Evening journal., 1914-07-22
PROTEST RICH GIRL s
SELECTION As Nurse
Miss O'Hara Will Give Up
Autos and Society TO Fill
Position
TOLD UNTRUTH.
HER RIVALS SAY

4 NEW YORK, July 22.-Nothing but a
resembling order by the Board Of Educa
tion OF llobobcn can prevent Miss Char
lotte O'Hara, daughter of John II.
Vlara, one of the wealthiest men Of
that city. from entering service as a
trained nurse in the public schools on
September J. Miss 0'Hara has discard
ed her three automobiles and renomced
society 70 do social service for 5000 a
year.
It developed recently, however. that
there was a great deal Of objection to
Miss QHara's appointment By the
Board Of Education Protests rained
upon the members Of the board at their
regular meeting last night, and they
were told that II they persisted in Civ
ing the lob to Miss O'Hara the courts
would he appealed to.
The law requires that two years Of
training shall constitute eligibility for
candidates for nurses in the New Jersey
public schools; There are four nurses
for the Hobobcn school system. 1t is
asserted by those who protest her ap-
pontmcnt that whom Miss O'Tlara hand
cd in her application a few weeks ago
she stated that she had served the neccs-
sary period OF training in the Jersey
City Hospital and In st. .Ioseph's Hos
pital at Paterson. The age requirement
Is 20 years and Miss O'Hara it is assert
cd. stated her age as 20 in her applica
ticn.
AZ last nights meeting Rudolph
Schroeder, attorney for the Hoboken
High School Alumni Association OF
Hudson. Essex. Monmouth. Passaic
and Bergen counties, charged before
the board that he had proof that Miss
Miss O'Hara had not told the truth
in her formal application,
He asserted that the prospective
nurse was only 19 years old. instead
of being the required age and that
she had made false statement about
the length Of time She had devoted to
training herself for the position Of
nurse.
she never served IN the hospitals
for two years" he declared "She
served in the Jersey City Hospital on
ly two. months, and in the hospital al
Paterson only eight months. In be-
half OF my hundreds of clients. ! pro-
test against the selection of Miss
o'Hara BY this board ask that tic
beard S action be reseinded."
Miss Niles secretary OF the Alumni
OF Trained Nurses OF Christ Hospital:
Miss Madden, of the North Hudson
Hospital. both of Hoboken, and Miss
Catherine O'Leary, secretary Of Il p
Alumni Of Trained Nurses of the Jer-
scy City Hospital. also protested
against the appointment and de-
nounced the selection Of Miss O'Hara
as an outrage"
They said that plenty Of fully
trained nurses could be obtained for
the same work for s400. They did
rot think itefair to the many nurses
Who were working hard to reach the
top Of the profession to be crowded
out by mere girl who had not taken
q full course and who was now be-
ing appointed to a s900-a-year job.
The board took a recess after the
protests were heard, and shortly ar
-erward the president. James Laverty.
announced that the question would
be placed in the hands IF a commit
tee and that full report would be
made later.
A reporter who canvassed mem-
oers OF the board was led to believe
nat It would under no circumstances
'escind its action. The impression
prevailed that the city Of Hoboken
should be thankful to get such serv-
ce as Miss OHara would be able
% render.
Miss O'Hara's father. it is under
stood, is not adverse to his daughters
nclinations and is determined 10 helm
Ter win in her fight. Jealousy is said
Q nave moved many OF the critics.
Persons on the street have pointed
lut that the money ought 10 go to
some one who really needed it.
The O'Haras live at 1900 Bloom
leld avenue. Mr.. O'Hara has large
Undertaking establishments in Ho-
,oken and New York.