Evening journal., 1905-07-01
SCHOOL BOARD
WILL ORGANIZE
Met Last Night and Re
elected B. +. Bartram as
Secretary
DR, SHORTLIDGE MAKES ADDRESS


The new Board Of Education organ
lied last night and the members were
sworn I'm by Judge Edwin r. Cochran.
of the City Court. The board consists
of President Il. G.. Shortlidge, DR..
Thomas O. Cooper. John c. Kersey.
James ID. Carter. Dr. II. G.. Buckmas-
ter. Robert w. Tadman, David ii. Me-
gill, William j. Burton. Samuel II.
l3aynard Thomas L. O'Donnell. Thorn
las j. Sullivan and William o. Brown.
lDr. John Palmer was absent when .
other members were sworn IN bu'
lqualihed later.
After the members W Sworn
president Shortlidge reaJ tefttf-
ling address. He said 4 .a.f
Upon assuming the .a
OF the presidency of the A. Ei
lucation OF the city OF Win ur r
lder the new charter, I belieN fH rr
lmy duty to cali your attent
lhrleny to a few we'll estahlishe rfr
lciples OF school administration
= II observed In our organization wa
{ far toward advancing our schools / a
higher degree of excellence and A.
b ward putting all phases of our admin
istration on an economic basis, cred
table alike to the intelligence and pa
triotism Of our city.
The principles which should govern
the administration of m0dern school
affairs l conceive to be the following,
viz;
/. There should be economy but not
lnarsimony In the expenditure OF money
for public school purposes. Il will be
necessary to improve our school sys-
TEN from time TO time, and 10 main-
, tain II at a high standard OF efficiency
we must build and repair school houses
iprovide the necessary books and sup.
lplies: we must demand trained teach.
ers. and We must pay them higher sal
Y aries; we must employ competent su.
/ lpervisors and pay them adequately. bui
= in all these affairs we should see TO q
q that the city shall receive value fol
levery dollar expended. and that there
( lbe not a dollar expended where ther'
is no need for so doing. The SAINT
care and forethought that character
ICES the successful business mans op
erations. should characterize all O
ours. The limited revenues at ou
command make this principle impera
tive.
Il 2. The administration of on
4 schools should be entirely free froi
1 politics and political methods. I mea
by this that It should perform all Z
ifs duties irtcliictrtli' an6 -conseinf
"a tiously. free from partisanship, prejs
= dice and favortism OF an kinds. in Il
interests of all who have 10 do with Il
schools and for the general welfare an
prosperity Of all Of the people OF q
city.
. .rt.. ..... tto.. - .4,.,f,fotr "a "a I
[ from executive and professional funs
[ tions. The Board of Education whili
having vested I'm Il the absolute contr'
=. and management OF the school affair
. OF the city should delegate the actus
e. conduct of the schools and all matter
l. requiring expert knowledge on the pro
n fessional side. to the superintenuen
principals. supervisors and teachers
'u lreserving to itself only the right Of an
proval and disapproval. These expert
"a should be given the largest libert
should be heroically supported by n
board and then held to the strictest az
% icountability for results. The boar
+. should conhne itself to the busine
ID, side of school administration. BY e.
animation of the rules and regulation
= of the old board, adopted from time
", time for the government Of our schoo
'u Il viii be observed that but little pow
or freedom for initiative, has ev
~, been given TO the superintendent or
NJ principals. The rules are practical
u those adopted for the guidance Of q
committees when we had no superb
lu tendent and these committees ha
assumed professional and executi
ne duties for which they were not well Fl
'w ted. and have frequently done bad
~ what could easily have been done we
me by the paid head OF the schools, al
"u have often been the means Of compile
ling very simple matters, thereby o
Dy structing progress. In my Judgment
ry great step forward will have be
IN taken, when we have secured a co
~ centration Of power and responsible
lin the heads Of the several departmer
,u' of school work. In the actual admin
the tration Of the work of instruction {
IN BOARD of Education should be legisl
py five. and not an executive body. e
lue ecutive work should be delegated
'ur Maid experts In this way there ne
ley be no meddling with executive fun
.,a tions, and the members Of the boa
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