Evening star., 1951-11-02
Joy Accused
OF Engineering
Nominee Slate
Williams Charges
Candidate Is Boss
Of School Machine

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Of School Machine
Barnard Joy, candidate for re-
. election 70 the Arlington School
Board, last night was accused of
manipulating the nomination of
six candidates for three vacan-
cieS on the board.
There is a school machine in
Arlington County and it has a po-
litical boss. Barnard Joy is the
boss" declared Harley M. Will
liams, vice president of a citizens
group. which has criticized a
ninth-grade course of study known
as core"
"Why do not the candidates for
the School Board take different
stands on Arlington school is
sues?" Mr.. Williams asked c. Ira
Funston. one of the six candi-
dates. "Is it because he knows
that Joy manipulated the nom
ination OF all six candidates and
that Joy will try to defeat any of
those who take a different stand?"
SCOTS at Control.
Mr.. Funston. nominated with
Mr.. Joy and four other candidates
at the Arlington School Board
Nominating Convention, denied
any knowledge of a school ma
chine. He declared that nearly
600 Arlington voters had par
Iticipated in the convention as dele
gates from county parent-teacher.
civic and business associations and
scoffed at the possibility of ma
chine control of such large num-
ber of persons.
The assertions were made at a
public meeting at the Thomas
Jefferson Junior High School
sponsored by the Arlington Civic
Federation. About Is persons were
Ipresent to hear the six candidates
speak.
Mr.. Joy denied the assertion
that he heads a political machine
and declared that Arlington has
"a few citizens who are danger
GUS"
They accept the privileges OF
American citizenship without ac-
cepting the responsibilities that
must accompany such privileges. u
he said.
Court Action Asked.
Mr.. Williams is co-founder OF
the Arlington Forum on Public
Schools. a group which has at
tackled required two-hour course
OF study for ninth graders that
combines English and social
studies. James S. Miles, sr.. presi-
dent Of the group, also present
last night. has asked in Arlington
Circuit Court to discontinue the
course as illegal.
Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell. also
seeking reelection to the board
said it is not the parents job to
set up the education program. Gas
a parent I expect the school ad-
ministration to do that for me-
she said. 1T is one of the things
I pay my tax money for"
She said parents should place
greater reliance on professional
leadership.
Held Stimulating.
But Candidate Charles Carlston
declared that when you get citi-
zens debating a program such as
core, it is very stimulating sit
uation. Citizen participation in
the planning of curriculum is
necessary in order to get the lay
mans view point"
Candidate Warren E. Cox said
it is a Very unhealthy situation
when parents and the school are
not working together" He de-
clared that the school depart
ment should make detailed infor-
nation available to parents on al
phases of school activities.
/ Candidate Kingsley Higgins saio
the school construction program
should be fitted into the improve
ment program for the rest of the
county services, including streets
sidewalks and storm sewers. But
he said, the School Board would
be remiss If it did not set its
sights high.
The six nominees Of the con-
vention are the only candidates
for the three vacanies on the
School Board who will be voted
on in the general election Tues
day.