Evening star., 1952-01-02

Some persons in the Bureau O
Corning Reopp
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work of the policy laid down b
this board"
Serious Problems Ahead.
DR.. Corning said he regarde,
the SUPPLEMENTARY as a grea
challenge and called on the Schoc
Board to work with him in devel
oping the best school system il
the Nation.
a'In the past six years we hav
faced many difficult problems,
he declared. Together We nav
worked them out" s..
He warned that very seriou
problems were ahead but did no
specifically mention any Of them
DR.. Cannon then moved tina
the superintendent be given .
weeks vacation.
He has been under a ire
mendous strain during the pas
two months" DR.. Cannon said
He should be allowed to re-
|cuperate."
First Controversy Of Year.
This started the first contro'
versy of the new year.
Mr.. Sharpe asked, DO vol
want this vacation to be extra anc
above his regular vacation?"
YES" DR.. Cannon said.
Mr.. Lee pointed out that there
was a legal question and thai
maybe the board could not givt
extra leave. DR.. Cannon suggest.
ed that he certify that Dr. Corning
needed the rest because: Of hi
broken rib. E
Mr.. Williams then declared:
81 object to setting this prece.
dent. If he doesn't feel well hi
can take time off under our sicl
leave regulations. I don't feel we
should give him week of because
he was reappointed superintend.
ent." II
Mr.. Williams said there was nc
malice in his suggestion because
he had voted for DR.. Corning.
Mr.. Sharpe announced that the
School Board could grant DR.
Corning any leave desired, but al
that point DR.. Corning stated:
This is getting entirely too in
volved. I suggest we drop it."
This the board did.
Evaluation Report Presented.
Before the ballot was cast. Mr.
Lee presented to the full boare
the evaluation report which the
Personnel Committee had pre-.
pared. Mr.. Sharpe ruled the
evaluation was part of the pro.
ceedings of the closed meeting.
which the Personnel COMMITTEES
held and would not be made
public. Under the law, the Per.
sonnel Committee meets secretly
when considering appointment!
and promotions Of school EN-.
ployes. ~
Mr.. Lee, in presenting the re.
port, made reference to the con.
troversial anonymous question.
naires which had been sent ou1
to some so of DR.. Corning
|subordinates. %.
This QUESTIONABLE, containing
Is inquiries about DIR. Corning
administration. was to be an
swered anonymously by the schoo
officers. Later, it was reveale,
that they had been coded so tina
the person answering could b
connected with the answers.
AS previously announced b
Mr.. Sharpe, Mr.. Lee stated tha
the questionnaires and the ke
to the code had been destroye,
and that at no time had an
board member seen the two.sS
tabulation Of the answers, how
ever. was available to boar
members.
No Recommendations. @
Mr.. Sharpe said he had give
a copy Of the evaluation repoi
to DR.. Corning the day afte
Christmas. <
The report, according to M
Lee. did not contain a recon-
mendation either that DR.. Corn
ing be hired or dropped. It mere
lily evaluated his services as scho.
superintendent, he added.
DR.. Corning, a native of OH
but a product of the public scho,
system here, returned to Wasf
Iington early in 1946 to begin tt
task that was to prove one heac
lache after another.
For the five years before. I
came to the Washington position
Ihe served as superintendent I
schools at Omaha. Nebr. His
5 years experience in the educatio
: field has emphasized ADMINISTERS
ton.
Central High Graduate.
; DR.. Corning was graduate
l from Central High School in 100
: He was a member of the His
y School Cadet Corps but says
was in the rear ranks.
After graduation from 'Dickil
: son College, Carlisle, Pa, in 191
: he earned his masters degree
q English there and later master
degree in school administratit
from Columbia University. ]
fa1so holds an honorary degree
doctor Of education from Colora.
college.
He began teaching English