Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-27
IN EFFORTS
To SECURE ACTION
ON EXTRA CLASS
Hyde Park Residents Put Off by
East Orange Board of
Education.

While the delegation of citizens, In
GLIDING many women. from the Hyde
Park section of East Orange, after
two hours of much talking. induced
the East Orange Board of Educa'ivn to
take from the table the resolution re-
curing an eighth grade in the Lincoln
School, nevertheless their object was
retarded when Commissioners Titus sue
ceeded in having the matter referred
to a committee for investigation as to
the eos of the establishment oe the
extra grade and report at Iho next
meeting. When the matter Is again
brought before the board Commission
ers Wilson and DIR. Macdonald. who
were both absent last night, will be
present, and 1t is feared it will again
be tabled.
f. e. Rogers, chairman of the c0m-
| mittee, presented the resolution ack;nG
that [ board reconsider its action,
which was drawn up by the Hyde Pack
Civic Association. Following the read
ing of the resolution, many citizens
present spoke in it's favor. Jacob Tay-
lor said that his child on a rainy day
was forced to take a Central avenue
car to Warren street, his city, then 20
transfer to enable 1t to reach the re-.
CURED school, where the children IN the
eighth grade were sent.
A~dmonishes superintendent.
The citizens having given their side
of the affair, and no member of the
board offering any suggestions, it re-
manned for Superintendent Vernon l..
Davey, whose scheme it was not to IN
-y.1~ -4-1.&l- r~a1o ir thN enhno1
and who at the time had the backing
of a majority of the board, to explain.
He did, but so long was his talk and so
full of statistics. that his hearers, both
board members and citizens, became
wearied. and attempted to ask him
direct questions.
Mr.. Davey, however, lodged about,
and In answer to the question put by
Jacob Taylor concerning The cost Of
the establishment of an eighth grade
in the school, started to say, IF I buy
a carpet" when he was angrily inter-
rupted by President Garvin: "Oh. Mr..
Davey. please answer the question:"
Thus admonished. the superintendent
admitted that the placing of an eighth
grade in the school would not be an
extra expense to the city.
Inc Otner matter WHICH DrOuBnI tne
delegation Of citizens to the meeting
was the case of Principal Walter F.
Sargent, of Lincoln School, whom the
board, on the recommendation of
Superintendent Davey. by a four-to-six
vote, had failed to reappoint. 1t was
deftly set aside by President Garvin,
when Mr.. Rogers would have read it.
The resolution, which was drawn up in
petition form, demanded that the ac-
tion of the board with regard to Mr..
Sargent be reconsidered, and its former
action rescinded.
Although President Garvin did not
permit Mr.. Rogers to read the resolu-
ton, 1t vas not because he was opposed
to 1t, since he voted against the GUST
ing of Mr.. Sargent, but because he rec
ognized the ~futility of again bringing
up the matter, which would only be
again killed by a. majority vote, he
feared President Garvin did, however,
accept the resolution and petition, and.
following the withdrawal of the dele
cation, read it to the board. 1t was re-
ceived without comment.