New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-08
A FUSS ABOUT APPOINTING PRINCIPALS.

TWO pROTRACTED MEETINGS OF IiE BOARD vi
EDUCATION-PERsONAII1I EXCHANGED.
Two lively meetings of the Board of Education
were held yesterday, tie members sitting from
o'clock till nearly 8 p, III. ~ the regular meeting
superintendent jasper reported IN n answer TO a
complaint made, that out of the 2l9 schools con-
trolled by the Board, IN only twenty-eight had
pupils been required 10 buy materials, ana that
was because the teachers who were new appoint
ees. did not know the law. The following letter
was received. and ordered hled.
To the Board Of Education Of the CHy # Ner York.
l37 Mulberry street is not sold, and on Your Hands ana
perhaps without hardly knowing what To 90 wnlt,
make Application for enc floor tor hehglous MeeEhs
Ior the Salvation Army let us have 1t; ResPectiniy
Address No III. 2nd Sill City.
Considerable debate arose on the report of the
Committee on Teachers, recommending appoint
ments in the Nineteenth Ward. Mt Wallace moved
20 lay the matter until appointments IN down,
town schools were considered MI Patterson SAID
that he should not vote for any consolidation that
would make one teacher destitute Mr.. Schiff
moved to post pOnc the appointments until the mat
ter of consolidation was considered, but the follow
ing appointments ofprincp2ls were made later:
School No II; Mss Kate Frederick OF Female Depart
ment No. u; Miss Kate L. Johnson Of Female Depart
meut No 76 Miss Mary l.. PeTey, of Primary Depart
ment No. 59 Miss Adeline Kelly, Of Primary Depart
me9t NO 70 Miss E119e ss Ine or1 % of nTy De De
partment No q.
The Board then adjourned, and Immediately
assembled on amouon by Mr. Schih, previously car,
Tied The regular order of business suspended
and long Fl Shit ensued on the question OF CONSOLE
Mrs. NJ. Ii. Allyn and Miss Julia Richmond;
The question Of taking up the proposed
consolidation of schools was finally defeated, and
the fight centred on the question OF appointments.
Several motions to adjourn were lost.
Mr. Deyoe said that he had protests from the
school trustee against the two proposed APP
missioner Wetmore at various stages Of
feTed several names "a substitute; Mt; Patterson
lotiy attacked Mr.. DevOe saying that the protests
did not refer to the teachers under consideration
but did refer to one, and the only one for whom
MI Deyoe had yOted-his partners brother. 1t was
an attack under false preieUce, on two dcfenceeSs
women ana a scandal 10 the Board. MI. Deyoe re-
torted that nc would allow no commissioner 20 mis-
reDTcsen him. 1t made no difference whose brother
or sister any applicant he considered only the
The nresIdent in asking TO be excused from vot-
ing said that he had never before seen two meet
inw of the Board IN one day SIMPLY 10 MAKE
appointments. The majority seemed TO be recent
less in their purpose ana cIn na tPs Ro arSc in
session all night If they chose. Mir. lVlns asked
il the minority did not better deserve lecture
from the chair. Mr. Schi1 said that the man VINO
presented protest which he nlsstated was hot
worthy of rebukc.
President wakerI see improperly In stating me
matter IT is II the gentlemen choose TO CONSIDER IL q
lecture that is not my fault.
Mr. Schiff, who champioued Miss Richmond,
Jewess, said that lac had heard ugly rumors that
religion and if the Board refused her the appoint
ment lie should believe the rumor was true. Mr..
bnt of capabiity. and Miss Rich1ond did not have
the experience for the advanced position. A pro-
test from Mrs. NJ. NJ. slaterly, teacher OF long
standing complaining that younger teacher was
10 be advanced over her. was read and motion to
Law the matter over was lost. Mrs. Allen and Miss
Richmond were then appointed.
NO MORE BROOKLYN BRIDGES WANTED.
MR. wALEs's wATcHFULNEss IN THE PARK BOARD
VANDALISM IN CENTRAL PARK.
SUSPICION lurked in the eye of C0mmlssloner
Wales during the long session Of the Park Board