Evening star., 1946-07-12
Two New Faces
On Arlington
School Board
Stone, Mrs. Smith
Join BeoIe, Incumbent
For 10 Years

Court Judge Walter T. Mccarthy
of two new members of the school
trustee electoral board and reap
pointment of third member today
brought praise of one of the ap-
pointees and criticism of the other
two from the Citizens Committee
for School Improvements.
The two new members are Mrs.
Sylvia Ralston Smith and Harold
A. Stone. The third appointee,
Earle G. Beale, has served for 10
years. All were named for four
year terms.
A statement from the Citizens
Committee praised Mr.. Stones Sc
lection but said the group wished
1t could be as enthusiastic about
the other two appointments"
Mr.. Stone was one OF eight recon-
mendations of the Citizens Com
mittee for School Improvements.
In all, over 30 residents were spon-
sored for the three posts.
Aftermath of Criticism.
The unusually large number of
candidates were recommended as
an aftermath of recent widespread
criticism of the appointment of
Harry W. Porter to the school board
by the trustee electoral board in
preference to strongly-supported
Rev. Paul R. Hunter,
DR.. Oscar LeBeau. committee
president, said it was regretted
that Judge Mccarthy appointed
two members who were not in
dorSed by any organization.
The statement also said that
many county citizens will deplore
the fact that the judge ignored re-
peated requests of the civic fed
| Grafton not to appoint to the
/ board persons who are next of kin
to paid employees of the school
system.
This remark apparently was di-
rected at Mr.. Beale, who, is was
said, does not possess a college de-
gree and whose sister, Miss Eliza
beth Beale, is principal of the
Cherrydale School,
Other Selection Methods Sought.
Committee members said the
group will continue ito encourage
the adoption of more direct and
democratic method of selecting
members of the school board"
Meanwhile, Daniel A. Dugan, in
dependent candidate for the County
Board, charged that Mr.. Beale has
been "subservient to the school ad-
ministration" during his tenure on
the board. He also charged, refer
ring to Mrs. Smith, that lit is we'll
known that another candidate also
is subservent to the school super
intendent, Mr.. Kemp"
appointment of these two per-
sons" he declared, means that the
school board will continue to be a
rubber stamp for the school super
intendent"
Stone Is Division Chief.
Mr.. Stone is chief of the Division
of Fiscal Management in the Agri-
culture Department and husband OF
the vice president of the National
League of Women Voters.
A graduate of Ohio State Uni
versity, he received his masters
degree in public administration from
Syracuse University and later
taught local government at Tulane
University. He is now a teacher of
organization and management in
the Agriculture Department Gradu-
ate School.
He served as adviser to the chair
man of the Arlington Charter Com
mission.
County PTA Secretary.
Mrs. Smith, secretary of the
Arlington County Council of Parent
Teacher Associations, is a native
of Butler, Pa, and has lived ir
Arlington since 1888.
She is a graduate OF the Uni
versity of Michigan. Her hus-
band, Paul Smith, is special as
sistant to the director of the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Mr.. Beale, secretary of the trustee
board, was born in Charlottesville
and has been a resident of the
county 26 years. He was educated
in Virginia public schools and il
the father of four children, al
educated in county schools.
He is in the real estate invest.
ment business and resides at 93l
North Kansas street.