Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-27
CorningLea
College Issue
Still Unsettled
Group Offers Only
Facts, Not Advice,
On Schools Growth
BY JOHN M. McKELWAY
Star Stan Writer


The District Board Of Eiuca-
ton has lost q superintendent |
and gained q sticky situation. |
1t was probably with relief
that School Supt. Hobart M.
Corning yesterday bowed grace
fully out Of his last board
meeting, leaving, in his wake
the peculiar problem of District
Teachers College.
While the board can fill DR.. |
Corning'S vacant chair with rel
alive ease-it will probably Sc
lect an acting" superintendent |
on Monday--the college prob
lem remains.
In essence, it is this-per-
haps one that could arise only
i'm the District.
The school board last year
approved DR.. Corning'S idea of
spending SIS million for a new
site for the Teachers College
and development Of the insti-
tuition into a junior college and,
later. a city college. The pro-
gram was placed in the Public
Works Program.
The 81 million figure was
tossed out by the Public Works
Review Committee, which Sug-
gested that 100000 might be
spent on converting an exist
ling high school perhaps
Eastern or Cardozo-into a new
building for the teaching insti-
tuition.
Commissioners Approve
This idea was approved by
the Commissioners. 1t is now
la part of the Public Works
Program standing before Con-
Igress today.
But last fall. Board of Edu-
cation President Walter N.
Tobriner set up a committee of
the board to study the future"
of the school. In Short. its
future-deSpite approval of the
Corning plan. was still uncer-
tain so far as the board was
concerned.
Yesterday the committee
came through with it's first re-
port-one largely compiled by
Mrs. Ruth Spencer, board mem
Der who heads the committee.
The report offers no conclu-
sions or recommendations. It
is purely factual and deals with
all aspects of District Teachers
College.
It is Mrs. Spencer's hope
that the report will be dis
seminated by the Office of the
Board Of Education so that
citizens groups will be armed
with enough material to speak
informatively on the subject by
the time a public hearing is
called. The hearing probably
will take place next month. Its
subject: What, if anything, is
to be done about the college?
So the board finds itself re-
examining the future of the
school, although it already has
favored one plan, while Con-
gresS looks at another plan,
which lacks approval by the
board-or even its attention.
Yesterdays meeting of the
board was ID. Corning's last.
He was presented with a cita-
ton by the board. praising his
foresight and judgement" in
forming soluti onS to the prob
lens confronting the public
school system in the District.
He retires after IL years as
superintendent.
New Salary Schedule
AS he goes, he leaves a new
salary schedule for teachers,
calling for 4 minimum Of $4,000
for most starting teachers,
compared TO Che current salary
of $1,000.
The board took the new scale
under study and decided to
meet with representatives of
the teaching professions before
taking a stand on the proposal.
1t hopes to reach a decision by
the next meeting.
In other action, the board:
/. Called a special meeting
for Monday at which an acting
superintendent will be selected.
The individual will serve until
a permanent superintendent
is named.
2. Approved DR.. Corning's
recommendation for a summer
school workshop for mathe-
mates teachers TO be held the
last two weeks in June.
3. Approved bill which, II
passed. will permit certain
foreign students to attend
District Teachers College with
out being subject to the tut
ton now charged nonresidents.
4. Accepted the retirements
Of Mrs. Leona K. Lloyd, teach
er at Terrell Junior High
School; Mrs. Ruth c. Adams,
teacher at Spingarn High
School: Miss Pauline Lob
mann, counselor at Eastern
High School. and Miss Lillian
E. Lee. school health assistant
at Hine Junior High School.
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