Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-08-25
SCHOOL LIBRARY
PROJECT REVIVED
BY SUPT. POLAND
Recommendation to Come Up
Before Board of Education
Committee.
ACTION Is CRITICISED;
PET IDEA OF Mr.. DANA
Report That School Head May
Soon Retire-Transfers
Among Teachers.

A recommendation from Superin-
tendent of Schools Addison B. Po-
land, now on his vacation in New
Hampshire Is scheduled to be re-
ceived by the educational committee
of the Board of Education at its
meeting tonight. The recommends
tion is relative to the old project of
establishing branch libraries of the
public library in the public schools
This is pet proposition of John
Cotton Dana, head of the library,
and it has been antagonized in the
past because of the fact that 1t will
mean a considerable expenditure on
the part of the taxpayer.
1t was reported today that the op-
position to the branch library idea is
still very much alive and that the
recommendation of Mr.. Poland is
again likely to meet defeat. Some
persons seem to have the impress
sion that Mr.. Poland is going out
OF his way to please MIR. Dana as
well as other persons who are con-
nected with the public library.
During Mr.. Poland's absence from
the city, which has lasted since June,
the work of his office has been cap
ably performed by DR.. David B.
Corson, first assistant superintend-
ent of schools. DIR. Corson has been
deeply interested in the work of the
summer schools. which has received
his unremitting attention ever since
the close of the regular June ses-
sions.
DIR. Poland has set his seal of ap-
proval on the work which Dr. Cor
son has performed, with the excep-
tion of the library question. The su-
perintendent of schools let DR. Cor
son have an absolutely free hand,
which has brought excellent results,
but now he has written a personal
letter over the head of DIR. Corson
in relation to the branch school IL
brary matter. The branch library
proposition is one that is open to
question, for in the first place there
is doubt over the legality of such a
move, even if it was indorsed by the
Board of Education.
one commissioner when seen TO-DAY
| said that he did not believe the
libraries could be established in a
legal manner, and second that Mr.
Poland, If lie is well enough to make
projects, then he should be well
enough to make recommendations on
all things pertaining to the school
and earn his salary.
1t was also hinted that DR.. Poland
may be retired at an early date.
The meeting tonight will be greatly
enlivened for the Commissioners are
lined up on this project. Transfers
OF teachers and the naming of sub
stitutes will also be announced
The following designations will be
reported:
Luella Sexsmith, from Abingdon
avenue; Minnie II. BOIL, from Alex
ander street; Mrs. Mabel H. Young,
as kindergarten assistant in Belmont
avenue; Eleanor r. Phster, from
Bergen street; Molie [. Rutan, from
Bergen street; Alfaretta j. Donker-
sloat, from Cleveland; Vena A. Frost,
from Fifteenth avenue; Margaret A..
Linn, from Franklin from August IL,
1915; Annie NJ Roberts, from West
Side: Florence V. Petit, from Boys
Industrial, from August 20, 1915: Mrs
Gertrude S. Alderman, from Frank
lin; Mary B. McHenry, as clerk In
Ann street.
Transfers dating from September 1
follow: James A. Mo1loy, from Nor
ton Street, physical training, to East
Side High, assistant teacher physical
training; Lillian Heller, from Bel
mont Avenue, assistant, to Arlington
Avenue, first assistant; Anna M. Me-
giles, from South Market Street to
Alexander Street; Mae r. Peattie,
from Hawkins Street to Alexander
Street; Gertrude Becker, from Avon
Avenue, assistant, to Avon Avenue.
first assistant; Edna F. Nichols, from
South Market Street to Belmont Ave-
nue.; Ruth c.. Quelch, from Camden
Street to Bergen Street; Jennie M.
Robertson, from Berkeley, assistant,
to Berkeley, first assistant; Rosalie
Gluck, from Eighteenth Avenue to
Camden Street; Rosina M. Henegan,
from Montgomery to Chestnut Street;
Hattie V. Campbell, from Lincoln to
Cleveland; Ethel l.. Wheeler, from
Cleveland assistant, to Cleveland.
first assistant; Emma NJ. Sturgis, p.
V. p, from State Street to Dayton;
Edna M. Hedden, from Warren Street
to Fifteenth Avenue; Elizabeth w.
MacMaster, K. A., from Avon Ave-
nue. to Fourteenth Avenue; Margaret
N. Townley, from South Street to
Franklin; Mary l.. Humphrey. from
Horan, from Lafayette, p. II. A., to
Lafayette, Supr. P. V. P; Marguerite
Macdonald, from Lafayette to Lin
coin; M. Anna Anderson, from Bel
mont Avenue to Madison; Anna M.
Golden, from Cleveland to Madison;
Sadie l.. Jones, from Camden Street
to Milford; Alice L. Warren, from
Miller Street, assistant, to Miller
Street, first assistant; Adela E. Van
derpool, from South Eighth Street to
Florence Lunn, from State
Street to Mckinley: Mabel C. Wood,
from State Street to Mckinley.
Marion Rogers, from Chestnut
Street to Mckinley; Minnie E. Kelley,
from Mckinley assistant, to Mckinley,
first assistant Robert l.. Latimer,
gymnastics, from Peshine and Mont
gomery. to Mckinley; Celia Seidman,
from Charlton Street to Monmouth
Street; Abraham Jacobson, gymnas-
tics, from Ridge and Girls Industrial
TO Morton Street; Gertrude e. Newell,
from Burnet Street to Ridge; Ida /.
Bennett, from Market Street to Rob-
ert Treat: Magdalen r. Weiss, from
Market Street to Robert Treat; Anna
l.. Erbacher, from Market Street to
Robert Treat; Mary M. Alden, from
Market Street to Robert Treat; Isa-
belle McMullen, from Market Street
to Robert Treat; Grace G. Masterson,
from Market Street to Robert Treat;
Fannie G. Feinberg, from Montgom-
cry to Robert Treat: Clara III. Bebee,
from Eighteenth Avenue to Robert
Treat; Lucy B. Webb, from Walnut
Street to Robert Treat; Anna M.