RED BANK — The extent leased by the Board of.Educa- But he declared that the pub- plan, in which parents choose imbalance here because achool Street School, as do sixth grad- Mechanic Street Schools this of racial imbalance . m the tion, he said. lic schools are being made the the school their children will records may not legally iden- ers in the Oakland Street year, Dr. Hibbs said. kindergarten through fifth OvercomingInbalance scapegoat* for segregated hous- enter, has proved unsuccessful tify students by religion or School district. "We got enough volunteers, but not as many as we needed grade in the Rivtr Street Dr. Hibbs noted that deci- ing patterns, came out in because the majority flock to race. He admitted that the " To balance class size, par- School -i and what the Board strong defense of neighborhood •"popular schools;" declared school has photographs of all ents of fourth and fifth grad- for one class," Dr. Hibbs said. sions of Dr. Frederick M. Rau- He suggested that the lack of of Education proposes to do binger, state, commissioner of schools, and again vigorously changing school boundaries its students, but said they are ers in the River Street School about it — will be revealed at denied that the enrichment pro- "won't work In Red Bank un- part of the guidance office had been asked to send some transportation is an important education, require school factor. the Nov. 12 board meeting, Dr. boards to correct situations of gram introduced this year in less we transport children files and doubted that they youngsters to the Oakland and M. Gregg Hibbt, superinten- "extreme" racial imbalance the River Street School has right and left and we can't do would be either available or dent of schools, said last night. where' reasonable means exist any connection with the racial that;" said the specialized complete this early in the Addressing an adult educa- for them to do so. Where such imbalance there. school plan also requires trans- school year. tion class in the Methodist imbalance can reasonably be "I don't think It's right for porting pupils and violates the There are approximately nine Church,'Broad St., Dr. Hibbs overcome, the means is left to little children to attend other neighborhood school concept, Negro teachers in the local said a 21-page report, based on the discretion of the local than neighborhood schools," and suggested that establish- school system, four each at • head count in borough: board. Dr. Hibbs said. ment of an intermediate school River Street and the high Cite Space schools, has been furnished by Dr. Hibbs conceded that na- He cited safety considera- helps, but does not break up school, and one in the Mechan- his office to the board. tional studies indicate "a child tions in transporting a large racial imbalance completely. ic Street School, Dr. Hibbs "I am delighted with the in a segregated school, is defin- number of younger pupils as * The other plan is the Prince- said. The turnover in the common sense approach these itely handicapped in many the major reason for his oppo- ton Plan, in which separate teaching staff is higher in men (board members) have ways, especially in motivation sition to ending the' neighbor- schools house grades one River Street than in the other taken," the superintendent and ambition." hood school system. through three, three through •• two elementary schols because, six, and junior high school. Problems said., "Negro children on the low- Dr. Hibbs was critical of it is the largest of the three, he Dr. Hibbs would not discuss er academic rungs progress most plans designed to end de The superintendent said a said. any of the contents of the re- when'the school is integrated," facto segregation in schools. special study is needed to de- All seventh and eighth grad- Dr. M. Gregg HflAt port. All details will be re- he said. He said tite -open enrollment termine the existence of racial ers here attend the River Weather At School 7 a.m. temperature 52. Sunny MIDDLETOWN—The taxpayers in this community should today and tomorrow with a high BEDBANK not be expected to put up the capital to provide educational Of 75 to 80. Fair tonight, low facilities for Keansburg students. This was the sum and substance of arguments presented about 50. Friday, fair and warm. 1 Independent Daily f yesterday by local school officials during a state Department See weather, page 2. [ MONDAY •maOUOHniDAY-tST.lVI J of Education hearing. The hearing was held as the result of a request by the. } Ianu4 Sally, Moniay throuih rrtday. Second dais Foatag* school board to have its sending-receiving relationship in- VOL. 86, NO. 78 RED BANK, N. J., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1963 Paid it Rat Bank and at Additional Mailing Oiricea. volving Keansburg's high school students terminated. Eric Groezinger, assistant education commissioner, con- ducted the hearing, which was adjourned after more than two hours of testimony by local school officials. CONTINUE HEARING The hearing will be continui a date to be announced. County for Southerly Among those testifying we: IUI F. Lefever, school su- perintendent; James W. Davii " board secretary, and C. Leslie Rice, a board member. Mr. Lefever outlined the conditions at the high school level, and noted that the entire school is on split ses- Route 18 Alignment sions. ' He said this would be. the situation until a proposed 21- room addition to the high school is constructed. The project .. FREEHOLD—The county Board The board told Mr, Palmer, at Mr. Palmer, according to a is part of a $4.2 million building program which will be voted of Freeholders said yesterday it a private conference the com- transcript of the meeting made at on here Dec. 3. • prefers the most southerly align- missioner called at the Hall of the freeholders' request by court Mr. Lefever said that while the attendance of 451 Keans- ment of three under consideration Records here, its suggested rout- reporter Vernon 0. Paulson of burg students did not cause split sessions in the high school, by state Highway Commissioner ing would cut through less val- Rumson, said he would be guided they did add to the problem. Dwight R. G. Palmer for pro- uable real estate tax ratables than by the board's views. He said the township would still need a building program, posed Rt. 18 between Marlboro those involved in the other two No Firm Position but to a lesser degree as fat1 as high achool facilities are con- and the Eatontown areas. plans. The commissioner said his de- cerned. partment initially preferred LESSER PROBLEM more northerly routing, but that Mr. Lefever said the withdrawal of all Keansburg students no firm position had been taken. would mean the school system would need 19 less-teachers He said he would order engineer- and that school facilities would be less limited. Protest Su bdivision ing details to be moved ahead and He said the high school enrollment is 2,940 students and a public hearing held in January that each student is losing the equivalent of two hours per day FREEHOLD-Eighteen Holmdel Township residents filed or February! • of instruction because of double sessions. suit in Superior Court here yesterday protesting approval by That dirt, won't be flying any- Mr. Rice, finance chairman of the board, said it was no the Township Committee of t 94-lot subdivision called Heather time in the immediate future, also longer to the township's benefit to continue to accept Keans- Hill. was made clear burg students. Included among defendants are the Township Committee Mr. Palmer explained that after He did concede, however, that at one time It was to the and 'Planning Board, and developer Gene Novello, Inc., the routing is adopted, the fond township's advantage to accept Keansburg students. Scotch Plains. for die right-of-way must be pur- Mr. Davidheiser said the Keansburg school. board pays The suit asserts maps filed in connection with the appli- chased, and construction con- GCTT1NS READY — Kaansburg school officials go over last minute details yester- tuition for every student attending school here. cation for the Ill-acre tract were defective, that descriptions tracts awarded. PER PUPIL COST were incomplete, and that, other requirements of ordinary Though the estimated cost of day prior to ^ffia start of state Department of Education hearing on Keansburg's He said the tuition rate last year was $525 per pupil. procedure were not followed. • Rt. 18 is $2Q million., he said, its |sndingT«C«ivihg relationship with Middletown. Keansburg high students attend This cost is arrived at by using a state prescribed formu .'Joseph T. Grause, Red Bank, is attorney for the ob- construction is being considered cjass in Middletown. Middletown officials want practice discontinued. Discussing la by which a portion of current operating expenses is assessed jectors: Theodore Friedhauer, Margo Oreggia, Stephen Ber- in conjunction with the proposed to Keansburg for each student antes, William Menges, Ferdinand D. Vessozi, Edward W. building of a Rt. 35 freeway, th» situation, itated left te right, *ro Mr*. M*rgar«t Boyle, school board president; The rate also includes 5 per cent of the cost of debt serv- Smith, Edward F. Gorman, Lester G. Storey, Howland B. parallel to existing Rt. 35, be- Them*. €#m*on> school luperintahdant, a nd Btnjamin Gruber, attorney. Standing is ice—cost of bonds and interest. 1 Hammona, Albert E. Spencer, Kenneth Kirgin. Leroy TilHt- tween -W^iuVTowi»hip~aBd the Joh'n JTRyan, a schooTboard member. Mi . Davidheiser argued that the assessment of 5 per tent son, Laura Harding, Philip Meyer, Jr., William B.