Evening star., 1936-10-22
B|SR IS APPOINTED
T0ASS|STANTPO POST
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Board Approves Retirement
of Allan Davis From
PrincipaIship.
MISS MAE P. BRADSHAW
BOOSTED AS SUCCESSOR
# Elevated to Position, Would BE
Only Woman Holding Rank
in Senior Schools.

Charles E. Bish, teacher of science
at Woodrow Wilson High School, yes.
terday was elected assistant principal
Of Roosevelt High School, to fill a new
post created by the last Congress.
At the same time the Board OF
Education approved the retirement of
Allan Davis, veteran principal of
Roosevelt, effective November 80.
Davis will reach the retirement age
of 70, November IA.
: Roosevelt now has two assistant
principals, the other being Miss Mae
p. Bradshaw, whose friends already
are boosting her to succeed Davis.
Davis has been in the public school
system since he was "a and helped
organize the old Business High School
and Roosevelt, being the only prin-
cipal of the two schools.
No action was taken to designate an
acting principal effective December /,
the board expecting to make a per-
manent appointment by that time. In
case Miss Bradshaw is elevated to
the position, she will be the only
woman principal of senior high
school in the city. A number OF years
ago Miss Edith c. Westcott headed
Western High School, but since her
retirement no woman has headed a
senior high school here.
Bish was expected to assume his
new duties today.
Kemp Case Has Effect.
The board gave little time to the
decision of Justice Jennings Bailey
in ordering the enrolment of Lois
Kemp, daughter of John S. Kemp OF
Clarendon, and thus throwing open
to the schools all children Of non
residents employed in Washington.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintendent
of schools. reported to the board that
a large number of non-residents al
ready have been enrolled in schools
where space Is available and the
teacher load Is not too great. About
$50 others, he said, are expected to
renew their applications for enroll
ment. Last year. 2.307~ssuch nom
resident pupils were in the Washing
ton schools, and DR.. Ballou expects
that number to be exceeded this year,
in view of the court ruling.
Miss Bertie Backus, former assist
ant superintendent in charge of the
character education that was con-
Quoted here for two years and now
principal of the Alice Deal Junior
High School, was criticized by board
members for launching a supervised
study" experiment there without ap-
proval of the board.
Long Study Period Hit.
Under the plan, which was reported
to the board for the first time two
weeks ago, Miss Backus has increased
the length of recitation and study
periods to SIS minutes. Robert A.
Maurer pointed out that such periods
are longer than those required for
college students and are too long for
concentrated attention to any one
subject. He was joined in the criti-
cism by George M. Whitwell, who
questioned Miss Backus' right to make
the change without board approval.
DR.. Ballou also expressed "regrt"
that she had proceeded without proper
authority.
At the request of Representative Sol
Bloom, director general of the United
States Constitution Sesquicentennial
Commission, Mrs. Marie Moore For
rest was granted leave of absence
without pay for three years to assist
the commission in preparing for the
Nation wide celebration. Mrs Forrest
is an employe of the Community Gen.
ter Department.
The board finally rejected the pro-
posed change in the opening hour Of
school, which has been before the
board since last Spring. 1t had been
proposed either to advance the hour
80 minutes or delay the opening 80
minutes to keep children of the
streets during the rush hours Of
trafic. The board voted, however, to
sustain DR.. Ballou's objections to any
change, holding the o'clock opening
hour Is more satisfactory from all
viewpoints.