Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-25
HOT FIGHT ON FOR
PRINCIPAL EVANS

Determined to leave no stone I'M
turned in their fight against the re-
moval of Charles w. Evans as princi-
pal of the East Orange High School,
citizens who stormed last nights
meeting of the Board of Education of
that city sent a stream of kilograms
to Ralph Files, Of Haverhill, Mass,
named as successor to the popular
p~edagogue, declaring that a thousand
women and men made vigorous per-
sonal demands that Mr.. Evans be
returned to his position and advising
| Mr.. Files to decline the appointment.
The men who led the fight for Mr..
Evans arose early today, following
| their fight last night, and imme-
diately dictated Geographic messages
to the New Englander in a hope that
he might be induced to Withdraw.
The Evans supporters are determined
not to yield an inch in their fight
without the most vigorous cam
paign their combined influences can
insure.
A telegram was received in reply
to one sent Mr.. Files by The Star.
1t was very eVasive and referred The
Star to superintendent of Schools
Vernon L.. Davey. When Mr.. Davey
was sought on the telephone it was
learned that he had gone to Atlantic
City.
demonstrating a recommendation to
remove Mr.. Evans and which the
president of the body admitted every
member had pledged himself to adopt
In advance, the East Orange Board
of Education early today adjourned
until tonight, when the question OF
Mr.. EVans's retention or dismissal
will be settled definitely. The recon-
mendation was that he be appointed
assistant to a committee of the board
which Is considering Improvements
In the system of the High School and
that he be made a teacher of English.
Lasting from early last night until
exactly 12:45 o'clock this morning,
participated in by 700 men and
women engaged In every walk of life
and characterized by wild shouts and
cat calls at close intervals, the SEES
sion undoubtedly was h stormiest
ever held by a municipal organization
of East Orange.
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Howard Marshall, Thomas r. Greece
Paltiel Bomeisler and Charles b
Yardley, jr., acting as their leaders
the citizens descended upon the board
members while they were ~transactlne
routine business In the regular meet
ing room, and shouting, "Womer
should not be compelled to remain In
this room sitting with heat" the citi-
zens demanded hat the board o
the remainder of the session in the
auditorium. where everybody coul
be given opportunity to voice his OF
her disapproval of the boards in
tended act.
Citizens March to Auditorium.
The board agreed to do this. Scor'
ing a victory on this count, the citi-
zens then marched in a body to the
auditorium and awaited the action OF
the board. Informed of the body's in
tention to take up other matters be-
fore the Evans case, the citizens
began shouting for a chairman
School Commissioner Blake was
selected to act In this capacity. Some
one asked that Mr.. Evans make 9
speech. Amid tremendous cheering
and while a school pupil played 1.-THE
Star Spangled Banner" ane
America" Mr., Evans was ushereo
to the platform by Fred Dandy, bu'
after brief remarks requested not &c
be compelled to make an address
pending the final action of the board
Presently the members filed into the
auditorium, President Cadmus
= -. - Al. za1efAr
opened. Mr.. Hubert read the recon-
mendation.
Finally things quieted down and
the chairman announced that he
would give those who wished to
speak opportunity to do so If they
would proceed quietly. The crowd
The accommodation of ChairrS3n
Hurlburt, of the teachers committee
was that Mr.. Evans should be retired
and made assistant to three members
of the board who are trying to put
into effect recommendations made by
Professor Moore, of Yale, who eNam-
ined the school system of East Orange
last fall.
Mr.. Evans's friends say that his re-
tfrement lis -unwarranted, and the
teV. last hiBht wont ~ A"i
as to say that to remove the princi-
pallwould be an educational crime
When the citizens insisted that Mr..
Evans be allowed to assign some rea-
son for his retirement, for the Board
of Education had given no cogent
reason for 1t up to the time that last
nights meeting started, he said:
During my administration in the
High School l have not been per
mitted to make recommendations re-
garding the system of teaching, the
employment or removal of teachers
or anything else that would make fol
the betterment of school conditions
II there is anything wrong with tbs