The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-05-14
Resignation Sent to Governor;
Successor viii Be Best Edu-
cationaIist Available.
LEGISLATIVE PRoBERs PLANS
Would Halt Tie Up Of Tunnel
Traffic in Jersey city-Data on
Expenditures Also Demanded
From Tunnel Commission.

coed the late Calvin N. Kendall, has
resigned on account of poor health
and Governor Silzer stated he planned
to get the best available man to sue.
coed him.
Mr.. Enright submitted his resigna.
tion to the Governor last Saturday
and it was filed in Trenton. 1t takes
effect Immediately, according to Gov
ernor Silzer
The position is filed by appoint
ment of the Governor. Whomever
Governor Silzer names to the place
will serve ad interim until the next
session of the egislature-unless the
Governor should call a special session
OF the Senate to act on the nomina-
ton. Under the law, the appointment
for the full term Of five years, at a
salary of $4,000 annually, must be
confirmed by the Senate.
SIlzer Wants the Best
To a question whether he had any
person in mind to take Mr.. Enright's
place, Governor Silzer replied that he
AdQ AOt, anu ne duuGus
Il want to obtain the best person
available
do you mean the best in the State
or the country" was asked of the
Governor.
81 mean the best from any place.
The New Jersey school system>is de-
serving of the very acme of educa-
tional talent. There is nothing too
good for the children in our New Jer-
sey schools
Mr.. Enrieht's Health Poor
Mr.. Enright has given indications
recently that his health was not Of
the best, but until now information
that he might resign had not been
publicly intimated Mr. Enright was
seventy-three years old on April %
last and has spent more than fifty
years in afiliation with the schools
of the State. Previous to appointment
as State Commissioner, he was as
sistant commissioner for SIX years,
associated with Mr.. Kendall.
He Is native of Monmouth County,
where he has always resided. He was
born in Colts Neck, that county, and
for many years lived at Freehold, the
county seat. Educated in the town
ship school, he studied afterwards at
the State Normal School in Trenton
and was graduated in 1871
He taught in one-room country
school for three years, was County
Superintendent for twenty-one years
and was high school teacher and prin-
cipal for twenty years before being
made assistant commissioner.
Studied Law Also
While teaching in his early years
he also studied law both in Freehold
and in Columbia Law School. New
Jersey Government" is book on
civics of which he is the author. He
wrote also history of education in
Monmouth County.
While assistant commissioner the
work was entailed on him of organ
izing the Teachers Pension and An
nuity Fund and he has been secretary
of the fund ever since. Governor Ed
wards appointed him commissioner
following the resignation in 1921 Of
Mr.. Kendall who died since.
If Governor Silzer goes outside the
State for new commissioner, he will
be following the precedent of Cover
nor Wilson in 1911. after the State
school administration was reorgan-
lied. Governor Wilson brought Mr..
Randall horn from Indiana
Probers In Highway-Er Fight
The Bright probe committee an
nounced that it desired to have before
it members of the State Highway Com
mission and State Engineer William G.
Sloan, together with officials and rep
resentatives Of the Erie Railroad, for
the purpose Of discussing Questions Of
the outlet for the Hudson vehicular
tunnel"
Mr.. Bright and Senator Simpson
pointed out that there is an expen-
diture Of $2O,OOO,OO0 involved and that
unless something is done to settle the
current controversy between the High
way Commission and the Erie over
land Of the company that the commits
sion seeks to condemn, traffic from and
to the tunnel will be blocked by It'll
cation, perhaps for several years.
The investigation committee win re-
quest the appearance of General Hugh
L. Scott, chairman of the commission;
Abraham Jelin, Of New Brunswick;
Walter Kidde OF Montclair. and Percy
HI Stewart, OF Plainfield Senator
Alexander Simpson instructed the
committee stenographer as to whom
to send the letters and took an active
part with Senator Bright in arranging
the details for next Wednesdays ses-
sion.
Tunnel Data Also Demanded
Data on the vehicular tunnel be-
tween Jersey City and Manhattan win
also be submitted to the committee
next week. Directions to produce this
matter were given to John G. Nc
Enroe, of Newark, secretary of the
New Jersey. Interstate Bridge and