Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

also asked that all possible belp be
secured from outside, educators In filling
(. John Wanamaker stated that he had
oeen entirely out of touch with the mat
yer curing the Summer owing 10 illness
and bereavement in his family
Harry Il. Stoddart. another member
or the committee, said that he did not
Know when there would be another
meeting OF the committee. "We shall
nave something to say in due time and
pienty to say when that time comes. 7
40 not Know whether the committee
VIII hold a public meeting or not. but
Tor one would mot be In favor of II
am in favor Of big man for the
post along the lines suggested by Mr.,
Catharine. 1t does not matter TO me
whether he comes from the city. state
or some other part of the country. The
question OF salary, the present one being
$4,000, is somewhat of a business pron'
osition' l am In favor of getting a
man for that figure If I can, but II NOT
we may have to pay more.
The question of tenurc of Office is n
matter that has something to be said on
both sides. The present term Is one
year. IL we increase II we might be in
the position of the man who took n
lease on his house for several years. n
rents went up he could call il a good
business move. If they went down he
would be stung. Much would depend
on the type of man we could get. h
Inquiries have been made and meet
ings have been held. After all there
are only a few men in the country who
are fitted to hold the post. Certainly
we are going to do nothing without due
consideration -
Mr.. Rowen, the fifth member of the
committee, said:
II believe that we have men right in
our own school system who are fine
men, able in every way to fill the duties
OF the post. We want a superintendent
who will be a superintendent and who
will be active and will visit the schools
and keep in touch with them and at all
times know their needs.
More Money Needed
1T is a question whether we can nav
more money than at present for sew
eral. reasons, one of course being the
fact that we are so seriously embar-
rassed financially now that we don't
know which way to turn to raise the
money. As for the increased tenure Of
office, 1t is question, for we may be
committing ourselves for a term %.
years and later find ourselves embar-
rassed. .,. O..
IF we had money we could do lots
OF things. Complaints are made of the
condition Of our school buildings, of the
medical conditions in the schools, which
we are ordered to correct, our teachers
are clamoring for more money, coal has
advanced 40 per cent, we cant buy
enough text books to enable the pupils
to study their lessons properly. But II
we can't get considerably more money
from the State Legislature we won't
be able to help any of these conditions.
A letter was received by the com
mittee today from DR.. G. X. Brigham.
of George Washington Uni
verslty, ID. c., recommending DR.. w.
G. Copeland, of Washington, for the
post. He stated that he was inspired by
published statement that the board was
seeking a big man for the post and
wanted to help them.
DR.. Copeland, he said was an Eng
lisRman and a graduate of Oxford Uni
versity, who had been naturaIized six
years ago. He said that Doctor Cope
land, who had attained the degrees of
master OF arts and LID, had con-
experience as an educator,
a lecturer, administrator and was
writer on educational subjects and that
he believed he would bring distin
gnished literary gifts to the public
of f,this city.