Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-07
SCHOOL-HEADF|GHT
APPEARS NEAR END
indications Point to Selection of
Superintendent at Boards
Session Tomorrow
FIVE MEN NOW IN RACE

Indications point 6 rongly to con-
clusion of the long DIRE wn out fight over
the election Of superintendent OF
schools here to succeed DR.. John L.
CARRIER. when the Board Of Education
meets tomorrow for its regular monthly
meeting.
The long series Of deadlocks, post
ponemcnts and failures that followed
more than six months of inaction.
petty differences and unwillingness to
seek "the best man available on the
part Of some members, has now found
most of the board members with a
broader vision than they had previously
shown, and the election of desired
.'frst rank" educator for the post now
seems to be an assured fact, ,
Members of the board have indicated
their WEAKNESS with the long series
of exaspcraDng delays and it is said
that there are enough members OF tnls
mind TO force 'show down at the
election tomorrow. As one OF tn'
members expressed it. 81 am prepared 70
fight for n result tomorrow. II it ~
neeessarv to stav in session until 2
o'clock in the morning.
Two Outside and Two Local Men
Two outside men and two local men
will. in all probability. be named Tor
election, with the odds tavoring Dr:
Edwin G. Broom, superintendent OF
schools of East Orange, \. ~; "
Milo r. Hilegas. trustee of the lcaSn-
ers' College of Columbia | niverSt! !;
Is also a likely nominee. with pr. tred
n
school and DR.. George Wheeler, act
ing SUPERINTENDENT of schools here; as
the others who will likely receive bal
lots. ,,,, :, .bo
The placing Of DR.. Hillegas in inc
race by former Judge Dinner Beco"r
and Or. Edward Martin. who stood OUT
at the last meeting for postponrmen''
would seem to preclude any further de-
lay in Il choice.
Although the race has four-cor.
nered aspect. il is believed that II VIII
quickly resolve itself into contest pc
tween local and an outside man, with
the odds favOring the latter pr'
Broome is regarded as the fayoritc, since
he had seven votes at the last election.
and other members of the board are
said to have since indicated their prefer
ence for him.
Two members Of the board. Mr..
Beeber and DR.. Martin have indicated
that they regard DR.. IlillCgas as a suit
able man to head the school system.
while William ROwen aud Thomas
ShallCross stand out for a Philadcl-
phian. with Or. GOwing as their first
choice. David II. Lane favorS Dr.
Wheeler. Six members are said at pres
ent to favor DR.. Broome. while three
others. while preferring postponcmrnt
until after the National Educational
Conference ut Atlantic city later in the
month. when school heads from all parts
Of the country will be here. are known
TO be favorable to an outside man.
DIR. Broome Looks Like Favorite
In the event of a number of ballots
being necessary. it is believed the
chances favor DR.. BrOOmc. although n
long drawn out fight may result in some
of the members switching back to a
Philadrlphian again. While there is Il
possibility of a further deadlock. it is
not believed by members of the board
to be as likely as il has proved to be
at previous meetings.
''Thc result is still unccrtain,' said
Mr.. Gratz. but we are beginning
to find out that there are so big edu :
Gators in the country. We really be-
lieve that we will get big man for