The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
KUHN SPROM|SET0
GOLDBERG BROKEN
School Board President Gigs Back on
Committee Appointment Agreement
and Lively Squabble Results.

Inspector Goldberg and his friends
In the board OF education were not at
all backward In expressing their
opinion OF President HUM, after the
regular meeting OF the board. Thurs
day night. for the presidents failure
10 appoint Goldberg To one OF tho
committee vacancies caused by tho
death OF Inspector Charles ]. George,
OF the Fourth ward. Goldberg says
that Kuhn, unsolicited. promised TO
take care of him In case any vacancies
occurred on the important commit
tees. but DR.. Kuhn, just before the
adjournment OF the session Thursday
night, appointed Mr.. Georges success
sor, Eber w. Cottrell, to AL the vacant
places on the teachers and schools
and real estate committees.
Inspector Goldberg. Schultz, Mum
ford and others waited for Dr. Kuhn
outside the building and told him
without reservation Just what they
thought OF him. No blood was shed.
however.
Sometime before Mr.. George died.
DR.. Kuhn came to me and told me he
realized he had made a serious mis-
take in leaving me of all the import
o.
The Times, HE said then that II
anything happened to cause vacancy
he would surely reetify that mistake
by appointing me to fill the vacancies,
After Mr. Georges death he called me
up by telephone and promised to APP
point me to succeed Mr., George on
az least one OF the committees. You
see how he has kept his promise. The
II. xl..f. - for
President Kuhn admits that he In
tended To appoint Goldberg on one oil
the committees until he learned that
the majority of the members believed
he would not harmonic with the
chairmen and other members of either
of the committees in question He
suggests that Mr.. Goldberg may be
taken care of when the new appoint.
ments are made next July.
Inspector Mumford declares that
Kuhn told him in the presence OF two
other inspectors that he was going to
take care OF Goldberg.
A parliamentary jangle over the
question OF establishing social centers
~ various schools featured the early
part OF the session TIE mayor We
toed the plan, and as one means OF
killing of the matter for the time be-
log, Inspector Burton moved that the
matter be passed over the mayors
veto, without any idea that II would
carry. Some OF the inspectors mis-
understood his motive and Mr.. Burton
mad a lot OF fun at their expense. or
course, the motion was lost. The mat
ter was then referred back to the
teachers committee.
Eber w. Cottrell, the new inspector
from the Fourth ward, took his seat
without rormality and followed the
PROCEEDINGS with considerable interest.
While Mr.. Cottreil is credited with be-
ing in sympathy with the reform ele-
ment in the board, no opportunity Tor
n test OF his position was presented
Thursday night.
The board finally awarded contracts
for the erection of the new Chppert
school. BY changing the specifications
the aggregate of the lowest bid was
brought down to $64.75S.27, well within
The appropriatior. Consideration OF
tie plans for the new Cass high scho"!
was postponed until the next meeting.
Supt. Martindaie reported that there
nre 247 cases % stammering In the
nubllc schools OF the city and his sus-
eestion that steps be taken to correct
otherwise was referred TO the commit
tee ON teachers and schools.
A communication from the Detroit
Industrial exposition. urging that the
schools be represented at the Dig
show in June. was referred 10 inc
finance committee with power TO act.
school children Will be provided with
tickets to the exposition at reduced
rates.
The superintendent reported that the
evening schools are all closed Win
the exception of the physical training
classes In the Central high schooi'
with the opening of a special room Tor
backward children in the Morley
school. there are now seven such
rooms In the public schools.
request from the city plan ahd
Improvement commission that school