Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-04
EDUCATION BOARD
!, CLASH EXPECTED
\ DISAPPOINTMENT
Vocational Director Proposition
in A. v. TayIor's Behalf
Likely to Fail.

an assistant superintendent of schools
is to come up at special meeting of
the Board of Education tonight. 1t
is expected that the session will be
q lively one.
As told in the Evening Star, there
has been a well-detined movement IN
certain educational channels of late
To bring about the selection Of Arthur
Y. Taylor for the position. 1t is con-
tended in other local educational
circles that Mr.. Taylor is not the best
qualified person available for the
berth of assistant superintendent. lie
Is head assistant of the Latin depart
ment of the Barringer High School
The position which Mr. Taylors
friends are hopeful of getting for nm
is a new one in the local public school
system. 1t is in the nature of
director of vocational training. In
this capacity he would be called on
to take charge of a department en-
tirely different to the teaching of
Latin or the other classics. He would
have to direct pupils in the matter
of the selection of life occupations IN
trades and other manual endeaVor.
Mr.. Taylor has been teacher of
Latin for more than twenty years,
and those opposed to his selection as
supervisor along vocational lines
declare that there are better-fitted
local men for the proposed appoint
ment Be this as it may, the fact
that there is a division of opinion in
educational circles here has been very
evident.
Taylor VS.. Taylor.
Charles p Taylor, president of the
board, is said to be leading the at
tack against the appointment of
Arthur V. Taylor, and it is believed
that the former may force a defeat
of the proposed appointment, or at
least hold it up for an indefinite
period.
President Taylor said this after
noon that he felt the appointment of
an assistant superintendent would
not be made tonight.
Martin l.. Cox, principal of the
Thirteenth Street School, is said to be
sure of one vote for the appointment.
One of the reported plans for action
tonight was to swing the votes of
President Taylor, DR.. Thomas S. Nc
Cabe, Thomas J. ID. Smith and John
Breunig with the ballot for Mr.. Cox.
This would give five votes for Cox
and four for Arthur V. Taylor.
Although only two names are prom
inently mentioned for the place, 1t
was common gossip today that dark
horse may win out in the event that
The Cox move proves futile.
1t, is known Superintendent Addi-
son B. Poland wants Arthur V. Tay-
Tor tor the vocational dictatorship.
This has been conceded for some
time. 1t is believed that the recon-
mendation of Mr.. Poland lacks favor,
and may be turned down by President
TAYLOR and his colleagues on the
Board of Education.
The fight in the Board of Education
dates back to the naming of David
Is. Corson as first assistant superin-
tendent to Mr.. Poland. President
Taylor and his followers tried their
utmost to have Mr.. Corson named
associate superintendent of city
schools. This move was not success
ful.
1t is stated now on good authority
that several members of the board
are anxious to name Arthur V. Tay-
lor in order TO heal an old wound.
Mr. TAYLOR, it will be remembered,
was defeated some months ago for
the principalship of the South Side
High School by Thomas r. Kennedy.
At the time the supporters of MIR.
TAYLOR attracted public attention be-
cause of their unceasing efforts to
win out for their man.
They one and all pointed out that
he was the real candidate because
of his long experience as a teacher
of Latin and his academic knowledge
generally. The same candidate is
now put forward as one emtnently
fitted as leader in vocational train
ing which is almost the educational
opposite of classical work.
Many Conferences.
During the past several days many
conferences have been held by the
Taylor partisans. A clash is expect
ed tonight. 1t is known that Messrs.
MeCabe, Smith and Breunig have
been with President Taylor in the
past and it is not likely they will de-
sert him in this fight. The one man
who is holding out for Mr. Cox Is
against the above four.
1t became known today that press
ure of many sorts was employed at
the last meeting of the board to make
Arthur V. Taylor an assistant super
intendent The matter was all cook
ed up behind closed doors, but the
opposing commissioners were too foxy
for the Taylor hackers and had the
matter deferred until tonight.
Wayland e. Stearns, principal of
Barringer High School. is said to be
out of the race and will not allow his
name to be voted upon. This was
stated today. Mr.. Stearns is a bosom
friend of Taylor and it is declared
that on this account he will not enter
the race. The fight now is between
Mr. Cox and Mr.. Taylor, apparently.