Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-12
BTI[FA|L TO PICK
|ia[ID FOR SCHOOLS.
Education Argues and
''1 o,arrels, but Names No y
superintendent
c,ruARINE IS CRITICAL L

CATHAR'Ne 10
After e r,sI to prevent further balioting
sction, ono to adjourn with hye 70 ,s cnoos'
nd one .onJcnt !" the Board of Educa
superi,nsJoy ended another meeting py
icn vesis,t ves,!a, their usual rcsul ana again
duplcallnpt piort superintendent.
billed 10 n thc meeting II became ap-
EarP hot thr real contest was over
parent ''b, there should be an ELECTION or
not Five Men Voted On
thc baloting five candidates
DuIlns forth at one time or another
yee tgJwin ~. G, Broome. superintendent
W. hnis LUZ of East Orange, ~. j.: DR..
oi SnUo ,on 4. HerriCk, president OF
CheesjI'dT dTolletc Dr. George Wheeler.
GlraIu ,Uucrintpndcnt Of the schools in
Mis- city Fred Gowlng, principSl on
%s ,I Grls' High School; ana parE"
Soboch, nJ principal of the west Phiiadel-
sN;s High School for Girls.
p'iITb The only tangible results OF the meet
l.. worp the elimination of all Phila-
asObio candidates. who have been pro
nosSJ the exchange OF personalities
poT"' rovolation of how the board ma
.srSrr y" works. Even parliamentary
..ocsdure was conspicuous in the VIC.
kton. ,-.,. c.
.,yoral reporters after the meeting. II
boro yon will 60 after some of the others
Nv change, those who refused to vote
when they had chanc" to settle this
natter. -,
), ops time" muscd Dinner Beeber,
sftsr the meeting. 1T will probably
,,ts mo a month or maybe a couple Of
months 10 report on suitable man for
,bs most, As far as | am concerned
tbe committee on superintendence has
ceased to operate
The Committee Report
I, the sense of holding conferences,
Mo special committee has not operated
~ hodv for some time. There were
.svornI conferences before the last meet
rs NJ tho board on January 3. and none
Ss,Usen that time and the November
rsctinp. and none since the last meet
nr 80 report by the committee was
made yesterday.
n mind DR.. VI. b. Hillcgas. head of
iSs Toachrrs' College at Columbia Uni
rersity. who. he had been told. had. as
sssd Of the New Hampshire school sys-
tem. raised that state from last posi-
bon to fourth in educational standing
In the country.
Mr. BcebPr refused at any time yes
trrday to vote for school head. -
-
Bis tcrse comment. referring to the
board presidents efforts to engineer the
lection himself. -
DR.. Edward Martin. who voted on
tcme ballots for DR.. Herrick and DR.
BrOOme and on others refused to vote.
prevented DR.. Broome from winning on
lhe last ballot by refusing to vote, after
b. had stood for him on the previous
ballot against Mr. Gowing.
A sharp exchange took place between
Dr.. Martin and Joseph W. Catharinc,
member Of the special committee on
uperiDtendpnCe. when the former ex-
pressed preference for the qualifications
DR.. Hprrick over those Of DR..
BrOomP
Gives View Of DR.. Martin
DR.. Martin is n very estimable man
fnd an able one in his own field. but he
knOws little abont educators. would
lertainly take the word of men qualified
Judge over him" said Mr.. Cath e.
rine
i would call attention to the fact
hat ! have been a professional educa
oF for thirty years DR. Martin said,
and that Mrs Lingelbach has been
tsa same field for fifteen wears. IT
seems to me the board would get
lEther in choosing the best man for
be post If they included Mrs. Lingel
bsch and myself on the committee
Tather than leave this work to business
men and LAWYERS "
Beebers 2 committee has been at il
whole year commented Mr.. Graf;
aFng the whole meeting. "DurinI
nat time they have apparently done
othlng Is another year TO pass il
ne same way: The associate and dis
net ,Suprrintpndents are very uncom
pftabIe in the present situation. Th,
'acherS want to know who is goin.
be their leader.
The board decided year ago {,
emove DIR, CARRIER" put in M Cath
nnp' a year has passed and We
near OF further delay. If after thi
nSth Of time, the board is not salts
"a with what has been done, why no
committee from outside the board
PlDllc men, who will be able to selec
competent man for us? While not
nge Philadelphian was recommends,
US IN that time. the element of loca
rue mas prevented this city from get
ng me best educator in the country.
lnrlc Dave Lane gave impassionc,
llI"lSm ot n board that takes no no
sr Of IN" work of the men in its sys
m; and furnishes no incentive fo
good work. '''' ~
I'm motion Of Mr.. Gratz. who on som
auo'S nominated two men, the loves
m an IN the voting was to be droppe
om lOrthcr consideration. When Mr
V"Ing ing was low man on the fourth bal
', marry Stoddart insisted on the rul
'e 00elhg carried out.
%, ,on, that's all right" chorused sew
."a members, "lct him in. There won