Evening star., 1946-01-17
School Board Forms
Two Divisions for
Girl Cadet Corps

The Board of Education yesterday
announced two new activities-or-
ganized girl cadets and granting of
diplomas through public examina-
tion-and also outlined its plans in
cident to elimination of nursery
schools from public school buildings.
In move to strengthen the ira
ditional boys cadet corps, the board
also decided to ask the Commission
erS to request Congress to raise the
salaries of the white and the COL
ored cadet directors from $1,000 a
year to $4,700 a. year. Making the
directors heads of departments in
stead of rating them as teachers will
dignity the leadership of the corps -
Robert L. Haycock, superintendent,
declared.
Organizing the 300 white girl
cadets and the $50 colored girl cadets
into two city-wide brigades, the
board appointed Mary Jane Win
chester, II, of Anacostia High School,
as lieutenant colonel for white
girls and Enid Tucker, II, of Dun
bar High School, lieutenant colonel
in charge of the colored brigade.
Plan Competitive Drills.
Miss Winchester is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Win
chester, 2212 S street NE. Miss
Tucker is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wendell Tucker. Mr.. Tucker
is superintendent of the Industrial
Home for Boys at Blue Plains.
The girl cadets, first organized sep
arately at 8 of the II high schools,
will now wear a standard blue uni
form and hold competitive drills
each spring.
While none of the 13 nurseries
operated in public schools can con-
tinue after Federal funds are with
drawn February %, Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle, board president, an
nounced, Board Committee will
meet soon with working mothers
to help them find other locations
for centers.
The committee, which deals with
community use of buildings and
grounds, is headed by c. Melvin
Sharpe.
Others May Continue.
However, eight centers not in
school buildings already have a
chance to continue under COM
munity operation, the board point
ed out. Six of them are in hous-
ing developments controlled by the
National Capital Housing Au-
thority, and two-the D street ano
the Van Buren Centers are or
District property. The housing au-
thority is agreeable to letting
mothers run the centers and the
consent of the District govern.
ment may possibly be obtained
the board was informed by Mr.
Haycock.
Public examinations for veterans
and other Washingtonians who wish
to qualify for a certificate equiva'
lent to a high school diploma vii
be held once each year by the board
Residents Eligible.
Any adult over 81 years of age
and veterans of any age are eligible
for the high school certificate. Tbt
examination, the time of which viii
be announced later, will cover Eng
lish. mathematics, the natural sci
ences and history. 1t is intended tt
help those who have approximately
the equivalent of a high schoo
education, but have never received
a diploma.
Applicants, including veterans
must be able to prove that the,
nave been legal residents Of th'
District for a year, the board de
cided.
Adelbert w. Lee, board member
asked Mr.. Haycock to survey th
400 temporary teachers in the sys
tenn to see how many deserves
transfer to permanent status. MI
Haycock commented that Will
many of the temporary teacher
had served WELL" they should no
hastily be raised to permanen
status until all permanent teacher
on war leave have been re-em
ployed.