The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-04

bury Training school before enter ing the Army. He was discharged from service last month. MT. Der win is the son of John T. Derwin, ST, registrar of voters.
 ' Joseph c. Lee, teacher of physical education in grammar schools, was transferred to teach physical edu- cation at Leavenworth High school.
 All four appointments will take effect Dec. 3l.
 Dr. Gilmartin pointed ouN that MT. Wallace was the only qualified man on the local waiting list for the principalship appointment. He stated 1t has been his opinion that principals of the city's four large schools, Walsh, Webster, Driggs and Slocum, should be men.
 Speaks For Women
 Miss Helen Hogan, president of the Waterbury Teacher Association who was spectator at the meet ing, asked for permission to speak and 1t was granted by Mayor John s. Monagan.
 Miss Hogan stated that there were qualified women teachers for the job of principal, and she took issue with Dr. Gilmartin's state- ment that principals for the four large schools should be men. She stated that women have held those jobs and have done them well. She stated there was no incentive for teachers to advance themselves with study when it was obvious there would be no promotion for them.
 In the course of the discussion on appointments, Dr. Gilmartin stated there were no more men teachers left on the waiting list for appointment as grammar school principals. He said 1t was easier for high school teachers to become high school principals than for them to become grammar school principals. He pointed out that one of the re- quirements for the elementary school principalship was teaching experience in grammar school
 One of the commissioners brought up a proposal to transfer men high school teachers to gram mar schools posts for several years, at high school pay, to prepare them for principalships in grammar schools, but no action was taken.
 Qualifications
 Dr. Gilmartin read the principal ship requirements as contained in the rules and regulations on state teachers certificates. He said that to qualify for an elementary super vising principals certificate, an ap- plicant must comply with the fol- lowing conditions:
 Hold a diploma of graduation from an approval four-year elemen- tary teacher training institution; hold a limited secondary certificate of the current issue endorsed for grades 1-8; have had at least three years of elementary school teach ing experience and in addition have completed Is semester hours of ad- vanced work in elementary school administration, supervision, an d curriculum.
 The following appointments to grade posts were made: Sylvia E.. Katzman, Maloney school, grades l and 2; Margaret E. Soprano, East Mountain school, grades l, 2, 3, and 4, and Edna Clegg, Walsh grades and 3.
 Miss Hogan, together with Miss Helen Mcdonald, chairman of the grammar school teachers committee on salaries, attended the meeting to learn about the boards stand on the recent proposal to increase the maximum pay of elementary school teachers from $1 800 to $2- 500 annually.
 The board reported that the joint committee which had been consld- ering the proposal had no report as yet. The matter was still under advisement, it was reported.