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were no names before the COMMITTEES

were no names before the COMMITTEES
to act on. :
Commissioner Taylor, however, ap-
pealed from the decision of the chair.
and his motion was seconded by Com
missioner Belfatto, and 1t was carried,
with President Guild voting to sustain
the chair, the chairman r%efraining from
voting.
Bowling, however, to the personal
wish of the chairman, Commissioner
Taylor then moved that the matter OF
the selection be laid over. On being
reminded that there was q previous
motion to proceed with the selection he
declared he was willing to withdraw
il. Commissioner Belfatto, however,
refused to withdraw from his position
as seconder of the motion. Finally Mr..
Taylor moved that the original motion
to proceed with the selection be laid
on the table. This was carried and adj
Journmcnt followed.
From speeches made by Commis4
sioners Taylor, Breunig, McCabe and
Belfatto 1t could be seen that they were
In favor of the appointment of a local
man to the principalship. What their
stand will be when the matter is taken
up again Is problematical, but there is
hardly any doubt that they will hold
to their present position in favor of a
local man. During their speeches Com
missioners Belfatto and Taylor made
reference to the anonymous letters pub
lished in some of the papers on the
question of the selection of the prin-
cipal. These were "cowardly attacks"
he said.
Report which Caused Dispute.
The report of DR.. Poland, which
caused so much discussion as to
whether it was the desired eligible LIST
or not, follows:
committee, directing the city superinten-
dent to present at. this meeting the name
or names Of candidates for the position
and Manual Training High School. 1 beg
to report as follows:.
Since there is no rule of the board fixing
cipalship your superintendent has been
obliged to act solely upon his own .judg-
ment as to should be the. .qualifca-
tions for such a position. / believe II TO
be highly desirable to secure, If possible,
a man of large and successful experience
in a school of a similar kind Hence,
with the approval of the committee, l
made diligent inquiries in several quarters,
corresponded with several principals OF
general tried to find a candidate who
from the standpoint of administrative ex-
perience and technical qualifications l
might justly recommend as the best man
for the position. The having
got circulated that there were local can
didates in the field has rendered it i'm
possible for me thus far to secure the
| consent of any fir~st-class man from out
side of the city to allow his name to be
AS / have stated to the committee on
| more thar one occasion, / believe that
the unique character OF the proposed Cen
| trail Commercial and Manual Training
IIioh School which will c0mhfnn a nnm-
mercial high school for boys and girls. a
mechanic arts high school for boys and q
| domestic arts high school for girlS-three
| distinct aims-will tax to the utmost ting
| executive and professional capacities %
the most experienced high school principal
to be found anywhere in the country. TIL
salary proposed should be made large
enough to attract such a man, but, for the
reasons above stated, | am not able to
fully the qualifications that seem to me
absolutely essential for the highest sue
cess OF the school.
But Two Local Applicants.
OF local candidates two only have APP
piled. Both have been teachers In the
years, so that the committee is fully cog-
INFANT of their character and ,qualihca-
tions. / submit the names Of both. but
ttuaiidcations for this position.
William Wiener, age 43, head of depart
ment Of physics and chemistry, Barrfnger
| High School. Graduated from Columbia
University, 1883. Originally appointed as
assistant In the Barringer High School
| September %. 1893. Promoted to head or
department OF chemistry September L, 1902;
transferred to position of head of depart
| ment of chemistry and physics September
/, 1906. Record of efficiency. excellent and
good.
charge of the State Street Annex of the
Barringer High School. Graduated from
| Ohio Wesleyan University 1890; student of
Johns Hopkins University four years.
p pr19elpar M Mc Ktgm sehV Soli ln piT Ilebannoynn''
i'll, two years. Originally appointed to
the Barringer High school March 2, 1899.
Appointed head assistant April 1, 1904. In
charge OF State Street Annex since Sep
TENDER I, 1908. Record of efficiency, ex-
cellent.