Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-24
FOR
MT. VIEW SCHOOL
ARE APPOINTED
County School Superintend-
emit Irene Burke Issues
Statement Regarding Re-
moyaI of School Principal

Elmira Greyson has been ap-
pointed principal OF the Mountain
View school by County School SUI
perintendent Irene Burke. Miss
Greyson will fill the vacancy Gre
ated by the recent removal of RAN
dolph Siler.
After accepting the designations
Of the members of the Mountain
View school board, which were
handed in OH account of the. re.
moval of Mr. Siler, County School
Superintendent Burke named the
following persons to form the
board: Mrs. r. w. Louden, r. il.
Myers and Ben T. Phillips,
Commenting upon the removal
Of Mr.. Siler from his position
at the Mountain View school and
upon the selection OF the new
school board, Miss Burke issued the
/ following statement last night:
Sundays papers stated that the
| resignation Of school directors OF
/ Mountain View, district No. 10 had
been handed to the county super
/ intendent on Saturday. This is a
misstatement. The official resig-
nation of the directors came to the
court house in Monday morning $
mail
I'm regard to Mr.. Siler's removal,
would state that the matter was
taken up at the regular board
meeting on Jan. 14th, and at a spe-
cial meeting held January Goth. at
which a majority Of the board was
present. It was decided to dispense
with the services Of Mr. Siler Tor
unsatisfactory work. A majority
of the board constitutes quorum.
The dissatisfaction of many OF the
parents and patrons of the school
and the inefficiency of the man.
not alone as principal but as teach
or caused an investigation when
resulted in his ultimate removal.
"The adverse criticism falls sole
" on the county superintendent
and the legislative committee I'M
duesionably considered thus IN
recommending the law goVerning
our rural schools, placing in the
county board of education the an
eolutn power of school government,
regardless of the district board ana
nlacing the county board practical
( IL and absolutely under the control
of the county superintendent.
"The power is absolute in the
/ county board of education to re-
move a. teacher who is i'm any way
unsatisfactory this under the
clause in the contracts made with
~all teachers and fully passed upon
bv our supreme court. 1t is tur-
ther understood that the county
board of education may remove
YOU at any time, upon thirty days
written notice, should your work
or conduct be unsatisfactory to said
board, and you shalt then be en-
titled only to such installments as
are due up to the date upon which
removal takes effect.
"My purpose is to have our
schools efficiently conducted Each
teacher must show good results or
I shall ask his removal regardless
Of the criticisms of any faction
gathered in his support, am
wholly willing to bear the respons-
ibility
"The superintendent and the
county board of education regrets
the injury done Mr., Siler by the
publicity given his removal.
II have today appointed the fol-
lowing as directors to fill the va
cancies Of the three directors VINO
resigned: Mrs. K. w. Louden. Mr.:
r. II. Myers. Mr.. Ben 7. Phllllps'
/ (Signed) IRENE NJ. BURKE,
County School Superintendent