Evening star., 1951-02-08

II hope we don't move any
! more cornerstones.
ministrative detail out of the
hands of the Board of Education
when he brought in a further
report on contests open to STU
dents.
II feel such contests should be
approved by the superintendent
and submitted to the Board OF
Education for information only
DR.. Corning declared. Then he
made a recommendation to that
effect.
The practice has been for DR.
Corning to have the board ap-
prove all contests involving essays
art. etc.
Mrs. Williams. chairman of the
student activities committee
which handles these matters, said
1--WE should continue to bring this
before the committee"
Mr.. Steinem agreed with her
and the third member of her COM
mittee, DR.. Cannon, agreed with
DR.. Corning. So the matter was
lost in committee by a to 3 vote
Later. in the full board meet
ing, 1t was not brought up unit
the meeting was almost over.
Then Mrs. Smith said she
thought the committee should re.
port to the board so the other
members could vote on the mat
ter.
For Next Meeting.
II think you're right" DR.. Gan.
non declared.
I'm perfectly willing to pre-
sent it," Mrs. Williams said.
/ Everybody then agreed to brins
it up at the next meeting anc
see If the procedure should be
changed. DR.. Corning said he fell
the approval of contests was 9
rather minor matter" and coulc
be interpreted rs administrative
lin. nature.
"A Slight tiff also developed
over the request from DR.. Corn
ing that two teachers be granted
leaves OF absence for educational
purposes.
Mr.. Lee wanted to know why
the teachers were leaving in the
middle Of the semester. He de-
clared: ut seems bad time te
pull a teacher out in the mid
term"
DR.. Carl F. Hansen, associate
superintendent, said leaves of alb.
sence were being asked so the
teachers could return to the sys-
tenn after completing the studies
He said one of them had put ir
the request a month ago but that
1T took time for the school officers
to make up their minds.
Mr.. Lee exploded. That's ter
rible indictment. You mean it took
month to make up your mind?'
| Finally Approved.
The leave finally was granted
but board members made it plain
the next time it happens this way
permission may not be forthcom-
ing.
Interested observers at thu
board meeting were seven Japa.
nese educators who are in thu
United States as guests of thu
ONCE of Education. C. Melvir
Sharpe, board president, vel.
coined them and said he hopee
they would find the visit instruc.
tive. They all took notes on thu
meeting.
In other actions the board:
Gave District civil defense au.
thorities permission to use space
in the Stanton Elementary Schoo
annex. the Burroughs Elementary
School and the Raymond Ele.
mentary School in the defense
setup.
Accepted the resignation Of
A. w. Heinmiller, assistant SUI.
perintendent in charge of busines.
affairs. who is beginning a new
job with the House Appropriation.
Committee today. All member.
praised Mr.. Heinmiller's 18 years
service with the schools
/ Received from DR.. Corning s
list of gifts that had been pre-.
sented to various schools durins
the last semester. The first item
{! was two framed pictures of owls
for the Wilson Teachers College
Received a progress report or
a study being conducted into thu
need for transportation expense.
for school officers who must trave
about the city. Preliminary esti.
mates indicate these 323 schoo
employees spend some $4,000 {
year of their own money travelling
on school business.
/ School Repairs Reported.
Received a report on repairs
made to school buildings during
the period from October /, 1850
to December 81. 1850. The re-
port showed $166,579 had beer
spent and 1860 requests for re-
pair jobs handled.
Received progress report of a
study being made by DR.. Corning
on the feasibility of a public school
being created for deaf children
Voted to protest the issuance OF
a beer and light wine off-sale
liquor license to the l. Street Super
Market, 95 L street NV, because
it is too close to the Walker Jones
Elementary School.
Retired Miss Mildred E. Stall