The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-31
FIRM FOR ECONOMY
EXPENSIVE SCHOOLS NOT
WANTED BY MAYOR.
East Orange Executive Reiterates His
neutrality-suspicious. Davey
Corrects Mistaken Impression.

Some criticism of Mayor William card
wells insistent attitude favoring economy
In the expenditures for the schools IN
East Orange by members of the Board OF
Education of that city, made when the
official required that the plans for the
Lincoln School, to be built in the Fourth
Ward. should be changed to provide for
a less expensive building than was at first
planned, brought from His Honor today
a reaffirmation of his stand ~enunciated
in his message to the City Council early
.this year.
II am In favor of the best education
that may be afforded our children, saiu
he. but / am opposed to expending any
more money than is necessary lot tne
school structures. Education ana pienty
of IL Is hat we want, but NOT tne spenu-
ing of money when that is not necessary.
Mayor Cardwell spoke of the cutung
down of the number of rooms IN the LIN.
coin School plans and said he dld not see
the necessity of paying a large sum TOT the
construction of a room that would not pe
needed for scholars for years to come. Inc
board cut down the plans to eliminate a
wing for the school TO keep the COST "i'n"
the amount appropriated. ~.
Here was the Mayors suggestion III us
message: - ,s
II do not mean to be understood as
speaking for a departure from that poncy
which has placed our schools In the very
enviable position which they occupy, but l
do speak for economy In the ADMINISTRATOR
OF The SCnOOl HHd11S.
faThose are still my sentiments sur"
the Mayor today. .son
Some misunderstanding having arisen
from statements as TO the future VI nc
East Orange High School, based on an IN
terview with Superintendent OF Scn9ols
Vernon J.. Davey, that official said To-Day
he wished to make clear existing cohui-
lions. The school will, In Mr.. Davey :
be handled next year as colhioai-
ably as during the year just ennea' al
though the need for more room Will con-
tinue to be urgent during the coming
term and the added room must pe
furnished in the near future. -
The plan for forenoon ard afternoon
divisions was mentioned as absoluteiy un-
satisfactory in Rochester. 1t would pc
tried in East Orange only In an emerBency
by the lack Of school
tions w or three years later. While me
amount Of air space in the present High
Schoo is much less than lhat requlreu
~ the law for new school buildings the ar
3pace in the present school rooms is up 10
lie requirements for old buildings, Mr..
"The Board Of Education has done
everything possible to secure larger space
n the High School" said Mr.. Davey, ous
he needs of the primary and I'M
have been so great that the Board
school Estimate has so far refused to
grant an appropriation for a proper en-
argement."
MIR. Davey regretted that a mistaken i'm
PRESTON of his remarks was placed IN
several newspapers. 1t was Incorrectly
stated tina the State authorities might
rave some action taken with regard TO the
present building. As the air space con-
'orms to the requirements for old build
ngs, Mr.. Davey assured the EVENING
reporter there was no action con-
emplated by the State body.
Neither the State law nor any regula-
ion of the State Board of Education con-
old buildings Is in any way being
yiolated," said Mr.. Davey.