The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
ART|NDALE IS
VICTOR, Il TO s
Chosen Superintendent of Schools
for Fifth Term-Chairman Kuhn
Announces Committees.

While they lacked strength To ac-
complish the defeat OF Wales c. Mar
tindale as superintendent of schools.
the "antis" on the board of educa.
ton demonstrated very plainly. at the
first regular meeting of the new BOARD.
Thursday night. that they are il "A POI
sition to make things decidedly inter-
esting for the machine faction. rhe
old machine is still in control and no
doubt will be able 10 re-elect Score
tary Lee two weeks hence just as it
did Martindale. Thursday night. But
at least two inspectors who are will
ing to stand for Martindale have dem
onstrated that they are By no means
bound hand and foot TO the machin5
The inspectors in question are Cary
and Komroisky. With their help the
"antis." Thursday night. balkec The
machine In an effort to cinch the par
chase OF the Maybury school site on
Clark-aVe After the board had
adopted resolution To purchase this
site, Inspector Hutton moved the sus-
pension of the rules for the purpose
Of reconsideration, the plan being
then TO indefinitely postpone recousid-
Grafton. But Inspector Robertson ar
gued against ii. declaring there was
no necessity for rushing the matter IN
this way. and Hutton's motion was
lost, Inspectors Cary and Komrofsky
voting with the "antis."
II is understood that residents in
the vicinity of the proposed school
have retained Aid. Trevor, who is an
attorney, 10 institute injunction pro-
ceedings against the board To restrain
the erection OF the school. Aid. IRE
vor was an interested spectator at
the board meeting
In opposition to Martindale, the an
It's" through Inspector Condor, nom
mated William McAndrew, principal
Of the Washington Irving high school
in New York city, after a motion to
declare the Office OF superintendent
vacant for the time being had been
lost. Mr.. Martindale was reelected
for his fifth consecutive term of three
years at a salary OF $4,000 per year.
The vote stood:
For neutrality-suspicious. George.
Snitgen, Hutton, komrofsky, Hcnder-
son, Nowc, Miehm, Hely, Wiedenann,
Cary and President Kuhn--ll.
For Observation-Disclosures Mum
ford. Burton, Robertson, Goldberg.
Condor and Ellis--6.
Supporting McAnarew's nomination,
Inspector Goldberg delivered a fierce
TRADE against Martindale, declaring
that by mixing politics with educa-
tion he had made the Detroit school
system the laughing stock OF the coun-
try. Grammar school students, he de-
clared, were imperfectly prepared for
the high schools, and nigh school grad
yates experienced difficulties in enter
ing the university. He blamed 1t all
on Martindale. who, be declared. had
personally supervised school board
election campaigns and had spent
much valuable time pOring over musty
records In an effort to find something
disparaging to his critics.
He found 1t, too. didn't he?" inter-
rupted George The reference was
plainly TO the attack on Goldberg s
citizenship.
Il don't know abou that" retorted
Goldberg.
George caused a roar when, in nomi-
mating Martindale, re referred TO the
powerful organization" that had been
built up. OF course. he meant the
school system. but the 'antls" 9nd
their sympathizers in the crowd could
not le. the slip go unnoticed.
Inspector Schultz asked to be eX-
cused from voting. He explained that
he could not consistently vote for
Martindale, and had been informed
that Mr. McAndrew would not accept
the position under any circum-
stances.
SooI. after the election of the super
ntendent, President Kuhn announced
his committees. Naturally, the plums
go to the machine crowd, whose mem.
rers control all the important commit
tees. The ants however, are rep
resented on each. and Inspector Mum
ford was given the craftsmanship OF
the finance committee. The ants are
given absolute control OF the santa
tion and rules committees. which meet
whenever the chairman takes a no.
ton.
The committees follow:
Judiciary. Burton, Move Schultz;
teachers and schools. Cary. George,
Miehm, Henderson, Robertsan; text
books and course of study. Snitgen.
Henderson. Condor. Mumford. Cary;
finance. Mumford. Wiedeman. Hutton;
real estate and school buildings, Hut
ton, George, Snitgen. Burton. Hely;
lanitors and supplies, Komrofsky,
Hely. Nowc, Wiedeman. Miehm; SAM
tation. Ellis. Condor, Goldberg; rules.
Robertson. Goldberg, Schultz