The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-13
Stu dent City Officials
Mock Governing Bodies

TO give the newly named city man
ager time to make a recommen-
dalton. No civil service stipulation
was mentioned however i'll regards
to the appointment.
Another great difference, too,
between the student council for
a day" and the actual body is the
presence of two women at the
table as councilmen. Sara Kay
Jordan, this years president of
the high school student body. is a
member of the Council as is also
Marilyn Goodman, who was elect
ed city treasurer.
At its first meeting. Paul Horton
was chosen as mayor and Eugene
Ensley as mayor pro tenn. j. L.
Thorpe is the other member of
the governing body which was
elected in an election conducted
last week by an election board
headed by Diane Costello. A screen
ed voting booth was used fol
secret ballotlng.'
While one of the IA applicants
for the position of city manager,
Hugh Evans, stated as his expert
ence none, except managing my
own affairs and some affairs al
home, most of the students pick
ed for the key jobs had cited
their actual experience. Jimmie
Caudill, the chosen city manager,
had experience in the Navy, a
school news radio program, clerk,
shipyard, post office and many
other jobs to list.
In his application for the city
manager post. Richard Gal
phin said that he had taken law
at Yale and a post graduate couse
at Columbia as well as serving
as mayor of Clipso and city man
ager of Burgaw. Galphin's letter
was topped, however, by Robert
S. Congleston, who claimed to
have three degrees and to have
been mayor of New York, and city
manager of both Houston
and Kansas City. Though most of
the applicants listed as references
students and Council members,
Congleston gave President Harry
S. Truman, Governor Gregg Cher
ry, Senator Vandenburg, Secre-
tary of State George Marshall and
Mayor William O'DWyer of New
York.
Assisting the students in their
executive session was Mrs. George
LeGrand, instructor of the govern
ment classes. To sit at the Council
table during the next meetings are
Frank Bruce, city attorney, and
Jennie Lee Branch, city clerk.
There we're 3 applicants for the
position, and Bruce, who wants to
study law, was chosen from nine
barristers-to-be.
Most popular position to student
applicants was juvenile judge. Oh
20 aspirants, Bill Kuhn vas named
by Council. (This is probably the
first time that a juvenile has beer
Juvenile judge.)
Neal Patrick, whose ambition
is to be a doctor, was named
head of the Health department as
was Roger Corbett placed ir
charge of the Bureau of 1dentifi
cation. These positions, like tina
of Tax Collector Dan Kelly
would actually require the
approval of both the city and coun
ty governing bodies.
The fact that only five student:
applied for the job of tax collector
seems to illustrate the unpopular
ty of collecting money.
Although Bob Wynn in his appli
cation for the job of librarian stat
ed that he had merely spent foul
years in the school library, two
girls, who had actually worked il
the school library for three
years were named by the Council
Sophia Verzaal is head librarian
with Ann Merritt as her assistant
Other officials, including chief
of the fire. and police departments
will be named at the next session
of the Council with action base1
upon the recommendation of Cit.
Manager Caudill.
The appointment of tn
city planning board will be ap
proved by the Council at its mex
meeting, with each OF the min
government classes naming on
member for the board.
Following the city primary Apr
} 2. when candidates for the Cit
Council in the general elee
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