Evening star., 1950-01-20

It is evident that f,
candi dates have served as
the highest.
Sousa Junior High School and be-
cause of his present service in
the Kramer Junior High School,
he would be better able to admin
lister the school effectively" the
report stated.
Outburst Is Reported.
When board members learned at
the closed sessions that Mr.. Cam
trell did not agree with the super
intendent's recommendation, an
outburst against DR.. Corning for
"concealing facts" arose according
to best available information
Until then board members had
believed Miss McAuliffe's nomina-
ton was supported by all school
officers in personnel committee
sessions.
DR.. Corning's report stated that
place Of residence and present
educational assignment" have not
been determining factors In select
ing teachers for promotion in the
past. He said he did not consider
the temporary advantage" of one
candidate living and working in
particular section of the city out
weighed the more extensive train
ing and experience. ..ses.- ss.zss Z. ~ -
An impasse apparently has de-
veloped in the situation. The law
states that: mo appointment
promotion, transfer or dismissal
of any director, supervising prin-
cipal, principal, head of depart
ment, teacher or any other sub
ordinate to the superintendent of
schools, shall be made by the
Board of Education, except upon
the written recommendation 3 of
the superintendent Of schools.
The board is powerless to name
a person to a position, it only can
approve or disapprove candidates
nominated by DR.. Corning.
Miss McAuliffe said in an inter-
view today that many friends
many persons she did not know
have phoned her to express a de-
sire to have my qualifications
made public"
Miss McAuliffe emphasized that
II am willing to stand on the
merits of my rs years experience
here"
Was Born in Southeast.
Asked about the remarks a
board member made that she
might not be familiar with the
problems of the Southeast area,
Miss McAuliffe said:
II feel I know Southeast Wash
ington better than the average.
I was born there. My three
brothers were graduated from
Eastern High School (then the
Hine School at Seventh and c
streets S.EJ. And I attended the
school for one and one-half years.
Many Of my friends, graduates of
Eastern, are at this time active in
the alumni work there"
One of her brothers is Maj. Gen.
Anthony c. McAuliffe, hero of
Bastogne, whose retort of Nuts"
to a German demand of surren-
der has become a World War II
classic.
Miss McAuliffe said that she
believes the most interesting part
of a principals work is the chal-
lenge of new school. She added,
Il would like to have had the
position
Disappointed at Rejection.
II would have considered it an
opportunity and challenge to di-
rect a new and growing commun-
Iity," Miss McAuliffe stated. "And
the particular facilities of this new
and modern building-ones that
embrace the community as we'll
would make the running of such
a school not merely nine-to- three
proposition"
After confessing that her turn
down was "a great disappointment
to me-" Miss McAuliffe said that
after the board meeting she had
received a call from DR.. Corning,
who expressed again his conf
dence In me and his regret I
should be involved in this situa-
ton"
Meanwhile, the American Asso-
citation Of School Administration,
through its executive secretary,
Worth Mcclure, issued a blast at
the Board Of Education, terming
It's action a threat to the edu-
cational standards of the local
schools"
The League of Women Voters
also criticized the Board of Edu-
cation. It's president, Mrs. Donald
C. Beatty, said such serious diff
ferences" between the board and
DR.. Corning should be clarified
as a matter Of public interest.
Mr.. Mcclure said it appeared
that the majority of the School
Board "chose to disregard the pro-
fessional qualifications of an in
idiyidual recommended by the su-