Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-16
BOARD SPLIT ON
PUPILS SAFETY
President of Madison : Body,
Angered, Will Push Needed
Fire Protection.
Ispec,nI to the evening start


MADISON, April 16.-Apparently
angered by the evident disregard of
the building committee for his wishes,
the resolution passed at the district
meeting of the voters, and the opinion
of the inspector OF the State Depart
ment of Education to the effect that
the conditions for the prevention or
loss of life by fire in the Green ave-
nue. buildings are not satisfactory
President Eli G.. Partridge, of the
Board of Education, at an adjourned
meeting last evening said that ne
would report the matter to the state
department and recommend that they
take action in the matter.
At the last meeting OF the poaro
a week ago the president referred TINS
matter to the building committee for
n definite report at last nights SEES
sion. The contention was that the
fire protection facilities in the new
building on Green avenue are made
ouate. Mr. Van Etten, speaking Tor
the building committee last evening,
said that they We're not convinced
that the building in question is not
safe. He proposed that committee
of three be appointed TO look INTO
there and made a report
to the building committee. lie sug-
eested for members of this commit
Tee Fire Chief Samuel A. Gruver and
former Fire Chiefs John Il. McGrath
and Alfred p. Smith. He stated that
he believed that these men would
pass fair Judgment on the bullding
and that the building committee
would make a definite report on the
of the committees lnVesti-
CATION at the next meeting. Although
opposed by Mr.. partridge
this recommendation was ADOPTED;
The president stated that the build-
ing committee has had a year ana a
half to think the matter oVer-il
being that time since the inspection
was made by the State and the CON
dition declared "abominable." IF the
committee does not report some ueii-
rite plan tonight" he said, Il snail
feel ii my duty to report the matter
to the State department and let them
take the necessary action.
Report Won't Convince Him.
IT know what the conditions are
there" he said, land If this commit
tee should make a report contrary TO
what | believe, it will not change me
If their report is not in keeping WIN
what l know to be true, do not
want it, and if it merely corroborates
M
Mr. Van Etten interposed' that the
State has not condemned the building
ard that there is no ground for say
ing that 1t is not safe. Mr.. COOK
stated that there are no regulations
covering buildings already built, but
that there are specifications in cases
where schools are to be newly erect
ed.
communication was received from
the board of public Improvement stat
ing that it was the opinion of the
board that something should be done
to provide better fire protection and
that if the board has not the neces-
sary funds a special meeting should
be called.
Suggests Fireproof Doors.
Mr.. Partridge stated If fire oc-
C. rred In the lower part of the
building that those in the seventh
grade room could not escape. Mr..
Van Etten suggested that to remedy
this fire-proof doors be bplaced in
the Railways.
The resignation of Miss Carrie N.
DunaWay as teacher of the eighth
grade was accepted, and Miss Adele
Russell elected to the teaching force
of the school at salary of SIS per
month. She will begin In the fall
term.
A motion made by Mr.. Cook to the
effect that schedule of salaries,
which he submitted on the part of the
teachers committee, be adopted for
the coming year, caused much discus
sion His motion also embodied the
request that superintendent Godfrey
recommend teachers to fill any vacan-
cies that might occur in the teaching
force.
Mr.. Partridge objected strenuously
to this resolution. First he divided
the two purposes of the resolution.
He further stated that this resolution
was an attempt to legislate teachers
out of office. The schedule gave the
salary of teachers by name and not
by grade. Thus, said Mr.. Partridge.
1t is telling a teacher that she is TO
receive an increase in salary and
then tell her that her services are no
longer required-as the superintend-
ent has the power to arrange his
corps of teachers to the best advan-
tage.
The motioner stated that there was
no attempt on his part to legislate
teachers out of positions.
The motion was amended by MI
Harmed to read so that 1t named the
teachers to receive increases. The
following teachers received Increases
in salary: Miss Helen Price, 500;
Evelyn Moodey, $50; Laura Depuy,$50;
Olive Briggs, $50; Gaynel Combs
500: Lucy Anthony, $50; Ella jack
son. $50; Natalie Beebe, $50; Louise
Hopping, $50; Margaret Cowan, $50;
Miss Henderson,, $50, and ]. T. God
frey, 800.
Permission was granted Miss Crow
lev to purchase eggs for the domestic
science class in a quantity not to ex-
coed a cost of 49, 1t was decided to
have the Central avenue lawn mowers
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