New-York tribune., 1908-08-11
FOR SCHOOL BOARD.
Kearny Women WM York for
Nomination of Mrs. Eakins.

An interesting movement to place woman
the school board is in progress in the Sd ward
of Kearny y. ]. Mrs William c. Eakins has been
indorsed for the position by practically every
woman of the ward. The Sd ward comprises the
neighborhood called Arlington, which is well-to-
do residence section made up largely of New York
business men In Arlington the wonen's organiza-
tions are the Womans Literary Club. the Cfvics
Club. the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
and the aid societies of the three churches. Metho
dist. Baptist and Presbyterian. Practically all the
women of Arlington are in one or more OF these
organlza tiors and all the organizations unani-
rnousIy indorsed Mrs. Eakns Each appointed
a committee TO further her candidacy and election,
and these committees have met and formed joint
campaign committee. of which Mrs Clara Laddey.
of No. 80 NewIawn avenue, president of the Civics
Club has made chairman.
AS the women have not the school suffrage Mrs
Eakns's nomination depends entirely the men,
and the campaign committee will devote its efforts
to securing her nomination by all the parties
Arlington is almost solidly Republican, and if
Mrs Eakfns is nominated at the Republican pri-
rnaries she can hardly fail of election.
I'VE wish" said Mrs Eakins yesterday. that
were obliged to appeal to parties for this non
nation It is absolutely nOn-poltical. and we wish
that parties had nothing TO do with school cleo
tions School elections should be quite separated
from any election But It stands. the only
way TO get a nomination is through the parties
and the method is through the open primary.
This is not a suffrage mo"ement Some of the
women of Arlington would unite with in
suffrage movement 1t is a purely home movement
We are not dissatisfied with the schools We have
no complaint to make do we wish 10 introduce
anything novel or startling But much in
terested in schools and simply feel that this
would be the most direct way to make inhu-
ence felt
The schoolboard is the link between the home
and the school" said Mrs Laddey. president of
the Civics Club and chairman of the joint commit
tee. Women should have the same place IN the
management of the schools of the home The
school is really an extension of the home.
Our school boards have represented entirely the
masculine qualities The masculine qualities are
good and necessary but think the feminine
Qualities should be represented also The movement
to place manual training in the schools of Airing
ton for example originated with the women We
began to agitate for II six seven years ago. but
not until this spring was an appropriation made
for IL
We have chosen Mrs Eakins as our candidate
because we considered her in every way erninently
qualified to represent We have spoken to a
large number OF influential men personally Not
one is opposed. some enthusiastically in favor
and we anticipate opposition whatever"
Albert J. Stowe. president of large construc-
tion company in Newark is the man who has
most actively assisted the women in their move
ment Mr.. St,we was in favor of women on the
school board long before they were themselves
Nearly ten years ago through his efforts seat on
the hoard was offered to Miss Stoddard of Airing
ton Miss stoddard. however. refused the office
which indicates how much the attitude OF IN.
women has changed since then.
Aside from Mrs. LaddeY, some OF the v-or,a,
most interested Mrs Marks. wife Of DR. Ed
ward 9 Marks. ef Kearny avenue who is pr.sf
dent of the Womans Christian Temperance T-nfon
and vice-president OF the Civics Club Mrs Albert
J Stowe. of No, col Belgrave Drive Chairman of
the church committee, and Mrs w n Latham,
of No y Pleasant Place. president OF the Woman's
Literary Club
The women do not consider that there will be
any necessity for ordinary campaign methods and
while their candidate is perfectly able to speak in
public during the election campaign should II De
necessary. they do not anticipate that il will be
Should Mrs Eakins be elected she will not as has
been stated be the first to hold a public
Office in New Jersey There have been women on
the school board OF both East Orange and Mont
clair. Mrs. Eakns a pupi. of Colonel Parker
renowned educat when he the head OF
the Cook County Normal School at Chicago After
ward she head assistant OF the BSals Schools
IN Chicago, and then went back 10 teach under
Colonel Parker in the Normal School. teaching ten
years in all. Her husband Is New York broker
and she has three young children.