The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-27
PARENTS
YELL DEFIANCE
At SCHOOL MEN
Wild Scenes of Disorder at Hear
ing in Orange Over Ousting
of Principal Brady.
SPITE, ENVY, REVENGE
BACK OF THE MATTER
Board of Education Refuses by
Vote of 8 to 7 to Reap
point the Principal.

sensational features back of the GUST
ing of Principal Edwin S. Brady, of
the Cleveland Street Public School. Or
ange, were revealed last night at a
hearing granted by the Orange Board
of Education to angry parents who
are supporting the principal in his
fight TO retain his place. The officials
claimed Brady was guilty of using un-
derhand methods in his efforts to get
the job of superintendent of schools,
while Brady and his friends charged
that the opposition to the principal was
a case of personal spite and revenge.
The hearing was one of wild disorder,
and many parents hooted the officials.
The revelations were brought out
when School Commissioner Waterman.
chairman of the teachers committee,
attempted to justify the action of the
board in turning down the principal for
reappointmenI. and asked Commission
er B. Frank Wolfnger, his colleague on
the committee. to prove that Mr.. Brady
had stated that James G. Riggs. city
superintendent of schools, obtained his
position through a book concern.
Were you ever in the book bust
ness?" Intercepted James P. Kelly, a
member of the Parents Association,
backing up Mr.. Brady. Commissioner
Wolfinger, who was telling how Mr..
Brady one morning remarked that the
book concern in question, the SLIDER
Bedett Company, had used influence
for Mr.. Riggs.
YES" Was the reply.
did you ever suggest the adoption
by the city of Orange of certain books
your concern was selling to Mr.. Brady
and ask MIN to support the plan for a
changer"
MIR. Wolinger recalled he had seen
Mr.. Brady with reference to a change,
and Mr.. Brady then took a hand in the
discussion and told 10Y seven years
g Wolhnger sought to interest him in
a plan to recommend the throwing out
of the Biographies in use in the city
and replacing them with Wolfinger's
concerns books.
you tried to get me to take an ac-
tive stand for your books. did you not?"
asked Mr.. Brady.
Truth Coming Out.
Mr.. Wolfnger again admitted he had,
and recalled the books were not taken
by the city, and then, as the admis-
sion seemed to set the audience wild
with excitement, hats being thrown in
the air, Mr.. Brady commanded silence,
and, turning to his accusers who a
denounced him, he said:
S"The truth is coming out at last, and
the motive behind the action of the
IOa~l l.. a-A1a~s-~ ITI1AATy1, art1,a
has been committed the motive will
out. 1 did not go as far as he
wanted me to go when he was urging
his books because 1 considered the
books we had just as good"
Wolfnger was then asked if his COM
had taken n part in the fight
between Messrs. Brady and Riggs for
the superintendent three years g @.
81 don't know" was his reply; ~
was out of town at the time"
You're a fine representative to sit
in a board of education" yelled an in
dignant citizen from the rear of the
han as his wife tried to pull him back
in his seat, and then the audience
started to hiss and cat-eall the con-
fused Wolfnger.
Following up this admission of VOL
fingers. the Parents Association men
handed out hot-shot in the shape of ar
guments, and finally one citizen de-
manded of Chairman Waterman an in
teligent reason for his opposition to Mr..
Brady,
II don't have to give any explana-
ton was the reply.
Thomas A. Davis. counsel for the
parents. and others spoke at length.
and finally the crowd surged to the
platform upo which the commission
ers were seated, and after some talk it
was decided by a vote OF s to Z to take
up the Brady appointment again on
Monday night. The citizens will be
there again and further excitement is
promised.