Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-24

SoAAs fNLtA lAliNS
hundred members in attendance the
first of the winter luncheons of the
New Jersey Women's Republican
Club held here yesterday in the ball
room of the Stacy-Trent saw de-
cided impetus given toward support
Tor h legislation which the organ
ization will ask the present session
OF the legislation to enact. The theme
Of yesterdays discussion was "educa-
tion." and Mrs. Lillian +. Feickert,
of Plainfield, who is president of the
club, introduced a group OF speakers
prominent in the educational fed.
The Republican women have four
measures which they are interested
in seeing made laws this session.
me measures follow:
Senate No. 35, Mr.. Roberts-Trans-
fers the power of appointing the
commissioner of education from the
governor to the State Board of Edu-
cation.
Senate No. 36. Mr.. Roberts-Pro-
Vlding that there shall be a census
of school children in every school
district every two years.
Senate Nc. 81, Mr.. Roberts-Pro-
vides for the appointment of coun-
ty attendance officers when request
ed by the county superintendent
of schools.
Senate No. 10. MI. stevens-Pro-
hibltion the night employment of
women in factories.
The principal argument for the
lodging of the appointive power of
n commissioner of education in
the hands Of the State Board of Edu-
cation was heard yesterday from
Robert L. Cox, of Montclair, one of
h members of the state board.
Mr.. Cox said it would result in more
uniformity and cooperation of the
administration of this department of
the state government and that he
old not ear there would be politics
played by the board in the making
of the appointment as his five years
experience on body had never known
OF a division of the members on party
llnes. But he thought the people
directly responsible for the dirsc-
uon OF the states system of educa-
ton are by their situation better
equipped to make the selection for
ths important post of commission.
Ihe present state commissioner of
education, John Enright, who fol
lowed, apparently did not entirely
agree with the plan to place this
power IN the hands of the ten board
members. He referred to some ex-
perlences in h days gone by when
the board named the state superin-
tendnt OF schools, which is practi-
ca+y the same position as that now
described as commissioner of edu-
cauon He referred to an instance
where one man, selected by a board,
a served seventeen years. and then
declared n a the board fell from
grace" and named a member of the
legislature from Hudson county, who
was q democrat and followed this up
with the appointment of a Repub-
lican lobbyist from tho same COUNTY.
L was showed into this position of
responsibility" commented the pres
enr commissioner, during his speech.
He a later he was not the orig
maj choice for the place. Mr.. Ed
wards nrst wanted Mr. Snyder. who
declined. Then MIR. Enright, who
had been assistant commissioner,
was named, In his speech yesterday
the latter intimated he thought
there were bigger educational prob
lems to be solved in this state than
the transferring OF the appointment
power and urged thai if this is done
tnat the Board of Education be
given the full authority oVer the ad-
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public instruction.
An echo of last years fight of the
Republican women to force through
the Republican senate the bill pro-
hlbltlng night employment for wo-
men IN factories. was heard when
Mrs. Feickert declared men of our
party blocked this measure and if
they do it again we will have to re-
vert to the old system of pledging
candidates before the primaries.
Otherwise we will not go out cam
paign1ng for them uselessly, spend
ing time, money and energy"
she gave Senator Allen of Salem
ana Assemblyman Dater of Bergen,
Q rap for not having the courtesy
20 acknowledge the invitations SEM
them for yesterdays luncheon. Both
are Republicans and respective
chairmen of the senate and House
committees on education.
I'VE resent very much the fact
that n chairman of these COM
mittees have not had the courtesy
even to reply to invitations"
said Mrs. FeickarE I'VE understand
they are opposed to our program of
le8aalauon and we ar going 10 feel
that any act Of opposition from them
VIII be an act of unfairness. BY I'm
vtttng them here today 1t was the
thought that they might participate
In the discussions n there would
be a general exchange of views"
1t was developed during the time
given over to questions that the en-
tire membership Of the State Beard
= IN favor Of the bill to give thai
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