New-York tribune., 1884-12-31
rDrcArioN COMMISSIONERS EXCITED.

Mn WALKER CuAliENGrs MIX. ptVot-s'A"
WORDS nrrwEEN MR. WOOD AND M''
roMrRoY.
The Board of Education held special meet
,ng Yesterday 10 close s business Tor the year i'
dent Elbrldge f. Gerry of the society Tor the lTo'o"
of cruelty children, presented hs th"hNs 70 ''o
u,r for its refusal permit the schoohonses 10 po
d tor coucers by Jerome Hopkins. report OF inc
Finance Committee read, advising the repair ol tho
wills and coping about the Normal College, al an oA-
pensc of $500.
ont want TO be misunderstood in this natter, said
Mr. peyoe but it to be simply question ol "p
pearauce month ago the Normal College committee
osted for aud was given Sl 900. At the last ncetS
received $3.50 now 1t wants $1,000. am OpDoseu u
,,v,ug H. rne Sormal college, rs I" sr'e""'' T'
nm, there are schools in tie city "here 'h0 oni. "
,o., surocatcd to death. and If any money Is 10
- ~ n.,,rer schools should have the benefit OF IT,
. rho rcmarks of the Commissioner, SAID Fres'eh'
v,pr fr,n the noor IT to Inc are out oil place
Iclolengt him to the school where 'he ci'''''
sr, being snotLcred to death Name Inc cnilcu "'' @
avn Lcst 1t IS not rue that children are pe'hs S'''
Gated in any ot our schools . 49, ~ ro,o.,oI
-. Irpnrt "a tie Finance COMMITTEE vas IeJectc"
rtr ,et,rt of the Normal college committee lrolHih-
fr m increase of the salaries OF the teachers OF Tue
r,irg school at the college, called lOth iN'l! u%I' II
cn,,un motion to postpone lie M ~, ,r,'
matter -t up aA amendment ihaue oS MI o"0'0'
10 'is scl like to ask" Mr. Pomeroy said. why we
,,i1 ,,,, ths TEACHERS Of the framing school more
'i'''" - &C., ~, the other pnb,lc schO0lsi | think
w. soni rav them the same rate oil increase as Is pro
,n..l iur the primary teachers; no more auu hot ,
it. rifulr teachers have their salaries 20 increased
II t. sorry succtclc that TINS board Is lhdiho j! :"
s,o,i.l :. Ncap,l IN nere / don't unuei sldnd H.
Mr. pomercy does understand IL very we'll 11
ci inrd Conunis s-iouer Wood slrnging quickly 10 us
t,rt " lie knows that the teachers OF the ltHuihH
scuno te1cl the teachers how to teach. l was iool
, 10 accept lis amendment To my report NJ the ls1
rcIine II ,lr Pomeroy went oitener 10 .ho il'uhu.
Spoi he would know more about IT, Inc taclS,s @ @ ~,
a ,.sic training i'm this sChOo and theE KNOW NO" 70
doi their T.. many teachers OF loI'! years a"o u
" am Obliged to say" returned Mr. Pomeroy' that !
,o.,.r inc Training school not ONLY useless lsulu-
H.. bat worse than that Tic children are lhprQp,iy
I .rt i'm II by these tcdchcrs who are being triNucu
Sr wood ,ays s pucl in his own report III Is slul
n -.hoo Tor giving teachers an opportunity 10 u9 tlcI
uu 1.ttle trl. and boys. Those schools nave tcci
d .rlcl i other places. These teachers arc pottc9'
\ ,..I with carly bOuIs / want 10 see this stopped
Z rlcr. sb0ul1 have no o'clock Schools no larger
Salaries lhlh 0rhcr teachers , To-
~rI. t,rrnf. ought o. know whether the children IN
th, Sch iol sincr." replied Mi Wood sharply. ilt
H. tn /. t.Ia Mr. pomcioy j, jealous about ms own PEI
stn,iin IeNi.giUu-n,o. opposite the NOrula College
l.,c ii.ci.slon onlcl viii further posiponenent gi
thc -cct and the Boarl after completing It's "ok al
ioII.rf far tie yctr