Evening star., 1924-04-03
OF EDUCATION ORDERS
ALL SCHOOL NEWS CENSORED
MOres to Suppress Items Not Helpful or Com pill
mentary by Designating BalIou and
Aides as Sole Spokesman.

I Miss NJ. Gertrude Young, principal
contending thai she had deliberately
! cut off heat in three rooms at the
| school to obtain a new heating plant
MIR. McQueeney's charges against Miss
| Young was directly responsible for
the newsmuzZling order. The COM
nlittee's report said, in part:
Finds Lack of Responsibility.
THE committee finds a deplorable
lack of responsibility in giving out
news from the Franklin School; that
the superintendent of janitors, Hugh
+. McQueeney, gave an Interview to a
reporter concerning the Hilton School
which led to the aforesaid article
that Mr.. McQueeney later denied the
statement attributed to him, though
the reporter has confirmed the cor
rectness of the interview. 1t is clear
that the information and the original
suggestion of the motive was given to
the reporter by SOME one within the
school system"
The report then makes the follow
ing recommendation: That the board
of education advise the superintend-
ent of schools that no news Should
be given out from the Franklin School
that is not approved by him or his
assistant superintendent.
The committee also reported that
it found that Mr.. McQueeney had
shown n lack of respect in his talk
with Miss Young over the heating of
the Hilton School, and made the fol-
lowing recomme ndationS:
Miss Young Upheld.
THAT the board of education ex-
press it's confidence in the administra-
tion of Miss Young.
THAT the board of education,
through the proper committee, in
vestigate the heating and ventilating
plant of the Hilton School.
THAT the superintendent of jan
position, and that he be advised that
for any laxity or dereliction on his
part in the future the board of edu-
cation will hold him strictly account
able.
THAT the board of education con-
slider whether Mr.. McQueeney is
competent to perform the duties of
the superintendent of janitors."
The board instructed it's Legislative
committee to fight in the Senate for
the provision of d maximum salary
of $4,000 year for the Superin-
tendent of schools.
Changes in Personnel.
Changes in personnel approved by
the board follow:
Resignations-Erma Paul, teacher,
class 8, Columbia Junior High School;
K. A Webster School; J. w. Springer,
teacher, class 3, domestic science; NJ
V. Butler, caretaker, Birney School
portable; J. F. Empey, janitor, Brook
land School; l. f. Homes, janitor,
Bradley School; John Connor, laborer,
Eastern High School, and D. p Dris-
coll, laborer, Eastern High School.
Terninations-G, P. Hutchison,
teacher, class 4, Wallach Towers
School, and w. S. Caulfeld, caretak er,
H D. Cooke School
Leave of absence-R- c.. StutZ,
teacher, class ga, Western High
School.
Promotions-N. F. Gillem, teacher,
from class 3, Stevens School, to class
4, Reno School, and a. L. Shaed,
teacher, from class 2, Smothers
School, to class 3, Wormley School.
Transfers-M. J. Sullivan, assistant
janitor, Mckinley High School. to Ia
borer, Langley Junior High School;
Louis Bryant, laborer, Langley Junior
High School, to assistant engineer, Nc
Kinley High School; ]. F. Sullivan, Ia
borer, from Macfarland Junior High