Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-14
COMMITTEE named
FOR SCHOOL PROBE
Mrs. John o. Miller, Supporter
of DR.. Finegan, Gets I'm
portant Place!
F. P. WILLIS APPOINTED

An advisory committee to work In
connection with the committee appoint
ed by Clifford Pinchot to investigate
State finances and to confine it's In
vcstigation to the State school sys-
tenn was announced today by DR.. Clyde
L. King, who heads the State Com
mittee on Finances.
With the expansive program Of DR..
Thomas e. Finegan. under fire during
the State wide probe, 1t Is significant
that Mrs. John. o. Miller. Of Pittsburgh.
Of Women Voters. representing the
"A. ding independent Republican and
t15"mocratic women of the State, and
known to be friend and supporter Of
DR.. Finegan. should hold an important
place on this committee.
Considerable significance is also at
tached to the naming Of Frank p. Will
Its. of Ward, Pa, treasurer Of the
State Grange, Of which John A. Nc
Spartan is master, to another impor-
tant post on the committee.
Experts to Aid Committee
In investigating the school system the
committee will have the services Of two
educational experts, Harlan Updegraff
and Leroy King. The committee was
chosen to represent various branches
Of the States school system. Following
are the members of the Advisory Com
mittee:
Representing the citizens Of the
State: Franklin n. Brewer, of Moy-
Ian, president of the State Educational
Association Mrs. John o. Miller, of
Pittsburgh. chairman Of the Pennsyl-
vania League Of Women Voters Miss
Florence Dibert, of Johnstown, presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania State Fedora
ticn of Women's Clubs; John A. Boil,
Of Philadelphia. president of the Glass
Bottle Blowers Association.
Representing the, institutions of
higher. education: DR.: Henry H. Ap-
and Marshal College; DR.. Samuel Black
Mccormick, Of Pittsburgh, former
chancellor of the University Of Pitts.
burgh.
Representing the larger cities-Dr.
Edwin G. Broome, superintendent Of
Philadelphia schools; DR.. Robert z.
Laramy, superintendent Of Altoona
schools.
Smaller cities. boroughs and town
ships-Charles s. Davis, of Steelton,
superintendent Of Steelton schools ;
Carmon Ross, supervising principle Of
the Doylestown public schools; T. T.
Allen, of Dubois, superintendent of
the schools of Dubois; Edward s. Ling,
superintendent Of schools in Arlington
Township, of Glenside.
Superintendents Represented
County superintendents-C e.
Dickey. of Pittsburgh, superintendent
of Allegheny County schools; Eli NJ.
Rapp. of Reading, superintendent Of
the Berks County schools.
Normal schools-Dr. John A. H.
Keith, principal of the State Normal
School at Indiana, Pa.
School boar1s-John NJ. Seasholtz,
president of the Board Of Education of
Reading.
This Special Advisory Committee will
work with the General Committee in
vestigating State finances through a
sub committee of the General Com
mittee. Those named on the sub-com-
mttee are:
Mrs. Walter King Sharpe, Of Cham
bersburg; Franklin Spencer Edmonds,
of Philadelphia, a State Representative
who has introduced numerous bills in
the Legislature proposing betterment
in the school system, and Frank p. viii.
Its, of Ward, treasurer of the State
Grange, and member of the local
school board in his district for twenty
five years.