Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-09
BOARD TO DISMISS
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DUNBAR TEACHER
Menard Is Found Guilty on
Charge of Graduate
After Hearing.

Willis NJ. Menard, Dunbar High
School teacher, will be dismissed from
the school service as result of a
serious charge brought against him by
a. graduated Dunbar pupil, it was an
nounced by DIR. Frank w. Ballou, SUI
perintendent, yesterday afternoon fol-
lowing a decision rendered by the
Board of Education that the charge
"had been proved"
Formal announcement that the Board
az Education members, of whom all
were present-believed Menard guilty
was made by Harry o. Hine, secretary
of the board, following brief delibera-
ton after hearing more than two
hours of testimony during the course
of an informal trial. Upon this YER
dict. DR.. Ballou stated, he would i'm
mediately draw up an order for Mr..
Menard's dismissal.
The charge against Mr.. Menard has
been under advisement by the board
for some time. Mr.. Menard had in
formed the board he would welcome
public trial, and the body decided to
accede to his wish.
Trial Precedes Meeting.
The trial of Mr.. Menard preceded
the regular meeting of the board,
which cleared up a quantity of rou-
tine business, including the assignment
of presiding officers at the June gradu-
atoms.
The board unanimously approved
the recommendation of the personnel
committee that Henry w. Draper,
principal of the Langley Junior High
School. be appointed supervising prin-
Cipal of the first division. DIR. Ballou
pointed out that Mr.. Draper was
finally selected from a field of nine
outstanding candidates. No announce
ment was made concerning the filling
of the vacant principalship at the
Langley Junior High.
A. j. Driscoll, president of Mid-City
Citizens Association, appeared before
the board and lauded their selection of
Mr.. Draper as a successor to the late
Ben w. Murch. He took occasion to
praise the efficiency of the board and
belittled criticism which is frequently
directed against it.
Mr.. Driscoll urged that the board
cut away the CRASHES terraces around
the Business High School and replace
them with concrete. He also ex-
pressed the wish that the playground
at the Thomson School, Twelfth and
l. streets, be given attention.
Retirements Approved.
Retirements of Mrs. 1. o. Young. Cen
trail High; Miss B. M. Guillaume, West
ern; Miss E. w. Cross, Mckinley, and
Miss M. A. Burns were approved.
The board decided to withhold ap-
prevail asked by the Mclean Co. to
construct a gas filling station oppo-
site and south of the Business High
School, despite the fact the erection
of the station was not protested by
Principal Allan Davis.
The following personnel changes
were approved:
Resignations-D. E. Woodrow.
teacher, class Ia, Thomson School,
M. F. Dumez, teacher. class "a, now
on leave of absence; A. L. Wilkinson,
teacher, class "a, Powell Junior High
School; E. .. Rabkin, teacher, class
Ia, Division 8: D. M. Mockabee, jani-
tor, Arthur School, and w. T. Dixon,
teacher, class "a, Shaw Junior High
School
Terminations-J. E. Means, teacher,
class 3A, Business High School; M.
B. Brown, teacher, class ga, Dunbar
High School; Z. Nj. Mitchell, teacher,
class IA, Music Department; I. L.