On the afternoon of Nov. 21, 1950, a harassed and weary man turned to address the hushed audience that jammed the meeting of the Pasadena, Calif, school board. Superintendent of Schools Willard Goslin announced that after less than 2½ years in office he was resigning. "I shall take away no ill feelings when I leave Pasadena," said he, "rather a deep regret that I was unable to lead this community to a level which would have produced the best school system in America." With those words, Willard Goslin brought to an end one...
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