The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-22

part of those who desire to see "a .Re.
publican In the Governors chair next
year.
That the Democrats. although very
much IN the minority. intend to fight
to the last ditch any attempt OF the
Republicans to revamp the commits
sion government law. as has been in
dicated was made known by City
Commissioner A. Harry Moore. Of Jer-
sey City. at the jackson Day dinner
of Atlantic county Democrats.
Mr.. Moore. generally regarded as
the choice ,oi Mayor Hague for the
nomination for Governor. said such
attempts are guided solely by the pur-
pose to restore municipa government
to political control and that the effort
will be fought at every turn
Mr.. Moore also made known the
fact that the Democrats will lay
against their Republican foes in the
next campaign all the Development
Of the Weehawken rum scandal and
the removal of Assistant United
States District Attorney Van Roper
from his office.
That. to be sure, will bring the IL
quor question into the campaign
again, but most observers have held
to the opinion that in one form or an
other that issue will always figure in
the campaigns in this state, based
upon the conviction that nothing is
settled until it is settled right" and a
majority of the people Of New Jersey
have shown by their votes that they
do not consider that issue settled.
Observers of the situation in the
state agree that while the legislative
session opens in apparently perfect
peace for the Republicans it may be
the well known calm before the storm
and that the big majority is too UNI
wieldy to get through without numer
GUS combats, and there may be some
lively times just ahead.
Child Welfare Work Survey
Child welfare work in New Jersey
is to be the subject OF federal sur
vey This announcement is contained
in a letter from Miss Grace Abbott.
chief. of the children's bureau, United
States department of labor, which was
made public by Burdette G. Lewis,
state commissioner Of institutions and
agencies.
The question of survey was dis
cussed by Miss Abbott at a recent
meeting with welfare workers of New
Jersey at the State Hospital. Follow
ing her return to Washington she
conferred with the social service and
industrial divisions of the chiIdren's
bureau, officials of which agreed, ac-
cording to the letter, that a study of
these two fields be undertaken at an
early date.
Whether the scope of the survey
will be extended to include other
branches Of the work has not yet been
determined. A government represent
tative is expected to visit Trenton in
the near future to talk over details.
No mention is made in the commu.
nication Of child hygiene, which is UNI
der the supervision of the state de-
partment of health. 1t will be recalled
that the state health department de-
clined to attend the State Hospital
session for discussion of the survey,
the objection being that the sugges-
ton came from Mr.. Lewis and not the
United States bureau. For that rea-
son it may be that the health board
win not cooperate in the plan.
Selects New President.
Robert Lynn Cox of Montclair, was
elected president of the State Board
of Education to succeed the late Mel
vim A. Rice, whose death occurred
recently. Colonel D. Stewart Craven
OF Salem was elected vice president.
Resolutions of coincidence on the
death of Mr.. Rice were adopted by
the board and copy will be sent to
his family. The services of Mr.. Rice
as member of the board for fourteen
years were eulogized and he was paid
the tribute Of having done more for
the advancement of the educational
interests of the state tLan any other
member during that period.
Pronounced opposition was encoun-
tered at the meeting by the proposal
Of Mrs. Bertha Shipper Irving of Had
donfield that the New Jersey Teach
ers' Association be authorized to
make a survey Of teacher-training in
the schools without expense to the
state. This question is now in the
hands of the normal school commit
tee, whose members, Mr.. Cox ex-
planned, do not look with favor upon
the proposition. The opinion was ex-
pressed that the teachers are charged
primarily with the duty of teaching
and that they should not undertake
to inquire into work over which the
board has supervision. Action on the
suggestion of Mrs. Irving was defer
red indefinitely.
The board at its next meeting will
take action on the proposed policy of
permitting teachers who have served
continuously for seven years a years
leave of absence for the purpose of
travel and study. during this period to
receive half salary. If such policy
is adopted it will be necessary to ask
the legislature for an additional ap-