Evening star., 1953-01-07
ChangesAsked
In Junior High
Cafeterias Here
New Setup Is Hit
By Principals and
Student Council
BY jones G. Deone

The Districts junior high
school principals have asked for
changes in the school systems
new cafeteria setup. it was
learned today.
The principals want menu
changes, a different managerial
setup and higher pay for en-
ployes. They also want prompter
deliveries and less paper work.
Public school lunchrooms
were brought under centralized
control a month ago. Previously
each school principal ran his
own. Under the new setup half
the managers have been de-
NOTED to supervisors, many en-
ployes have suffered pay cuts
and a la carte food items have
been slashed.
Students have been critical
of the menu change. Wilson
High Schools student council
sent a formal protest to school
authorities.
Five Proposals Prepared.
Junior high principals made
their request for changes just
before the Christmas holidays.
Yesterday a principals commit
tee prepared a five-point list Of
proposals which will be sub
mitted at the next principals
meeting for discussion.
The points are:
l. Menus should be improved,
especially by restoring a la carte
items like sandwiches.
2. Each cafeteria should have
it's own manager. There is now a
manager only for every two or
three schools.
8. Employees below managers
should get more pay. Most now
get 80 cents per hour. Supervis-
ors get $1.05 per hour up.
4. Deliveries of supplies should
be improved. Some items have
been arriving late or not at all.
S. Paper work should be re-
duced. Checkers now are re-
qulred to tally every item sold.
Senior high principals also are
critical of the new system. They
haven't acted as a group on it
vet. however.
Menu Revision Promised.
School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing already has promised some
menu revision. But officials
haven't committed themselves on
how soon.
Pupils at Wilson complained
that new plate lunches aren't
giving them enough to eat. Stu
dents no longer are permitted to
buy sandwiches separately.
The principal of a colored
Junior high said today many of
his pupils can't afford to buy the
plate lunches. which cost from
81 cents to 35 cents. They al
ways have relied on sandwiches,
he said.
Principals are concerned about
the new managerial setup be-
cause they fear some former
managers now reduced to super
visors may resign. One princi-
pal, in fact, said the supervisor
at his school is leaving this week
because of loss of pay.
More Managers Wanted.
Fifteen managers were ap-
pointed originally for the 38
lunchrooms. Three more super
visors have just been promoted,
in one case heading off threat
ened resignation. But principals
contend lunchrooms operating
with only a supervisor on duty
full time are at a handicap. They
want a full manager.
The principals say both super
visors and cooks asre underpaid.
II can't get a cook for 80
cents an hour" said one.
The same principal said en-
ployeS are having to spend too
much time doing paper work.
Miss Aleta Logan, cafeteria
director. said she is opposed to
more managers because it is too
difficult administratively to deal
with more than 18 persons. She
said no money is available for
higher salaries at present. Eff
forts are being made to speed up
deliveries, she said.
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