Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-06-13
School Meeting
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The Sentinel last week presented lengthy partial
the May ~ meeting OF the county School Board aOc shoed
clearly the tch strong majority
and the minority factions the board transporting at
current meetings. The following is another partial tert OF
School Board meeting this held
the ertent to a0c the factions espousng widely
differing educational PHILOSOPHERS odds lOth each other
This partial te like the last prepared By Sentinel
Reporter Robin Dor Members of the majority faction
President Charles w. BeH William CoyIe
'0ad and William Saunders ile minority faction members
Dr.. Clifford K Beck, Mrs. Samuel
Mdhrer. Editors Note.
Bell: Good evening would like to welcome you all here
tonight This special meeting of the Board of Education
sitting the Board Trustees Of the Montgomery Junior
College especially consider again. questions the
Junior College Committee report couple of other prior
nouncements We all being taped, informed
tonight for the Montgomery County Sentinel all the board
members think should be of this and secondly
we're glad to welcome tonight additions the board
Dr. Pulen the state superintendent Dr. Cooper and Dr. Zm
Kicker: Mr. Bell before the meeting begins may say
word? think it's very nice have the superintendent with
tonight In of the
telegram from Dr. Pullen Whittier the fngerprnt-
ing seemed that would be great help hear
from Dr. Puen on the matter of ngeprinng later would
suggest that this be made of the agenda after the Junior
College meeting.
Bell: Well talked you know, previously, today.
It's opinion and desire conduct the meeting sced
uled that is the Board OF Trustees for the Junior College
We certainly want to talk to Dr. Puen If he has something
tell Immediately after the meeting we'd be glad hear
from you.
Kicker: I'm making this formal request that we have
opportunity hear from Dr. Puen who has suggested
that action took last week illegal 1t to
that we so rarely have the opportunity to have State supn
tenden Pullen with that very important
exchange of ideas and information tonight
(Bell Maurer Kicker discuss question further)
Bell Ladies' my decision is to proceed usual and not
consider change in the agenda
Maurer: We suggesting change in the agenda
but addition it. Mr. Chairman would suggest that
the close of the meeting that courtesy
superintendent allow him the privilege of saying what
ever he would to And anything else would be mark
of disrespect
Bell don't intend to be disrespectful to Puen but
that's the way stands Dr. Whittier would you
the meeting off for us?
long discussion between members DIR Pulen
then ensued the subject of Montgomery College
the conclusion of the discussion
effort to add to the agenda discussion with Dr. Puen the
fingerprinting issue.)
Kicker: Mr.. Chairman just going repeat my
quest that through expected
think would all like to hear
from Dr. Puen the matter of the fingerprinng audience
applause We have before his telegram which ought be
read into the record it to wonder if you would
read DR.. Pullens telegram into the record.
Bell Mrs Kicker I've already ruled that going
to have another public hearing fngerprnng tonight
Kicker: May ask why?
Bell Well don't want to this really I have no .
this adds dignity to the board think puts Pulen
in an embarrassing situation to
Kicker: And suspect
Bell may finish, may finish? To exhibit to him
the acrnony that usually attends meetings that
have here unfortunately I've already told Dr. Puen we'd be
glad to and all of would be glad, I'm to
with him after the meeting in the conference discuss
with him what he wants to discuss.
Kicker: Mr.. Chairman, try very hard to confne
executive sessions to matters involving particular people,
sonnet that is and site acquisition Except for that has been
traditional to declare other things public business This action
was taken in public The to hear from Dr. Puen
made last week by minority members in public That
denied We have telegram in front of from Pullen
and would like to have that read into the and