anaheim-gazette 1964-01-23

Anaheim Library Annex 116 N. Clementine St. Anaheim, Calif. 'BATTLING BOARD' MEETS T Magnolia Principals Trustees Vote Magnolia School District trustees meet tonight to consider the mass resignation of seven of its eight principals delivered to the district administration just before Monday's meeting. During the meeting, which required opening of the Maxwell School Auditorium to seat a crowd of nearly 300 district patrons, heated charges on the operation of the district were exchanged by trustees, critics and supporters. The discussion ranged from the resignations to the separation of church and state. Patrons opposed to Supt. Charles Wilson's recent messages to students and parents read lengthy statements of their opposition. Little was said of the resignations, which were discussed in an executive session of the board, after which the trustees announced tonight's meeting. The principals had submitted a statement in which they listed their reasons for resigning as follows: "We believe that the quality of the services of the education profession directly influences the future of the nation and its citizens. We therefore exert every effort to raise educational standards, to improve our services, to promote a climate in which the exercise of professional judgement is encouraged, and to achieve conditions which attract persons worthy of the trust to career in education. LIST REASON "We feel the conditions currently existing in the Magnolia District are not conducive to the achievement of these objectives for the following reasons: "1—Lack of proper communications. 2—Lack of respect for the retired schoolman boosting education." "The thing that is most gratifying in my years with the Anaheim schools was the cooperative and excellent staff and the fine student body." Kellogg, who gave 37 years of service to Anaheim High School. First, as a teacher of physics, mathematics and coaching; secondly as a vice principal and now resides at 530 North West St., Anaheim. At present, Kellogg is heading the general campaign for Boosting Education "The thing that is most gratifying in my years with the Anaheim schools was the cooperative and excellent staff and the fine student body." So speaks the man, L. Frank Kellogg, who gave 37 years of service to Anaheim High School. First, as a teacher of physics, mathematics and coaching; secondly, as a vice principal and principal. He retired in 1962 and now resides at 530 North West St., Anaheim. At present, Kellogg is heading the general campaign for Stanford University's $100 million PACE (Plan of Action for a Challenging Era) program in northern Orange County. "Stanford is a private institution which stands for free enterprise and the idealism of the American system. Stanford endeavors to keep up with the larger public universities," Kellogg said. "Therefore, we rely on alumni and friends of the university to improve our endowments. This $100 million, with matching funds from the Ford Foundation, will cover all phases of the university — building, financial structure for the faculty and development of science and law curriculum." Kellogg's major goal, as head of PACE, is to enlist greater support from a larger number of alumni from northern Orange County. During his tenure as principal, the student body of Anaheim High grew from 600 to 3500, second in the CIF. "This was before the other high schools were built to relieve some of the load. But even with such rapid growth, Anaheim has not lost her personality, it still seems like a small community." Kellogg also has been active in community affairs. He is a past president of the Anaheim Kiwanis; Lt. Governor of the California-Nevada - Hawaii District of the Kiwanis; past president of the Orange County Division of California Assn. of Secondary School Administrators and past president of the Sunset League. A native of Santa Ana, he was educated in the Santa Ana schools. He graduated from Stanford University in 1924. Later, he was awarded his Master's degree. Irvine Ranch officials have gained county planning commission approval of development plans for the southern one-third of their property. President Kerr said the new campus located three miles in Plan Approved Irvine Ranch officials have gained county planning commission approval of development plans for the southern one-third of their property. At the same time, University of California President Clark Kerr announced that another 510 acres will be added to the university's Irvine campus under terms of an agreement with the company. The area involved in the county planning commission action is composed of 34,300 acres from Newport Beach to Laguna Canyon Road. Irvine officials propose to divide their coastal holdings into a series of communities. The development would include an industrial complex near Orange County Airport on one side and the UC campus on the other. The agreement with the University of California set aside 510 acres adjacent to the present site of the new campus for use in a long-range development plan. President Kerr said the new campus, located three miles inland from Corona del Mar, will have a maximum enrollment of 27,500 by 1990. Irvine Co. President Charles Thomas said an option to buy the additional land was included in the original agreement that gave the university 1,000 acres for the new campus. Commenting on the overall development plan, Irvine Co. planning manager Raymond Watson said the remaining 54,000 acres of the ranch would be held back and retained for an accelerated agricultural program. Categories in the plan include 24,444 acres set aside for homes and apartments; 4,579 acres for industry; the 1,000 acre UCI campus; 1,364 acres for commercial use and 660 acres of inclusion area. AND WHEN YOU LOOK INSIDE Starting with this week's issue, the Anaheim Gazette brings to its readers a directory of community organizations for this city as compiled by the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce — Page 10. EDITORIALS, FEATURES SPORTS WOMEN'S NEWS Page 4, 5 Pages 6, 7 Page 8, 9 MEETS TONIGHT Principals Quit, Blankote to Censor His every effort to raise educational standards, to improve services, to promote a client which the exercise of national judgement is enforced, and to achieve conditions which attract persons of the trust to careers education. LIST REASON feel the conditions currexisting in the Magno-strict are not conducive achievement of these lives for the following reasons: - Lack of proper commun- - Lack of respect for the professional responsibilities to the building principals. "3—Responsibilities of building principals are not clearly defined or evaluated." "4—Lack of adequate personnel policies and procedures." "5—The general atmosphere as generated by the district trustees and superintendent make it difficult for the staff members to function effectively." "6—In a sincere attempt to work cooperatively towards solving the problems in the district, a resource panel was requested jointly by the teachers, administrators, the superintendent, and board of trustees. The suggestions from this resource panel have not been followed in the spirit of the panel's recommendations." The principals, whose $913,000 salary scale is the highest in the county's elementary school districts, have a total of 50 years service with the district. They are George Busdeicker, Pyles School; Robert Harrison, Maxwell School; Wynn Silver, Schweiter School; Melvin Miller, Salk School; Raymond Smith, Marshall School; Harold Stinson, Low School, and Harlan Coffman, Walt Disney School principal who delivered the resignations to the district office. The men all agreed to fath the current year with the trict, as did Principal Roe Read of Walter School. He resigned two weeks ago to accept other employment. Trustees Monday night acced his resignation with regret. Strongest comment by a tee on the resignations was Charles L. Downes' description of the action as part of a spiracy by a minority in district to force a recall of trustees. Anaheim ESTABLISHED SINCE 1870 · HOME CITY PAPER Anaheim ESTABLISHED SINCE 1870 • HOME CITY PAPER Volume 91 No. 74 25¢ Per Montl Anaheim, California, Thursday Council Decision Sheraton Hotel Disneyland COMMUNITY SERVICIAL AVENUE PRESENTATION — Miss Lorna Mills of the volunteer organization for the Anaheim Lt. Governor of the Anaheim-Nevada - Hawaii Disciple the Kiwanis; past president of the Orange County of California Assn. of Library School Administration past president of the League. Active of Santa Ana, he educated in the Santa Ana He graduated from University in 1924. Lawas awarded his Masdegree from USC. Voted family man, Kelextremely proud of the phishments of his family. Opinion, Mrs. Kellogg's achievement was progood place to raise a our whole family has Statements are born out two sons: William, a also active in United and the YMCA, and Jr., a doctor; and one er, JoAnn, who teaches Estington Beach High "To me, my children excellent products of the area and its schools." The Seventh Annual Disneyland Community Service Awards presentation to the Anaheim Assistance League of $1500 was given in recognition of the tremendous scope of effective charitable and service projects carried on throughout the year — with particular emphasis on maintaining the "Villa Marie" home for teen-age girls. Guest speaker Superior Court Judge Kenneth E. Morrison reiterated the importance of the various services performed by the more than 130 organizations representing over 80,000 people performing the 2 milman-hours for the betterm of the Anaheim and OraCounty area. Other Anaheim awardwere: Holy Family Rutreat sociation, Anaheim ChapChoraleers of Anaheim; La- (Continued on Page 2) Million in County Desp statisticians are standunder a shower of cold their million-population as for Orange County, California Taxpayers Ashas reported it judgcounty population at 946. Jan. 1, and pronounced "Million" celebration of member as distinctly precounty population tabuuck to their guns. Morris, county director unifications and member of the Orange County Population Research Committee, said: "Our figures still stand." Morris said the association has quite a lag in its information and its estimates have always been much lower. County estimates have never varied more than one or two per cent from state Department of Finance estimates, he said: "There is no argument." Morris said. "As far as I am Concerned the county figure is accurate." State Department of Finance estimated the county's population at 970,900 as of July 1, 1963 — 24,900 more than the figure by the taxpayers group on Jan. 1, 1964. Security First National Bank Research department officials Wednesday estimated the county population at 1,015,000. Eino Kolemainen, Orange Community Chamber of Commerce, manager, said it would be "rather embarrassing if the association is right." Kolemainen, however, cast lot with the figures computed in the county. Kolemainen was chairman the countywide celebration whil welcomed Derek Frank DeBorof Anaheim as Mr. Million. Supervisor William Hirstein Orange was unemotional in refutation of the Cal Tax emmate. "We recognize Cal Tax their conservative attitude on financial matters. Possibly they a little conservative in their p ANAHEIM PUBLIC LIBRARY Blast Wilson; His Messages school principal who delivered resignations to the district cee. the men all agreed to finish current year with the dis- t, as did Principal Robert and of Walter School. Read signed two weeks ago to ac- t other employment and stees Monday night accepted resignation with regret. strongest comment by a trus- on the resignations was Dr. Charles L. Downes' description the action as part of a con- cacy by a minority in the strict to force a recall of stees. Reaction at the meeting var- ied from calls for a vote of con- fidence in the board to a sug- gestion that all the trustees resi- sign now. C. Joseph Anderson, former trustee, called for the board to ask Wilson to 'resign. Board President James Allen characterized Anderson's attitude as "sour grapes", because when Anderson was on the board he opposed hiring Wilson. With the atmosphere still charged with hostility after the reports of the resignations and the assorted statements from the floor, the board turned to consideration of its policy on Supt. Wilson's communications to parents and students. Members Alice Hollenbeck and C. Vance McCarty pushed through a motion calling for Supt. Wilson to submit all material he felt subject to question on its legality to the board. The board could then pass it on to the county counsel for the county counsel's determination. The board also agreed to rescind its recent action accepting the entire Proctor and Gamble dental health program, due to questions of its legality posed in a Gazette story last week. Homeowners Join Disneyland’s Protest By BOB PERLMAN Reeling under a barrage of protests by Disneyland, the Disneyland Hotel and homeowner associations, the coordinator for the proposed 22-story Sheraton-Anaheim Hotel admitted Tuesday night his project was in serious difficulties. With the Anaheim city council chamber packed, the aisles were filled and scores of citizens were waiting around loud speakers throughout the building when the hearing opened. Then speaker after speaker assailed what Disneyland calls "intrusion by a high-rise building into its "magic kingdom". The city's planning commission has granted the hotel proponents a conditional use permit to build the $18-million structure on a site just south of Santa Ana Freeway a half-mile from the center of the park. But the city's zoning ordinance allows other property owners in the area to require a rehearing test until the afternoon council meeting of Feb. 4. The arguments of Disneyland executives and staff members testifying in the public hearing were assentially similar to those park officials have presented at length previously. No screening they can erect will prevent visitors in the park from seeing the upper portion of the hotel from most areas in the park, they claimed. This vision of a steel and concrete modern hotel from, for example, the park's Frontierland, would spoil the carefully-contrived illusion of apartness from the world outside, they Despite Doubts lemainen, however, cast his with the figures computed by county. lemainen was chairman of countywide celebration which honored Derek Frank DeBano naheim as Mr. Million. pervisor William Hirstein of age was unemotional in hisation of the Cal Tax estimate. recognize Cal Tax for conservative attitude on final matters. Possibly they're more conservative in their population estimate. I consider our figure authentic," Hirstein said. "It's as close a guess as anyone can make, but it is an educated guess. I like Cal Tax very much and lean on them heavily for statistical information," the supervisor added in a diplomatic vein. Hugh Brown, statistician for the association, said his department missed the Orange County population by only 5 per cent in its estimate prior to the 1960 census. "We have been estimating the population in the state by county since the 1930's," he said. "The way it checks out on our estimating procedure there aren't a million persons in the county," Brown insisted. The two studies probably were made on different bases, Brown said. "I don't wish to imply criticism," said Brown, "but it is not infrequent that counties are a little optimistic in their estimates."