Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-30
WILLIAM WIENER
MAY BE CHOICE
FOR PRINCIPAL
Boards Preference for Local
Man for Central High Makes
Appointment Likely.

| There Is every reason to believe to-
day that the principal of the Central
Manual Training and Commercial High
School will be William Wiener, head of
the department of physics and chem
istry in the Barringer High School The
failure of DR.. Poland, superintendent
Of schools, to make a recommendation
last night to the committee on instruc-
ton and educational supplies. and the
fact that foul of the six members of
the committee fcvor a local man, de-
spite the opposition from the superin-
tendent, are all signs that Mr.. Wiener
will be appointed.
Besides Mr.. Wiener there is one other
local applicant, Morris l.. Barr, head
assistant in charge of the State Street
Annex. That the latter was aspiring
for the office was not officially known
by the four members of the committee
when they first favored a local man.
At that time only the Wiener applica-
ton was in their hands, and not until
last night did anyone know, officially,
that there were two applications. The
Barr application was sent to DR.. Poland
last %4,ionday, and the other has been
in the hands of the committee since
February IA, at which time it was read
and filed.
But One Logical Conclusion.
Those interested in the controversy
between the members of the board and
DR.. Poland say that, since only one ap-
plication was in the hands of the COM
mittee until last night, and since they
favored a local man, while there was
only one application before them, that
the logical conclusion would be that
Mr.. Wiener is the man favored by the
commissioners. Although no one has
openly admitted that Wiener is the
choice Of the majority. it is, neverthe-
less. believed by many that there is no
doubt of Wiener's appointment.
n city official narrowed down the
situation to this: There is no reason
for going outside the city to get a
principal. We have good ones here,
and l think that all but Commissioners
Guild. Taylor n Tompkins are for
Wiener. OF course, they have not said
SO, but it is my earnest belief that that
is the case"
The main issue in the fight hinges
around the refusal of Superintendent
Poland to recommend either one of the
two local men who are candidates for
the position. When the meeting opened
it was seen that only President Guild
and Chairman Brown were opposed to
settling at once the matter of the selec-
ton OF a principal.
Superintendent Poland submitted q
report stating the William Wiener and
Morris l.. Barr, both of the Barringer
High School, were candidates for the
position. He would not recommend
either of them. however, as he did not
think that either was qualified to fill
the position. B
Following the presentation of the re-
port Chairman Brown and President
Guild attempted to haze the matter of
the selection of a principal referred to
a future meeting, but Commissioners
Taylor, Breunig, McCabe and Belfatto
opposed this move claiming that at a
previous meeting it was decided that
the superintendent should present TO
the meeting a list of eligibles and that
a choice in the matter should be made.
Considerable debate followed tho
motion made by Commissioner Taylor
that the board proceed with the matter
of the selection of the principal. Chair
mar -rown declared that he was not
In a position to entertain Commits
sioner Taylor's motion. He held that,
inasmuch as superintendent Poland
J had made no recommendations, there