Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-03
SOUTH AMB0Y SCHOOL
SUPERVISOR ACCUSED
OF BEING INCOMPETENT
Formal CHARGES
Made bv Board
hfGsideent heGssiiddeent P
ACTION LATER
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Specid1 TO the EVENING NEWS,
South Amboy, April ga sensa-
ton, was sprung at the meeting of
the Roa~4 of Education last night
when the president of the board, DR..
e. e. Haines preferred formal
charges against the supervising prin-
cipal, r. M. Fitch. The charges
were referred to the committee Oh
teachers for investigation.
President Haines brought up the
matter under the head Of new bust
ness. The charges are as follows
To the Board of Education:
Gentlemen:-I wish to bring
charges against the supervising
principal for tTsfieieQcy to ELL the
position. My charge is based upon
the following facts, namely:
list. There has been numerous
complaints made to me by people
having children In school. complain
ing of the lack Of system In the
work, and the haphazard way in
which they are allowed to take up
the various studies in order to gain
points for final examinations.
End. / have found that there has
been no supervising work done by the
supervisor, there has been no sug-
gestions from him to the various
teachers as to the course of study,
and in the matter of presenting it, In
face no general scheme made by him,
and through the lack of this, there
has not been harmony nor concerted
work in the schools.
3rd. He admitted to the board
that he had found 1t necessary to re-
wise the course of study three times
since he has been at the head Of our
schools, and St the same time admits
that the schools are not up to the
standard, and could not tell why
they were not.
4th. He stated that he had no.
ticed for the past three years that
the schools were going down, down.
Now, gentlemen, with these facts
clearly before you it seems impera-
tive that there needs to be a change
In supervisors and / would recon-
mend that we make change the
coming year. Respectfully submit
ted, (Signed) e. E. Haines, Presi-
dent Board of Education.
There has been more or less COM
ment throughout the city for some
time regarding the way the public
schools have been conducted. Once
in a while this has cropped out in
public, as during the controversy last
year In which Miss Media Everett,
one Of the teachers, played a promi-
nent part. The teachers committee
to which the matter has been re-
ferred Is composed OF the whole
board, with Charles Mason as chair
man. It is not known how they will
consider the matter. But President
Haines' formal charges have brought
matters to a head and 1t is likely
that the disposition now will be final.
Other Business Considered.
Besides receiving the charges by
DR.. Haines the board received let
ter from the South Amboy Lumber
and Supply Co., advising that the
lien against A. X. Jensen had been
satisfied and removed. 1t was re-
ceived and placed on file.
Communication from the Kellogg
Teachers Agency, inquiring as to ne
cessity for teachers for the coming
year was read and referred to the
committee on teachers.
s11.34 and Public Service Gas Co.
for SO cents were ordered paid.
The bill of Ira r. Grouse for ST.
634.74, covering remainder of pay
ment on contract was approved for
payment pending repairing of GER
tain doors in school No 2.
Order for some miscellaneous sup
plies were directed to be purchased.
Draft in the sum of 800 was or
dered drawn to pay interest due the
First National Bank on bonds.
The question of standing Of Miss
Florence Buckelew in the matter OF
exs mination averages, etc, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Teachers
for investigation.
Those present last night were:
DR.. Haines, Messrs. Davis, Scully.
Grace and Mason. also Professor
Eitah Miller and Dawson