The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-01-18
new JERSEY WINS
LEGION HOSPITAL
President Harding and Colonel
Forbes Pick This State for In
Stitution for Wars Disabled.
RESULT OF LEGION WORK
End of School Fads Is Educators
t+ope-conference to Devise
Means to Rid Institutions of
Fancies Called by Board.

Trenton After year of almost
ancessant efforts, the New Jersey De
partment Of the American Legion has
succeeded in having this state select
ed as the location for one of the hos
pitfalls to be established throughout
the country by the Federal Govern
ment for the care of sick and dis
abled veterans of the World War. An
nouncement to this effect was made
at a conference of Legion representa-
tives of six states, in the State Nor
NAL School here.
The eventual establishment OF
such a hospital in New Jersey will
mark the most important accomplish
ment Of the State Department since
ats formation three years ago and 1t
will come as somewhat of a recogn1-
ton of the exceptional work along
disqualification lines that has been
done by the Legion members.
The announcement was made by
Past Commander Joseph S. Sears,
chairman of the disqualification COM.
mittee He stated he had been def
nitely informed by Senator Freling-
huysen that both President Harding
and Colonel Forbes, head of the Vet
Grams Bureau, had given their ap-
prevail to the erection of hospital
an the state.
Location Up to Legion
He also said the question of the To-
cation of the proposed institution will
be left entirely with the American
Legion. 1t has been decided, Mr..
Sears said, to have the location Sc
lected by the executive committees of
the Legion and the Women's Auxili-
AIRY.
The state Legions program for the
establishment of convalescent homes
in the seven districts into which the
state has been divided is also progress
ing in highly satisfactory man
ner, Mr.. Sears said. In Bergen
County, the home is actually func-
fioning and in the district comprising
Mercer, Middlesex, Hunterdon, Som
.erset and Ocean counties home has
been purchased and fully paid for
through the proceeds of the poppy
sale held last year and the entertain
ment recently held in Trenton.
The conference of Legion members
held in Trenton was the largest and
most important gathering of World
War veterans ever held in the state.
It's primary purpose was the develop
ment of Increased enthusiasm and
, the business of more fully acquaint-
ing the members with the work being
done by the state organization In
addition to all of the New Jersey
officers and representatives of practi-
cally every post in the state, there
also were present more than 100 le-
;gionnaires from other states.
Speakers included Commander Al
bert S. Callan, New York State; Com
mander Edward L. Kelly, Connecticut;
Commander William B. Healey, Penn
syIvania; Commander Arthur Rem
Gulf, Maryland, and Commander Will
liam c. Speakman, of Delaware, to-
gether with DIR. ]. j. Savitz, principal
of the normal school; Colonel Lewis
IT. Bryant, State Commissioner of
Labor; A. w. Wilton, of the Ameri-
can Legion Weekly, and Major ]. II.
Putnam, of the English Speaking I'm,
ion.
Await National Commander
It was expected that National Com
mander Alvin Owsley would be
among the speakers, but word was
received of his. inability to be pres
ent. 1t was announced, however,
that Commander Owsley will make a
tour Of New Jersey on January "a,
q III. n n in f1o1l
tic City, Bridgeton and Jersey City.
Elaborate preparations for his tour
are being made by the state execu-
tive committee.
Would End School Fads
"Fads and fancies" in the schools,
which educational authorities readily
concede are becoming more numerous
every year and which are RESPONSE
BILE for many Of the important prob
lens of present-day education, will be
taken up at conference here in the
near future under auspices of the
State Board of Education. The con-
ference will be attended by members
OF the board and county and munich
pal superintendents of education. Its
purpose will be to determine just
what subjects may be classified prop
erly as ''fads and fancies' and to
bring about their elimination with a
view towards reduction of steadily
mounting expenses OF education.
Agitation towards this end was de-
veloped following an effort by Mrs.
Edward L. Katzenbach, of Trenton.
one of the board members. to secure
the boards support for a proposed
medical treatment in the schools.
The desired endorsement was not
Forthcoming, but the introduction of
the subject served to bring forth a
discussion of the deficiencies of mod
ern education and the decision to hold
a general conference to secure the
advice Of practical educators.
ptlt prnvides Bureau