Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-14
HIGH SCHOOL ROW
IN EAST ORANGE
MAY Be SETTLED
Mrs. White Offers to Compromise
Purchase of Arlington Ave-
nue. Site-0ther Matters.

In order to stop the controversy that
has embittered East Orange officials
over the proposed new high school. Mrs.
Mary r. White, owner of the property
in Arlington avenue, north, block
east of the present school in Winans
street, offered, through her counsel, at a
meeting of the East Orange Board of
Education last night to settle the legal
contest she has started.
In order to discontinue her proceed
ings, Mrs. White offered to accept as g
compromise $500, with the understand
ing thai the board recompense Fell &
Deyine, East Orange real estate opera
tors, who negotiated the sale Of the
property. The board had planned to
purchase the building and ground of
Mrs. White, but were prevented from
communicating the deal then Mayor
Cardwell vetoed the measure for max
ing a payment on the property which
had been passed by the East Orange
City Council. Mrs. Whites offer went
to City Counsel Gedney for considera-
ton.
A mild surprise was sprung when the
designations of Commissioners Thomas
and Eppstein, of the Board of School
Estimate, were received. The terms of
both Mr.. Thomas and Mr.. Eppstein
close with this year the commits
sioners had but a few more weeks to
serve. 1t was intimated by Mr.. Epp-
stein after the meeting that the resig-
nations of both were offered for the
sake of harmony, as it is well known
that there is considerable friction in
the Board of School Estimate.
Formally answering a protest from
Halstead C. Burnett against the port
able buildings at the high school, which
the writer at a previous meeting called
''fire-traps'' and insufficiently lighted
and ventilated, the real estate and
equipment committee of the board sub
mitted a letter from Chief Markwith
of the Fire Department. The chief said
the portable buildings, which were put
In place to give needed accommodate
ton, were less dangerous so far as fire
menace was concerned than the old
plan of cooping seventy pupils in the
high school attic, and assured the
board that the buildings were safe and
practicable. The report also stated
that the structures are we'll lighted and
ventilated.
Some Of the opposition encountered
from parents to having their children
| conform to the rule requiring vaccina-
ton was indicated in a report by Su-
perintendent Davey- He said that eff
forts to have the limb of one child in
oculated with vaccine virus had proved
futile up to date. and that the child
had been given until JanuaryF3 to sub
nit to the treatment. If this does
not result in the desired vaccination 2
civil suit will be instituted to bring
the recalcitrant to terms.
On motion of DR.. w. d. Robinson
| commissioner from the Fourt Ward. .
resolution was adopted prohibiting
pupils in the schools from maxim.
presents to teachers, principals or JAM
tors or soliciting funds for gifts. TIL
motion was directed against the col
lections for Christmas gifts.
The school authorities had asked
report from the fire commission on a
letter from Joseph Froggatt. who asked
that iron stairways be placed in the
/ Columbian School in place of the pres
ent wooden ones. The commission fav-
ored the wooden stairs over iron, pro-
vided the wood was treated with fire
| proofing solutions. Stone steps, how
ever, were favored owe both these
materials, and the matter was referred
back to the committee for considera-
ton.