Evening star., 1949-04-21
Sharpe Orders
Study on High
School Sports
Boord Heed Soys
Athletic Proerom
Kicked Around


athletics With = va~~ toward taxing
sports OCT al ttse ssrfsnlld~ cate.
gerry in eCisAeasaan has eeen ap.
pointed ey { Melvin Sharpe.
board president.
Mr.. Sharpe sci ap the xzeeial
committee yesterday al the School
Boards regular meeting. sppar.
entity taking other beard members
by surprise
In ether actions. the hoard
/ Received report from
School Supt, Hobart NJ Corning
In which he opposed an elected
school board as proposed hy the
kesauver home rule bill because
the present method Of having the
District Court judges select board
members has assured a board free
from political considerations
? DELAYED It's decision again On
whether TO transfer the Webster
Amerleantzatinn School into ths
Adams Elementary School. after
parents Of the YOUNGSTERS at Adams
made another plea 10 board men,
oers,
}. Voted 20 discontinue the spe-
eial training being given studens
nurses 81 Wilson Teachers Col
leee. under an arrangement w'ith
Garfield, Emergency and sihley
Hospitals. al the end cf this schoal
year. The hospitals had asked
that the program be continued
during the next academic year.
I Swore in the new member AZ
the school board, Mrs, E. c Mag
debureer. who vas appointed hy
the District Court Judges TO All tho
vacancy created when Mira. Henry
GrattAn Doyle resigned. Mrs. Mag.
ceblrger also was named chair
man OF the school boards Legislas
ton Committee.
Program 'kieksd Around"
The naming Of the special com.
mittee on athletics Ia something
that should have been done long
ago. Mr.. Sharpe explained. He said
he wants the committee 10 taks
up these questions. among others:
Should coaches set extra pay
for the hours they put In af,rr
schoolF Who controls the athletic
policy--the high school principala
las charged by Or GEORGE n.
Strayer In his survey OF the puhie
schoolsl or the athletic depart
ments7 Should contests be held
between white and eoiored schoolss
What would be the best fnanciai
set-up for the sports programr
Mr.. Sharpe said the Athietsr
program ts a "stepchild' and has
been kicked around" for years.
He named Albert E. sseinein
luhGfuaAh Sof the committee 10
serve with Or. James A. osnnon
and George u. c. Hayes.
Corning Repert STUDIED.
DR., corning's report on the
kefauver home rule bill vas sens
10 the boards LegtElation Com
mittee for study.
The report listed his major os,-
tections 10 the bill's proposals
for the Board OF Education. un-
der the proposals. the city coun.
ell could change the authority
OF the board whenever ii desired
and thus would rob the board az
It's powers. Or. Corning said
The school superintendent de-
Tended the present ksstem Of &C.
lectifg board members. saying the
election Of board members would
deter many outstanding citizens"
who did not want TO subrni, 10
the "throes Of q campaign" " He
said the judges have been very
seiectiye" In making appointments
and political factions have been
absent.
DR.. Corning also opposed the
proposals to transfer sdfninistra-
ton Of certain laws regulating
child labor to the Labor Depart
ment. transfer OF school classified
employees 10 ctvii service and ap-
posntment Of a school superin.
tendent for less than the three
years nov required by Law.
Class Shift Plan Deiayed.
School Stipt. Hobart M. Corn
tpg's Recommendation that the
Americanixation classes be shifted
10 the half empty Adams Elemen-
tary School ran into a further DE-.
lay. after board members heard
three parents Of Adams children.
The parents were o. n. r1aherty.
Donald MacPhal and Or. Darrsn
G. Grain.
The plan calls for the Adams
building % be divided into two
units. hall for the elementary
classes and half for the adult
Ansericanization classes. Some 80
children In special glasses at
Adams for sight and hsarins DE-.
fects would be transferred 10 tho
Bancroft and new Tyler Elemen-
tary Schools. The Webster School.
iow used for Amsricanixation
classes, would be turned into once
space for school officials.
The parents do not want grads
children In the same building with
adults. MFR. Mcrhaii explained.
They also feel the handicapped
children would suffer unnecss-
sariiy by being shifted 70 . strange
environpaent. he sai6.
Boasd Agrees ea Study.
The board agreed 70 study sfse
matter again and 70 give thu
parents Of the handicapped ehii-
dren o chance 10 inspect the Bar
croft Echol where special classes
would be started
Tfss droppln@ of fsse nursing
classes ut Wilson Tearheras cus~
iese xas forced by sfse CsererDwd-
ing Of the limited laboratory faeiii-
ties NJ the college. hoard members
nd. Dr. Cannon Asia he b sym~
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