Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-28
MARRIED TEACHER
PERPLEXES BOARD
School Commission in 0uan-
Diary Over Power of Dis
missaI.

Whether the committee on instruc-
ton and educational supplies of the
Board of Education has the power to
recommend to the board the dismissal
Of a female teacher who marries, was
a question raised by Commissioner
johnson last night. Mr.. Johnson
raised the question following an ap-
plication of a teacher for a furlough
of five months.
Several teachers have continued in
their positions after getting married,
and the committee has never entered
any serious objections. Mr.. Johnson
suggested that the matter be referred
to the Common Council for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the committees
rights in the matter.
Music Glasses Have "Picnic."
Doubling that satisfactory results
are obtained from the music classes
in the schools in this city and declar-
ing that the classes have a regular
picnic" during that period. Commits
sioner Belfatto vigorously opposed
paying such high salaries to music
Instructors. The question arose fol-
lowing the announcement of the tenn
porary appointment of Leonard 81.
McWhood to the South Side High
School at a salary of $4,000 q year.
II think that music In the schools
does not bring the satisfactory re-
suits to warrant such salaries to the
teachers" he said. How can one
teacher conscientiously teach class
of fifty or sixty pupils? Why, it is a
regular picnic for them. I think that
music is secondary consideration In
the curriculum of a school and not
such an essential requisite"
superintendent David p. Corson ex-
planned that music is essential for
students wishing to enter the Normal
College. and that it also counts for
the entrance examination at Yale and
other universities.
Mr.. Carson was upheld in his con-
tention by Chairman Brown, who
stated that voice or musical culture Is
peally necessary no matter how slight
Tnttering a student may have
w leaving school. Mr.. Corson
ssiiesr stated that he thought the
city was fortunate in securing the
services of such valuable man as
Mr. McWhood. who is at present
teaching in Washington. d. C. He
said Mr.. McWhood taught in Column
bia University and five years in
Vassar.
Mr. Befatto stated that he did
not wish to underestimate his ability
as an instructor, but thought that
an instructor could be secured for q
less salary. 1t was finally decided
to lay the matter over until the next
meeting.
designations Approved.
The following designations were
approved by the committee:
Edna L. Runyon, as clerk in the
Normal and Training School; Chris
tine M. Dobbins, from the Central
Commercial and Manual Training
High; Theora II. Williamson, from
the East Side Commercial and Man
ual Training High. Ethel Wallace,
from Bergen Street; Ada NJ. Ter
hume from Bergen Street; Anna
Pearsall, from Charlton street; Mar
5orie NJ. Babbage, from Chestnut
Street.
William Lyndon Hess, from Cleve-
land; Viola G.. HeislitZ, as kindergar-
ten assistant in Eighteenth Avenue;
Bessie NJ Teare, as kindergarten as
sistant in Fifteenth Avenue; Lurena
Dey, as primary vice-principal of
Fourteenth Avenue; Elizabeth M.
Clorieux, as kindergarten assistant
In Miller Street.
Faye S. Fowler, from Monmouth
Street; Lillian e. Balm, as primary
head assistant in Monmouth Street;
Nellie l.. Brams, from Oliver Street;
Ethel b. Wright, from Seventh Ave
nue.; John Il. Qnaiel. from Sussex
Avenue; Mrs. Isabel p. Struble, as
clerk in Webster; Maud S. Van Hou-
ten, from West Side.
Mrs. c. l.. ID. Smith to Retire.
The committee also approved the
retirement of Mrs. c. L. d. Smith,
grammar vice-prlnclpal of South
Tenth Street School She has taught
the required time and was retired on
half pay in accordance with the pro-
visions of the act providing for the
pensioning of teachers
Several furloughs were granted to
teachers who wish to follow up col
1ege work and other who are ILL., A
number of transfers were approved.
Commissioner Belfatto also objected
TO transferring teachers so frequently,
He said pupil has not got the
chance to become acquainted with a
teacher before the latter Is trans
ferred superintendent Corsen said
II was necessary and that the teach
ers themselves were satisfied with
fhp change.