Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-09-16
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REMAIN OUT
Statement of AudsIey-- Many
Anonymous Letters.

From statements obtained from
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Audsley, of 10
Market street, their children, Kath-
crime and Douglas, will not return to
the public schools. 1t Is likely that
Katherine will be given a business
education and Douglas will probably
enter some private school.
That the incident over the saluta-
tfon of the American flag is being
discussed in all parts of this country
and Canada is further established by
the receipt of many letters to the
Audsley home yesterday and today.
The missiles are posted from different
parts of this country and Canada
Wfiffe others rfdlcu1eA eRteh ca tehsst ssttanu" caKen
by Mr.. and Mrs. Audsley.
Most of the letters are posted from
New York. From the writing and
English used the letters come from
people in the middle class. Although
no outward threats are made in the
letters, some express a very strong
feeling.
County superintendent Letter.
County superintendent of Public
Instruction H. Brewster Willis, of
New Brunswick, has sent out the fol-
lowing letter relative to the affair:
Mr. Editor.
Dear Sir
I noticed an article in the New
York Herald, under date of Septem-
ber is, entitled Girl Dismissed for
Snub to Flag"
AS the pupil in question Is mem
Der of one of the public schools in
Middlesex county, or at least was
member, I have been made the re-
cipient of many inquiries.
The communication forwarded to
S. q. Shull, superintendent of public
schools of the city of Perth Amboy,
from the State Department of Educa-
ton, states that it was the duty of
the county superintendent of public
schools to recommend that in each
school district the daily exercises
shall include a salute to the flag by
the pupils and to make report to said
department of any school officer or
officers failing to comply with said
requirements.
Since this interesting controversy
has arisen 1 have been frequently
asked whether or not the county
superintendent of MiddleseX ever
made such a recommendation as re-
quired by the rule of the State De-
partment
l find upon the records on file in
this office that a communication was
received from the State Department
of Public Instruction during the
summer of 1909.
On September /, 1909, communi-
cation was directed to and forwarded
to each city superintendent, borough
and township supervising principal
in the county, informing them that
the State Board of Education had
passed rule which had the effect of
state law, requiring the United
States flag to float over every school
property every school day, and the
children in attendance to salute said
flag every day the school was in ses-
sion.
At a meeting of the Middlesex
County Supervising Principals Asso-
citation, held on the 29th day of Octo-
ber, 1909, said law was submitted
and fully discussed, all the city su-
perintendents, borough and town
ships participating.
At a meeting OF the Middlesex
County School Board Association,
held in the city of New Brunswick on
December so, 1909, each school
board, of the cities, boroughs and
townships, submitted a report, re-
quested by the president Of the asso-
citation, on fifteen different school
items, and among them the follow
ing:
No. A. How many of the schools,
under your management. display the
United States flag daily?
No. s. How many of the schools,
under your management. require the
school children in attendance to
salute the United States flag every
day the school is in session?
Both of these questions were an
swered by all the boards of education
of the cities, boroughs and townships
IN the county, stating that the Unit
ed States flag was displayed, daily as
required by law and saluted by the
pupils on every school day.
The ready compliance of the school
authorities and the army of school
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