Evening star., 1948-11-30
Arlington School
Board and Kemp
End Differences
Post of Associate
Offered Dr.. Braun
Voided After Meeting

Inc Arlington ScQOOl bOdrQ ldSl
night made peace with its superin.
tendent.
At a closed meeting attended by
the States top-ranking educational
officer, the board ended a disagree
ment with Supt. Fletcher Kemp
which had been raging openly since
November 10.
After conferring for several hours
with Mr.. Kemp and State Supt. OF
Instruction G. Tyler Miller, the
board:
l. Rescinded its motion of No
vember 10 which created post OF
associate superintendent which had
been offered to DR.. Edward G
Braun, school board consultant.
2. Upon recommendation of Mr.
Kemp" unanimously adopted res
olution establishing certain duties
for the consultant.
Braun's Duties Unchanged.
Actually, DR.. Braun will do the
same work under last nights reso-
luton as he would have under the
November 10 measure which Mr.
Kemp had refused to approve.
Commemorative Attorney Den
man T. Rucker and County Treasur-
er John Locke Green, both of whom
had questioned the legality of the
boards earlier resolution. today
withdrew objections when informed
of last nights action.
Mr. Green had announced he
would refuse to pay DR.. Braun's SAL
ary and all expenditures under the
school construction program. He
said he took that stand on the basis
of Mr.. Rucker's opinion that there
was no legal authority for the county
board to create the post Of associate
superintendent.
DR.. Miller affirmed this opinion
last night when he told the board
that State regulations covering ad-
ministrative positions on the local
level do not provide for associate
superintendents.
A board spokesman noted that the
regulations to which DR.. Miller re-
ferred, although adopted by State
authorities February Is, were not
sent to local boards until November
II.
Accepts Additional Work.
The board called DR.. Braun to
the closed conference in the court
house about midnight to see if he
would accept the additional duties.
DR.. Braun had declared his ac-
ceptance of the associates post was
contingent on the ironing out. Of
any differences over the duties. The
original resolution had provided
that he would be under Mr.. Kemp's
general supervision.
The additional duties which DIR.
Braun agreed to assume were out
lined as follows in the resolution
adopted last night:
/. Construction Of new buildings
including selection and purchase OF
sites; arrangements for architectural
services, and selection and purchase
of equipment.
2. Development of system to
provide for adequate controls and
accounts OF school funds.
8. Such other administrative duties
as may be assigned from time to
time.
Keeps Same Salary.
The resolution also provided, as
did the November 10 measure, that
the consultant be reimbursed at the
rate of $500 annually for travel. DR..
Braun's $700 per month salary will
continue.
Although the boards disapproval
of Mr.. Kemp's policies long has been
known, the first open break came at
the November 10 meeting with the
motion setting up the associate
superintendent's Office. DR.. Braun
has served as consultant since
February /.
Board Chairman Barnard Joy said
last week he had been completely
unable" to see Mr.. Kemp since
November 10 except at school board
meetings. The chairman made his
statement in announcing last nights
conference.
Mr.. Kemp yesterday replied that
he had been unable to attend con-
ferences because of the illness and
death of his mother-in-law Mrs.
Leila Atherton Hardwick, 10, who
died November II.