New-York tribune., 1886-11-14
WOMEN IN THE BOARD OFEDUCATON
MAYOR GRACE TO APPOINT TWO.

LONG PETITIONS PRESENTED TO HiM-Ihh NA""'
UNDER CONSIDERATION.
A cheerful coal fire was blazing In Mayor
Graco's room in the City Hall yesterday wheh h'o
Young wo nen were announced They represented the
women who have been laboring zealousy TOT se'erai
weeks circulating petitions and obtaining the names OF
prominent men and OF the city In favor OF the
appointment OF women IN the Board OF Educauon'
Mayor Grace will announce the annual appointments IN
a few DAYS and tile women hope to secure az
least OF tho seven. Ihe oeiega'o"
brought the petitions that have been sgneo py INC
Teachers Mutual improvement Association. lho
AIumne OF the Normal College, the Alumn@ oi 'asar
and of the Primary Teachers Association OF this CITY,
numbering more than a thousand sisnatures Another
petition represented about five hundred names ol "c
known men and women OF the city' ochoo
Inspector Feischauer and School Commissioner OBrien
called on the Mayor in advance OF the delegation and
had few minutes conversation with him.
Mayor Grace received the delegates courteously.
After they were seated no inquired whether they
represented the public school teachers other
organizations. Iu reply 1t was said that they repre-
sci nted Teachers Mutual Improvement Association
one OF the ber vice-president OF the Primary
Teachers Association another was teacher In one Of
the public schools and graduate OF Vassar
and ono q private teacher. The Mayor
said that he asked because he had been
Informed the female principals were generally OPP
posed the sppointment of women in the Board OF
Education the ground that they would be more fairly
dealt with by The delegates said that they
did not think that Information was correct
There were many principals in the schools
known to them who In favor OF the
appointment OF women There might be some opposed
1t, but the Principals Association had not
some other organizations had done
In reference to the benefit that was TO be derived
body constituted almost wholly Of women, as the
the 900 pupils of the city girls questions were
continually arising that only woman could fully ap,
was to have interests represented by two or more
If possible. capable and Intelligent women.
srrs rss scr. mat with regard to .uoS
appointments. Many in favor OF thom and some
wSo objected that it Would be too great an
to place women in LEGISLATIVE body sneh as the BoS
afternoon often extending INTO the n,gat ana they
g. .. ProoS oSe of the delegates and in
ply this said that women had been appointed on the
outside of New.York and serving successfully In
they had been performing such service for ten
some of those interested in the schools" continued
Mayor Grace say that tho woman should be placed.
the Board OF Education, but IN the local boards OF
"" Il agree With the theory that they should a.
cation appoints the trustees. and II you Will appoint
several women Commissioners IN the Board OF Edu-
cation they will aid TO women as trustees Dut we
CON hope women recognized In that way until
we are represented In the Board"
Mayor Grace asked further with regard to the
school-studies He said that he thought there was
tendency to force too much study on the IN the
was TO Keep them ,c@,s, rom oveT''Iny of n; kibs
could be corrected tnat the teachers were not TO
blame for causing overstudy. but that womsn's intu
tion ana sympathy, placed where 1t could be OF use
would help o correct the evil
~ see" observed Mayor Grace, that in your petit
tions you have named DIR. Mary Putnam JacoO Is she
your only candidate Z"
Piled asssss sPHS jacob so we'll known and
her position recognized she kindly consented TO per-
Have you any other names then =
"We present any other names with authority,
but we have been informed that Miss Grace H. Dodge
sble should given for Mrs Jacob. and have aiso
informed that Mrs. Joseph H. Choae would serve
il appointed"
"But would they serve alone on the Boardr
This the delegates could not answer Dut they th0ught
it probable that any of those mentioned would
Mayor Grace SAID that lie would take their statements
into careful consideration before deciding on the ap
poiutmcnts, and closed the interview by expressing
Among the letters recevei by Mayor Grace favoring
the appointment OF women from Rev. X.
Heber Newton. The Rev. DIR. Howard Crosby, who
signed the petition him private letter. Theron
O. Strong and number OF others who signed tho petit
SsvYGFf the wO%as City Mr., s'Hss nssr., LisSs Fn.
nam Nowel for appointment Mrs. NOVEL; Is the wife
Of teacher In the schools MIS- Mary A: K@Dins2n, m
persons Elbridgc T. Gerry IN letter TO Mayor Grace
sayt:
pleaticn Sa''s'" is now made to Your Honor to III
some vacancies in the Board OF Education by the
Wi that where OF the instructors are
schools viii be aided by the presence Of some
qualities on as tho sATa na Of a"99on G m aa Aoa @
n1sn' na@ JacoOi S''" haTe known Mrs jacob or
and # my suggestion is Of any value do not hesitate to say
that ihnk her appo,nmen would greatly ad The BoaTd
tng TO children ene her TO be considered an expert Oh
the subject OF their ply soal and mental training.