Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-03
ARE. OPPOSED TO
WOMEN ON BOARD
OF EDUCATION
Local Legislative Conference
Disapproves Senate
Bill No. III.

The members OF the legislative con-
ference decided today that they are
opposed 10 women on the Board of
Education and will disapprove Senate
277, introduced by Senator Freling-
luysen, which provides for one or more
women on the school board. The OBJ
lection to this was unanimous as also
to some other bills for which Freling-
huysen is the sponsor.
Senate 256 provides that the Board
of Health visit the school districts at
least twice a week. There was no OBJ
lection to this, but Commissioner Guild
and Mr.. Guilbert opposed 257, which
makes the construction of flreproof
outside stairways on school buildings
imperative. Mr.. Guilbert explained
that the system in vogue now in the
construction of means of exit in case of
fire are better than those proposed by
the bill.
At the present time. he said, the
stairways are built on the inside and
are so made that they are absolutely
fireproof, and in addition smoke-proof.
The bill also deals with the amount of
glass necessary in all school buildings.
1t requires 20 per cent. glass. The bill
WAS ulSdpDTONOu. lily AOQISGi VI
gent thought that Mr.. Guilbert should
communicate with Senator Frelinghuy-
sen and state his objection to the bill.
Senate No. 263 would reduce the
number OF the Board of Education
from nine to seven. Mr.. Guild thought
that nine men were just right and the
bill was disapproved. The next bill,
No. 264, referred to feeble-minded chill
dren and provided better care for
them. This was approved The con-
ferees disapproved No 266, which re-
quires the Board of Education to make
a census of all school children in all
schools This included parochial and
other private institutions
An amendment will be sought to bill
269. which prohibits the deposit OF
school money by the custodian in banks
of which a member of the board is a
stockholder, director or officer
Assembly SIS is another school
measure that was objected to. 1t pro-
vides for the pensioning of school
teachers that have been thirty
five years in service, regardless OF
whether all the years were spent in
this State. The present law requires
twenty years service in the school dis
trict in which the application for PEN
sion is made and ten years anywhere
else in the State.
Assembly All raised considerable dis
cussion. This bill gives the Common
Council or any other board of a munici-
pality that has the appointing power Of
its employees or officers the right to fix
the salaries of those employees.
Alderman Congleton said that under
this bill a board could raise the salaries
of employees even after the tax
ordinance had been passed and make it
necessary for temporary bond issue.
He thought. as did also City Counsel
Nugent. that the finance body of a city
should have control in a large measure
of the disbursements of the munici-
pality. and that no increase should be
made after the tax budget had been
completed. and also that the mayor
should supervise increases. The bill
was finally referred TO the city counsel
and the legislative committee of the
council