New-York tribune., 1873-05-17

have been enabled to supply the places Of nea IN
large extont making In many even better ,ea.a
ers as the wages paid 10 them IN every branch Of ~
ness being lower higher order OF talont Ia obsinnbk
Tor the salaries given Concerning tho useunes OF m.
Normal College IN furnishing q good supply II wes
trained ionae teachers. Mr. Wood hoped for much who.
IL can have the benefit OF the enlarged accom..
dat9ns and improved facilities OF the new
Dnhdahg which IA 10 bo ready for occupahOn
by september next Heretofore, he claims, &
or rs IL should good trimming school beng one Of ,,s
greatest needs This and the that "A get 30 class hs.
SOmpeted the iuil course OF thee years tho college
having been established In 1870 M Wood Lh0nght
should account for the inefiicioncy which numbsr "a
principals charge upOu those Young women who have -
Tar boen graduated from the Institution With no oseveE
aful course OF instruction, and tho facilities FURNISHED
would give much satisfaction though he had 10 doss
that some OF tho mothods employed could be Improved
very fayOraby disposed deemiDg II rather useless er
pense upon the department On general principles bs
beyed that the public schOol fund shouf cover only
good, ordinary practical education and that whenever
any one wishes 10 20 beyond that he should not do AZ
the expense or the community while there many
who could only afford the time for nrle instrseuon
and the school moneys barely sufficient ave taA
CHOICE OF TEACHERS AND THEIR SALARIES.
Another defect in the present system, (which hs
thought the new law ought 10 have remedled wa. thu
appointment OF teachers by the local trustees by whom
much fsvoritsm had been shown IN times past TheSo
no believed should all be ssccto by the Board Of Rdu
cation which really respCns bio for the condition o.
the schools though 1t could choose a rim gle one q
those upon whom their efficient management depended
greatly In the appointment OF tedchers he claimed
also that principals should always be consulted as u
the nces the school and the Character O the teacher
and the latter should not be COZ brIDed m bis he
place without the principals approval La tbs asdsR
ment Of teachers TO classes tue principals should M
permitted TO exercise their own Judgment, plicins
each according to qualifications, without diminishing or
increasing the amount OF salary I1ls cannot De dORe
nOw teachers graded In classes according 10 thsr
salaries, aud change Affects tue other. Jhe
adjustment Of the teachers salaries, MT WOOD c0nsd-
cred very important measure which he had FREQ Ienuy
eodeayOred to accomplish, but with only parIa sIccas
when year an increase Of about 70 por cent wA
given throughout the department. The inequality u
pay between The male ana female teachers he especially
deprecated believing 10 an unjust discrimination DotA
Oh general principles and because most Of the hdiea
grade, aud OF course deserved tho same COmpcnss
ton This disparity he hoped would be corrected ere
long Concerning the action OF the now COmms,iOneg
thus far Mr. Wood approved of the proposition sblch
was made at the meeting. Wednesday 70 divide t1s
schools of city into 81 groups, one OF which - 70 s
given to each Commissioner 10 Inspect and supervise
This the the old Board adopted ~ make 1ta nen-
bers familiar with the condition and working " tbe
schools and the effect found TO be very beneficial
In fact he claimed that only by personal YsitatOns
could the Commissioners acquire that thorough hIpNl-
edge OF the system whicA Is essential 70 aA ntehsoas
dlsch charge Of the duties Of the pOson altn0IZI tAs
VonId involve mon them great deal OF labor In ar
ranging the districts OF old Board he stated. caro-
was taken 10 put In each least represenlALro u
every kind aud grade OF school, 80 that each C0mns
soner might learn something OF all This he regarded
as better method than that Of dividing BY seoBfapA
cal lines.