SCHOOL BOARD ELECTS(Classified)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000400330012-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 24, 1999
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: July 16, 1965
• Content Type: NSPR

YJRGINIA SUN
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Spicer was eleeted"chaitman of the board; he was, president of ? A school openurg date .ot
the Arlington Count 'School the County Council of Parent- January 1, Instead of October
Board last night to 'serve for the Teacher ? Associations and_ the to be phased into operation in tI-
[ 11 of th 1968 school ear
a
ARLINGTON = Dr, John Reed "pointed' in. 19a~. I3efor joining be elected rather than appoints ;
1965-66 fiscal year. Walter. Reed Elementary School
suggestion for enablin 1
Spicer . was chosen chairman Parent-Tcachvr Association. A na- The, g
and James G. Stockard vice tive of Texas, he holds- a bathe- gislatton-for elected school boards
chairman unanimously., at the lor's degrey from the University came from Stockard and met
with comment from Ecker-Racz,`
degree who said he does not believe in
in feet immediately [tick over of Texas and s master's
B $p in public administration from elected school board?.
-
rthe duties of chairman from the American University.
"It is my belief that one ? poli?
16mmediate, past' chairman, Laszlo . HE WAS a high school . teacher deal agency should be held rel
L. Ecker-Baez.: , ' - before he ' joined the` .federal sponsible for local actions," Eci,
The vice chairman for the. past government and wa1s training di ker-Racz said.
yyear, Spicer, 57, holds a doctoral. rector for the General Services'. Stockard commented that the
dcgreel in education from Colum-' Adrhinistration for several years further "we get_ away, from I
+bia - University, New York City. before joining AID. -cal elections, the further
(Stockard, W. is -a past chairman Past chairman Ecker-Racz told away from democracy,'"'
of the school.boatd,' and a former, the board that( he had enjoyed
'teacher'who is presently employ-: being chairmah'and confessed to
r t .
ed by the Agency.'for Inlerna- a feeling of "sadness at the speed
tlonal bcvelopmcnt.' with which the -change of the
4 ' 'SPICEft, who is employed by, mantle has taken place."
the Central 'Intelligence Agency; , In other business, the board ap-
had ? 20 years expeerience as a Proved a? five-point resolution to
teacher and' school adminialrator be. presented to the-Resolutions
before - accepting an adminlstra- Committee of the Virginig School
five position with ..the federal I3oafds Assoclatfo{pt for its consi-
government In 1951. Aeration at the snnial'. meetipg
In Arlington, Spicer hasbeen Sept. 30 through Oct. 2. , ^' `
president of tile Woodmont F,le= The livepoint resolution' tailed
menlary School' f'1`,1. on the for: .
TA -'State financial aid to," kin.
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Strat
ord Junior 1119h S
nvu..nF:vn r,nrnmifinn - and A.,41dergartens;
,gory, committees it Stratford ands
Washington Lee High School be-
More bring appointed.to the school
;board in January oP 1964.
y,'' Stockard hhs been chair, tan o!
O Teacher education for menl
In Virginia;
? The passage ! by' the?.Gerieral
Assembly. of enabling legislation!
to :permit `total school-,boards -to
JOHN B. SPICER '
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