The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-09
LYNDHURST MAN KILLS HIMSELF WITT
REVOLVER WHILE ALONE IN HIS HOME
NO PRINCIPAL YET
"N0THlNG DOING" IN Or
ANGE SCHOOL BOARD.
Grinstead Tries to Force Appointment OF
Agnew for Day Street School,
but Is Turned Down.

The refusal of President Bay1es, Of the
Orange Board of Education, to entertain a
motion regarding the appointment of a
principal for the Day Street School, made
by Commissioner Grinsted at the meeting
of that body last night, caused a lively
tilt between the two member The reso-
luton, which Mr.. Grinsted had evidently
| carefully prepared, was as follows:
tRealizing the importance of immediate
action. and since you, MIR. President, have
personally assured me of your vote should
such a recommendation be presented, and
since / believe all or nearly all of the com
missioners have pledged themselves SINH
larly to the applicant whom l have men-
toned. l therefore move that the Board
of Education Of Orange instruct the super
intendent. Mr.. Riggs, and that by the pas
sage of this resolution he be so instructed
to recommend to the committee on teach
iers and course OF study the appointment
Of Mr.. Thomas Agnew as principal Of the
Day Street School,"
President Bayles stated that he could
not entertain the motion as 1t was not
a recommendation but a mandatory in
structlon to the superintendent, and so
was contrary to the rules.
Mr.. Grinsted then said:
THE teachers committee has failed sig
nally, and l would ask the board to in
struct the superintendent to make this
recommendation. Is he more powerful
than his creators? 1t is time that we as
sert ourselves, for there are members here
who have no say, who must swallow
things whether they like them or not, or
otherwise be classed as obstructionists."
Wher the president again insisted that
the motion was out of order Mr.. Grinsted
retorted:
When the committee failed to agree on
a janitor for the High School, and an at
tempt was made to take 1t out of the
hands of the committee, would you, Mr..
President. have refused tn nur the question
If you had thought 1t would have been
carried?"
II refuse to answer that question: ex-
claimed Mr.. Bayles, for l consider it a
reflection on the chair
Mr.. Grinsted then withdrew the remark.
sit seems peculiar, however, and / would
ask the gentlemen present to express their
sentiments in the matter"
The appointment of a principal has been
hanging fire for the past five months and
it was expected that some action might be
taken last night.
The trouble started when the teachers
| committee submitted a report recommend
Ing the appointment of several primary
! teachers. Commissioner Grinsted asked il
there was no recommendation for prlncl-
pal, and was informed that it would be
brought up later. Mr.. Grinsted requested
that all the recommendations be brought
up together, and until the committee had
done so that the matter be laid on the
table. which was done.
The committee recommended the name
Of H. w. Maxon, of Utica, N. Y, for the
position. Mr.. Grinsted stated that he be-
lieved the question to be of paramount i'm
portance. "The press has taken the mat
ter up he said. land has criticised us
all in general. We are considered either
as progressionists or obstructionists. aad
I would move that we consider no part Of
the report until the teachers committee re-
ports properly"
The report recommending the appoint
ment of Mr.. Maxon was signed by Com
missioners c.. H. Taylor and Berg, with
Commissioner femme voting in the mega
tive. AS there are Ave members on the
committee, and the rules require a ma
jority report. according to the contention
of Mr.. Grinsted, no action could be taken.
A spirited discussion followed by Com
missioners Riley and J. C.. Taylor, in
committee be relieved of consideration of
the matter. Mr.. Riley asked Superin-
tendent Riggs to express his opinion, and
he refused to do so except in executive
| session. A motion was accordingly made
that the board go into executive session,
but Mr.. Grinsted objected, saying that
the matter had gone far enough. The
meeting adjourned without any action be-
ing taken.
William G. McCurdy. secretary of the
board. rendered his resignation, to take a
commercial position. Thu resignation was
accepted, with the understanding that MI.
McCurdy fulfil the duties of his position
curing his spare time until the first of the
yeaf.
A communication was received from the
Orange Valley Social Settlement for per-
mission to use a room in the Forest Street
School for w~orkingmen's classes two even
inRs a week. The matter was referred to
Commissioner Berg, with power to act.