The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-10
WARD The VICTOR
New President Of the Board
ofEduoation Chosen
Last Night.
CAUCUS LONGER THAN MEETING
Clerk Wiseman and Architect
Rowland Apparently Slated
to Stay.
HoUGH is STILL SEARCHING
No Clerks Found Yet for the
comptrolIer's Office
Davis Association
Doings.

The Board OF Education organized last
night as a full Hedged political adjunct
to the partisan administration that IS
now in control Of the city's affairs John
H. Ward, a member of the Samuel u.
Dickinson Association and friend OF
SANS was elected President by ac-
clanation after a caucus that took
about three times as much time as the
regular meeting. The selection of Mr..
Ward was a surprise to the friends o..
the educational system. There had been
a belief that Director Egbert would be
placed in the chair There was nothing
more done than the organization of the
new Board, but there was much that
was significant in the remarks of Presi-
dent Ward.
1t was after 8 o'clock when the oid
Board met. President Mulvaney took the
chair for the last time and after roll cali,
which showed that Director Berger. VINO
is i'll, was absent, the minutes were ap
proved. Then Director Lewis arose and
made a parting address in whien he ex
pressed deep regret at the parting with
those whom he had been associated so
long He has been a member for four
years and has always been an enthusi-
astic worker for the good of tie DEPART
ment.
President Mulvaney replied to Mr.. Lew
is 5 remarks and thanked his fellow mem
bers for their cooperation during the
term. lie invited the members of the
new Board to take seats inside the raj
at our obsecuies. and they did 50. On
motion Of Director kennedy the Board
adjourned sine die.
The members Of the new Board were
notified Of their appointment officially
BY CLERK Wiseman. who read a commun'-
cation from Mayor Pagan containing a
list of their names and also a communi-
cation from City Clerk O'Donneil to the
effect that all with the exception of Di-
rector Berger had qualified. All the sug-
gestion of Clerk Wisenan, a temporary
chairman was chosen. Director-at-Large
Ridgway was elected and he entertained
i motion TO nominate for President. Di-
rector Egbert nominated Director Ward
and he was chosen. Mr.. Ward took the
chair and thanked his fellows for the
honor conferred. He said:
Il thank you heartily and sincerely for
the honor you have conferred on me. l
take it that my election means that each
and every one of you gentlemen will be
in harmony with me and that all vii,
work for the best interests of the schools.
You understand that the President is not
| the whole Board of Education but he
must have support from all. If this IS
/, done there will be no discredit to us in
dividually or collectively
The rules of the old Board were adopt
ed for the present and will be IN force un-
! til the Committee on Rules finishes its
work. This committee is made up of Di
rectors Egbert, Ridgway and Tracy. AT
| the suggestion of President Ward, Di-
rector Ridgway moved for an adjourn
ment and the first meeting of the new
Board was closed.
| The friends of some of the new merrbers
did rot forget them and there were fow-
rs on four desks. The lucky ones were
+ Directors Moran, Clute, Gilmore and
Coyle.
II was thought Zip to late hour last
night, that Director Egbert would be
elected President and the failure Of the
Board to carry out this idea was re-
ties will rule here as in every other
4 branch of the municipal administration.
There was also some surprise expressed
4 over the lact tnal no steps were taken 70
oust Architect Rowland. This YVES af-
| terwards explained in a manner that
shows that Mr.. Rowland may be the
| architect of the Board of Education OF
this city all his life if he cares. He was
| originally appointed under the same
rules as prevail in the appointment o.
] teachers. They are appointed to hold
their places during good behavior .
Thus he cannot be moved by anybody
except for cause. Nothing was done re-
garding Clerk Wiseman. There is nc
chance of Mr.. Wiseman's legal removal
under the present law.