Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-09
BOARD READY TO
APPOINT SCHOOL
HEAD IN hUTLEY
s
Anti Meredith Forces Deny
There Will Be Wholesale
designations of Teachers.

WA successor to Albert B. Meredith,
will be selected. it is expected. this
week. The teachers committee of the
Beard of Education has appointments
to meet applicants for the position to-
night and tomorrow night. The COM
itnittee will then he in a position to
make a report to the board recon-
mending a man for the place.
There is much unrest in Nutley over
the school troubles. Though Mr.. Mere
2dith has been the central figure in the
a~controversy, which has extended over
several years. the trouble seemed to
abate until after the school election in
March.
Mr.. Meredith, who is superintendent
of public schools for Essex county, and
for nine years III charge of the Nutley
schools as superintendent, has notified
the Board of Education in writing that
he does not desire reappointment at the
expiration of his present yearly con-
tract on juno SO. Six teachers of Park
School, the largest in the town, have
not asked for reappointment. Two
teachers OF Yantacaw School also have
to ask for another year. -Four
teachers have signed for 'reappoint-
ment, but have asked for fifteen days
extension before giving Il final answer.
3 In some cases teachers were informed
that their salaries would email the
same as last year. In other cases In
crcases of from s25 to $50 a year were
announced.
81 George A. Hill, in business in New
N~-.I- ILL.,. - - - -n-i1Art nf
Nutley, is president of the Board of
Education. He is declared to be the
active spirit which has dominated OPP
position to superintendent Meredith.
Two years e last March Mr.. Hill
failed of election as head OF the board,
being defeated by Henry w. Goodrich,
b New York city lawyer. Mr.. Hill was
not discouraged, and n year & last
March he was made president. Again
last March he WAS elected. But the
happenings of nearly three years &
remained fresh in his memory At that
time the vote for president was four
for Mr.. Hill and four for Mr.. Good
rich.
1.-The board has nine members, but
ore, Frederick Clements. was in the
South. superintendent Meredith. who
also was secretary of he board, eX-
ercised what he declared to be his pre-
rogative MS county superintendent, and
named Mr.. Goodrich as president. From
that time. however, there apparently
had been war between Mr.. Hill and MIR.
Meredith.
When Mr.. Hill became head of the
board he recommended that the board
! engage a superintendent who did not
hold an outside position.
NSome of Mr.. Meredith's supporters
eclare that 60 per cent, of the teach
ing force of the own will resign. Those
arrayed on the side of Mr.. Hill declare
that. come what may. the town Will
have a sufficient humble of good teach
.ers. Even for Superintendent Mere
dith's position, it is declared. there are
already on file man applications.
In opposition to the general impress
sion that the prospective changes are
due to the faetional disturbance it is
that five of the six teachers
who have resigned were not to have
been ~reappointed because Mr.. Mere
Aith had so recommended. 1t is said
4 MI the other left to return to college.
,AAl those who have not applied for re-
iaf appointment it is said that nearly all
are holding off pending the result of
their negotiations to obtain better po-
sitions elsewhere.