Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-04-15
Roosevelt People Hold a Mass
Meeting to Protest Against
School Board Action.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED.
About One Hundred People Attend
cd Meeting Saturday Night When
the Discharge of Number of
Teachers, Including Two Men Prin-
cipals, Was Acted UpOn-Commit-
tee Appointed to See School Board.

A mass meeting of citizens was
held in Roosevelt Saturday night at
which the people expressed freely
the Board of Education in turning
down a number of school teachers in
the borough, especially the two men
principals.
A set of resolutions was drawn up
and thoroughly discussed. The reso-
lutions were finally passed unani-
mously and will be presented to the
Roosevelt Board of Education when
that body meets tomorrow night.
The Resolutions.
The resolutions are as follows:
Whereas it has come to the
knowledge of the citizens of the Bor-
ough of Roosevelt. through the public
press and in other ways, that our
time honored educational institution,
the public schools, are in danger of
losing the corps of highly trained
and efficient teachers, by the Board
of Education of the borough Of
Roosevelt, Withholding, or refusing to
make the necessary appointments to
teach in our schools for the coming
year;
And whereas said action of the
Board of Education is unjust and un-
warranted, and will tend in the fut-
ure to deprive this borough of the
capable teachers that have always
been our pride and boast;
And whereas the action of said
board will tend to place this borough
in position where it can be held up
to the scorn and ridicule of the pub
lie, where the much vauned square
deal becomes a sham, and fair play
la mockery;
"And whereas it is the purpose OF
said board to remove from the execu-
tive positions in number one and two
schools the faithful men principals
and substitute women in their place;
"And whereas it is the apparent
purpose of said board to make the
public schools of our borough the
spolls of political success. and open
an avenue for the satisfying of per-
sonal grudge, or individual selfish
ness,
Therefore, be it resolved, that
this representative body of citizens
of the borough of Roosevelt, demand
from the Board of Education the fol
lowing:
First The withdrawing by the
Board of Education of all former
appointments.
Second: The reappointment OF
the present corps of principals and
women teachers, at the same salaries
as at present received by them, or al
Increased salaries at the discretion oil
the board
"Third: No removals to be made
lin the future without those who are
the subjects of such removal having
a fair and impartial trial, and ther
Ionly to be removed for causes of in
efficiency or immortality.
Fourth: That we pledge our 10y
atty and support to this and future
Boards of Education, as long as they
deal fairly and honorably with those
who hold the educational future o.
our children in their power. Anc
that we condemn any and all under
hand means and methods that does
not grant to our teachers fair tria
before removal.
About 100 citizens of the borough
attended the meeting. The storm
and the fact that the street light:
were out kept many away. John +
Davis was elected chairman ant
James Coulman, secretary. The res
olutions were discussed separated,
and as a whole and after being adopt
ed a committee of five was appointed
to take them to the next school boart
meeting.
Not a voice was raised against tn
protest and no one spoke in defens.
of the action of the school board
Everyone seemed to feel that ther'
had been unfair treatment.
New Members in Church.
The following new members Wer