Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-14
BIDS FAREWELL
TOSCHOOL BOARD
Arthur D. Chan dIer Resigns
After Five Years of
Service.

In a talk to his associates, following
five years of service, Arthur D. Chand-
Ter, q member of the Orange Board of
Education and former president of
that body, last night said farewell to
his colleagues. Mr. Chandler's term
and the terms OF Vice President John
j. Booth and Sumter L. Beegle also
terminate this month.
There has been an impression that
Mayor Frank j. Murray would re-
name two OF the three members, but
Commissioner Chandler made it plain
that he intends to give all his spare
time to his work as member OF the
board Of managers OF the J3mesburg
reformatory. although ne assured the
members of his deep interest in the
school system Of Orange, and his IN
tention to keep in close touch with
its affairs in the future. Mr.. Chand-
Ter said that regardless of the ma yor' s
decision in tine matter of making APP
pointments, he had determined to re-
sign.
After declaring that the five years
on the board had been the most
pleasant of his experience, during
which neither politics nor unpleas-
ministration. Mr.. Chandler said q
citizen could give no better or more
useful service 70 community than
on q school board. He lauded Super
intendent James n, Muir and said
the system was rapidly advancing in
efficiency, and regretted the schools
do net 1T the boy OF today who is not
understood.
There is nothing more disgraceful
in our civilization than the handling
Of boys the schools do not fit. Now,
l say this purposely, although you
might say it is the boy who does
not fit the school. There is no greater
work for the schools than stopping
the boy who is sub-normal from go
ing down to stay at Jamesburg with
boys where he will be segregat ted.
Now, we are doing many human
things for the boys at Jamesburg.
and hope soon to have the place q
model for all the United States"
Mr.. Chandler explained the work
arranged TO interest the boys in
physical culture and entert ainment.
The old trouble at the cme, he said,
was the reward system for "repres-
SION" that is, giving boys reward for
not doing things, and which he
characterized the worst law for
boys"
Moving picture entertainments as
an inducement to lads not to run away
We're found suec essful, he said He
mighty approved vocational training
to make the sub-normal boy use his
hands
President Sidney M Colgate spoke
OF valued service given by Mr.. Chan
dler. Other commissioners spoke In
similar strain.
Superintendent James N. MIR gave
an interesting table of the cost oe e1u-
eating school children. sub-dividing
the items in a comprehensive man
ner. The average cost per pupil for
last year was $44 90. which is me-
dium average for the instruction.
The Anti-Tuberculosis League of
the Oranges suggested that a room
for fresh air class be esta bllshed in
each new school constructed.
The teachers committee will allow
the Central Dental Association to give
children instruction in mouth hygiene
next fall. Miss Nav Faatz teacher in
the commercial department. got an
advance in pay from s401 to $500. Mss
Mary II. Palmer was made assistant
at fremont. Avenue
School. The Home and School Asso-
citation asked permission to give FIR
day night dances in the fremont
School, and the request was referred
to the operation and maintenance
committee with power The a estion
of ton for the janito" for
the extra work involved was also left
with tho Nnu1TniftaP