The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10
SCHOOL BOARD
MAKES NEW
RULES
No Term for Secretary--En,
large Examining Board.
Architect Also.

Rules were adopted by the new school
board at its first business meeting last
night. They V all of the questions
that have been f~orseen,
Under the rule providing for the adj
dilion TO the board of examiners of two
members, making it a body of nine,
Sheriff Frank IL. Sommer and Libra
rlan John Cotton Dana were added to
tn present number and all the present
members of the board were reappointed
as follows, Superintendent A. Il. Po-
land. chairman; David b. Corson, as
sistant superintendent; j. Wilmer Ken
nedy, assistant superintendent; w. e.
yStearns, principal of the High School;
w. Spencer Willis, principal of Normal
School; A. c. BalcQlm. superintend ent
Of evening schools, and Margaret Nc
Closky, general superintendent. The
superintendent is, ex-of1icio, a member,
under the rules.
A new rule, 3. allows of the appoint
ment of the examiners by a majority
vote of the board,
The board, as was forecasted, decided
to appoint a supervising architect and
dQODlcQ rules LOT NH dllQ lie OillIC.
He IS to draw plans for school build
ings and additions and all other duties
that have hitherto been performed by the
architect whose plans were chosen. IT also
was agreed to lave an engineer. whose
duties shall consist of the supervision of
the engineers and ~janitors in the schools,
and of the heating and ventilating, the test
ing of coal, and who shall prepare all the
plans and specifications and supervise the
INSTALLATION af tho heating XpntilatiNI.
wiring and plumbing Of new schools and
additions, and certify to the correctness
of all bills and estimates furnished under
his supervision, all work to be done after
. consultation with the architect.
There has been no mention made OF the
salary TO be attached to the two new OIL
fees created. or the men who will be ap-
pointed by the board, but it is understood
that the board estimates that the city will
be saved $50, 900 per year by the new plan,
estimating on 81, 000,0 600 per year expehli-
ture for new schools and additions.
The committees will be three in number,
finance and legislation. Of five members;
on buildings. grounds and supplies, with
six members, and on instruction and edu-
citional supplies. five members.
Rule seven, covering the superintendent
Of schools, provides that the supertnten-
dent shall personally inspect all schools
NV Aib3 JAi ~ t1
possible, and pc. sonally investigate the
methods of teachers and institute such
changes in the courses as he deems neces-
sarN, subject to the approval of the board.
This section IS an addition to the, duties
OF the superintendent, who, in the past,
has, in the majority of the cases, dele
gated the work of personal inspection to
the assistant superintendent.
The secretary is to be appointed by ma
i0ritV vote Of the board and subject to
removal by the same method. This will
place the secretary on the same plane as
the superintendent. that is, there will be
no tenure to his office except the pleasure
of the board. Hitherto the secretary has
been appointed for five years.
Alderman William Reilly, chairman of
the repairs committee OF the Common
ceuncil. inquired as to the status left the
buildings department in connection with
the Office, and was told to take the mat
ter up with the buildings committee Of
the board.
Under the present system the building
department has been responsible for The
condition of the schools without having
the power to correct. In other words, II
& school buildings was found to have a
faulty wall that threatened to fall the
building department could not order 1t
taken down, but would have to refer the
matter TO the superintendent of repairs
and the architect of the school board.
If these men deemed the wall safe 1t
would remain, and IL collapse occurred the
building department would be responsible
and liable to Indictment by the Grand
Jury.
This condition will probably be rectihed
at a conference between the buildings
committee of the board and the repair
committee of the Council.