The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-11-20


Department OF Conservation and De-
velopment and the governor that the
present emergency has passed. except
ing only licenses to hunt wild fowl on
the salt marshes.
THE police officers and other au-
thorities named in our fish and game
act are hereby instructed to enforce
the game laws against all those who
may offend against them"
Politics in schoorooms
In reiterating his urge to the last
legislature that the public school sys-
tenn be made the subject of a compre-
hensive survey, Governor Silzer,
speaking in Atlantic City before the
State Teachers Association, took the
occasion to caution the teachers
against the injection of partisan poll
tics into their classroom work. The
warning was prompted by complaints
that have come to the governor.
He referred specifically to the con-
Quoting of debates and straw votes in
the schools during presidential and
other campaigns. Such methods, he
said. tend to give impressionable
youths views which should be formed
only in later years and upon mature
reflection
Il have no doubt that this result is
not intentional" remarked the COVER
nor, but in many cases believe it
detrimental to the schools themselves.
There can be no objection to educat-
ing the children in government, in its
forms and purposes. and in the ma
chinery of elections. That they ought
to be taught, and ought to know Such
instruction, however, should be kept
free from the personality of candi-
dates and from the discussion of par
ties and party views"
The governor also had word to
say with regard to the activity of nu-
merous self-appointed bodies who as
sumo to be guardians of our public
schools" The honesty and the desire
to help on the part of these bodies
were not questioned, but too frequent
ly, it was stated, they take a selfish,
biased and provincial view of school
problems with the result that cross
currents are put into action which
prevent the accomplishment of that
which is best. He mentioned no or
ganization by name.
Governor Silzer has been stressing
the need of school survey since al
most the first day he took office. The
last legislature was not ayerse to his
suggestion, but insisted on being al
lowed to name a majority of the pro-
passed commission of nine. He held,
however, that politics should not be
permitted to enter into the undertake
ing. There the matter rested
ut seems to me that such an in
vestigation should be made, to clear
the atmosphere, il for no other rea-
son." declared the governor to the
teachers. Everything connected with
the schools should be included in the
survey"
The last study Of the school system
was made by the legislature in 1911.
and the result, it was pointed out, was
the institution of several beneficial
changes. Since then, he continued,
many new and intricate problems have
developed, all of which demand intelli-
gent consideration if costly mistakes
are to be avoided and proper plans laid
for the future.
In the opinion Of the governor, the
financing of the state teachers PEN
sion and annuity fund also should be
included in the survey. AS matters
now stand, he asserted, the legisla.
ture is harrassed on the one hand by
those favoring a large annual appro-
priation to the fund and on the other
hand by critics who would like to see
the appropriation sliced. The report
of an impartial commission, it was
held. would be highly valuable for the
future guidance of the lawmakers.
Peril of Running Motors
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
William L. Dill issued a warning to
operators of automobiles to exert ex-
IRENE care when running the motors
of their machines in closed garages.
He pointed out the extra danger of
from the presence Of car
bon monoxide gas, which is tasteless,
colorless and odorless.
with the advent of cold weather.
the danger of asphyxiation, if shut up
in a garage with a running automo-
bile engine is very great" declared
Commissioner Dill. "Unconsciousness
overtakes victims suddenly and with
out warning, since carbon monoxide
gas is tasteless, colorless and odor-
less and the presence of an extremely
small percentage is invariably fatal.
Many of our most prominent citizens
have been asyhyxiated under circum-
stances outlined above, and this warn
ing is issued in the hope that automo-
bile drivers upon entering their
garage, when the same is closed up,
will make certain that the motor is
shut off Immediately"
Free Courses in Agriculture
In spite of the general agricultural
depression a large enrolment in the
short courses in fruit growing and
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