New-York tribune., 1884-01-10
CARE OF THE CITY SCHOOLS.
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT WALKER.
INEQUALITIES IN sALARIEs--NEw BUILDINGs-DAN-
GRRoUs SCHOOLS.

rSEou uALITIrs IN SALARIEs--NEw BUILDINGs-DAN"
GERoUs SCHOOLS.
Stephen A. Walker was elected president of tho
Board of E.dcatiOn yesterday for the NTH TINE
OF the nineteen votes cast eighteen were Tor MT.
Walker Mr.. Vermycrecelvlng the other one. Law
ID. Kernan was elected clerk OF the BoaId ior
the thirteenth time and John Davenport was re-
elected auditor President Walker delivered an
address. in which he said:
Iisa matter Of oongratuston that the action OF he
Board OF Estimate and Apportiounent has let us WIN
ont emharrasnen in the prosecution of the work as
signed 10 on the same general scope au & % f 81 oar
rt two bcadsone FOR current expenses the other Tor
new bindings The increase in what may De caiSo or
fixed charges is solely due TO increase IN SId -,
Ths is pretty well established factor and no Iend M 10
the best interests OF the city would wish TO sec m p9 &
laton increase and the school attendanoe % 0uo @
should keep pace with the other m respect 10 our III
rent expenses, am not able TO see WY o & h
reducing the average per schOlar We nato U0to 10
cited as exemplars of careful management a. 70
cost Of S Soa 5 s Sne to of Reform Whenever that BODY was
engaged criticism OF some other department tn
,cacSers and there is no suggestion any source that
our present average compensation IL TOO hgh lnt'S az @
which should like To corrected but accurate assign
ment of equality of pay for equality OF labor lmpoo
iaent increase. II 1t could mean anything ing
else would not shrink from the labor involved ~ ane
attempt at better equalization II Is not fa TOT instances
that only principals should have the advantage oi M H
crease OF pay for length Of service there teacber
the theory, Il should be the profit OF the
well have never been able to see why ~ tne ce,ve
fn primary teacher OF equal hs ga@mar school
The distincfon between our classes is
insneedless expense There public office In the wor9
hedged about and protected as tnat OF to
teacher. Incompetence totterng age, pny 20
ty even dissoute habits have beenn rare instances W
be surc-knOwn TO skuk behind rules and statues Iat
designed solely 70 RI0ee5 sbd n9 Teed
There some obvious suggestions 10 oe /.
fjon 10 the second item into which our appIopi
divided. We have large sum assigned us LOT Put PSnent
fng new sites erecting schools, and the ear
and Improvement OF those already established TINS sum
is indsputably necessary for the purpose & tno
facts a Of geography We @ must either ee the pre-
tence OF educating children or provide the means 20 ond
them within a reasonable distance OF their homes, a9u
this We intend and are now enaOied 10 goou horeinS
do @ but Ps Nr a" large used for such purposes
our item of current expenses IL Is a purchase vi
property by the city which receives dollar In value
Tor every dollar expended In 1872 the LEGISLATURE do
similar purpose, authorized the expenditure OF Iase
snt IN bonds That believe to be the proper 1t
is unfair to include the item part OF annual expenses
made by the city in its beha is good investment
The location and character 9t inc sGno9s we op
must be subject of careful inquiry Inc ith On
Sites on Buildings and Finance, will be charged WIN
grave 0Se GSI ,eaeS t TO make purchase
of land establish new school, and sincerely hope
tbonSbt by every member Of the board From the fund
which now considering, 1t VIII be proper 10 P
ent should be followed relating TO any changes OF con
structon appliances or methods OF vehtllsg0n III
existing schools The regulations OF that department
are controlling upon board as well as upon
citizens school room or school 9uGhS asd osi H hv that
department No such action has been suggested or con-
tefnplated and the late investigation by the boau O
Health recommendations, the expense OF
which never has been accurately estimated, but whch
will amount TO a much smaller sum than reported ne
trustees of the the inspectors OF the dstcs
have much larger and direct responsibility as 10
the sanitary condition Of the schools than does te boa
Of Education. ~ ,.:.
800 extra copies for private circulation. !he1lru-
sNcv Denartment repor ed that 1,514 visits were
made bv its agents in December. Mayor Edison in
formed'the Board the appointment off X: Hays as
School INSPECTOR, to succeed Hosea Is. Perkins, who
resigned that position when he was appointed
School Commissioner