New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-18
APPLICATION 10 THIS CITY.

WOMEN CAN BE APPOINTED A.. CJlitissiOSEEs
INSPECTORS AID TIA -rrls.
The Act passed BY the Legislature allowing
women become school officers rnI giving tlcm tAo
right % vote at school meeting az cts t1c system in
this city, The school officers who compose the whole
educational system are all appointed The Board u
Education consists OF twcntyouo men appointed Dy tho
Mayor II Is the highest authority aud has the CONF
r!cic supervision Of the whole sysiem Each year the
terms Of office 81 seven commissioners expire. Then
the CITY IL divided eight inspection districts
There arr three inspectors to each district, who
pointed by the Mayor aud the term Of Office Of one In
spcctor ~ each district oxpires annually Tho lowest
branch Board Of School Trustees There are five
trustees m each Ward snd each year tho Board OF Eiu
cation appoints trustee iu each Wa-d In the place
Of TIE retiring trustee
Stephen A. walker, President of the Board ~ Iluca-
tan was e.1cd few days ago what rights the act
gave e. women. School officer. defined In tho STAT
ute." said me- "is t"chmcal term and means either
trustee inspector commissioner According thcu 20
the new act women are allowed ~ members OF any
one Of these three boards providing they the
regular appointment. OF course they not given 90"
tight " vote here because there 10 election Tor schoo
officers"
" What course should woman pursue 90 obtain a seat
IN any Of tie boards i"she should make application
10 the Mayor in the Fall OF the year for appointment
either a. O Commissioner Of Educali1n School IN
sp,ctor II she desires 20 become trustee sle should
then make application 10 the Committee School
Trustees OF tho Board OF ElucuiOn That committee re-
c0mmCnds the names To ii The vacancies and the Board
Of Education confirm, tAen OF makes s"ch chnngesas II
deems proper"
" Do You think It good measure have female
representation IN the school hoaid -" have 10 0J-
iecu u nm cure would welcome them"
DO think the board rcquire- the assistance OF
woman IN IT. Gclibc rations ~ certainly DO not"
" il 10 moi fact that nne-tcnthe of The teachers iu
the nnnlc schools are women i'-' Yes; and / would
Ike to larger proportion OF female teacher
Tor they make the best Instructors"
Why then, Will they not make good representatives.
OF the schools In the di rent boards =" Because
Ike appear IN court before female JUDGE Neither
would you want 10 be iIiei before jury of
women. They hot adapted 10 that work woman,
IN my opinion. would nh n lawyers position much bet,
ter than she would tho position OF Judge
beard Of Education. The Board has TO deal with
finances ana variety Of other matters for which a
woman Is not adapted. We have trials here and the
Commissioners take The parts OF lawyers, jury and
Judge have not examined the matter closely. but
do not think II would be an advantageous change. Be
cause woman makes Il good teacher don't tunk II
body"
DO You think that women will be represented in the
school. Boards hs city within short time ~" No;
don't think ne people here particularly desire the
change / don't know anything about IT, however; IL
viii depend altogether on the ,yor."
" What do you understand by the words school
meeting" which mentioned IN the act -" That
las grown such extent thst The Inhabitants desire
IS abli,h q school Women are now allowed attend
such meetings o. the Inhabitants aud to vote samo
Commissioner Manerrc was asked hi. opinion OF the
act There is no question about its intent and
meaning" sad he. II an. that as Nes-Yotk
CITY concerned women eligible In the dif
feTept boards thuk 10 VII De some time though be-
fore taking part ia the meetings or tho
Board OF Education. Then place Il Ia the household,
ana thcy not The proper persons 10 sit "a board
whica has charge Of The educat ona system"
d. not women perform somewhat similar duties In
some nstltu,ions og learning -" Even il they do AN
Institution IL very different from "a large number OF
schools. THINK IN our own schools that boy who Is
graduated from the highest class IS well trained
girl VINO has been under the instruction female
teachers only. / think women specially adapted
for the POSITION OF - TEACHER"
"Wny then not the Board OF Education or some OF
the boards composed originally OF women Instead OF
mcDi II women make the best teachers why they
not understand what school needs r." Because the
dues " Il school officer and Of are unlike.
Inc instruction OF obideu ana tue care, government
and maintenance or all The common schools II great
city Ike this arc vastly different"