The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10
POLAND RENAMED
%REAPP0INTED BY SMALL
SCHOOL BOARD.
Members of Body Dispense with Title of
"Comimissioner"-Sommer and Dana
Named for Examiners,

The new Board of Education got
down to business last night, and after
giving the better part of the two-hour
session to the discussion of rules for
the government of the body, transacted
considerable routine business and re-
ferred much business to the three COM
mittees that will handle the various
committee work that was formerly
vested in nine committees in the large
Board of Education.
When Frederick F. Guild, the presi-
dent of the board, dropped his gavel
at s o'clock the nine commissioners
were in their seats and the prelimin-
airy work was disposed of quickly and
in a manner that showed that the
members were fully conversant with
their duties.
One interesting point vas raised last
night. Do not greet a member of he
small school board as commissioner"
He will not know what you mean. Call
him Member of the School Board
Guild, or Tomkins," or whichever one
of the nine he may be, but not com
missioner" That became obsolete with
the passing of the large Board of Edu-
cation.
This was discovered when Commits
sioner. that is, Member of the School
Board Brown called the attention of
his colleagues to the faft hat the word
commissioner did not occur in the act
under which the present board was
appointed, and could not legally be
used.
President Guild and Vice-P President
George w. Tomkins were chosen to
represent the school board on the
Board of School Estimate, and Sheriff
Sommer and Librarian Dana were
added to the board of examiners.
The appointment Of Sheriff Sommer on
the Board of Examiners raised some
doubts as to the possibility of his
serving while Sheriff, because of the fact
that there is a small salary attached to
the office. Sheriff Sommer and Mr.. Dana
will accept no compensation.
Doubts still exist in the minds OF several
municipal law experts as to the re1nunera-
ton clause. for it is eontended that if a
salary is attached to the office. and 1t is
understood that the amount viii be $500
per annum, as in the past. the Sheriff
will be a member of a salaried body
whether he accepts the money or not,
and this is in direct opposition to the law
which provides that the Sheriff shall not
hold other salaried office.
Superintendent Of Schools Dr.. Addison
B. Poland was re%appointed to his position
as a matter of courtesy, as the tenure of
his office was not affected by the change
in the Board of Education from an elect
i've to an appolntive body. Assistant SUI
p~erintendents David D. Corson and ].
Wilbur Kennedy were also reappointed,
In view of this action IN the part of the
board the ailur to extend the same cour-
tesy to b d. Argue, secretary Of the
board, is considered significant. and bears
out rumors that there will be some changes
in the personnel of the department, or al
least a shift. Mr.. Argues term expires
next year, and r-eapnointment now might
be interpreted as another %lve-year appoint.
ment, If the matter was brought to court
in case Of a change.
A resolution was offered providing fol
the annual manual training exhibit. and
the second section to make the commercial
course Mt the High School four years in
stead of three, to go in effect on February
l.. Superintendent Poland pointed out that
this was due to the fact that the Stale
Board OF Education called attention TO the
law that provides that all courses must be
four years, and that If the three-year
tOuIEt was COllliDAfu 1T AIOiitH NlilA
was received from the State for the sup
port OF school might be withheld from
the entire High School If the commercial
course was not made uniform with the
classical course.
William McKiernan. of the Fairgrounds
Commission, appeared before the board to
ask for it's cooperation in establishing play
grounds and getting an athletic field. He
also advocated the establishment of social
clubs in several schools as an experiment
for former pupils. The matter was re.
ferred to the committee on buildings and
grounds.
A communication was received from the
Beaver Electrical Company asking about
the wiring of several school additions.
The matter will be taken up at the next
meeting.N
A communication was received from Ma
than Myers, architect for the proposed
manual training and technical high school,
stating that the problem" had been laid
over by the old board and asking for a
conference with the present board.
There were a number of applications for
the position of school architect and engi-
neer, which were not read. They will be
taken up later.