1542 Arlington 3, Virginia The effectiveness, of any school sys tem depends-on -fts£te&hersv' 'Arling ton’s effectiye trecnjiting ^program has resulted in a teaching staff of jwhorn approximately ninety-five per cent have completed at least four years of college education and hold the high est teaching certificates issued by the S tate of Virginia. Among teachers currently employed, 93 per cent are experienced. An established salary scale which compares favorably with other communities of the Washington area and a desirable system of em ployee benefits have been effective in securing and maintaining good teach ers for the children of Arlington. The Arlington orientation program for new teachers makes every effort to help new teachers adjust to thennew positions. Provision is made for all Arlington teachers to continue professional impx’ovement through a program of in-service education. Many improvements in teaching conditions have been achieved during recent years. A building program which has more than doubled the number of classrooms since 1947-48 has provided many more functional classrooms and facilities adapted to learning activities and to the whole some growth of boys and girls. Li brary facilities and personnel have been provided for all children and all schools. Additional teaching mate rials in all subject matter areas give teachers the advantage of using maps and globes, opaque projectors, record players, film strip and movie projec tors, tape recorders, and bioscopes. The services of helping teachers in art, music, speech, physical education, reading, and general education offer valuable assistance and guidance to all elem entary teachers. 6. “Good school systems are efficiently administered.” In A rlington schools, efficient ad m inistration has been equated with democratic administration. The School Board, elected by the citizens, is re sponsible for the over-all policies of the schools. The superintendent is re sponsible for the administration of the schools. In order th a t the many duties per formed by the personnel w ithin the various departments may be efficiently coordinated, the superintendent and division . heads regularly confer on problems of the total school system . Likewise supervisors, principals, and teachers work closely to g e th er to u n i fy and direct their activities. The county-wide Teachers' Council on Instruction was oi-ganized five years ago to strengthen lines of com munication and to provide an effective organization for cooperative planning. It consists of representatives from each school who meet w ith ap p ro p ri ate representatives of the a d m in istra tive and supervisory staffs. A Senior High Teachers’ Council also m eets regularly to consider instructional problems of particular concern a t this level. 7. “Good school systems make full use of community resources.” The active participation of p aren ts and citizens of A rlington in the school program has contributed greatly to the development of th e b est education possible fo r o u r children. Arlington citizens have given g en erously of their time and effort in s er vice to the schools. They have pro vided library assistance, helped in fo r eign language instruction, served as room mothers, assisted in th e su p er vision of field trips, and m anaged many details of the school h ealth program. As resource persons they have given classroom dem onsti-ations and talks, shown exhibits and films, and shared with children th e ir special abilities and information. Citizen participation h as been sought, too, in program p lanning and evaluation. The preparation of in structional guides and handbooks, the selection of textbooks, studies o f r e porting methods and sim ilar problem s have proved the resource-use value of citizens in the field of in stru ctio n al improvement. The Community Council on In stru c tion was organized four y ea rs ago to contribute to fu rth er impi-ovement and understanding of the instructional program. Membership in th e Coun( Continued on p age 2) Sec. 34.66, P.L.&R. Kr. & Mr.s. ^dnnind D. Caarobell 2912 N. Glebe Ed. Arlington, Va. U. S. 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Title A name given to the resource Newsletter, School Improvement, vol. 1 no.3, June-July 1955, 3 pages Description An account of the resource Supreme Court Decision on Racial Desegregation, How Good is the Arlington School System, by Dr. C. Glen Haas Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizen's Committee for School Improvement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 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 19_2_4_1_15 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/564afe00c4160454a846fb9ddfa67823.pdf 8cf4a91e3efc3fdf14127dec008f1145 PDF Text Text §©li®®D Improvement VOL. I, NO. 2 “B E T T E R S C H O O L S F O R A R L IN G T O N " Officers To Be Elected May 31 The May meeting of CCSI will be held at 8:30 Tuesday evening, May 31, at the School Administration Build ing, 1426 N. Quincy Street. This is a delay of one week from the regular monthly meeting time because of the conflict on May 24 with the nominat ing convention of ABC. At this meeting, officers will be elected for the 1955-56 year. The slate of nominees which will be reported by the nominating committee is as fol lows: Chairman, Laurence Knappen Vice Chairman, Eloise Newdorp Recording Secretary, Elsie Knott Corresponding Secretary, Mary Jeanne Androit Treasurer, William A. Backus Historian, John Palm er Nominations may also be made from the floor at the time of the elec tion. Election of officers a t the May meet ing is in accordance with the constitu tional amendment recently adopted. The purpose of the amendment was to perm it election of officers for the com ing year a t the May meeting and their installation at the June meeting in or der th at preparations may be made in the course of the summer for the work of the coming year. There will also be a discussion of the issues involved in the recent refer endum on CCSI participation in the (Continued on page 4) ---------------0--------------- Delegation To Civic Federation Selected A t its last meeting, the CCSI Exec utive Committee selected as our dele gates to the Arlington Civic Federa tion for the 1955-56 year, Ivan Booker, Laurence Knappen, John Palm er and Irving S. Schwartz. Alternate dele gates selected were A rthur Conover, Ruby Simpson and Herbert Sholar. In addition, the Chairman was authorized by the committee to select one addi tional alternate in order to assure that a person who is available to serve will be chosen. Annual CCSI Picnic ; Meeting On June 14 MAY,1965 County Board Cuts 1956 School Funds Friday the 13th of May was an un | In accordance with one of the lucky day for school improvement. ;' great traditions of CCSI, the anThat night the County Board an ;' nual June meeting will again com-; nounced the 1955-56 tax rates and ex ; bine fun and business. In past penditure limits. A small group of ; years, the picnic festivities have spectators attended the cei’emony at ; | been interrupted long enough to the Court House. ; elect officers for the coming year. The County Board did it again. The ;; This year, as a result of the recent proposed school budget was reduced ; constitutional amendment, officers by $435,000, from $9,050,315 to $8,;; who have been selected at the May 615,315. The action was taken by u;; membership meeting will be innanimous vote of the five Board mem ;; stalled at the picnic. bers. The Board justified its action by ; The picnic meeting has been pointing out th at $235,000 could be ;' scheduled for Tuesday, June 14, at eliminated for the kindergarten pro ; 6:00 p.m. The place and other esgram , $50,000 for architects fees for ;; sential details will be announced at planning renovation of old schools, ; the May membership meeting. and $150,000 for “fa t” including inac curate teacher turnover estimates, top heavy supervision, and an excessive (Continued on page 3) ---------------0--------------- New PTA Officers To Be Briefed The Arlington County Council of PTAs will hold a workshop for incom ing PTA officers at the Washington and Lee High School Little Theater at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, June 6. The program for the evening will be divided into two parts, the first hour to be devoted to brief talks and discussions on selected topics and the second p art of the program to consist of sessions devoted to the duties of the various offices. The topics for dis cussion in the first p art of the pro gram are as follows: PTA Organization Policies of PTAs Work of PTAs Source of Funds Relationships Communication Dealing with Controversial Issues National, State and County PTA Organization The County Council hopes that this workshop will be attended not only by all incoming PTA officers but by out going officers as well. The latter are needed to make their experience and advice available to the new officers. CCSI Representatives Chosen For Convention Eleven Convention delegates, plus nine Planning Council members, will represent CCSI at the School Board Nominating Convention to be held at Wakefield High School on the nighths of June 8 and 9. Announced by the Chairman after action taken by the Executive Com mittee at its May 10 meeting, the newly selected delegates are: Lillian Bazbx-oda, Emily Fine, Emory Hackman, Peter Henle, Laurence Knappen, Elsie Knott, Oscar LeBeau, Rita Markuse, Malcolm Miller, Jo Sanders, and Shirley Wheeler. Delegates who have been serving as Planning Council members automati cally serve as Convention delegates. CCSI’s X ’epresentatives on the Plan ning Council include Jerry Doster, Althea Motz, Eloise Newdorp, Joseph Newman, Shelby Robert, Irving Schwartz, Herbert Sholar, Edward Strother and Ai'thur Vogel. Twenty alternates will also be cer tified to the Convention to insure th at CCSI is represented by a full delega tion throughout the Convention. �School Im p ro vem en t School Im p ro vem en t SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Citizen:: Com m ittee fo r School Im provem ent Box 1542, A rlin g to n 3, V irg in ia E d i t o r ____ - __________________ Leon C rutcher CCSI O FFIC E R S C h airm a n ________________ Irv in g S. S chw artz V ice C h a irm a n _______________ Eloise New dorp T r e a s u r e r _______________ W illiam A . Backus R ecording S e c re ta ry _____________ E lsie K n o tt C o rresponding S ecretary _________ E m ily Fine H isto ria n ______________________ J o h n P alm er M em bership in th e C itizens Com m ittee fo r School Im provem ent is open to all residents o f A rlin g to n who a re in terested in th e wel fa re o f th e schools. Dues of $2.00 p er fam ily should be m ailed to th e above address, to g e th e r w ith nam e, address an d telephone num ber. LiarLais * Who Killed Cock Robin? Not only will there be no kindergar tens in Arlington County; even the modest and admittedly unsatisfactory pre-prim ary substitute program of re cent years will be eliminated. Retro gression is substituted for our hopes of modest progress. And here are oth er items which have been sent down the drain by the tender solicitude for your tax rate felt by the County Board: $50,000 for architects fees. This means th a t even the planning neces sary for the next building effort has been eliminated. On May 18, the Rock Spring Civic Association discussed the critical space problem to be confront ed by Jamestown school next year. Jamestown was opened in 1954. This may not be typical; it is certainly not a unique situation. $25,000 for bus replacement. When the five-year-old busses become ten years old, perhaps we can then forego kindergartens in order to replace busses. $5,000 to match PTA funds for landscaping of school grounds. One would hardly suppose th a t Arlington is a community which m ust accept charity to meet its clear obligations; it is somewhat shocking to learn that, indeed, it cannot even afford to accept the charity. $15,000 for instructional m aterials and office supplies. We doubt that these items are over abundant in a school system which has not been able to supply free textbooks to all of its students. $50,000 for playbrounds and equip ment. Who w ants these frills, any how? We explained in the first issue of “School Improvement” th a t it was our purpose to “help acquaint the citizens of A rlington with the facts concerning school needs and school program s.” We would be delighted if we had the resources to make our efforts avail able to every resident of the county, but such is clearly not the case. We have, however, selected 500 leaders of PTAs and other civic organizations to receive free copies by mail. This ex plains why, if you are not a CCSI member, you have received the first two issues of “ School Improvement.” We hope you have found our publi cation useful, and we propose to keep it coming to people like you as long as we can manage. We hope further th a t you will join CCSI. Your partic ipation is needed, your dues are need ed; every $2.00 of dues payment will make it possible for us to reach addi tional readers besides you. We would ★ like to reach 1,000 extra readers, or even 5,000. We w ant to tell people about one of the greatest educational Year of Decision developments of the nineteenth cen tu ry —the kindergarten! We w ant to School year 1954-55 nears its end. tell people who killed Cock Robin. The County Board has again barred Join us and help do the job! kindergartens and curtailed school ex ★ penses. B. M. Miller has announced the discovery of “subversive” passag No Kindergartens Again es in school library books whose titles he carefully conceals. PTA’s and Civic In our la st issue, we also dedicated Associations are electing new officers this litle journal to the avoidance of and closing down for the summer. the next crisis in the Arlington School year 1954-55 is almost over. schools. We pointed out that the bud Two im portant events remain on the get which the school board had pre pared for the coming fiscal year was calendar as “ School Improvement” a holding budget—not a school im goes to press. The ABC Convention provement budget. The School Board will shortly select two candidates to proposed—now the County Board has run for the County Board in Novem ber. Representing the newly united disposed. Dean Fox Describes A Good School System Backus Is Appointed As Acting Treasurer William A. Backus has been ap pointed by the Chairman to serve as Treasurer of CCSI for the rest of this year due to the absence from town of the regular Treasurer, Paul Netzer. m ajority which through division lost a two-candidates-to-one election in last year’s County Board race, ABC enters the scene this year for the first time. The School Board Nominating Convention, convening for the fifth time, will select a slate of candidates to run for three School Board posi tions. AIM, badly beaten two years ago in the School Board race and a minor ity victor in last year’s County Board election, will try again in both cam paigns. How it will try or with whom remains shrouded in mystery. CCSI has polled itself for the first time on the County Board issue. An overwhelming majority of the re sponses indicate th a t CCSI members are firmly convinced th a t a good School Board, which we have had in Arlington, can succeed only if a good County Board, which we have not had for some time, can be elected. The sense of the poll is clear. The CCSI action program remains to be developed. But as summer nears one conclusion is obvious. Every voter, whether friend, neighbor or office as sociate,. who joins the fight for better schools in the calm of the summer, becomes a potent force when the elec tion campaigns roll into high gear afte r Labor Day. Let’s talk about schools this summer. * ---------------- * — ---------------------------1 Join CCSI Now j Send $2.00 for family member-1 ship to CCSI, Box 1542, Arlington I 3, Virginia. N a m e _____________________ ,___ t A d d re ss_______________________ j : Telephone N o .__________________] By Dr. James Harold Fox Dean of Education, George Washington University Public Education is primarily a long-term investment of democratic society for its perpetuation and im 2. provement. A good many years ago Loi'd Bryce in his penetrating com ments on the American scene noted th a t rulers m ust be well educated and in a democracy the rulers are the peo ple. Modern democracy is an evolving dynamic process th a t must continu ously adapt itself to changing world conditions and the enlargement of knowledge. To do so it m ust repeated ly evaluate its purposes and the ef 3. fectiveness of the means by which it achieves them. Citizenship in a de mocracy requires perspective, devotion to tru th , willingness to face the facts and to act upon them, self-sacrificing devotion to democracy as a way of life, and the necessary skills to func tion effectively as a good citizen. The public schools provide the one best hope for the acquisition of these re quirements by m ost of the people. Public education is also an impor ta n t means of giving expression to the racy has been founded. One of these is concerned with belief in the worth, dignity, and rights of the individual. In this connection, public education 4. provides the most fru itfu l means of compensating the afflicted and handi capped for restrictions in opportuni ties for happiness. Public education likewise provides a means of discharging the eternal debt of the present generation to past gen erations. Citizens who truly believe in 5. democracy as a way of life seek to re tu rn thanks fo r benefits received. But it is not easy adequately to thank the dead. One way is to pass on the torch of learning to the next generation a little brig h ter than it was received. I t is with such thoughts in mind th a t I list below a few of the criteria of a system of public schools, recog nizing th a t no exclusive list is possible in a statem ent of such small compass. 1. A good system of public education 6. should provide appropriate learning opportunities for all the citizens of the community served. In many communities the first six years of life—one of the most im portant periods from the stand point of education—lack learning opportunities of vital importance. This is likewise true in many places of opportunities for adult learning. A good school system provides learning opportunities in terms of the needs of learners judged in the light of the goals of democratic so ciety. This requires continuous reap praisal of the ends and means of democratic society and the growth of learners in the light of them. It also requires adequate guidance and other pupil personnel services. Good schools seek by all available means to provide diversified educa tional opportunities commensurate with individual differences. Educational research is constant ly expanding our knowledge of indi vidual differences. Probably no school system is now providing ade quately for the individual differ ences that are known. Crucial to a solution of the problem are bettereducated teachers of higher calibre, and smaller classes. Forward-look ing systems are making special ef forts to meet the needs of the han dicapped and the gifted. Good schools seek to make learning as functional as possible. Learning that does not function in the life of the learner is soon for gotten. Naturally, public schools are only concerned with functional learning that promotes the welfare of society as well as the individual. A good school system recognizes that good teaching is central to success. It diligently recruits, carefully selects, and appropriately assigns teachers. It does its best to create favorable teaching conditions by providing (1) adequate salaries, (2) functional buildings, (3) teach ing aids, (4) opportunities for teacher growth, and (5) democratic administration. Good school systems are efficiently administered. Central to efficient administra tion are cooperative planning, ade quate staff communication, good working relations, job definition, and clearly-understood responsibil ities accompanied by commensurate authority. 7. Good school systems make full use of community resources. Only about 16 per cent of the learning time of Americans below the age of 18 years is spent in school. Obviously, education must be a cooperative venture involving the school, home, church, youth or ganizations, and recreational agen cies. Good educational practice in volves extensive use of local mate rials in stim ulating interest in learning and is making learning more functional. Wise adm inistra tors utilize the intellectual resourc es of the community in cooperative planning and maintain good com munication with the public. * * * In our June issue. Dr. C. Glenn Hass, Associate Superintendent of Arlington Schools in Charge of In struction, and Mrs. Gennette Nygard, Elementary Supervisor, will evaluate Arlington Schools in term s of the criteria set forth by Dean Fox. COUNTY BOARD (Continued from page 1) number of custodians. The County Board explained th at these judgm ents had determined its action but were not binding on the School Board. The School Board, it was pointed out, could distribute the total reduction as it saw fit. The School Board announced on Tuesday, May 17 its own distribution of the cut. The $235,000 kindergarten item was eliminated. A t the same time the School Board reaffirmed its former policy decision to abandon the pre-pri mary program. No funds had been requested for this program. By elim inating the entire $235,000 for kinder gartens and by also making further cuts, the County Board had precluded any possibility th a t the School Board could reconsider this decision. The School Board also announced a general curtailment program which included the following reductions: $30,000 to restore free tex t books for grades eight through twelve; $50,000 for architects fees for renovation of old schools; $25,000 for school bus re placements; $5,000 to match PTA con tributions for trees and shrubbery; (Continued on next page) �School Im p ro v e m e n t COUNTY BOARD (Continued from previous page) $15,000 for office supplies and instruc tional m aterials; $50,000 for equip ment; and $25,000 for eight new posi tions in the library, clerical, custodial and maintenance fields. The County Board decision to disal low the $235,000 kindergarten item will automatically deprive the County of $160,000 in Federal school con struction funds whose availability for an Arlington kindergarten program had been previously announced. The action was taken in the face of knowl edge th at almost $100,000 in Federal school operating funds would become available to Arlington each year after the first year of kindergarten opera tion. Each County Board member anounced his or her own reasons for op posing kindergartens a t the Friday night meeting. Chairman Rowzee ob jected to taxing the many fo r the benefit of the few. Mr. Peck felt that the County is not prepared to finance kindergartens a t this time in the face of competing requirements of higher priority. Mrs. Buchholz felt th a t kin dergartens should be delayed until all elementary pupils are properly housed and renewed her plea for a County referendum on kindergartens. Mr. Cooper and Mr. Kimmel felt that the County cannot afford kindergart ens a t this time. All but Mr. Rowzee endorsed the need for public kinder gartens and voted against them. Mr. Rowzee opposed public kindergartens and voted against them. Disappointment over the loss of the proposed kindergarten program dis tracted attention from the fact that the County Board stated specifically th a t it had allowed funds for the 5 per cent pay increase for teaching and non-teaching personnel, matching cor responding pay increases in the Coun ty Budget. The School Board’s an nouncement also emphasized inclusion of the pay raise in the approved 195556 budget. CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Box 1542 Arlington 3, Virginia ELECTION OF OFFICERS (Continued from page 1) County Board election. Action may be taken by the membership a t that time to fix the position of the organi zation on these matters. I t should be understood that policy has not been determined by the mail referendum, but may be determined at a member ship meeting. This procedure was de tailed in the explanation of the ballot contained in the March Newsletter, with which the ballot was distributed. “Publication of the results of this questionnaire will enable all CCSI members to know how their fellow members feel on this subject. This in formation should be available when CCSI policy on this subject is deter mined by a vote of members a t a membership meeting. This subject will be scheduled for discussion at a membership meeting following receipt and tabulation of the replies to the questionnaire. The inclusion of this subject on the agenda will be publi cized in the CCSI Bulletin preceding the membership meeting.” The questionnaire ballot and the tabulated results follow: A. Endorsement of Candidates for the County Board (check one) 1. CCSI should endorse the two best candidates to run for the two open seats, judging the candidates from the point of view of support for better schools when school m atters arise be fore the County Board. (92). 2. CCSI should endorse all candi dates who can be expected to support The County Board’s action will in crease school real estate taxes from $1.75 to $1.90 per $100 of assessed valuation and school personal prop erty taxes from $2.25 to $2.49. Corresponding increases in county tax rates are $1:25 to $1.36 for real estate and $1.50 to $1.98 for personal prop erty. The proposed County budget was reduced by $163,000 to approxi mately $7,231,000. better schools when school m atters arise before the County Board, even if the number endox'sed exceeds the num ber of open seats. (60). 3. CCSI should not endorse any can didates for the County Board. (37). 4. I cannot make up my mind on this question until all of the candi dates are named. (7). B. Questioning County Board Candi dates on School Issues (Check, “A gree” or “Disagree” ). 5. CCSI should question all candi dates for the County Board w ith re spect to their views on specified school issues, and should publicize their re plies. (Agree, 195; disagree, 3). C. Obtaining and Publicizing Records of County Board Candidates (Check “Agree” or “Disagi’ee” ) 6. CCSI should request from each County Board candidate a biographic sketch which would include px’ior p ar ticipation in school m atters, and should provide CCSI members with the information so obtained. (Agree, 186; disabree, 12). D. Non-participation in County Board Campaign (Check “A gree” or “Disagree.” ) 7. CCSI should not participate in the County Board election campaign, and, therefore, should take no posi tion and issue no publicity relating to the candidacy of any person fo r the County Board. (Agree, 24; disagree, 164.) It may also be useful to repeat at this time the summary history of CC SI participation in County Boax'd elec tions which appeared in the Newslet ter at th a t time: “The issues involved have been actively discussed at mem bership meetings in the past. A dis cussion last spring proved inconclu sive. CCSI precedents in prior cam paigns are also inconclusive, since CC SI has on one occasion endorsed a County Board candidate, has more than once disseminated candidates’ recox'ds and positions on school issues, and has on one occasion taken no ac tion other than to indicate neutrality.” Sec. 34.66, P.L.&R. Hr . & Hus . Edmtnd D. Camobe 1 2912 N. Glebe Rd. Arlington, Va. U. S. POSTAGE PAID Arlington, Va. Pex*mit No. 305 � 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 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. 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Title A name given to the resource Newsletter, School Improvement, vol. 1 no.2, May 1955, 3 pages Description An account of the resource Lack of Kindergarten in Arlington, Questionnaire: Survey of Citizen's Committee for School Improvement for policies and endorsing and advocating for School Board Candidates Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizen's Committee for School Improvement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955-05 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 19_2_4_1_14 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/5114153478fc84c7f1132a894e37174e.pdf 424d063ae727af2d9836346fbcea7da9 PDF Text Text Sell®®! Improvement VOL. I, NO. 2 "B E T T E R S C H O O L S F O R A R L IN G T O N ” Officers To Be Elected May 31 The May meeting of CCSI will be held at 8:30 Tuesday evening, May 31, at the School Administration Build ing, 1426 N. Quincy Street. This is a delay of one week from the regular monthly meeting time because of the conflict on May 24 with the nominat ing convention of ABC. At this meeting, officers will be elected for the 1955-56 year. The slate of nominees which will be reported by the nominating committee is as fol lows: Chairman, Laurence Knappen Vice Chairman, Eloise Newdorp Recording Secretary, Elsie Knott Corresponding Secretary, Mary Jeanne Androit Treasurer, William A. Backus Historian, John Palmer Nominations may also be made from the floor at the time of the elec tion. Election of officers at the May meet ing is in accordance with the constitu tional amendment recently adopted. The purpose of the amendment was to permit election of officers for the com ing year at the May meeting and their installation at the June meeting in or der that preparations may be made in the course of the summer for the work of the coming year. There will also be a discussion of the issues involved in the recent refer endum on CCSI participation in the (Continued on page 4) --------------- 0 --------------- Delegation To Civic Federation Selected At its last meeting, the CCSI Exec utive Committee selected as our dele gates to the Arlington Civic Federa tion for the 1955-56 year, Ivan Booker, Laurence Knappen, John Palm er and Irving S. Schwartz. A lternate dele gates selected were A rthur Conover, Ruby Simpson and Herbert Sholar. In addition, the Chairman was authorized by the committee to select one addi tional alternate in order to assure that a person who is available to serve will be chosen. Annual CCSI Picnic Meeting On June 14 ' In accordance with one of the great traditions of CCSI, the a n -; !nual June meeting will again com -; i bine fun and business. In past; ' years, the picnic festivities h av e; ' been interrupted long enough to ; ;' elect officers for the coming yea r.! ; ’This year, as a result of the rece n t; ; constitutional amendment, officers; ; who have been selected at the M ay; ; membership meeting will be in -! ; stalled a t the picnic. The picnic meeting has been; ; scheduled for Tuesday, June 14, a t ; ; 6:00 p.m. The place and other e s -! ; sential details will be announced a t ; ; the May membership meeting. ; New PTA Officers To Be Briefed The Arlington County Council of PTAs will hold a workshop for incom ing PTA officers at the Washington and Lee High School Little Theater at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, June 6. The program for the evening will be divided into two parts,- the first hour to be devoted to brief talks and discussions on selected topics and the second p art of the program to consist of sessions devoted to the duties of the various offices. The topics for dis cussion in the first part of the pro gram are as follows: PTA Organization Policies of PTAs Work of PTAs Source of Funds Relationships Communication Dealing with Controversial Issues National, S tate and County PTA Organization The County Council hopes that this workshop will be attended not only by all incoming PTA officers but by out going officers as well. The latter are needed to make their experience and advice available to the new officers. ' MAY,1955 County Board Cuts 1956 School Funds Friday the 13th of May was an un lucky day for school improvement. That night the County Board an nounced the 1955-56 tax rates and ex penditure limits. A small group of spectators attended the ceremony at the Court House. The County Board did it again. The proposed school budget was reduced by $435,000, from $9,050,315 to $8,615,315. The action was taken by unanimous vote of the five Board mem bers. The Board justified its action by pointing out th at $235,000 could be eliminated for the kindergarten pro gram , $50,000 for architects fees for planning renovation of old schools, and $150,000 for “fa t” including inac curate teacher turnover estimates, top heavy supervision, and an excessive (Continued on page 3) ---------------0 --------------- CCSI Representatives Chosen For Convention Eleven Convention delegates, p'us nine Planning Council members, will represent CCSI a t the School Board Nominating Convention to be held at Wakefield High School on the nighths of June 8 and 9. Announced by the Chairman after action taken by the Executive Com mittee at its May 10 meeting, the newly selected delegates are: Lillian Bazbroda, Emily Fine, Emory Hackman, P eter Henle, Laurence Knappen, Elsie Knott, Oscar LeBeau, R ita Markuse, Malcolm Miller, Jo Sanders, and Shirley Wheeler. Delegates who have been serving as Planning Council members autom ati cally serve as Convention delegates. CCSI’s representatives on the Plan ning Council include Jerry Doster, Althea Motz, Eloise Newdorp, Joseph Newman, Shelby Robert, Irving Schwartz, Herbert Sholar, Edward Strother and A rthur Vogel. Twenty alternates will also be cer tified to the Convention to insure th at CCSI is represented by a full delega tion throughout the Convention. �School Im p ro vem en t SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Not only will there be no kindergar tens in Arlington County; even the Citizens Com m ittee fo r School Im provem ent Box 1542, A rlin g to n 3, V irg in ia modest and adm ittedly unsatisfactory E d it o r ----------------------------------------------------- Leon C rutcher pre-prim ary substitute program of re CCSI O F F IC E R S cent years will be eliminated. Retro C hairm an________________ Irv in g S. Schw artz Vice C h airm an _________________________ E loise New dorp gression is substituted for our hopes T reasu rer _______________ W illiam A . Backus of modest progress. And here are oth Recording S e c re ta ry ---------------------E lsie K n o tt C orresponding S e c retary -------------- E m ily Fine er items which have been sent down H isto ria n ______________________ J o h n P a lm er the drain by the tender solicitude for M em bership in th e C itizens Com m ittee for School Im provem ent is open to all residents your tax rate felt by the County of A rlin g to n who a re in terested in th e w el Board: fare of th e schools. D ues o f $2.00 p e r fam ily should be m ailed to th e above address. ■to g eth $50,000 for architects fees. This e r w ith nam e, address an d telephone num ber. Editorials -K Who Killed Cock Robin? means th a t even the planning neces sary for the next building effort has been eliminated. On May 18, the Rock Spring Civic Association discussed the critical space problem to be confront ed by Jamestown school next year. Jamestown was opened in 1954. This may not be typical; it is certainly not a unique situation. $25,000 for bus replacement. When the five-year-old busses become ten years old, perhaps we can then forego kindergartens in order to replace busses. $5,000 to match PTA funds for landscaping of school grounds. One would hardly suppose th a t Arlington is a community which must accept charity to meet its clear obligations; it is somewhat shocking to learn that, indeed, it cannot even afford to accept the charity. $15,000 for instructional materials and office supplies. We doubt that these items are over abundant in a school system which has not been able to supply free textbooks to all of its students. $50,000 for playbrounds and equip ment. Who wants these frills, any how? We explained in the first issue of “School Improvement” that it was our purpose to “help acquaint the citizens of Arlington with the facts concerning school needs and school program s.” We would be delighted if we had the resources to make our efforts avail able to every resident of the county, but such is clearly not the case. We have, however, selected 500 leaders of PTAs and other civic organizations to receive free copies by mail. This ex plains why, if you are not a CCSI member, you have received the first two issues of “School Improvement.” We hope you have found our publi cation useful, and we propose to keep it coming to people like you as long as we can manage. We hope further that you will join CCSI. Your partic ipation is needed, your dues are need ed; every $2.00 of dues paym ent will make it possible for us to reach addi tional readers besides you. We would ★ like to reach 1,000 extra readers, or even 5,000. We w ant to tell people about one of the greatest educational Year of Decision developments of the nineteenth cen tury—the kindergarten! We w ant to School year 1954-55 nears its end. tell people who killed Cock Robin. The County Board has again barred Join us and help do the job! kindergartens and curtailed school ex ★ penses. B. M. Miller has announced the discovery of “subversive” passag No Kindergartens Again es in school library books whose titles In our last issue, we also dedicated he carefully conceals. PTA’s and Civic this litle journal to the avoidance of Associations are electing new officers the next crisis in the A rlington and closing down for the summer. schools. We pointed out th a t the bud School year 1954-55 is almost over. Two im portant events remain on the get which the school board had pre pared for the coming fiscal year was calendar as “School Improvement” a holding budget—not a school im goes to press. The ABC Convention provement budget. The School Board will shortly select two candidates to proposed—now the County Board has run for the County Board in Novem disposed. ber. Representing the newly united School Im p ro vem en t Backus Is Appointed As Acting Treasurer William A. Backus has been ap pointed by the Chairman to serve as Treasurer of CCSI for the rest of this year due to the absence from town of the regular Treasurer, Paul Netzer. majority which through division lost a two-candidates-to-one election in last year’s County Board race, ABC enters the scene this year for the first time. The School Board Nominating Convention, convening for the fifth time, will select a slate of candidates to run for .three School Board posi tions. AIM, badly beaten two years ago in the School Board race and a minor ity victor in last year’s County Board election, will try again in both cam paigns. How it will try or with whom remains shrouded in mystery. CCSI has polled itself fo r the first time on the County Board issue. An overwhelming majority of the re sponses indicate th a t CCSI members are firmly convinced th a t a good School Board, which we have had in Arlington, can succeed only if a good County Board, which we have not had for some time, can be elected. The sense of the poll is clear. The CCSI action program remains to be developed. But as summer nears one conclusion is obvious. Every voter, whether friend, neighbor or office as sociate, who joins the fight for better schools in the calm of the summer, becomes a potent force when the elec tion campaigns roll into high gear after Labor Day. Let’s talk about schools this summer. Join CCSI Now Send $2.00 for family member ship to CCSI, Box 1542, Arlington 3, Virginia. Name Address Telephone No. Dean Fox Describes A Good School System By Dr. James Harold Fox Dean of Education, George Washington University Public Education is prim arily a long-term investment of democratic society for its perpetuation and im provement. A good many years ago Lord Bryce in his penetrating com ments on the American scene noted th a t rulers m ust be well educated and in a democracy the rulers are the peo ple. Modern democracy is an evolving dynamic process th a t must continu ously adapt itself to changing world conditions and the enlargement of knowledge. To do so it m ust repeated ly evaluate its purposes and the ef fectiveness of the means by which it achieves them. Citizenship in a de mocracy requires perspective, devotion to truth, willingness to face the facts and to act upon them, self-sacrificing devotion to democracy as a way of life, and the necessary skills to func tion effectively as a good citizen. The public schools provide the one best hope for the acquisition of these re quirements by most of the people. Public education is also an impor ta n t means of giving expression to the racy has been founded. One of these is concerned with belief in the worth, dignity, and rights of the individual. In this connection, public education provides the most fruitful means of compensating the afflicted and handi capped fo r restrictions in opportuni ties for happiness. Public education likewise provides a means of discharging the eternal debt of the present generation to past gen erations. Citizens who truly believe in democracy as a way of life seek to re turn thanks for benefits received. But it is not easy adequately to thank the dead. One way is to pass on the torch of learning to the next generation a little brighter than it was received. I t is with such thoughts in mind th at I list below a few of the criteria of a system of public schools, recog nizing th a t no exclusive list is possible in a statem ent of such small compass. 1. A good system of public education should provide appropriate learning opportunities for all the citizens of the community served. In many communities the first six years of life—one of the most im portant periods from the stand point of education—lack learning opportunities of vital importance. This is likewise true in many places of opportunities for adult learning. 2. A good school system provides learning opportunities in terms of the needs of learners judged in the light of the goals of democratic so ciety. This requires continuous reap praisal of the ends and means of democratic society and the growth of learners in the light of them. It also requires adequate guidance and other pupil personnel services. 3. Good schools seek by all available means to provide diversified educa tional opportunities commensurate with individual differences. Educational research is constant ly expanding our knowledge of indi vidual differences. Probably no school system is now providing ade quately for the individual differ ences that are known. Crucial to a solution of the problem are bettereducated teachers of higher calibre, and smaller classes. Forward-look ing systems are making special ef forts to meet the needs of the han dicapped and the gifted. 4. Good schools seek to make learning as functional as possible. Learning that does not function in the life of the learner is soon for gotten. Naturally, public schools are only concerned with functional learning th at promotes the welfare of society as well as the individual. 5. A good school system recognizes that good teaching is central to success. It diligently recruits, carefully selects, and appropriately assigns teachers. It does its best to create favorable teaching conditions by providing (1) adequate salaries, (2) functional buildings, (3) teach ing aids, (4) opportunities for teacher growth, and (5) democratic administration. 6. Good school systems are efficiently administered. Central to efficient adm inistra tion are cooperative planning, ade quate staff communication, good working relations, job definition, and clearly-understood responsibil ities accompanied by commensurate authority. 7. Good school systems make full use of community resources. Only about 16 per cent of the learning time of Americans below the age of 18 years is spent in school. Obviously, education must be a cooperative venture involving the school, home, church, youth or ganizations, and recreational agen cies. Good educational practice in volves extensive use of local mate rials in stim ulating interest in learning and is making learning more functional. Wise administra tors utilize the intellectual resourc es of the community in cooperative planning and maintain good com munication with the public. In our June issue, Dr. C. Glenn Hass, Associate Superintendent of Arlington Schools in Charge of In struction, and Mrs. Gennette Nygard, Elementary Supervisor, will evaluate Arlington Schools in terms of the criteria set forth by Dean Fox. COUNTY BOARD (Continued from page 1) number of custodians. The County Board explained that these judgm ents had determined its action but were not binding on the School Board. The School Board, it was pointed out, could distribute the total reduction as it saw fit. The School Board announced on Tuesday, May 17 its own distribution of the cut. The $235,000 kindergarten item was eliminated. At the same time the School Board reaffirmed its former policy decision to abandon the pre-pri mary program. No funds had been requested fo r this program. By elim inating the entire $235,000 for kinder gartens and by also making further cuts, the County Board had precluded any possibility th at the School Board could reconsider this decision. The School Board also announced a general curtailment program which included the following reductions: $30,000 to restore free tex t books for grades eight through twelve; $50,000 for architects fees for renovation of old schools; $25,000 fo r school bus re placements; $5,000 to match PTA con tributions for trees and shrubbery; (Continued on next page) �S c h o o l Im p ro v e m e n t COUNTY BOARD (Continued from previous page) $15,000 for office supplies and instruc tional materials; $50,000 for equip ment; and $25,000 for eight new posi tions in the library, clerical, custodial and maintenance fields. The County Board decision to disal low the $235,000 kindergarten item will automatically deprive the County of $160,000 in Federal school con struction funds whose availability for an Arlington kindergarten program had been previously announced. The action was taken in the face of knowl edge that almost $100,000 in Federal school operating funds would become available to Arlington each year after the first year of kindergarten opera tion. Each County Board member anounced his or her own reasons for op posing kindergartens at the Friday night meeting. Chairman Rowzee ob jected to taxing the many for the benefit of the few. Mr. Peck felt that the County is not prepared to finance kindergartens a t this time in the face of competing requirements of higher priority. Mrs. Buchholz felt that kin dergartens should be delayed until all elementary pupils are properly housed and renewed her plea for a County referendum on kindergai'tens. Mr. Cooper and Mr. Kimmel felt that the County cannot afford kindergart ens at this time. All but Mr. Rowzee endorsed the need for public kinder gartens and voted against them. Mr. Rowzee opposed public kindergartens and voted against them. Disappointment over the loss of the proposed kindergarten pi-ogram dis tracted attention from the fact that the County Board stated specifically th at it had allowed funds for the 5 per cent pay increase for teaching and non-teaching personnel, matching cor responding pay increases in the Coun ty Budget. The School Board’s an nouncement also emphasized inclusion of the pay raise in the approved 195556 budget. CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Box 1542 Arlington 3, Virginia ELECTION OF OFFICERS (Continued from page 1) County Board election. Action may be taken by the membership at that time to fix the position of the organi zation on these matters. It should be understood that policy has not been determined by the mail referendum, but may be determined at a member ship meeting. This procedure was de tailed in the explanation of the ballot contained in the March Newsletter, with which the ballot was distributed. “Publication of the results of this questionnaire will enable all CCSI members to know how their fellow membei’s feel on this subject. This in formation should be available when CCSI policy on this subject is deter mined by a vote of members a t a membership meeting. This subject will be scheduled for discussion a t a membership meeting following receipt and tabulation of the replies to the questionnaire. The inclusion of this subject on the agenda will be publi cized in the CCSI Bulletin preceding the membership meeting.” The questionnaire ballot and the tabulated results follow: A. Endorsement of Candidates for the County Board (check one) 1. CCSI should endorse the two best candidates to run for the two open seats, judging the candidates from the point of view of support for better schools when school matters arise be fore the County Board. (92). 2. CCSI should endorse all candi dates who can be expected to support The County Board’s action will in crease school real estate taxes from $1.75 to $1.90 per $100 of assessed valuation and school personal prop erty taxes from $2.25 to $2.49. Corresponding increases in county tax rates are $1:25 to $1.36 for real estate and $1.50 to $1.98 for personal prop erty. The proposed County budget was reduced by $163,000 to approxi mately $7,231,000. better schools when school m a tte rs arise before the County B oard, even if the number endorsed exceeds th e n u m ber of open seats. (60). 3. CCSI should not endorse a n y can didates for the County B oard. (37). 4. I cannot make u p m y m ind on this question until all of th e candi dates are named. (7). B. Questioning County B oard C an d i dates on School Issu es (C heck, “Agree” or “D isag ree” ). 5. CCSI should question all can d i dates for the County B oard w ith r e spect to their views on specified school issues, and should publicize th e ir r e plies. (Agree, 195; d isag re e, 3 ). C. Obtaining and P ublicizing Records of County Board C an d id ates (Check “A gree” o r “ D isa g re e ” ) 6. CCSI should req u est fro m each County Board candidate a b iographic sketch which would include p rio r p a r ticipation in school m a tte rs , and should provide CCSI m em b ers w ith the information so obtained. (A g ree, 186; disabree, 12). D. Non-participation in C ounty B oard Campaign (Check “ A g re e ” o r “ Disagree.” ) 7. CCSI should not p a rtic ip a te in the County Board election cam p aig n , and, therefore, should ta k e no p o si tion and issue no publicity re la tin g to the candidacy of any person f o r th e County Board. (A gree, 24; d isag re e, 164.) It may also be useful to re p e a t a t this time the sum m ary h is to ry o f CC SI participation in C ounty B o ard elec tions which appeared in th e N e w sle t ter a t th at tim e: “The issues involved have been actively d iscussed a t m em bership meetings in th e p a s t. A d is cussion last spring pro v ed inconclu sive. CCSI precedents in p rio r cam paigns are also inconclusive, since CC SI has on one occasion en d o rsed a County Board candidate, h a s m ore than once dissem inated ca n d id ate s’ records and positions on school issu es, and has on one occasion ta k e n no a c tion other than to indicate n e u tra lity .” Sec. 34.66, P.L.& R . U. S. P O S T A G E P A ID A rlin g to n , V a. P e rm it N o. 305 � 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 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. 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 Newsletter, School Improvement, vol. 1 no.2, May 1955, 3 pages Description An account of the resource Lack of Kindergarten in Arlington, Questionnaire: Survey of Citizen's Committee for School Improvement for policies and endorsing and advocating for School Board Candidates Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizen's Committee for School Improvement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955-05 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 19_2_4_1_13 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/67cfcb6d8017b8e1610fb7048424681f.pdf 5b45550f7215dd84befded9270ff6ec8 PDF Text Text G O TO THE POLLS O N TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 AND VOTE FOR SCHOOL BONDS (P o lls O p e n 6 a.m . to 6 p .m .) (1. The children are HERE...............................................................................19,100 pupils enrolled by 1952. HERE’S WHY (2. The buildings are N O T here......................................................... 13,020 pupil capacity in present schools. (3. W e can’t educate children without BUILDINGS................................... 6,080 pupil capacity shortage by 1952 i f n o th in g is done. (4. W e can’t build the buildings without a bond issue. There is no other way to raise $7,450,000 for these needs. THESE FACTS ARE SO CLEAR THAT THOSE W HO MAY BE OPPOSED TO THE SCHOOL BONDS HAVE NEVER EVEN TRIED TO REFUTE THEM. INSTEAD, THEY HAVE DISTORTED THE FIGURES TO CONFUSE CITIZENS W ITH INACCURACIES AND MISLEADING SIDE-ISSUES 1. You may have heard: "Is this bond issue really necessary?" THE FACTS ARE: It is. Because there are notv more children in Arlington of pre-school age than there are in all twelve grades in the schools! Each year for at least four years there will be approximately 1500 more pupils in the school system than before; the figures above show that the need will be even greater. 3. Also: "Is Arlington’s debt load too heavy?" THE FACTS: Arlington’s fiscal condition is com pletely sound. Our debt level is low. It is only 2.96% of the total of the true value of 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 borrowing and spreading the costs. We should PAY AS WE USE. 2. Some have asked: "Couldn’t the children be squeezed into existing school facilities for the next few years?" 4. They say: "Arlington’s schools are expensive. contain frills." THE ANSWER 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 more than 1500 children are being taught in emergency quarters in church and school basements, etc. THE FACTS: The new school buildings are simple in design, with no waste space and with economical multi purpose rooms instead of separate rooms for gymnasium, auditorium, cafeteria, etc. All contracts have been let to the lowest bidder. The result is good, solid, lasting construc tion but no frills. VOTE F O R SCHOOL BONDS They started) against $1.00 and up per cubic foot of space in other comparable communities. Professor Harold F. Clark, Columbia University, said recently, "In fact, it is extremely rare to find a (school) project in the northeastern part of 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, Division of Research & Planning, Virginia State Department of Education. Actually, Arlington’s elementary school building cubic foot costs have ranged from 72c (Glencarlyn elementary school) to 99c (McKinley school; contract let after Korean war V IS IT Y O U R SCHO OLS A N D SEE F O R Y O U R S E LF PAY AS WE USE VOTE F O R SCHOOL BONDS P .S .: T h e C C S l h a s b e e n w o r k i n g f o r y e a r s t o r a is e t h e p e r p u p i l a n n t ia l o p e r a t i n g i n v e s t m e n t i n A r l i n g t o n 's e d u c a ti o n . O u r a v e r a g e p e r p u p i l r a te i s s t i l l b e lo i v t h e N a t i o n a l a v e r a g e , b u t w e a r e p l e a s e d t h a t t h e S c h o o l B o a r d h a s p r o g r e s s i v e l y r a is e d t h e l e v e l . T h i s h a s m e a n t m o r e te a c h e r s w i t h m o r e a d e q u a te p a y ; r e d u c e d h a l f - d a y s e s s io n s ; r e d u c e d c la s s r o o m lo a d ; m o r e a d e q u a te s ta f f, e tc . C o n s e q u e n tl y , WE COMMEND THE SCHOOL BOARD—IT IS DOING A FINE JOB The Citizens Committee for School Improvement is a county-wide organization, open to all citizens, devoted solely to the improvement of Arlington’s schools. �COUNTY BO ARD CANDIDATES’ Promises, Platform s and Records on Schools T h e County Board c ontrols the purse-strings. I t is, therefore, extremely im p o r ta n t th a t we elect a C o unty B o ard member w h o is f u ll y smpathetic to our p u b lic school needs. T h e Citizens Com m ittee fo r School Im provem ent again presents the p ertinen t facts on the C o unty Board candidates f o r Y O U R appraisal: D A N IE L A . D U G A N FRED W . BACH 1. PUBLISHED PLATFORM: Advocates "Continued cooperation between County & School Boards” and carrying forward of the master plan for essential capital improve ments including schools. 1. PUBLISHED PLATFORM: None, as this goes to press. PUBLISHED PLATFORM: None, as this goes to press. 2. SCHOOL BONDS: Support of present and previous school bond issues without reservation. 2. SCHOOL BONDS: Support, with reser vations, of present school bond issue. But he says "bond issue should be broken down” and voted separately. 2. SCHOOL BONDS: 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 of full-day sessions, essential build ing repairs and teacher salary increases. 3. SCHOOL BUDGETS: "In view of our pressing school needs for years to come— I intend to speak out for the utmost in common-sense economy.” 3. SCHOpL BUDGETS: Has opposed all increases in operating expenditures. 4. PERTINENT PUBLIC STATEMENT ON SCHOOLS: "The facts demonstrate be yond question the need for more school buildings.” 4. PERTINENT PUBLIC STATEMENT ON SCHOOLS: "The type of school con struction in Arlington should be directed primarily to adequate educational facilities and our money should not be spent on unnecessary trimmings.” 4. PERTINENT PUBLIC STATEMENT: "If this bond issue does not go through I’m going to find the money to build them like they used to build them.” 5. SCHOOLS PATRONIZED: Only child attends Stonewall Jackson public school. 5. SCHOOLS PATRONIZED: Two children attend St. Charles School. One child is of pre-school age. 5. SCHOOLS PATRONIZED: No children. JAC O B B E C H TEL 1. YOUR INTERPRETATION OF THESE COMPARISONS AND HOW YOU VOTE W ILL VITALLY AFFECT THE FUTURE OF ARLINGTON'S SCHOOL CHILDREN (Polls Open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) VOTE FOR SCHOOL BONDS 1 6 Sec. 34.66, P. L. & R. U . S. POSTAGE T H E C IT IZ E N S C O M M IT T E E FO R S C H O O L IM P R O V E M E N T C entral Station, B ox 1662 A rlin g to n , V irg in ia PAID A rlin g to n , Va. P e rm it N o . 193 education MOLD! OUR M. T. Kichols 2912 N. Glebe Pel. Arlington, Va. 22 better schools make BETTER COMMUNITIES O U R C H IL D R E N 'S F U T U R E IS I N Y O U R H A N D W H E N Y O U VO TE N O V . 7 A rlin g to n , V irg in i; � 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 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. 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 Political Flyer, Citizen's Committee for School Improvement, 2 pages Description An account of the resource Front side: Go to the Polls on Tuesday and Vote for School Bonds, Back side: County Board Candidate's (Daniel Dugan, Fred Bach, and Jacob Bechtel) Promises, Platforms and Records on Schools. Addressed to M. T. Nichols Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizen's Committee for School Improvement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource No date 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 11_2_4_1_12 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/280472288cebc4998741b747166addca.pdf 5074e2e78a6cf60247490bdd86b9d735 PDF Text Text G O TO 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. HERE’S WHY (2. The buildings are NOT here........................................................ 13,020 pupil capacity in present schools. (3. W e can’t educate children without BUILDINGS.................................. 6,080 pupil capacity shortage by 1952 if nothing is done. (4. W e can’t build the buildings without a bond issue. There is no other way to raise $7,450,000 for these needs. THESE FACTS ARE SO CLEAR THAT THOSE W HO MAY BE OPPOSED TO THE SCHOOL BONDS HAVE NEVER EVEN TRIED TO REFUTE THEM. INSTEAD, THEY HAVE DISTORTED THE FIGURES TO CONFUSE CITIZENS W ITH INACCURACIES AND MISLEADING SIDE-ISSUES 1 . You may have heard: "Is this bond issue really necessary?” THE FACTS ARE: It is. Because there are now more children in Arlington of pre-school age than there are in all twelve grades in the schools! Each year for at least four years there will be approximately 1500 more pupils in the school system than before; the figures above show that the need will be even greater. 2. Some have asked: "Couldn’t the children be squeezed into existing school facilities for the next few years?” THE ANSWER 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 more than 1500 children are being taught in emergency quarters in church and school basements, etc. VOTE F O R SCHOOL BONDS 3. Also: "Is Arlington’s debt load too heavy?” THE FACTS: Arlington’s fiscal condition is com pletely sound. Our debt level is low. It is only 2.96% of the total of the true value of 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 borrowing and spreading the costs. We should PAY AS WE USE. 4. They say: "Arlington's schools are expensive. They contain frills." THE FACTS: The new school buildings are simple in design, with no waste space and with economical multi purpose rooms instead of separate rooms for gymnasium, auditorium, cafeteria, etc. All contracts have been let to the lowest bidder. The result is good, solid, lasting construc tion but no frills. started) against $1.00 and up per cubic foot of space in other comparable communities. Professor Harold F. Clark, Columbia University, said recently, "In fact, it is extremely rare to find a (school) project in the northeastern part of 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, Division of Research & Planning, Virginia State Department of Education. Actually, Arlington’s elementary school building cubic foot costs have ranged from 72c (Glencarlyn elementary school) to 99c (McKinley school; contract let after Korean war V IS IT Y O U R SCHO OLS A N D SEE FO R Y O U R S E LF PAY AS W£ USE VOTE F O R SCHOOL BONDS P .S .: T h e C C S 1 h a s b e e n w o r k i n g f o r y e a r s t o r a is e t h e p e r p u p i l a n n u a l o p e r a t i n g i n v e s t m e n t i n A r l i n g t o n 's e d u c a ti o n . O u r a v e r a g e p e r p u p i l r a te is s t i l l b e l o w t h e N a t i o n a l a v e r a g e , b u t w e a r e p l e a s e d t h a t t h e S c h o o l B o a r d h a s p r o g r e s s i v e l y r a is e d t h e l e v e l . T h i s h a s m e a n t m o r e te a c h e r s w i t h m o r e a d e q u a te p a y ; r e d u c e d h a l f - d a y s e s s io n s ; r e d u c e d c la s s r o o m lo a d ; m o r e a d e q u a te s ta f f, e tc . C o n s e q u e n tl y , WE COMMEND THE SCHOOL BOARD—IT IS DOING A FINE JOB The Citizens Committee for School Improvement is a county-wide organization, open to all citizens, devoted solely to the improvement of Arlington’s schools. �COUNTY BOARD CANDIDATES 9 Prom ises\ P latform s and R ecords on Schools T he County Board controls the purse-strings. I t is, therefore, extremely im p o r ta n t that we elect a C ounty B o ard member w ho is f u lly sm pathetic to our p u b lic school needs. T he Citizens Com m ittee fo r School Im p rovem ent again presents the pertinent facts on the C o unty Board candidates f o r Y O U R appraisal: D A N IE L A . D U G A N FRED W . BACH JA C O B B E C H T E L 1. PUBLISHED PLATFORM: Advocates "Continued cooperation between County & School Boards” and carrying forward of 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 BONDS: Support of present and previous school bona issues without reservation. 2. SCHOOL BONDS: Support, with reser vations, of present school bond issue. But he says "bond issue should be broken down” and voted separately. 2. SCHOOL BONDS: 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 of full-day sessions, essential build ing repairs and teacher salary increases. 3. SCHOOL BUDGETS: “In view of 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. PERTINENT PUBLIC STATEMENT ON SCHOOLS: "The facts demonstrate be yond question the need for more school buildings.” 4. PERTINENT PUBLIC STATEMENT ON SCHOOLS: "The type of school con struction in Arlington should be directed primarily to adequate educational facilities and our money should not be spent on unnecessary trimmings.” 4. PERTINENT PUBLIC STATEMENT: "If this bond issue does not go through I’m going to find the money to build them like they used to build them.” 5. SCHOOLS PATRONIZED: Only child attends Stonewall Jackson public school. 5. SCHOOLS PATRONIZED: Two children attend St. Charles School. One child is of pre-school age. 5. SCHOOLS PATRONIZED: No children. YOUR INTERPRETATION OF THESE COMPARISONS AND HOW YOU VOTE W ILL VITALLY AFFECT THE FUTURE OF ARLINGTON’S SCHOOL CHILDREN (Polls Open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) VOTE FOR SCHOOL BONDS T H E C IT IZ E N S C O M M IT T E E FO R S C H O O L IM P R O V E M E N T C e n tra l Station, Box 1662 A rlin g to n , V irg in ia Sec. 34.66, P. L. & R. U . S. POSTAGE PAID A rlin g to n , Va. Perm it N o . 193 Edmund D. & E lizabeth Campbell 2912 N. Glebe Rd. A rlington, Va. 60 BETTER SCHOOLS MAKE BETTER COMMUNITIES O U R C H IL D R E N ’S F U T U R E IS I N Y O U R H A N D W H E N Y O U VOTE NO V. 7 A rlin g to n , V irg in ia � 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 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. 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 Political Flyer, Citizen's Committee for School Improvement, 2 pages Description An account of the resource Front side: Go to the Polls on Tuesday and Vote for School Bonds, Back side: County Board Candidate's (Daniel Dugan, Fred Bach, and Jacob Bechtel) Promises, Platforms and Records on Schools. Addressed to Edmund and Elizabeth Campbell Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizen's Committee for School Improvement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource No date 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 19_2_4_1_11 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/32447f3934d8f7f361e7001e2702d1d2.pdf b9dae61a8f421ebf5a88d3952e87c4e9 PDF Text Text £ V. r Lm --------------------------- DO IT TODAY! P.O. Box 1 & 2 C.JETRAL 3TATI0II_____________ The Executive Committee at its August meeting decided to have a real old fashioned Rally instead of the September membership meeting. The RxLLY will be held at Washington-Lee High School, Little Theater, iionday night, September 23th, at 8 P.M. Er. Robert A. Skaife of HEA will talk on the attacks on the public schools in other areas. Dr. Skaife is Field Secretary of the Commission for the Defense of Democracy through Education. He has been present during the fights in several communities including Pasadena and has studied many others. He will be able to tell us some of the symptoms to watch for here. Glenn Stahl, one of the first elected members of the Arlington School Board will follow Dr. Skaife on the program. He will relate the symptoms pointed out by Dr. Skaife to recent happenings in Arlington County. E. R. Draheim and Clark Keating, the "Convention Candidates for the School Board, will speak briefly on the issues of this fall's election. A question and discussion period will follow these tallas. llany of us are quite fearful of what is happening in the County at the present tine. We can learn a lot by discussing what has happened in other localities. Ccme to the Little Theater i.'onday night, September 28th, 0 P.II. Bring your friends and neighbors. The program starts at 8 and will be over by 9-k?If you have not sent in your membership renewal do so now. If you have not made a campaign contribution, send it in now, to Box 15>1(2, Central Station. The membership Committee under Dorothy Pettee is doing an excellent job. She still needs help though. Every CCSI iiember is a member of the membership committee. A new green sheet on CCSI is enclosed. Please use this to sign up a friend or neighbor. Arlington County Schools need friends now more than at any time in the last seven years, CCSI can Is st serve the community if we expand our manbership now. Ask your friends to join CCSI and participate in the fight for improvement in and protection of our schools. � 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 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. 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 CCSI Newsletter, n.d. Description An account of the resource September28th meeting Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizen's Committee for School Improvement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource No date 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 19_2_4_1_10 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/e535df4b19f62a8cb952f1cfb065b0fb.pdf b9169d15f696633f3184aafa87c930b9 PDF Text Text GET C I T I Z E N S C O J K r ^ S t e I"OK S C H O O L I: DILP'LiEKT C e n t r a l f .■-■o'on, i Arlington, V i r g i n i a PRE-ELECTION BULLETIN OUT THE V O T E : Nov. 3, 1 950 win T h e job of s c h o o l improvement if w e get out the vote.' To is s t ill tough, b u t we s u p p l y or r e qu e s t t r a n s p o r t a t i o n t o t h e polls call can GL-0015 For i n f o r m a t i o n on e l e c t i o n day, c a l l C H e s t n u t - 0 9 1 0 FOR SCHOOL T H E S I T U A T I O N AND MEET / A R E P RESENTED I N T H E CCSI M A I L O U T A.ND o t hers -- mailed to all r e g i s t e r e d v o t e r s If y o u w a n t extra c o p i e s , c a l l M r s . H a r r i s CH - 0 8 1 0 W H A T W E H A V E D O N E A N D A R E DOING: 1. The Executive Committee voted i s s u e fu l l y . to s u p p ort this b o n d 2. W e are p a r t i c i p a t i n g in the C o o r d i n a t i n g C o u n c i l f o r Scho o l B o n d s : a. W e are supplyiftg speakers. b. We are s u p p o r t i n g a d v e rtising and mailouts w i t h funds. c. We have o r g a n i z e d the b o n d c a n v a s s ing. 3. A.s authorized, w e are sending a m a i l o u t to all v o ters u r g i n g support for the Scho o l B o n d I ssue and g i v i n g the C o u n t y Board c a n didates' p o s i t i o n s on school m a t t e r s . WHAT YOU 1. CAN DO: K n o w the answers. D o n ' t be m i s l e d b y f alse or d i s t o r t e d statements. 2. Urge people to vote. 3. S u p p o r t the 4. LISTEN TO c a m p a i g n in o t h e r organizations. B o o s t the s c h o o l imp r o v e m e n t m o v e m e n t b y i n v i t i n g s u p porters to join the CCSI. WTOP - TV WRC f r o m 6 to 6:30 P.M. S u n d a y N o v e m b e r (15 M i n . t i m e ) W A R L - 4 : 4 5 to 5:00 IT T A K E S WORK B e t w e e n 9 : 1 5 & 10 A.M. P.M., Monday, TO WIN AGA.IN 5 Nov.5 November 6 � 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 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. 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Title A name given to the resource Pre-Election Bulletin, Citizen's Committee for School Improvement, 11/3/1950 Description An account of the resource Voting advocacy for November 1950 election Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizen's Committee for School Improvement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1950-11-03 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 19_2_4_1_9 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/a31b07bd14fb0b8250a65cbb91b36406.pdf 499f68112fa2a0170a6ccc1e65333b5a PDF Text Text I CI?I.T1'73 C O I Z ' T ^ T T S August "his is on the School FOTl " C O O L X ' ^ . f f n : R 2 n , I 0 "}! v o l Board 2 :"o. dominating :~T,3I,'r'"7c 2 Convention Sept. 4 and 5.’ " ) T h e S c h o o l P o a r » " o r a i m t i n g CO! C l d ' C ( not convention) d o m i n a t e d b y a c o a l i t i o n of b u s i n e s s c r o u p s h;v p r e p a r e d p r o p o s e d rules for the convention which iiffer f r o m t h o s e p r e v i o u s l y u s e d . By a narrow margin of votes, the Conference agreed to propose r u l e s w h i c h w o u l d h a v e t h e c o n v e n t i o n s e l e c t t ’-ice t h e n u m b e r o f n o m i n e e s a s t h e r e a r e v a c a n c i e s , -,'ith t h e p r o v i s o t h a t t h e l o v e r 3 d r o p ou t if non-oorrvention cand i d a t e s a p p e a r . T h e r e a s o n f o r h v i n t h e l o w e s t 3 c a n d i d a t e s w i t h d r ; . " if o n e o r m o r e n o n - c o n v e n t i o n c a n ­ d i d a t e s f i l e i s if t h e v o t e o f t h o s e f a v o r i n g s c h o o l i m p r o v e m e n t w e r e s c a t t e r e d a m o n g s c a n d i d a t e s , one or on w h o m t h e o p p o s i t i o n concentr=>t P n i g h t s e l e c t e d b y r m a f o r i t y of v o t e c t with votes. . s y s t e m of d r o p p i n g t h e n o m i n e e s 1 proposed. hour delegates to the two opposition candidates win, Nominees .re t o h o each ballot carrying 6 w i t h t h e l o w e s t v o t e is C O C T ’ c , , wit' gr others of like mind, s o u g h t t o h a v e the s a m e t y p o rule : of the p r e v i o u s c o n v e n t i o n d e p e n d u p o n t h e -;c: ’T T I ' t o s e l e c t t h e b e s t n o m i n e e s t o f i l l 3 v a c a n c i e s b y a 2 / 3 v o t e u n il t h e 1 ballot where simple m a j o r i t y win. The delegates rules for CO '! ' 10 end the will t V questions rut to > questions are rather a n swers t h e y pive• .u w h e t h e r t h e y nr b u in or a n y t h i n g tlse. by grou; its o rn r u l e s , About ■ 30 5 ’ how yoi y ou will vote 1 o5 0 the '; -' ca n - ’i lelegates ...... will ... .. he ^iven . rie of candidb y the conference. S i n c e the so "s sop, y o u m s y p 1 you.r c a n d i d a t e s by the . 0 y w h a t J ■r - 3. - +p 3 w i l l d o a n d n o t d -. i n , lr y p , ,d ; : ngineers, educators t' s i r r t Is y e -pL . ■ 5ra, ' 'o h a v fought school improvement during the past y ®a3...... n ° i dormant. - a o s w h o f o u ' t t h e l o o t ■1 h o r : i n p a s t n o w se e c to c o n t r o l it, 0 not . ;i p .. i prci0 fought u s be f o r e are s t i l l f i g h t i n , that )u.e t o ■ c h a n g e 01 s o m e mr.il h a s ’ > e n this s i t u a t i o n number 1542, above on y O n t h e n i g h t o: b i o g r a p h i c ; I slcetol The ’ "P a l t e r n a t e 5 t in'c s e r i o u s l y ’ 10* to ra . the sn d yo; . o t Gib io . ; o.r n u m b e r s, r e t u r n s ! , t o ■ ;p ■ . are A n n u a l m e m b e r ship- l u e s m e n t i o n e d 'c-t O ’P i c o dvis th ' the ..re no\u-. r op. n u n ’ or, no t h 5 who it is u n d e r s t o o d -• r o l o r i oe f o r post Office -n t to box the is � 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 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. 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 Newsletter, Citizen's Committee for School Improvement, Vol. 2 no.2, 8/20/1951 Description An account of the resource School Board Nominating Convention Sept. 4 and 5 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizen's Committee for School Improvement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1951-08-20 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 19_2_4_1_8 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/cc6c56bae9fbde4a9694fbddbe716af2.pdf 11783b2558ec7fb712df21ba2ec9b90c PDF Text Text TIE QUESTIONNAIRE A. Endorsement of Candidates for th e County Board (check one) 1. 2. C C S I s h o u l d e n d o r s e & 1 I c a n d i d a t e s w h o c a n b e e x p e c t e d to support better schools when school n a t t e r s arise before the County Board, e v e n if the n u m b e r e n d o r s e d e x c e e d s t h e n u m b e r of o p e n seats, 3. CCSI 4. B. C C S I s h o u l d e n d o r s e t h e t w o b e 3t c a n d i d a t e s to r u n f o r t h e two o p e n seats, J u d g i n g t h e c a n d i d a t e s f r o m t h e p o i n t ■of v i e w o f s u p p o r t f o r b e t t e r s c h o o l s w h e n s c h o o l m a t t e r s a r i s e before the County Board, I cannot make up m y mind candidates are named, Questioning 5. C. not County endorse Bo a rd (Check any on candidates this for question the County until all of Board, the Candidates on School Issues " A g r e e "or " D i s a g r e e " ) CCSI should q u estion all candidates for the C o u n t y Board w i t h r e s p e c t to t h e i r v i e w s on s p e c i f i e d sch o o l i s s u e s , a n d should p u b licize t heir replies, Obtaining 6. D. should and P u b l i c i z i n g .Records o f C o u n t y B o a r d ( C h e c k "Agree" o r "Dis a g r e e " ) CCSI should request from each biographic sketch which would in school matters, and should t h e i n f o r m a t i o n so o b t a i n e d , Non-partlclpation in Coun ty Board Candidates County Board candidate a include prior participation p r o v i d e CCSI m e m b e r s w i t h Campaign (Check "Agree" or"Dlsa g r e c 1' ' V, CCSI s h o u l d not -participate in the C o u n t y B o a r d e l e c t i o n c a m ­ paign, and, t h e r e f o r e , should take no p o s i t i o n an d i s s u e no p u b l i c i t y r e l a t i n g to the c a n d i d a c y of a n y p e r s o n f o r th e C o u n t y Board, (Any m e m b e r w h o w i s h e s to s u g g e s t o t h e r a l t e r n a t i v e s , explain his or her choices, or make comments, i s i n v i t e d to d o so b y w r i t i n g to B o x 1 5 4 2 , C e n t r a l S t a t i o n , A r l i n g t o n , enclosing the postcard. S i g n a t u r e s m a y be included, b u t are not necess a r y , ) � 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 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. 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 The Questionnaire, n.d. Description An account of the resource Survey of Citizen's Committee for School Improvement for policies and endorsing and advocating for School Board Candidates Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizen's Committee for School Improvement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource No date 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 19_2_4_1_7 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/43724824c863b150c4067ba176e1b24b.pdf 985ba79a33de021a0b0c0f8e6bcb542f PDF Text Text R ejy rin te d f r o m T h e Da il y Bo n d Bu y er o f O c to b e r 1 , 1 H 8 $ 1, 776,000 Arlington County VIRGINIA School Bonds SEALED BIDS for the purchase of One Million Seven Hundred Seventy-Six Thousand Dollars ($1,776,000) School Bonds of Arlington County, Virginia, will be received by the County School Board of said County a t the Arlington County Court House until 10:00 o’clock A. M., on the 1 4 t h D A Y O F O C T O B E R , 1 9 4 8, when said Board will open said bids and award the bonds to the highest bidder. The bonds are dated October 1, 1948, and bidders for said bonds are re quested to specify a single rate of interest which said bonds shall bear not exceeding six per centum per annum, in multiples of one-fourth of .one per cent per annum, interest being payable semi-annually April 1 and October 1. The bonds will be awarded to the bidder offering to pay not less than par and accrued interest for the same a t the lowest rate of interest, and if two or more bidders name the same lowest rate of interest, then to the bidder offering in addition the highest premium. Said bonds m ature serially in numerical order $16,000 bonds on October 1, 1949, $25,000 bonds on October 1, 1950, $35,000 bonds on October 1, 1951, $55,000 bonds on October 1, 1952, $75,000 bonds on October 1 in each of the years 1953 to 1960, inclusive, $80,000 bonds on October 1 in each of the years 1961 to 1972, inclusive, and $85,000 bonds on October 1, 1973. Said bonds will be payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the office of the County Treasurer of Arlington County, Arling ton, Virginia, or at a Bank or T rust Company in the City of New York, S tate of New York, to be designated by the School Board on or before date of sale, at the option of the holder and will be registerable as to principal only, or as to principal and interest. The validity of said bonds will be approved by Messrs. Wood, King & Dawson of New York City, N. Y., whose opinion or a duplicate thereof will be delivered to the purchaser free of charge. Each bid m ust be accompanied by a certified check payable to the order of the T reasurer of Arlington County, Virginia, for two per cent of the par value of the bonds bid for as security for the performance of such bid and as liquidated damages in the event of the failure of the bidder to accept and pay for said bonds. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. Checks of unsuccessful bidders will be returned upon the aw ard of the bonds. No interest will be allowed on good faith deposits. The bonds will be valid and legally binding obligations of Arlington County, and the full faith and credit of said County are pledged for their payment. Dated: September 27, 1948, Arlington, Virginia, W A L T E R D. W A K E M A N , C l e r k o f th e C o u n ty S c h o o l B o a rd , A r li n g t o n C o u n ty , V i r g in i a . �� 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 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. 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 Arlington County School Bonds for Bidding, $1,776,00, 10/1/1948, 2 pages, verso contains handwritten calculations Description An account of the resource Announcement for Arlington County School bond bidding, reprinted from Daily Bond Buyer, 10/1/1948 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Walter Wakeman, Clerk Arlington County School Board Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1948-10-01 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1940s 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 19_2_4_1_6 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/a57d3f31863d274c0eee129d779e27cf.pdf df5a48f83bfe275f6dbb267f2fd63195 PDF Text Text C IT I Z E N S TH E NEXT M E M B ER S H IP MEETING - CONGRESSIONAL NEEDS CHURCH - IN A R L IN G T O N . PRESENT COMMITTEE FOR TH E F A C T S . W IL L SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT THURSDAY "SEPTEMBER 2 3 - AT ROCK SP R IN G S BE DEVOTED TO A D IS C U S S IO N OF A MEMBER O F THE SCHOOL BOARD W IL L 3E SCHOOL B U IL D IN G PRESENT TO YOU W IL L WANT TO HEAR AND D ISCUSS TH EM . N E W S L E T T E R IN ORDER TO KEEP THE MEMBERSHIP INFORMED ON OUR CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS OF INTEREST TO THE "COMMITTEE", A NEWS LETTER WILL BE ISSUED MONTHLY WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS. SUGGESTIONS CONCERNING TOPICS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE COVERED WILL BE WELCOME. S C H O O L 0 A Y S ARLINGTON SCHOOLS OPENED SEPTEMBER 14 WITH AN ENROLLMENT BETWEEN (12,000 AND 13,000. A NEW FEATURE, A WORK SHOP OF THREE DAYS FOR THE TEACHING STAFF PRECEEDED THE OPENING OF SCHOOL. THE COMMUNITY IS PROUD OF THE NEW TALENT BROUGHT INTO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM THIS YEAR. IS A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF SOME OF THE NEW PERSONNEL: HERE MARCARET LUDWIG - ELEMENTARY DIRECTOR: GRADUATE OF KANSAS STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE AND CRITIC TEACHER IN CAMPUS LABORATORY SCHOOL, SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC IN EMPORIA SCHOOLS, AND LATER AT GREENSBORO, N.C., AS A FACULTY MEMBER, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. SHE EARNED HER MASTER'S DEGREE AT NORTHWESTERN AND IS REGISTERED FOR HER DOCTORATE AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY. SHE TAUGHT AT ST. CLOUD TEACHERS' COLLEGE IN MINNESOTA AND CAME TO ARLINGTON FROM VIENNA, VIRGINIA, WHERE SHE SPENT FOUR YEARS PUTTING HER TEACHER TRAINING THEORIES INTO ACTUAL PRACTICE. M IS S C L A IR E A . CHRISTMAN - D IR EC TOR OF SCHOOL H E A L T H : A GRADUATE OF A LOS ANGELES MEDICAL SCHOOL COMES TO ARLINGTON FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND, WHERE SHE SPENT FIVE YEARS AS ASSISTANT Di<. HEALTH OFFICER. RAYMOND R. REED - DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: HOLDS A MASTER OF ARTS IN MUSIC EDUCATION f r o m CARNEGIE TECH, HAS PLAYED WITH THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY, TAUGHT WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS AT DCANE COLLEGE AND DIRECTED THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. HE COMES TO ARLINGTON DIRECTLY FROM PITTSBURG, PA., WHERE HE WAS DIRECTOR OF VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC FOR JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS. D R . JO S E P H B. JOHNSON - S U PER VISO R SUPPLEMENTARY T E A C H IN G M A TE R IA L C E N T E R : ATTENDED EAST TEXAS STATE COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, AND GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. HE HAS WORKED WITH THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF EDUCATION ON MOTION PICTURE PROJECTS AND HAS SPENT TWO YEARS IN RICHMOND IN THE BUREAU OF TEACHING MATERIALS IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OD EDUCATION. : ISS ANNE HARRISON - PRIMARY SUPERVISOR, G .AOES 1, 2, AND 3. A GRADUATE OF WILLIAM AND MARY, GRADUATE WORK AT COLUMBIA WHERE SHE MAJORED IN SUPERVISION. iVRS. V IR G IN IA HOOLEY, WORKING WITH MRS. GRACE DONALDSON WILL SUPERVISE MUSIC IN THE ELEMENTARY GRACES. SHE HOLDS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MUSIC FROM FREDON|A TEACHERS' COLLEGE IN NEW YORK AND IS WORKING ON HER MASTERS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY. SHE HAS TAUGHT IN NEW YORK STATE, RICHMOND AND ALEXANDRIA FOR THREE YEARS. MRS. E L DA KOSH - SPEECH C O N S U LT A N T: HOLDS A MASTERS DEGREE IN SPEECH FROM TEACHERS' COLLEGE, COLUMBIA, AND HAS STUDIED DRAMA, RADIO AND OTHER PHASES OF SPEECH AT CORNELL, HUNTER AND NEW YORK UNIVERSITY. M R S . MARY dUGHES - CONSULTANT IN ARITHMETIC FOR ELEMENTARY fiRXfSS HAS STp^ftD AT UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, COLUM 6 1A AND CATfICL10 UN1V£P6»TY. FOR, tHE1 f>A£T THREE YEARS SHE HAS TAUGHT AT MOiEAN, VIRGINIA AND WORKED THIS SUMMER AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY IN THE FIELD OF AUDIO-VISUAL EDUCATION. MTS. ELMER CARSON - ^E a OVJG C O ftd U L T W lt HOLDS* MAST®* *6 QEGREt FROM COLUMBIA, HAS TAUGHT AND CEEN A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AT TEANECK, NEW JERSEY. SHE TAUCftT REMEDIAL READING IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY LAST YEAR. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SCHOOL BOARD ON THE TALENT THEY HAVE BEEN INGENIOUS ENOUGH TO CORRAL IN SPITE CF AN INADEQUATE BUDGET! (O V E R ) �T H E S C H O O L B O N D I S S U E WITH AN EXPECTED ENROLLMENT OF ALMOST 18,000 IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS - MORE THAN DOUBLE THE PRESENT ENROLLMENT FOR ALL TWELVE GRADES, THE PROBLEMS WHICH ARE FACING ALL OF US WERE CLEARLY AND DRAMATICALLY EXPLAINED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 14 WHEN THE SCHOOL BOARD CALLED FOR A NOVEMBER BOND ISSUE. THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT WILL DISCUSS THE RECOMMENDED BOND ISSUE AND TAKE A STAND CONCERNING THIS MATTER AT THE SEPTEMBER 23 MEMBERSHIP MEETING. BE SURE TO BE P R E S E N T! P O L IC Y ON SCHOOL YOUR I0 E >S ANO H E LP ARE NEEDED MATTERS IN T H IS C R IS IS IN FCRMULm T IN G IN OUR COUNTY. !» CITIZENS’ COMMITTEE FOR SCHOOL IHPROVLl'EMT CENTRAL STATION, BOX 1662, ARLINGTON, VA. ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA Sec. 562 P. L. & R � 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 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. 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 Newsletter, Citizen's Committee for School Improvement, 9/[??] Description An account of the resource September meeting, lists new Arlington School officials and their qualifications Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Citizen's Committee for School Improvement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource No date Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1940s 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 19_2_4_1_5