Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-16
many CONSIDERED
FOR SCHOOL HEAD
Score of Prominent Educators
Are Under Consideration for
Superintendency Here
CARRIER QUITS NOVEMBER

Nearly score Of prominent educa e
tors from Philadelphia and the entire
country are being considered for the
post Of superintendent of this city
public schools. it became known today.
Among the men from out of town
whose names are before the committee
on superintendent of the Board of Ed
ucation are J. George Becht. deputy
Pennsylvania state superintendent OF
public instruction: II. l.. Wilson. su-
perintendent Of schools of Berkeley
Oalif. Fred Hunter. superintendent OF
schools of Oakland. Calf. Randall II.
Condor, superintendent of schools OF
Cincinnati: DR.. Charles II. Chadsey.
now of the University of Illinois and
former superintendent Of schools of Chi
cngo Payson Smith, state commissioner
Of education of Massachusetts Charles
l.. Meek, superintendent of schools OF
Madison. wis. Robert l.. Jones, super
intendent of schools of Cleveland L. {.
Brown, superintendent of schools of
East Orange, y. j.. and Frank Van
derslice. superintendent of schools OF
Coatesville, Pa.
Philadelphia Men Considered
Besides these. many Philadelphians
are being considered for the post. A
partial list contains the names Of Frank
p. Graves, dean of the school of educa-
ton of the University of Pennsylvania
William +. Gray, newly elected princi-
pal of the William Penn High School ;
G. G. Heyl, principal of the West Phil
adelphia High School for Boys; Fred
Gowing, principal of the Girls High
School; Calvin O. Althouse, professor
at the Central High School; Parkc
Schoch, principal Of the West Phila
delphia High School for Girls, and J,
Eugene Baker, principal of the Girls
Normal School.
The Board Of Education has combed
the country in quest of the best qualified
man to succeed DIR. John l.. CARRIER
whose resignation takes effect at thu
beginning of November.
The members of the committee or
superintendenCe. MessrS. Wanamaker
Beeber, Gratz, Catharinc. Stoddard anC
Bowen, hope to make their recommenda
tion to the board within n few weeks
so that the newm an may be ready fol
office by the time Doctor CARRIER il
ready to step out.
Big Man Is SOuht
The committee having the matter il
charge is making its search for n new
superintendent with ac lear understand
ing of the big problem and responsible
ties which will be up to the new man
and is trying to leminiate chance ST
far as possible in choosing him.
With this in view the committee asked
some Of the country's foremost educa
tors to serve on sort of advisory com
mittee to suggest likely candidates.
The men who have been guiding the
committee on superintendent in theil
hunt for new superintendent include
DIR. p. +. ClaXton. United States com.
missioner OF education; Thomas f. Fin.
egan, state superintendent of public in
struction Calvin y. Kendall, commits
sioner of New Jersey: David p. Bar
rows, president of the University o
2 California; Joseph Swain, president o
Swarthmore College; Professor Ellwoor
p. Cubberle, president of Leland Stan
ford University DR.. Arthur +. Cham
berlain, secretary of state education o
California; DR.. Charles II. Judd. di
rector of the school of education of tn,
University of Chicago, and Carroll G
Pierce, president of the State Norma
School of Milwaukee.
Catharine Explains Plans
Joseph Catharine, n member of th
special committee on suncrintCndCnC
said that no effort will be spared to lanC
the biggest man it is possible for thu
board to get.
Most of the members of the boarc
feel the same way that l do abOu
it." said Mr.. Catharine. ''Whateve
differences of opinion there may hav'
been, there seems to be no doubt nov
that they are engaged in an earnest
wholeheartcd effort to secure a man t
head the system Of whom all Philadel
phians will feel proud.
1--WE don't want to make any mis-
take, and therefore we have not hurried
to make a choice. The time has CONE
for decided change in the Phiadel
phia schools The old order must b,
changed and we must have Il man biz
enough to work out new era for edu
cation here.
"Pennsylvana has been placed, ac
cording to national survey, as numbe
twenty one among the states of tn
Union, when it should be up among tn
leaders, if not the leader. It IS on
of the richest states in the country an
is we'll able to afford an CducatiOna
system second to none. Within a shOr
time an aggressive campaign system wi
be made to show the public beyond cav
of doubt that a very great deal NOR
money must be spent to give the city an
state the kind of education it deserves.
More Money Needed
"We shall. of course, campaign 70
more money from the Legislature, bu
it will first be necessary for the publ
to understand its responsibility in tn
matter and loosen up its purse strings
il we are to do the things that W
should do and want TO do. We ar
limited by law at present to tax q
seven mills for schools which we wi
be able to raise to eight mills mex
year. But tax of ten mills at leas
will be necessary if we are to begin /
solve our problems. In fact, taking tn
whole situation in city and state int
consideration, even more money wi
have TO be raised.
There seems to be little division G
opinion on the point that very sub
stantial increase in salary over tn
present sum of $4,000 annually will hav
to be paid the new superintendent.
is also pretty well agreed that the tenur
of Office must be Increased beyond th
present period of one year"