Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-12


letters are subject to conden.
sGtton.
forthcoming dismissal of Mont
gomery County School Super
intendent Norris. These opin-
ions are completely at variance
with those that might have
been obtained from a different
set of cuffs"
To mention one point only,
note the statement that
Leaders of both parties have
discussed privately a number of
plans for backing new faces
for the board next year ;"
For your information. I believe
it is desirable for you to know
that school board elections in
Montgomery County are nom
partisan. So that the num-
Der of plans" contemplated by
the politicos would effectively
thwart the purpose Of non
partisan school board elections
and would. in fact, be entirely
illegal.
Also. 1t might be valuable
information for you to acquire
that the makeup of the voters
in this county is such that they
will undoubtedly react very
unfavorably to any suggestion
that the politicians apparently
hope to decide in secret who
the school board candidates
will be.
However. this advance warn
ing to the voters Of what the
political leaders have in mind
Is all to the good. 1t will alert
them to the fact that they
must carefully scrutinize the
backgrounds Of all "nonparti-
SAN candidates to make sure
that they are not, in actual
fact. partisan political candi-
dates backed by one of the
parties. And. Furthermore, it
will inspire erassroot workers
to greater efforts to canvass
the field for candidates who
can present themselves to the
voters entirely on the basis of
merit.
Alice MICA. Lee.
Editors note: The source
OF our information was not the
cufi. 1t was the horses MOUTH
Although agreement can be
readily found with David
Sculls statement. "Dr. Norris
is the victim of confused and
divided policies within the
board itself" this is quite be-
side the point. Almost all
county residents will agree
that the present members of
the board are merely the I'M
fortunate consequences of
careless voting at our last
board election. The main
point. it seems to me. is
whether the board, as an en-
ployer. has the right not to
renew employment of its
chosen superintendent whose
services 1t unanimously finds
unsatisfactory. Would any
employer in commercially
expanding Montgomery Coun-
W deny to himself the right
not to re-employ an un-
satisfactory worker? And
would such employer consider
II necessary to give such work.
er any kind Of reason or cause
for that action? mo" is I'M
doubleday the answer to both
OF these queries.
No matter how many So
cialists, left-wingerS or egg
heads may be elected to the
MONTGOMERY County Board of
Education, that board still
has the legal right TO dis
charge those whom it has a
legal right to employ. Nor
would there at any time be
any necessity to give a reason
or cause for such action.
Our public school respon-
sibility is entirely and solely
the civic burden OF county
parents and taxpayers who
are beginning to exhibit a
healthy zest for honest in
formation and factual data.
Already a number OF sincere
and worthwhile organizations
are being formed to effectu-
ate a more meaningful inter-
est and participation by coun-
ty residents in county public
schools.
Franklin 7. Miles.