The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-02
the BO1RD or EDUCATIoY.
The Franco-Cermnn Contention Presumably
Settled by tho Reduction Of Two Women's
Pay and the Increase Of a Professors,

Fight is in the eyes, the determined face,
and every gesture of Commissioner Baker OF
the Board Of Education. He rarely participates
in a debate that Is not OF prime importance.
Yesterday he moved, with success, that the
Committee on Salaries be empowered to estab-
lish a rightful mode Of paying the subaltern
teachers in the primary and grammar schools.
At present. the Commissioner said, they are
subject IN this respect to the local trustees who
usually award the LARGEST salaries to the least
deserving instructors. lie then called upon his
colleagues to give the Committee on Bylaws
the power to ascertain whether any officer of
the Department of Education Is proiting bv the
sale OF old text books, or Is In the reCeiut OF a
royalty from the sellers ~ any Of the books or
apparatus used IN the public schools.
Commissioner Herring trusted that his fellow
Commissioners would not be swayed by the
words Of COmmis siOner Baker. They contained
no direct charge, he SAID, worthy Of at
tcntion, and the proposition contained In them
ought TO he laid over In favor Of deierrine the
consideration Of the subject were all Of the
Commissioners, save Mr.. Baker, who voted nav
In manner that howed his intention to light
CLERK Herman revived the Franco German
feud that has long dirided the board hy the
reading Of a report from the Normal College
Committee, recon nendng the appointment of
Mr. Eugene Aubert.to the once Of Professor OF
French IN the Normal College, with an annual
salary OF $1,000 the reduction Of the salaries OF
Madame Bassie and Mdlle. dc wailly, the as
sstant teachers OF French In the same institu-
their services would probably be unnecessary In
a short time.
Commissioner Kamroth said that although he
was member OF the Normal School Commit
tee, he had not signed the report that the clerk
had read, beca lse he disagreed with his fellow
committeeman IN regard to the teaching of
French In the Normal College. He believed
that r. fOrmntOry steps should he taken I'm this
direction, but not those recommended by the
majority OF the Normal School Committee
Commissioner Wood answered for the major
part Of the Normal school Committee. 81 aying that
about "A year ago the committee had authorized
Its President, Commissioner Hunter. To inform
the ladies In question that owing TO "A proposed
rcorganzatlon OF the system OF instruction in
French and German In the Normal College,
their aid as Instructors In the former study
would soon be dispensed with. The committee
had retained them, although the contemplated
REORGANIZATION Will soon have an assured ex-
istence through your votes, hoping that under a
native Frcnchman they would DC more success
ful In impartng knowledge Of their own
language to the Normal school girls. He had
voted to give Prof Schlagel the double pro-
fessorship OF German and French, but he had
reconsidered his vote. He thought that "A Ger
man ought not to be at the heAu Of the French
have the independent position IN the course OF
studies that its beauty. richness. and popu-
lGrity. IN Europe particularly, entitled II to.
Commissioner Herring SAID that undue regard
had already been shown TO German, and that
probably before very long, unless this IN Fairness
matter into their own hands.
Commissioner West thought tina, the board
ought not to truckle to any particular nation
ality, but be fair toward all nationalities. LAP
pause
Commissioner Klsmroth denied that there had
been any preference shown to German by any
one in the board or tue Faculty OF the Normal
college. Ihe report was then accepted.