Evening star., 1946-09-12
Junior, Senior
Highs 70 Return
To9 am. Time
Board Roises Woge
Of Night Teachers;
Other Steps Token
By Henry A. Muslin

Junior and senior high schools In
the District will return to 8 am
starting time this fall under q di-
rective issued yesterday by the
Board of Education which can
celed the wartime opening hour oi
$50 am. for these institutions while
making number Of other important
decisions.
Other actions of the board, at It's
first meeting since June, included
l. Raising the pay OF some zoe
white and colored night school
teachers, principals and assistant
principals, approximately IA per cent
2. Appointing one principal and
six assistant principals to junior and
senior high schools.
8, Establishing tuition rates for
nonresident pupils on the same
basis as last year.
4. Setting up q veterans high
school center for colored, with head
quarters at Armstrong High School
School Lunch Program.
g. Clearing the way for continu-
ance of the school lunch program
by authorizing signature of an
agreement with the Agriculture De-
partment under which the board
will administer the program accord
ing to Federal dietary specifications
8. Arranging for discontinuance
OF use Of five portable classroom
buildings at Armstrong High School
by shifting classes which used them
to three other schools nearby.
Z. Launching an investigation of
the high school equivalency certifi-
cate system by ordering the boards
of examiners to determine whether
issuance of the certificates to nom
veterans is jeopardizing the educa-
tional system.
Cancellation of the wartime open
ing hour for junior and senior high
schools, which is expected to bring
about 10000 pupils back to a 9 am
to 3 pm. routine, was strongly
recommended by Superintendent oil
Schools Hobart M. Corning.
DIR. Corning Explains.
DR.. Corning told the board return
Ing the Junior and senior high pupils
to time par with other day scholar.
would maintain the quality and ex-
tent OF educational services to pupils
as well as permit many high school
boys to work after school hours.
The half hour earlier starting time
was pushed through in March, 1912
to ease the burden on war-strained
streetcar and bus lines. Its discon-
tinuance was vigorously opposed by
transit company officials and by the
Department Of Vehicles and Traffic
Heading the list of appointees was
Arthur Storey, teacher Of general
science and mathematics at McFar-
land Junior High School since 1897,
who was promoted to the prin-
cipalcy OF that school.
Harold H. Henegar, temporary
assistant principal of Taft Junior
High, became assistant principal of
the school; David S. Teeple, social
studies teacher at Alice Deal Junior
High, assumed the assistant prin-
cipalcy of Kramer Junior High; John
M. Fletcher, aviation instructor in
the senior high schools, became
assistant principal of Eliot Junior
High; James w. Suber, chemistry
teacher at Calvin Coolidge High, wal
named assistant principal of Wood
row Wilson High; Frank A. Stutz
nanaro1 cnfntnnn n a {;ne
teacher at Alice Deal Junior High
was elevated to an assistant prin-
cipalcy at that school, and William
w. Rogers was upped from acting
assistant to assistant principal OF
Roosevelt High School.
1t. Col. william e. Barkman and
1t. Col. Henry o. Atwood were pro-
NOTED to head the respective white
and colored departments of military
science and tactics. Both had served
as professors in these departments
AS department heads they will re-
ceive a yearly salary of s4,350.
Nonresident Tuition.
Nonresidents tuition rates were
re-established at $500 a year fol
teachers colleges. $3.50 for senior
high schools, $170 for vocational
high schools, s110 for junior higf
schools, $40 for elementary schools
81 for summer schools and $11 fol
night schools.
The increased pay rates for might
school teachers guarantees begin.
ners $3.50 per class and $500 PEI
diem. Those with four to six years
experience will receive S2.85 pey
class and $50 per diem, while thos,
with seven or more years behine
them will receive $3.1o per clas.
and $500 per diem.
High school principals. on a PEI
diem basis with the same expert.
ence requirements, will receive $685.
sl0.85 or $11.85. BY the sam,
formula, elementary school prin
cipals will get s755, 1885 or s9.55
and assistant principals, $500
$50 or $500.
The question of whether teacher,
at the M. M. Washington Voca.
tlonal High School are to be blank.
sted under the increased pay seal,
recently given other high schoo
instructors remained unfinished
business.
CoIored Veterans Center.
Establishment of the colored vet.
erans center headquarters at Arm.
strong High School followed the as.
sertion by DR.. G. c. Wilkinson, as.
sistant superintendent in charge O.
colored schools, that an anticipated
enrolment of 500 veterans woult
overtax the old system. To date
colored veterans have been absorbed
into regular high school classes.
Under the center system, veterans
will continue to utilize the various
colored high school facilities, bu
will be in separate classes to be helt
from pm to $3.50 pm. They will
register at Armstrong. Working vet
Grams may attend night school, ant
some few may be admitted to reg.
ular classes, registration permitting
DR.. wilkinson said.
The probe of the high schoo
eouivalency certificate system wal
instigated by DR.. Robert A. Maurel
following board approval of SONS