Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-10
VACCINATION TO
Be COMPULSORY
West Orange School Board Acts
on Suggestion of Medical
Society Officer.

The Board of Education OF West
Q nge last night decided to draw an
ordinance providing for compulsory
vaccination. The decision was the
outcome of a letter received by Dr.
Ralph H. Hunt. president of the Is
sex County Medical Society. Dr.
Hunt urged the board not to relax
its vigilance in regard TO having All
school children vaccinated.
The medical inspector of the board
DR.. James NJ. Maghee. expressed MN
self In favor of the adoption oil an
ordinance covering the compulsory
vaccination and the board decided 10
look up a number of such ordinances
of other municipalities.
The board resolved TO borrow from
between $4,000 and 100000 in antlci-
nation of incoming school tax mon
eys. ..;,.;
Attention was called to the aetivl-
ties of agents for business COLLEGES oS
Commissioner James 7. b. LohiliaH'
who declared that these men MADE
systematic canvass of grammar
school graduates at the close OF e"cii
school year with the result that large
numbers of pupils were induced TO
change their minds about attehuills
High School. Taking me view tnat
West Orange provided coihiherc'al
courses practically free of charge To-
pether with the benefits of an addl-
tfonal and broader education lilaH
that offered by the business Schools
Mr.. Iohraan appealed for measures
which would lessen their lh1uehce,
The board decided to issue printed
circulars to parents of graduates eau
+ioning them to consider the respec-
tive merits of the high school ana
business college before permitting
their children to make the change.
Following the example set py
schools OF several other municipalities
of Schools Alton H.
sherman recommended that girl grad
mates of the high school be required
at the end OF the year to limit them-
selves to SO in purchasing the mate
rails of which their graduation dresses
are to be composed.
Mr.. Sherman also reported that
there was evidence that someone had
broken into the Paramount School re-
Gently, and had thrown cigar stubs
into buckets containing tniiammaole
rubbish. Thu police, he SAID, mad peen
notified to keep a sharp watch over
school buildings with view to round
ing up the offenders.
Following TIE complaint OF Rev
Karl x. Quimby, pastor of the First
Methodist Church, of West Orange
the board decided to draw up new
scale of rentals for the various school
halls on the ground that the present
one is inconsistent. Mr.. Quimby who
before the board in person,
protested against tie recent raise in
the rent of the Washington School
auditorium from SO Ia SIS, which he
declared to be eXorbitant in view of
the fact that many of the church en-
tertainments held there barely real
lied the expenses. The board voted
to allow the use of the hall for $3.50.
The special committee of the First
Ward Improvement Association, Of
West Orange, appointed to inspect the
new Hazel Avenue School recon-
mended the substitution Of panic
bolts and locks on the doors for those
now in use, which do not permit the
exits to be opened as readily In case
Of fire. They also recommend the
placing OF lights to mark the location
Of fire escapes, which, it was reported,
has already been done.
r. H. Powers Farr, president of the
board, announced that he is gather
ing figures and statistics to be in
cluded in the annual report of the
board. to show just how much that
body has been responsible for West
Oranges steadily rising tax rate. Re-
ferring to charges made during the
political campaign just concluded, he
said that at the time he was unequip-
ped with data to answer them, but did
not intend to be without the figures
again.
Mrs. George Merck, a member Of the
board, recomm ,l.ded the establish
ment OF time books in all the schools
for the purpose of checking un the
hardness Of teachers. Her suggestion
was referred to the teachers commit
tee with mower