Evening star., 1946-09-12
Senior
Highs 10 Return
To 9 am. Time
Boord Roises Wage
Of Night Teachers;
Other Steps Taken
BY Henry A. Muslin

By Henry A. Muslin
Junior and senior high schools In
the District will return to a 9 am.
starting time this fall under a d.
rective issued yesterday by the
Board of Education which can
ceied the wartime opening hour Of
$3.50 am. for these institutions while
making number Of other important
decisions.
Other actions of the board, at its
nrst meeting since June, included:
l. Raising the pay of some 200
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.
3. Establishing tuition rates for
nonresident pupils on the same
basis as last year.
4. Setting up a veterans high
school center for colored, with head
quarters at Armstrong High School.
school Lunch Program
5. Clearing the way for continue
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
oy shifting classes which used them
to three other schools nearby.
7. Launching an investigation Of
the high school equivalency certifi-
cate system by ordering the board,
OF examiners to determine whether
Issuance of the certificates to non
veterans Is jeopardizing the educa.
tional system.
Cancellation of the wartime omen.
ing hour for junior and senior high
schools, which is expected to bring
about 10000 pupils back to a Gam.
TO pm. routine, was strongly
recommended by Superintendent Of
Schools Hobart M. Corning.
DIR. Corning Explains.
Or. Corning told the board return.
ing the junior and senior high pupils
to time par with other day scholars
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
Ine half hour earlier starting time
was pushed through in March, 1912.
to ease the burden on war-strained
streetcar and bus lines. It's discon-
tlnuance was vigorously opposed by
transit company officials and by the
Department Of Vehicles and Traff,c.
Heading the list of appointees was
Arthur Storey, teacher of general
science and mathematics at McFar-
land Junior High School since 1887.
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, was
named assistant principal of Wood
row Wilson High; Frank A. Stutz.
general science and mathematics
teacher at Alice Deal Junior High.
was elevated to an assistant prin-
clpalcy 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 we're 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 $4,350.
Nonresident Tuition.
Nonresidents tuition rates were
re-established at $500 a year for
teachers colleges, $50 for senior
high schools, $170 for vocational
high schools, $40 for Junior high
schools, $40 for elementary schools.
ST for summer schools and $11 for
night schools.
The increased pay rates for night
school teachers guarantees Begin
ners $3.50 per class and $500 per
diem. Those with four to six years
experience will receive $2.85 per
class and $50 per diem, while those
with seven or more years behind
them will receive $3.10 per class
and $500 per diem.
High school principals, on a per
diem basis with the same expert
ence requirements, will receive $685.,
$10.85 or $1185. BY the same
formula. elementary school prin-
cipals will get $7.55. 1855 or $s.5s,
and assistant principals, $500,
$50 or $500.
The question Of whether teachers
at the M. M. Washington voca-
tional High School are to be blank
eted under the increased pay scale
recently given other high school
instructors remained unfinished
business.
Colored Veterans Center.
Establishment of the colored vet
Grams center headquarters at Arm
strong High School followed the as
sertion by DR.. G. G. Wilkinson, as
sistant superintendent In charge Of
colored schools, that an anticipated
enrolment Of 500 veterans would
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, but
will be In separate classes to be held
from pm to $50 pm. They will
register at Armstrong. Working vet
srans may attend night school, and
some few may be admitted to reg
liar classes, registration permitting,
DR.. wilkinson said.
The probe of the high school