Politics still remain a step ahead of progress in the Cambridge School Committee's battle over the appointment of a permanent Superintendent of Schools.
Committeeman James Fitzgerald has been pressing for the immediate appointment of Frank Frisoli '35, now acting Superintendent. When it became obvious last night that his efforts would be stymied- as they had been the previous week- in a stubborn 3-3 split of the Committee, he withdrew his motion to reconsider Frisoli.
Joseph Maynard, whose vote would break the tie, was again absent.
Committeeman Donald Fantini has said that he will make a new motion for Frisoli's appointment at the next School Committee meeting. The normal rotation of meeting places will carry that meeting into East Cambridge, the home grounds of Mayor Alfred Vellucci, who has voted for Frisoli, along with Fantini and Fitzgerald.
Vellucci's position is not, however, clear-cut. Despite his public support of Frisoli he admitted after the meeting that he would prefer that other applicants be considered as well. But he also said that he would like to see the appointment carried out by the School Committee alone, without the public "fighting and name-calling."
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