| TRANSFERRED CUSTODIAN PUTS BLAME ON CLARK The former chief custodian at Paterson's Eastside High School praised by his superiors as a model employee during his 11-year tenure at the school says he was demoted by a principal jealous of his salary.Custodian Theodore W. Mullins's $65,000 income for the 1985-1986 school year became the focus of a controversy last month over the district's overtime policies. Published on September 9, 1986, The Record (New Jersey) JOE CLARK'S GET-TOUGH VIEW AIRS NATIONWIDE The television show opens by introducing "Crazy Joe," a man shown admonishing students at Paterson's Eastside High School with a bullhorn.In short order "Crazy Joe" the school's principal, Joe Clark is seen berating administrators and referring to suspended students as "deviants. " He is also seen gently coaching students, and viewers are told that "most students like him. "Clark is profiled tonight on "1986," an NBC News show (WNBC-TV, Channel 4, 10-11 p.m.) EASTSIDE COACH FACES TOUGH TASK The honeymoon was brief for Barry Rosser, the newly appointed Eastside High School football coach. In announcing the appointment, Principal Joe Clark reportedly made it clear that if Rosser intends to keep the job for more than one year he had better win.How's that for pressure?"I can't even comment on that," Rosser said by phone last night. "It's something that's very hard to respond to, so I don't try. Published on March 3, 1986, The Record (New Jersey) Published on January 12, 1986, The Record (New Jersey) OLSEN SACKED AS EASTSIDE FOOTBALL COACH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SAYS DECISION WAS PROMPTED BY IMPROPRIETIES Chris Olsen was fired Friday as the Eastside football coach by principal Joe Clark, barely a month after Clark had given him his continued "complete support. ""Coach Olsen will not be Coach Olsen at Eastside, effective immediately," said Clark by phone Friday night. "Out of my respect for Mr. Olsen and his family, he can remain a teacher here at Eastside; however, he will not be the football coach." Published on May 24, 1984, Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) COACH IS GIVEN WALKING PAPERS AFTER STROLL DURING SCHOOL SONG Eastside High School principal Joe Clark, who has drawn plaudits from President Reagan for his strict discipline, has fired the women's basketball coach after he was seen walking around the school auditorium while the school song was being played. Clark has gained a reputation for adhering to old-fashioned values and techniques to improve education and to instill pride in the inner-city school. Published on September 16, 1983, Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) 'LEAN, MEAN' PRINCIPAL GETS CALL FROM REAGAN President Reagan called the principal of Paterson Eastside High School yesterday to commend the former drill instructor for his tough approach to discipline. "He said students had too much latitude. He lauded this type of toughness and strictness," principal Joe Clark said shortly after he received the 2 p.m. call, which he said lasted about five minutes.Anson Franklin, an assistant press secretary to Reagan, confirmed that the call was made but said he had no details of the conversation. Published on January 14, 1986, The Record (New Jersey) WHY PRINCIPAL FIRED THE COACH Ex-coach Chris Olsen allowed students to play football even though they were failing to meet academic standards, and he was unable to relate to the community, Principal Joe Clark of Paterson's Eastside High School said in listing his reasons for firing the coach."I don't want to destroy this man's future, but I can't destroy the future of the kids in Paterson," Clark said yesterday. Published on January 15, 1986, The Record (New Jersey) FIRED COACH GETS THREATENING CALL "That's it," Chris Olsen shouted into the phone last night. "The battle lines have been drawn. "Olsen, who was fired Friday as Eastside football coach, was seething over a threatening phone call that had shaken his wife, Susan, about 25 minutes before he got home yesterday."She said [the caller] kept asking for me," Olsen said, adding that the caller used obscenities and threatened to "get me. "Livid, Olsen said, "I've bit my tongue long enough. Now you're talking family, home, and survival. Published on February 6, 1986, Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) PRINCIPAL SAYS HE'LL RELOCK SCHOOL DOORS IF NECESSARY A principal who reluctantly removed padlocks from the doors of his inner- city high school at the order of fire officials said he would replace the locks and "take the consequences" if he feels his students are in dangerfrom criminals on the outside. "I would rather be safe than sorry," said principal Joe Clark, a former military drill instructor whose efforts to combat crime within Eastside High School have gained him fame as a strict disciplinarian.TURNING EASTSIDE HIGH AROUND Editor, The Record:All over America, especially in the Northeast, high schools are a civic problem. Only a few years ago, we in Paterson had white flight from Eastside High School. William Kline was the principal and conditions were terrible. The white teachers wanted out and so did the white students, and out they went.Then Joe Clark became principal. Joe Clark was a disciplinarian. I wrote Mr. Clark congratulating him and offering my assistance. |
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