Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-15
Corning Predicts
Most Temporary
Teachers viii Stay
BY james 6. Deone

School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing predicted today that the
vast majority Of the Districts
present temporary public school
teachers viii keep their jobs this
coming fall.
DIR. Corning also said he ex-
poets all teacher candidates on
a new bi-racial eligibility list
for the elementary schools will
be given appointments. A total
Of 181 applicants are on the list.
Status Was in Doubt.
The status Of temporary
teachers has been in doubt be-
cause of forthcoming race inte-
grafton in the school system IN
September. DR.. Corning recently
had expressed concern that some
might be supplanted by apple
cants eligible for permanent
status.
This situation applied partic-
ularly to the elem elltary|
schools. The majority of per-
manent applicants are colored,
while the majority of temporary
elementary teachers are white.
Since teachers starting in
September are to be assigned
without regard to race, it had
been feared that some of the
white temporary teachers might
have to be dropped.
DR. Corning told reporters to-
day that plans for elementary
teacher hiring were not yet COM
plete and that consequently he
was not yet certain how the
hiring will work out. At first
he stated that practically all
temporaries will be retained on
all school levels. Later he
changed this to ''the vast ma
jority."
Won't Announce Ratios.
The superintendent said he
will not announce any ratios of
white and colcred teachers in
connection with reassignments
for the fall. The lists from
which teachers are being APP
pointed carry no Identification
as to race. The school system
also is dropping race designa-
tons for pupils.
DR.. Corning has predicted that
many, if not all, schools will
have some mixing of both pupils
and teachers in September, al
though the end of racial segre-
cation is not due to be complete
until September, 1855.
DR.. Corning was questioned
about a statement this week by
the district branch of the Ma
tional Association for the ADJ j
vancement of Colored People
that continuation of any race
restriction on pupil assignments
would be regarded by the NAACP
as illegal.
The superintendent replied:
boundaries and the assign
ment of children are still our
function, not the function of the
NAACP."
On another matter, DIR. Corn
ing said he now thinks without
much question" that school Of
ficials will seek to merge the
present white and colored health
school for crippled children in a
new building.
Elementary Teachers.
Regarding teacher appoint
mentS, the superintendent said
he expects to announce plans for
the elementary schools by early
next week.
School officials by tomorrow
are planning to mail out notices |
to the first appointees from the
school systems new bi-racial |
eligibility list on the junior and
senior high level.
At least Il senior high APP
pointments and about IS in
junior highs are scheduled. |
These are all for permanent |
posts.
A total of 400 teacher candi-
dates are on the new eligibility |
list, which represents a merger |
of lists of successful applicants
examined both this year and last |
year.
Here are the prospects for hir-
Ing from the new eligibility list !