Evening star., 1948-03-04
School Board Seeks
Views Of Teachers
On Salary Increase
By Colt HendIey, Jr.

The Board of Education has de-
cided to listen to what the teachers
think about a cost of living raise,
before deciding whether to ask Con-
gress for one this year.
The question came up yesterday
at the board meeting, but some
members doubted the wisdom OF
asking for such raise at the present
time. The matter was left in the
hands of the Legislation Committee,
who promised to call a hearing at
the earliest possible moment to get
the views of some Al teachers or
ganizations in the city.
Board members and School Supt.
Hobart M. Corning expressed sur
prise at the bill recently introduced
py Senator McCarran, Democrat,
of Nevada. which would give teach
ers a $1,000 a year cost-of-livlng
raise. They said they knew moth
ing about it until 1t was reported
in the press.
DR.. Corning presented report
to the boards Legislative Commit
tee, expressing disapproval OF the
McCarran bill. Among the objec-
tions he cited were lack OF pro-
vision for summer and night school
employees, failure to give raises to
those making $1,000 Or more year
and the fact that it would throw
the pay scale out of proportion.
In a second report, DR.. Corning
recommended that a cost-of-liv-
ing raise should be given the teach
ers and should be in line with any
cost-of- living raises granted Gov
ernment employees by Congress.
Tempers rose at the meeting at
one point when Franklin T. Miles,
Washington attorney, was given per-
mission to speak-and launched into
an attack on a board members ex-
cept Mr.. Lee.
Mr.. Miles has been active in pro-
noting two bills now pending in
Congress which would set up new
history teaching standards in the
schools here. The board, with only
Mr.. Lee dissenting, has expressed
unqualified disapproval of the bills.
At the last meeting, Mr.. Miles was
criticized by DR.. Robert A. Mauer
for his activities in by-passing the
board.
Mr.. Miles said he would have pre-
sented his views to the board II he
had the same degree of confidence"
in them that he had in the excel
lent, energetic and American atti-
tude displayed by Mr.. Lee"
In other actions, the board:
Appointed a four-man committee
to meet with DR.. George Rutland,
District health officer, and other
Health Department officials to iron
out complaints over the medical
service the schools are receiving.
On this committee will be DR..
Corning, DR.. James A. Cannon, DR..
Garnet C. Wilkinson, first assistant
school superintendent, and DR..
Maurer.
Promoted Mrs. Louise A. Chad
wick, from teacher at Paul Junior
High School to assistant principal
at Eliot Junior High School.
Promoted Miss Ruth E. Moses
from teacher at the Van Ness Ele-
mentary School to principal of the
school.
Set the dates for the annual COM
petitive drills of the High School
Boys Cadet Corps as follows:
White high schools, May Is and
May rs, with May 81 as an alter
nate date in case of postponement;
colored high schools, May 10 and
May 20, with May 21 as an alternate
date.
Set July 6 as the opening date
of summer schools this year and
August 13 as the closing date.
Instructed the corporation coun-
sells Office to appeal the District
Court decision which upheld the
contention of SO nonresident stu
dents at Coolidge High School who
contended they were enrolled before
the 194s Appropriations Act went
into effect, thus allowing them to
attend District schools without pay
ing tuition as provided in the act.
Set q meeting at the Thomson
Elementary School for 8 pm. next
Wednesday to allow the board to
report to the organized citizens of
the District on the status of the
school budget for next year.
Accepted from the National Park
Service a plot of land adjoining the
property on which the Beers Ele-
mentary School is located at Ala
bama avenue and Thirty-sixth place
Sc, so that facilities there can be
expanded in the future.
Spanish Embassy Cor Stolen