Evening journal., 1916-12-19
Education BOARD
AGAIN Discussed
General Service Board Hears
Subject Viewed From
Many Angles
TO HEAR OPPOSITE
VIEWS LATER

At a meeting Of the General Service
Board last night consideration Of mat.
ters looking to q reduction Of the
number OF members Of the Board Of
Public Education. the advantage of
having them elected az large and of
placing in their hands the power to
bring about sufficient appropriations
for their use Ia providing adequate
school facilities we're taken up.
Data obtained from New York Board
OF Municipal Research was presented
By James H. Hughes. Jr.. and suggos-
tlons for proposed changes IN exist
irx laws regardn the Board OF
public Education were made by Dr.
Victor d. Washburn. a member Of the
board.
William F. Rurtz stated that
the Chamber OF Commerce had
in preparation a bill embodying a
number OF changes in the existing
laws regarding the Board OF Public
l1ducat on and urged that It would not
be 90 to permit consideration Of
iwo bills for presentation TO the Cen
cral Assembly.
A. u. Warner. Jr.. chairman, ex-
r'a'nod the purpose Of the meeting as
being the hearing OF all sides OF the
questions at issue Ia regard TO changes
which were being proposed by Dr..
Washburn and others. 90 the present
school SYSTEM The General Service
noard executive committee had to take
up The question FOR study as Il was
ihe vote ot the membership, and in ad-
dillon TO hearing DR.. Washburn and
also any others who might have diff
fercnt views from Or. Washburn, the
General Service Board staff had been
securing from other cities the pros
ans cnnse on each issue.
After Dr. Washburn's address this
faia was presented by James III.
orehcs % the General Service Board
>taF Letters were read from super
irtendonts school board members. sec
rctRrics Of Chambers OF Commerce and
mayors IN cities having both large and
small boards Tho response from other
cities 90 the questionable sent ont by
The General Service Board had been
very hearty. The president Of a board
~ education n n large southern city
wrote q three-nage letter, describing
conditions under three successive
stages OF school board development
member He favored the small board
which his city now has. A letter W1s
read from the president of a school
board OF thirty-three members IN r.
northern city IN which this size o.
board was defended.
The New York Bureau OF Municipc
Research furnished an interestln
discussion on the relative size
school boards, treating specially O.
;, and q member boards
Very complete statistics were fur
nshed from both New York and Wash
ington on methods OF financing educo-
tiolal systems Boards OF educat q
IN several cities having the same lega
provisions as Whining on. report
hat the city council always gave the
what they asked for.
Mr.. Warner said that members OF the
Board OF Education who advocated
ideas opposed to those presented by
Dr. Washburn would be invited to
present their views at another meet
ing Of the General Service Board TO
be held about January 8. and that
third Meeting would be held about
January 10. when 1t was expected the
proposed bill would be ready for con
slueraUcn
Those present included A. u. War
ner, chairman of the executive com
mittee OF the General Service Board
Miss Jeannette Eckman, secretary OF
',he General Service Board: the Rev
william r. Laird, the Rev Charles L
Candee and James II. Hughes. Jr.
of the board OF directors; Mrs
Horace II Thayer, Jr.. representing
The Delaware Association OF College
Women; George b. Miller. represent