The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-05-21
MAY CALL SENATE.
SPECIAL SESSION
Governor SiIzer Desires to Have
New Commissioner of Edu-
cation Confirmed.
BERRY ON cHANcERY BENCH
South Jersey Lawyer Named Vice
Chancellor to sit at Newark and
Long 5ranch-Forner Judge In
Ocean County.


Trenton.-It is very probable that
the Senate will be called into special
session by Governor, Silzer to consider
his appointment of a State Commits
sioner of Education to succeed John
Enright, who resigned several weeks
ago and speculation as to the course
the Republicans will take when the
name is received Is having it's usual
run. The Governor has not been
able, apparently, to put his hand upon
the right man for this responsible
seat, which presents it's holder with
the neat salary of $4,000 a year,
which equals that of the Governor
himself. but he is expected to find one
shortly. Since the Governor has but
seven months of his term to occupy
the executive chair he is somewhat
concerned over the selection of COM
missioner, especially since the Repub-
licans last winter came so near TAX
ing the appointive power out of his
hands and placing it within the grip
of the State Board of Education.
Such a move was seriously contem
plated with the earnest support of a
number of women's organizations, but
it failed for lack Of support in the leg
islative caucuses. It is presumed that
the effort will not be abandoned by
reason of that temporary failure since
the post is looked upon as legitimate
pickings for the party organization,
although efforts have been set forth
to keep the educational system out of
politics as far as possible.
What the Republicans would like to
see, therefore, would be the Govern
or's appointment of man whom the
Senate could reject with some degree
of reasonable excuse so that it might
be held over to the next session when,
they fancy, there might be Republi-
can Governor to make the appoint
ment.
In its last meeting the State Board
of Education defeated a resolution
urging the Governor to make tenn
porary appointment to the office pend
ing the final selection, because sew
eral of the members perceived the
possibilities for harm in such move
The department, it was held, can
function with reasonable celebrity and
efficiency with the several assistant
commissioners on the job. If called in
special session the Senate could act
upon nothing save that specific mat
ter, but those in touch with the stu
alton believe that it would turn down
any appointment the Governor might
make.
Maja Leon Berry Succeeds Foster
Appointment of Maja Leon Berry OF
Toms River, former Common Pleas
Judge of Ocean County, as vice
chancellor to succeed the late Vice
Chancellor John E. Foster of Red
Bank. was announced at the state
house by Chancellor Walker. In
making the appointment the chancel-
lor stated:
Judge Berry, like his predecessor,
resides in one of the seashore coun-
ties and like him will be assigned to
the transaction of litigation arising
in that locality and will continue the
Chancery chambers at Long Branch
besides sitting in Newark. Judge
Berry is one of the leading lawyers
of South Jersey maintaining Offices
in Toms River and Camden.
He was graduated from the law
school Of the University of Pennsyl-
vania in 1902 and was admitted to the
New Jersey bar in November of that
year. Judge Berry has ever since
been actively and extensively engaged
in the practice of his profession in
all Of the courts, both civil and Grim
inal. Besides having been judge of
his county, he is at present the coun-
sci Of its Board Of Chosen Freehold
ers.
Judge Berry is brother-in-law of
state Senator Tomas A. Mats Of
Ocean County, who also lives in Toms
River.
Active in Ocean Politics
Mr. Berry is native Of Ocean
County and has long been active in
Republican politics there, his latest
office being that of solicitor Of the
Board Of Freeholders. He served one
term as county judge. from 1907 to
1912. He was thirty years old at the
time of his appointment and was then
ranked as the youngest county judge
in the state He was born at West
Creek January 2, 1877. attended the
public schools there and then be-
came a teacher Later he received
an appointment to the railway mail
service, and while serving in that
capacity he studied law in the Office
OF Norman Grey of Camden:
During stormy times in Ocean
County politics Mr. Berry has been a
prominent figure. His name was
brought into the legislative investi-
cation Of excise affairs in 1908.
Tunnel viaduct Compromise
The engineering Department o.
the state Highway Commission will
be put to work Immediately in the
solution of engineering problems in
cident to designing a proposed COM
promise approach to the entrance Of
the Holland Tunnel which, in effect,
It is understood win preserve the