Evening star., 1951-05-28

directly determined
what should be said to Others"
Miss Todd asserted. In a number
of instances. Judge Cockrill her
self has replied to agency requests
for information. Her own state
ments in these replies are proof Of
what has been court policy
Miss Todd also took issue with
the judges statement in her orig
inal secrecy order that court in
formation had been used against
children. Miss Todd said she has
asked Judge Cockrill to produce
single case known to the court
where information was used
against a child but that the judge
had not done SO. On the other
hand, she added, she herself had
given the judge many examples
of the unnecessary hardshipS
created by her order.
The social service director also
observed that since police records
are not confidential, they show
juvenile arrests.
Through her explanations to
military investigators, she said.
youths have been able to enlist
who otherwise would be barred
by unexplained police records.
Since the information ban, she
added. youths wanting to enlist
have had great difficulty clearing
their police records because she
could no longer talk with recruit
ing officers.
In her letter OF resignation,
Miss Todd also disclosed that she
had submitted a resignation April
80 but had withheld it at the
request of the four member COM
mittee making study of the
court. She outlined subsequent
events which, she said, made her
feel she could no longer be bound
by this agreement.
Miss Todd also notified the
study committee, saying she
trusted the points set forth in
her letter of resignation would
enable the committee to under
stand why cannot go on ap-
pearing to support Judge Cock
Irill by further silence"
The study committee grew out
tof a proposal by the Juvenile
Court advisory committee, after
Miss Clary's resignation. that a
study committee analyze the
courts policies and practices. The
committee, chosen by the judge,
lis due to report late this week.
Named as BEST Qualified"
After the furor over the resig-
nations of Miss Clary and the
chief supervisor. Miss Clare Fag-
Irie, Judge Cockrill announced her
intention of appointing "the best
available qualified person" as
Miss Clary's successor. She chose
Miss Todd. who. she said, was
well known professionally in
Washington and the East as an
outstanding teacher and admin
Iistrator in the social work field
with broad experience in child
welfare and family service case
work"
Miss Todd gave her resignation
to the judge at $50 am. Asked
how the judge received it, Miss
Todd reported, "She said she was
greatly disappointed in me that
l had behaved in such an under
handed fashion as to stir up all
of this. l think I shall have to
let that accusation rest with the
press as to whether or not you
have found any member of this
staff stirring up the trouble of
the past week."
Judge Cockrill said in her
statement that she was accepting
Miss Todd's resignation and ap-
pointing John Larkin, a super
visor, to serve as acting director
of social work.
Text of COckrill Statement.
The text of Judge Cockrill's
IStatemer follows:
Following an appeal involving
Juvenile Court records and file
information in which the corpora
tion counsel'S Office was required
to represent the court, l received
from the corporation counsels of
five under date of August /, 1850,
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