Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-09
TUESDAY, AUG. 0. 1910.
THE SCHOOL BOARD.

Not the least interesting feature
In the coming fall election is the
selection Of a Board Of Education
from the city at large instead of one
fall the people, by a substantial
majority, decided to adopt the new
system and, according to law, the
Board Of Aldermen at once appoint
ed nine members to serve until the
next election.
The people have every reason to
feel satisfied with the change that
they authorized. We do not believe
they have forgotten the almost con-
tinual row and utter discord for
which the Board of Education, for
several years past. were noted. 1t
became a notorious body and 1t vas
no wonder that the people lost con-
fdence in 1t. The office of school
commissioner was frequently made
a football in politics, being given to-
almost any ward politician who
wanted it, in exchange for some SER
vice for the party. The result was
that the school commissioners were
not always of the standard that Is
required of men having charge of
the education of the children.
In selecting men to serve under
the new law until the people chose
their own school commissioners, the
Board of Aldermen acted wisely.
~Rolifics, as far as possible, were
eliminated. Men of the highest
standard were chosen and they have
proven the wisdom of such a choice.
Seldom before have the schools been
in such good condition, and W.
before has there been such harmony
among the members as exists at the
slightest suspicion and the people
know that for every dollar appropri-
ated for school purposes they will
get a dollar in return.
The present school commissioners
are men of advanced ideas and are
acquainted with educational methods
In other places where the best re-
suits are attained. Well educated
men themselves, they realize what
education means and are prepared
to work along the right lines to give
the required results to the children
of Perth Amboy. Not a bubble or
dispute has been heard from the
board. To be sure there have been
differences among the members. 1t
would be a strange board If there
were not, but all such differences
have been settled by simply reason
ing it out together, all striving for
the best interests of the schools as
q whole. The whole educational
system in Perth Amboy has been put
on a higher plane. With an excel
lent city superintendent and a well
trained corps of teachers and well
equipped buildings, all our school
system needs now is to be let alone.
We say this as a notice to the
politicians who, seeing what some
would call good pickings" apparent
ly going to waste-that Is, no rake
offs, being realized, might want to
get some of their henchmen on the
board. We believe the people are
thoroughly satisfied with the present
members. The body as now consti-
tuted has beer in office only since
last fall. 1t has more than made
good and there is every reason why
the present members should receive
an endorsement by both parties this
fan that they may receive the vote
OF the people. Having served the
city well for the present year, they
are at least deserving OF a complete
elective term. Politics has no place
in handling school matters The
present board is as near evenly
of'1ed as possible and the high
character q the men makes It Inn
POSSIBLE for hem to allow n par
tiaan feeling 10 interfere with their
work.
Perth AnsboA wants the present
school board eonfgnued in ofiee.