Up The Down Staircase Page #4

Well, she...

Mr. Edmund Green

comes to our Science Department

after 10 years at South Park High School,

extensive experience in the so-called

problem-area schools

such as Calvin Coolidge,

and an impressive war record

in the military police.

He could use that.

l'm sure he'll be a valuable addition

to our faculty.

-Yeah.

-Mr. Green.

Miss Sylvia Barrett

comes to our English Department

with a B.A. from Lyons Hall

and an M.A. from Hutchins.

She's to be commended for her courage.

Miss Barrett.

Thank you. l...

l can't say how happy l am to be here.

Thank you.

-The first item on the agenda...

-Dr. Bester.

Dr. Bester, there were certain

urgent problems left over from last term.

Agreed. The teaching load,

facilities, drop-outs,

and the new building, Dr. Bester.

What about the new building?

Well, l brought along

all the blueprints again.

-To give us heart.

-We're tired of blueprints.

lt's been six years now. We're losing heart.

Hear, hear!

l didn't see who said that.

-Oh, yes, Miss Pastorfield.

-Yeah.

Well, if you'll stop by

at the end of this meeting,

l'll gladly accept your check for $7,500,000.

Miss Gordon and Mr. Osborne

have the floor.

Who'll speak first?

Mr. Osborne and l, being floaters,

share Room 441 .

Mr. Osborne insists on putting his things

in the left-hand drawer of the desk,

-which is my drawer and l...

-l beg to differ with Miss Gordon.

The left-hand desk drawer is my drawer.

-Since when?

-Since four years ago!

All right. All right. May l suggest

that the Grievance Committee

on Rotation of Teachers

to More Equitable Room Assignments

appoint a sub-committee

to look into the matter.

-You're next on the agenda, Mrs. Wolf.

-Thank you.

When returning books to the library,

students must put them back

on the shelf straight.

l want those books in their right places

with their edges even.

-l think it's very important...

-Thank you. Thank you, Mrs. Wolf.

Dr. Bester, now that

reading from the Bible

has been declared unconstitutional,

is there any objection

to a moment of silent prayer?

lt's all right, l understand,

if the word ''prayer'' is not used

and if the lips don't move.

Dr. Bester, by law a faculty conference

only has to last 60 minutes

which are now up.

Now, l suggest

in view of the subway rush...

Yes. l'm afraid a discussion

of cafeteria conditions

will have to be jettisoned until next week.

-Will someone move for adjournment?

-So moved.

Meeting is adjourned.

Morning, Miss Finch.

Here are my daily attendance sheets,

my absentee cards,

my transcripts for transfers,

my transportation cards,

and my H-level report.

Since we are unable to begin the term

with the assigned books,

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