Evening star., 1950-05-10
Ar|ingtonNa
6 Supervisors,
25PrincipaIs
ReshuffIino Of Jobs
Is Reported Made for
Professional Reasons

Appointment Of six new super
viSors, IS principals and a director
of research were announced last
night by the Arlington County
School Board
Three elementary supervisors
were named and similar positions
were created for guidance, art
and library work
Twelve schools will have new
when the l950-5l term
opens in September. OF thiSnum-
Der, three principals are new to
Arlington.
A $l64,46l contract for con-
struction OF new elementary
school adjacent to the present
Hoffman Boston High School was
awarded. The board accepted a
bid by the Spradlin Construction
Co, of Silver Spring.
Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell. board
chairman. said number OF
changes were made in appoint
ment of principals because the
board believes "a principal grows
professionally through diversified
experience
Relief From Teaching Asked.
The principals have requested
that they be relieved of all teach
ing duties next year. In order TO
accomplish this. the board decided
to combine two or three smaller
schools. in some cases. under one
principal Schools without a res
ident principal will have a head
teacher.
Not yet announced arc appoint
mentS TO the Still-vacant positions
of assistant superintendent in
charge OF curriculum, and princi-
pal of Washington-Le High
School
The new elmentary supervisors
are Miss Wilda Woodruff. who has
been working with the National
Education Association on teach
ing techniques; Mis- Dicie Cassa-
ddS' dt PiCStIlt SdlCi NloOI III
and Miss Sara Jane
Clonts, now teaching in the edu-
cation department at the Univer-
Sity of Hawaii
Miss Margaret Ludwig and
Miss Anne Harrison. present ele-
mentary supervisors, will be
transferred to other positions.
Miss Ludwig will be principal OF
two schools. Mckinley to be built
in Dominion Hills. and Charles A.
Stewart. Miss Harrison will be-
come visiting teacher.
Guidance Supervisor Named.
Miss Kathryn Cook. who has
been guidance director at Wash
ington-Lee High School. will be-
come guidance supervisor for the
school system.
Library supervisor for all Ar
lington schools will be Miss Evelyn
Thornton, who has been librarian
at Washington-Lee.
Miss Willie May Ivey, who has
been employed in the art depart
ment of the Richmond public
schools, will become art Supervi-
sor. Named as director of re-
search was Edward w. Paulette.
principal at Dolly Madison Junior
High School since ii opened in
l945.
Principals reappointed to serve
In, tho CANA echOpIe ORC.
Walter Reed School, Miss Eliza
beth Coleman. Matthew F.. Maury
School, Mrs. Elsie Ellis: Henry
Clay School, Miss Dolly Smith;
Nellie Custis School. Mrs. Meta
Saffelle; Patrick Henry School.
Mrs. Mae Van Meter; Kate Waller
Barrett School, Raymond Rignall;
Jackson School, Miss
Lille Massoletti.
Also James Monroe School, Miss
Clara Coffman; John Langston
Mrs. Elizabeth Hill; Hoff-
man Boston School. s. M. Sydnor:
Thomas jefferson Junior High.
C. Cone; Claude Swanson
Junior High, Miss Lena Wolfe.
Other Principals Listed.
Other principals named were
Yorktown and Robert E. Lee
Schools. Herbert Shelly, now p:in-
cipal at Woodrow Wilson tenn
porary junior high school: John
Old Dominion and
James Madison Schools. Miss
Grace Hall. now principal at Fair
lington; Charles A. Stewart and
the new Mckinley School to be
opened next year, Miss Ludwig.
Also Bancroft and Glencarlyn.
David B. Davis, now principal OF
the Main Street School at Har-
risonburg. Va: Thomas Nelson
Page School, Miss Gertrude Smith.
former administrative assistant TO
the superintendent and elemen-
tary supervisor; Woodrow Wilson
School, Miss Florence Gravette;
School. Logan c.
Harding. now principal at Hope
well. Va: Abingdon School to be
opened in September in North
darlington. Miss Mary Barbour,
now principal at John Marshall.
Also, Peyton Randolph and
George Pickett Schools. Mrs. Mar
jorie Webber. principal at the
former: the new Hume and the
Homes School. Byron M.
Cochran, assistant principal at
High School;
Woodlawn and Wood
mont schools. Vaughn Duffield.
at Cherrydale: Kemper
Richard Moultrie. now
employed in the Norfolk County
Appointment Of Claude M. Rich
nond, principal at Washington
Lee. to similar post at the new
.000-pupil Stratford Junior High
School was announced previously.
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