Evening star., 1927-05-19
SCHOOL BOARD CALLS PARLEY
ON MARRIED TEACHER ISSUE
Civic, Trade and Citizens Bodies Urged to
Attend Conference Monday on
Engaging of Women.

Attaching a great deal Of impor
tanCe to the problem Of whether there
should be drastic modification relat
ing to the employment Of married
women in the public school system
the Board of Education at a regular
meeting yesterday afternoon ordered
that a conference of members of the
board and school officials be held with
representatives Of all civic, trade, par
ent-teacher and citizens associations
next Monday light on this question.
Upon the suggestion of DIR. Frank
w Ball0u, who at previous meeting
had been requested to help the body
reach a solution on the married teacher
problem, the board will informally
discuss the situation on Mondav night
and then have the representatives. in
attendance report back to their re-
pective bodies for individual action.
Plan No Action Monday.
DR.. Ballou stated at the meeting
yesterday that he thought it possible
action could be taken regarding mar
ried teachers without congressional
legislation. The opinion had been eX-
nressed that if the school authorities
desired TO put the bars down against
married teachers they probably would
have to get specific legislation from
Congress.
It was made plain by the board
that the representatives Of the bodies
who viii be invited to meet at the
Franklin School on Monday night will
not be requested to take any action at
that time as a body.
The question as TO what gifts the
Board Of Education should accept
from parent-teacher associations ana
other bodies. presumably settled at
the previous board meeting, bobbed
up at the meeting yesterday, prolong-
ing a meeting which started at 2
O'Clock until nearly o'clock.
Yaden Letters Read.
Henry Gnligan, member Of the
board, seized upon the gift discussion
as an opportune time TO read a
series of letters exchanged between
himself and James G. Yaden, presi-
dent Of the Federation of Citizens
Associations. The correspondence was
initiated by Mr.. Gilligan who took
Mr.. Yaden to task for caustic re-
marks he was reported in the press
as having made regarding the Board
of Education collectively and individu-
ally. In one Of the letters from Mr..
Yaden which Mr.. Gilligan read the
uncomplimentary remarks, while in
another he told the board member
he believed the only solution was an
elective Board Of Education.
Charles T. Carusi, president Of the
board, after commenting upon Mr..
Taden's unfamiliarity with the func-
tioning of the Board of Education,
said:
THE truth of the matter is that
the Board Of Education would be all
right provided it listened to the right
folks. I presume some think the
board should not pay any attention
TO the superintendent of schools or
school officials, but to the executive
board Of a certain organization. This
organization fiays the board for being
q rubber stamp and yet it. is clear
they would not object to the board
being a rubber stamp providing it
was rubber stamp for the right
crowd"
Gift Policy Discussion.
Recommendation by the buildings
and grounds committee that the
board reject the offer of the Mothers
Club of the Eaton School to present
is kindergarten chairs to the second
grade caused a new discussion over
the boards policy of accepting gifts.
After a lengthy debate, INDUCED in by
all Of the board members present, it
was decided to hold the offer of the
Mothers Club in abeyance.
The board approved of plans sug.
gested by Miss Sibyl Baker, commu-
nifty center director, for the holding
of city-wide Flag day and Fourth
of July celebration. They also adopted
Miss Bakers recommendation that no