The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-02

so to speak. The net result would be an
increase of playground facilities and a
saving Of money to the city.
Gentlemen OF the Board of Education,
you are charged with a solemn and i'm
portant duty. TIC your care have been
committed the youth Of this community
in that period when their minds are In a
formative stage and are most readily di-
Verted into good or evil channels. To you
more than to any other officials Of New
ark are the eyes of the fathers and moth
ers Of this great city uplifted: upon you
more than upon any other official body
are their hopes centred. Reposing the ut
most confidence in you individually and
collectively. ] join in their prayers that
wisdom may guide your counsels and sue
cess crown your efforts"
BY unanimous vote. the message Of
the Mayor was ordered spread on the
minutes for future reference and its
suggestions concurred in. In concur
ring in the propositions of the city's
chief executive. the new school board
committed itself to several reforms,
among them the eschewing of all secret
sessions.
The departure from custom on the
part of Mr.. Haussling was greeted with
applause. After the meeting the board
held a conference at which it went still
further in its determination to transact
all business in public. 1t was agreed
that il any person wanted appoint
ment to the teaching staff or to any
place I'm the gift of the board, appli-
cation for consideration must be made
in open meeting. No individual mem-
Der, according to the stand taken, will
give ear to applications or requests
made to him individually, and it was
intimated that any attempt to see the
members outside of the City Hall, in
the hope of influencing them in that
or any other matter of school business,
would injure rather han enhance their
chances of success. The same rule will
govern submitting textbook and SINH
lar proposals. Business will be trans
acted at the City Hall.
Secretary Robert ID. Argue called for
nominations for temporary president,
and on nomination of Commissioner
Charles T. Taylor, James Taaffe was
unanimously chosen. He lost no time
in s~peechmaking. but after thanking his
colleagues for the honor conferred,
called for nominations for president.
Commissioner Tomkins was at once
recognized. In offering the name Of
Commissioner Guild. he said:
we are at the beginning Of a serv-
ice that carries opportunities and re-
sponsibilities, opportunities for great
good, and opportunities for great mis-
takes. responsibilities that may be ac-
cepted for benefit or declined to great
loss.
ITO improve our opportunities, to
eyade disaster, we need a leader, active,
intelligent, sympathetic, courageous,
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each commissioner, not an Admirable
Criehton,' but an Admirable Guild
Gentlemen, ] am certain that l voice
your sentiments when I nominate, as 1
now do, Frederick f. Guild for presf-
dent of this board"
There was applause and then the
unanimous vote for the nominee. In as
Stunning the presidency, Mr.. Guild took
occasion to discuss briefly the work be-
fore the board.
I'm electing me to the presidency"
said he, you have conferred on me al
honor which / appreciate highly, real
izing as I do the seriousness of the
task before us.
I'VE are charged not only with the
successful administration of the affairs
of the schools of Newark, but it rests
on us to SO conduct ourselves as to
demonstrate that the schools are best
managed by a small Board of Educa-
ton.
Il am sure that I reflect the senti-
ment of the whole board when I say
that nothing will be left undone to ac-
complish that result"
Mr.. Guild at once took the presidents
chair.
In nominating Commissions Tom
kins for viee-president, Commissioner
Edgar r. Brown said among other
things:
"Surely, the mar who is to be chosen
for that place will be one who has been
successful in his own business, and one
who has discharged public trust with
success and honor. He must be honest,
upright and just
Through his election as vice-president
Mr.. Tomkins will, under the rules to be
adopted next week. be chairman of the
committee on finance n member CT
the estimate board.
The new vice-president said that
when he had taken the oath of office
earlier in the day he had remarked on
its solemnity and the "stiff proposition"
that It's observance offered. He be-
lieved, he said. after listening to Mr..
Brown, that the proposition was "~stiffer
than ever He pledged his best en-
deavors to live up to his obligations.
The New Year greeting of the 1907
board, conveyed in tho form Of a copy
of motion passed by that body Tues
day night on the initiative of Frank f.
Crissey. Sixth Ward commissioner I'M
til yesterday. was a~pplauded when read
by Mr.. Argue.
On motion of Commissioner Taaffe,
the evening of January Q was fixed
upon for the regular business session,
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