Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-29
SCHOOL BOARD
TALKS OF PROBE
But ACCESSIBILITY of Joining De-
partments Still in the
Air.

The adYisability and feasibility of
consolidating the architectural and
engineers departments of the Board
of Education in order to establish a
more economical system and to in
vestigate the workings of the depart
ments is still in the air, although
the probe question was partly ad-
iusted at a meeting of the board last
night when a resolution was passed
authorizing and instructing the COM
mittee to continue the investigation
by getting complete report from the
bureau of municipal research Of New
York.
The absence of Commissioner King,
the original maker of the motion, at
last months meeting prompted Com
missioner Brown to make motion
that the entire matter be laid over
for month, as a majority vote OF
the board is necessary. This was
carried. and written reports VIII De
sent out to each member
President, Taylor vigorously OPP
posed bringing in an outside authority
to investigate the departments, nor
would he accept recommendations
from outsiders on the question, !
have no sympathy with outside dlcta-
ton" he said IF you have any idea
of irregularities or discrepancies
then an investigation should be
made"
he would like to know with some
knowledge of certainty just what Is
needed and what the board desires;
1--WE should prepare formula OF
n certain number of questions to in
yestigate." he said. I'VE don't know
what is going on in the engineer
department, and the condition Is un-
certain. We must take their word
for n We don't know where the MA
terial is going or how it is used
According to the price submitted
by the research people, 1t would cost
approximately $s5 a day for the work
which they stated would take week.
The entire amount Will aggregate
about $3.50. +
According to the preliminary report
of the research people, five points
were outlined that should be investi-
gated
David B. Corson, superintendent OF
schools, submitted his report on the
statistics of the summer schools and
Fairgrounds and all-year schools for
the summer of 1918. The total enroll
ment in the summer schools shows an
increase of 1850 over last year, which,
re Sdlu. 10 tiiS uCdNiO9t ~ JSeAs ~
Over 615 pupils succeeded in making
up failures during the summer, which
Mr.. Corson favorably commented on.
The board awarded to Matthias Plum
the contract for furnishing 200 copies
of the annual report of the board.
The board also decided not to take
out insurance under the employers
liability act.
The report of the committee on in
struction and educational supplies
was also approved. This included a
and recommendations, which are as
follows:
"That the departments of manual
training, drawing, domestic art and
domestic science be consolidated into
one department. to be named the de-
partment of manual arts, the head OF
said department to be called the di-
rector of manual arts.
."That. under the new management
the titles of the supervisor or draw
ing, the supervisor of domestic art
ioand their assistants, and the title OF
supervisor of domestic science re-
main the same as now.
"That the salary schedules of the
respective departments be the salary
schedule of the new department.
THAT Hugo B. Froehlich be APP
pointed director of manual arts, dat
ing from September 1, 1913; he to be
placed on the present salary schedule
for director of manual training AND
TO be paid the minimum salary Of SAID
position.
On the recommendation of the com.
mittee on instruction and educationa
supplies the board made the follow
Ing appointments: William ]. Nc
Crystal janitor to the Peshine School
at a salary of s1S9.50 a month; Charles
e. Meehan. janitor of Goes Place
School, $77.75 a month, and FredericB
w. Lasow, janitor to the South Side
High School.