Evening star., 1947-04-03

Of teachers in $$
the District. The
bill had been Or. Reed.
drafted by the Corporation Coun-
sells office, and the board ordered
it forwarded to the chairmen Of
the Senate and House District Com
mittees.
Minimums Under Bill.
The proposed bill Is expected to
reach the Congressional committees
today of tomorrow. It follows closely
the recommendations made pre-
viously to the two committees in q
report by the board. The bill calls
for q minimum starting salary Of
$2,500 with a maximum of $4,700.
Under the 1945 Teachers Pay Act,
which this bill would amend, the
minimums are 81 300 and $500. At
present, teachers get salaries rang
ing from $2,350 to $4.150, because Of
q temporary $3.50 raise which ex-
pires on June 80.
The resignation of DR.. Reed came
as surprise to the board. A native
of Massachusetts,, he came to WASH
ington from Minneapolis, where he
was superintendent of schools. He
was graduated from Harvard Uni
versity.
Beginning as teacher and then
serving as principal, he has
worked In school systems In East
Providence, r. T.; Newton and AM
herst, Mass; Rockford, ILL.,; Akron,
Ohio, and Bridgeport, Conn.
Held National Posts.
In 1887, DR.. Reed was q member
of the National Occupational Con-
ference group Of Superintendent.
In 1910, he served as president OF
the American Association of School
Administrators. He was chairman,
in 1914, of the Commission on Edu-
cation for Morale which prepared
the 22d yearbook of the American
Association Of School Administra-
tors
When he came to Washington.
DR.. Reed began work on q cur-
riculum revision in the public
schools. This work ended last
month when the board received .
complete report of the f1ve-year
project, resulting In Washington
having an up-to-date curriculum.
Three retirements were approved
by the board. Mrs. Bertha NJ.
Clark, 60, colored, IS @ street NV.
was retired after 81 years as a
teacher. She has been teaching
home economies at Shaw Junior
High School. ~
Mrs. Justine r. Maloney, "a,
colored, 1912 Fifteenth street NV,
was retired after % years because
of physical disability. She taught
at the Randall Junior High School.
Arend j. Thomas, engineer-cus-
todian at the Birney School, was
retired because OF physical dis
ability.
Other Actions Taken.
In other actions, the board:
l.. Approved the plan to continue
the Capitol Page Boy School under
the present setup with the present
personnel, excepting two employees.
DR.. Corning was ordered to submit
a report to the board recommends
ing procedures for the next school
year. The two employees exempted
are already on Government pay
rolls.
2. Appointed Ernest L. Kendall.
founder OF the Capitol Page Boys
School, as principal until June 80.
8. Promoted Mrs. Catherine L.
Pinkett from teacher at Wilson
School to principal of Logan School.
4. Accepted the offer Of the
Cardozo High School Alumni As
sociation of two $50 scholarships
for the school year, 1946-1947.
5. Granted the request Of the
United States Office Of Vocational
rehabilitation, Federal Security
Agency, for use of the Districts
vocational school facilities for a
training institute for rehabilitation
eolnselors for the blind.
6. Approved the relase Of $l37 ,025,
which Is the unused balance OF the
sum allotted the District under the
National School Lunch program.
7. Voted that Miss Karla Rosei
Galarza, a., of 2403 Observatory
place NV, be taken from the rolls
of the Margaret Murray Washing
ton Vocational High School, which
is for colored students, and be
transferred to the Burdick voca-
tional High School Miss Galarza
earlier had told school officials she
wanted to remain at the school be-
cause it was the only public school
offering a certain course in dress
and costume design.