School Board Oks Transfer Of Principals

The transfer of building principal positions in six Ann Arbor Public Schools was approved last night by the Ann Arbor Board of Education. Included is the transfer of Thad Carr from director of personnel for the Ann Arbor School System to principal of Pattengill Elementary School. Carr has been director of personnel since 1961. He came to Ann Arbor in 1948 as a social studies teacher, was principal of Bach School from 1953 to 1955 and became administrative assistant to the superintendent in 1957. The other transfers are: Emerson F Powrie, from principal of Wines School to Dicken principal; Paul W. Williams, from assistant personnel directortoprinci palof Wines School; Jack E. Engelhardt, from principal of Mitchell School to principal of Dixboro; Dr. Howard Walker, from principal of Mack School to principal of Mitchell, and LeRoy Cappaert, from principal of Pattengill to principal of Mack. The board also named Miss Florence Gasdick temporary principal of Lakewood School for the first semester next year while Principal Herman Steinman takes a sabbatical leave. Miss Gasdick has been principal of Dixboro School.
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Levi D. Wines School
Judson G. Pattengill School
Mary D. Mitchell School
Education
Dixboro Elementary School
Christian Mack School
Carrie L. Dicken School
Bach Elementary School
Ann Arbor Board of Education
Ann Arbor Public Schools
Ann Arbor News
Old News
Thad Carr
Paul W. Williams
LeRoy A. Cappaert
Jack E. Engelhardt
Howard Walker
Herman Steinman
Florence Gasdick
Emerson F. Powrie