The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-22
The Board OF Education and the Teach
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD.

TO THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD.
july Il, 1885,
The undersigned committee Of tho Male Principals
Association desire to present to the public Of this CITY,
through your valuable and widely read journal,
few facts in relation tho Board Of Education In your
issue OF July 10 charged by correspondent sign
ing himself "a Teacher" that tho Board Of Education
was responsible for the payment of various claims
Including teachers salaries, and nsnuatons Of corrup
ton freely made We know, from long service IN
der that board teachers that instead OF delaying our
payments and Its clerk, Mr. Docse made great efforts
both ofhcally and individuals, TO pay us promptly
even at tmos whom tho Comptroller, who Ia the custo
dian Of its funds could not furnish money for educa
tonal other purposes Especially has this been tho
case during the present year. The Board Of Education
has not had money from tho amount raised by tax the
source Of all It's funds simply because the Comptroller
has had none city taxes not being paid In until the
latter part Of the year The city Is therefore Obliged
10 borrow its bonds In anticipation OF the ANIMAL
taxes overy year. Al this moment there $4,000
duo tho Board Of Education from tho State, which sum
Ia usually paid about the LIST Of February in each year
Now everybody knows that the sale OF city bonds s at
present limited, owing to the greater profit and popu-
Of ne 1 no na with
the Board OF Education In this matter II they had they
would appeal to that board directly in the belief that
they would respectfully heard rs they have hereto
fore been on other attes and they would DO the last
TO make dishonorabe attacks upon II by OF anony
know that il is a generous and liberal body towards
teachers It's President James Mclean, has this year
himself subscribed through moncyed corporations with
which he Is connected I've hundred thousand dol
lars tho city loans, express condition that said
should be placed 10 the credit OF the Board OF
Educaon and tho City Comptroller agrcod TO the con-
dition Through the extensive influence OF the same
gentleman, literally cxered In behalf OF tcachers,
Andrew MIs President Of the Dry Dock Savings Bank
has subscribed more than one hundred and twenty
thousand dollars tho loans to be placed 70 the
credit Of the board and since December 1864, total
OF about seven hundred thousand dollars has been raised
by similar means, and New York teachers have been
paid with II.
tho ren dy anmus OF tho Board Of Education towards
our profession; and tho great public, who are so nt
matey connected by family ties 10 tho 300 teachers OF
this city, well ourselves, to DO grateful
70 that body both for fair salaries and prompt payment
We wish, therefore In this public manner, an an act
OF Justice TO the teachers OF this city well TO tho
Board OF Education and tho community, 10 dsclaim oil
participation In responsibility for any such anonymous
attacks have recently been made upon its financial
anagenent; and we not willing 10 believe that
the which has called forth this statement
really emanated from a public school teacher
AION HOPPER,
THOMAS y. HARRISON,
THOMAS HUNTER
HUGH WILLIAMSON }Committee.
JOSEPH w. CREMIN,
J. II TANNING,
JOHN D. ROBINSON.