WEATHER (Courtesy of the National Weather Bureau) Thursday - Cloudy, chance of Sbp itllflito © i n t e j s showers, high in the mid\70’s. Saturday • Fair, high in the 60's. k SERVING HILLSIDE & NORTH ELIZABETH Sunday - Fair, high in the 60's. VOL. 53 NO. 27 Th* Hillside Times, Thursday, April 28,1977 Bd. of Ed. fires Gould ;Ladanye resigns face the tennis courts at the by John Schierer Gould whilp Mildred Karlik, in a statement to THE George Gould, coupled with Board of Education had every his endorsement of Gould, as that", said the perturbed Anthony Deo and Gennaro HILLSIDE TIMES, Ladanye actions taken by the board in legal right to take the action did Hillside Education Associ- teacher, "If you might notice, high school. The courts had been vandalized last year and By o'6-3 vote, the Board of "Tifty" Meccano cast the dls- said; S feel that something past years with respect to per- that they did. I do not, at this ation president' Nicky Glass- the majority of the teachers senting votes- has to be done to point out to sonnet make the situation im- time, plan to appeal the act- man along with Helene Daivs, at the board meeting were had been painted over rather Education refused to offer than resurfaced. high sch6ol principal George The vote to dismiss Gould the board and the town that a possible to work with. I want ion. I have no interests in their secretary-elect of the high from the elementary schools. came after exhortations from grave injustice has been done, to make it clear that this action ♦reasons for letting me go. If school P.T.A. All received It’s easy to support someone In the only other hotly dis­ Gould a contract for the 1977- puted item of the night, the 78 school year. The decision parents, teachers, admiiiis- Therefore I am handing in-my I have taken is to protest the the votes aren’t there, that’s loud applause from the crowd you don’t work with every day. trators and students that resignation effective at the firing of principal Gould. I O.K. I have enjoyed Hillside following their speeches. I think the board decision can board voted by a 5-4 margin came at Tuesday nights meet­ to accept blacktop work done ing held at A.P. Morris school Gould be rehired. end of this school year. 1 would reconsider my resig- immensely and have never Moe Bierman, former board only help this school". In a startiling move, High love Hillside. Hillside has nation if and only if the board received more professional president, spoke last and im- In other action taken at the by the N.A. Rajoppi Construc­ before a packed house that tion Company at Saybrook An­ turned out in support of Gould. School Vicq-Principal Harry been my whole life, yet I reconsiders the firing of Mr. gratification anyplace else. I plored the board to adjourn meeting, the board extended Ladanye announced his resig- cannot continue under these Gould". , am deeply grateful for the ex- and reconsider their opinion contracts to six non-tenured nex. The argument centered Robert Conway, Jerry Kap­ over the fact that Rajoppi had lan i Anthony Panarese, Cathy nation/retirement effective at circumstances. I had planned Gould, when reached at his pressions of support in my and evaluation. The board administrators, three of whom the end of this school year to to stay on in Hillside until office on Wednesday, seemed behalf by my friends and col*, heeded Bierman’s advice as will achieve tenure next year. not met job specifications in Pease, Sandra Tasch and Ed completing the work. This led Capasso voted to dismiss protest Gould’s dismissal.. 1983. However the firing of resigned to his fate. "The leagues. I had looked forward they quickly voted to adjourn. They also offered 26 non-ten­ . r to continuing on here a good Anthony Panarese however, ured teachers a contract for Anthony Panarese to propose long time, but I guess that is refused to join in the im- the next school year along that the board withhold pay­ not to be and I regret that". promptu caucus and remained with 15 other teachers who are ment until the job was done in Gould received strong sup- at his seat as the board met in expected to achieve tenure accordance with specifica4 port at Tuesday night’s meet- private. The discussion did next year. tions. Buildings and Grounds Conference ing from almost every corner • Gould no good however. The Only two non-tenured chairman Gennaro "Tiny" of Hillside’s educational com- 6-3 decision not to offer Gould teachers, Ellen Blumenstein Messano, pointed out that al­ munity as a large crowd pack- a contract was met with si- and Salvatore Bjuccellato, though specifications had not ed the A.P. Morris auditorium lence from the huge crowd, were not offered contracts for been met, Rajoppi had ex­ on aging and wildly cheered the half who seemed stunned at the next year, tended the guarantee on the dozen speeches made in outcome and did not file out The board also approved an work a full year. The motion Gould’s behalf. until several minutes had expenditure of $2,000 to resur- then passed by a 5-4 count. Ladanye, speaking for the passed, at Kean high school administrators On Wednesday, however, praised Gould for supplying some of Gould’s seemingly "skill, dignity and fairness" to unamimous backing began to "Gerontology: Educatu his job while warning the disintegrate. A number of Datebook Programs and Services for board not to use their "legal , teachers at the high school Older Adults" will be the sub- authority and power....for expressed feelings that could ject of a one day conference at trifling reasons'. only be classified as somewhat Thursday, April 28 Kean College of New Jersey Jack Kaszak, president of less than sympathetic, Old Guard, Presbyterian Church, 10 a.m. on Friday, April 29. the Hillside Administrators '1 don’t want to lose my Knights of Columbus, 1220 Liberty Ave., 8:30 p.m. Practicing gerontologists, Association stated that Gould job,' said one teacher, 'so I Lions Club Meeting, College Inn, 6:30 p.m. |ay persons, and consumers had provided 'progressive haven't said anything up to Senior Citlzene Ceramics, Community Center, 10:30 -12:30 with Interests in the develop. • leadership' and 'awjlHngnees now, but this>high school has Roth Lodge, Knlghte of Pythias, Wer Memorial Building, ment of■ programs for- older-- to^ stah'dAyrliis cbftvitfwhs*!' ft«losttmytftfog exceptional'. 8:30 p.m. ' people will lead a series of Kaszak then Issued the HAA Another teacher was irate Democratic Club Meeting, College inn, 8:30 p.m. discussions and afternoon endorsement and recommend- that HEA representative Lean Line, College Inn, 7:18 p.m. workshops. ation of Gould for rehiring. Kicky Gtassman has spoken in Townsend Lecture, Dr. Harold Wilensky, Kean College, 8 p.m. Conference speakers will Hillside Student Federation support of Gould at the Include Lois Stewart of the president Robert Lacey added meeting. Friday, April 29 New Jersey State Department 'She had no authority to do Civil Air Patrol, Christ the King, 7:30 p.m. on Aging; Peter Shields, Senior Citizens Mosaics, Community Center, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Union County Office on Ag­ Library will function Senior Citizens Bridge Class, Community Center, 9:30 a.m. ing; Reverend Buster Soaries, Gerontology Conference, Kean Collage, 9:30 a.m . - 3 p.m. President of the New Jersey Saturday, April 30 Leadership Institute; Evelyn during construction Ambulance Squad Car Wash, Community Center, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Frank, President of the Senior Citizens Council of Union by John Schierer the library while Improve­ Sunday, May 1 County; and Senator John J. ments take place. Library Boy Scout Flea Market, College Inn Parking Lot, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fay, New Jersey legislator The Township Committee officials had requested the Ambulance Squad Car Wash, Community Center, 9 a.m.-5 p.m . from Middlesex County. met with Public Library Trust- meeting after it was learned Participation in this confer­ ees along with the architect that installation of the new, Monday, May 2 ence is free and the public is and builder of the addition to police pistol range would re- Township Committee • Board ol Education, joint meeting on invited. For additional infor­ the Municipal Building in an quire displacement of some Plngry School, 198 Virginia St., 8:30 p.m. mation call 527*2213. effort to untangle a mess shelving and some 400 boxes Senior Citizens Elks, 12:30 p.m. that would temporarily close of magazines. Lottie Smolen­ Ambulance Squad Meeting, 1600 Schley St., 8 p.m. sk! of the library stated that Overeaters Anonymous, Municipal Building, Room 12,8 p.m. she feared such displacement Creative Arts, Community Center, 7:30 p.m. Two persona ware hurt In an accident on Route 22 East In Hillside near the Hllldale over­ Bristol-Myers reports would irreparably damage Shade Tree Commission, 8 p.m. pass on Sunday at about 8p.m. According to police reports, a car driven by Antonio Vagualro reference materials. Colombian Seniors, Knights of Colombus Hall, 2 p.m. ot Newark, hit the right curb, went out of control, hit the divider, Hipped and skidded some 50 After nearly an hour of dis­ Band Parents Association, Hillside High Band Room, 7:30 p.m. teat before coming to rest. Hsre, Janet Balado of Newark (on ground) receives treatment from cussion, the Town Commis­ Business and Professional Association Meeting, College Inn, Hillside Ambulance Squad Captain Norm Sapolnick.