New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-07
MIR. JASPER REFLECTED.
CHARGES AGAINST HIM DISMISSED.
FAVORABLE MAJORITY BROUGHT IS-rHE VOTE
on ELECTION II TO o.

FAVORABLE MAJORITY BROUGHT IN-THE VOTE
on ELECTION II TO o.
Superintendent John Jasper was reelected yes
terday at the meeting Of the Board of Educa-
ton. after long and bitter contest All the mem
bers OF the Board were present, and the seats
were crowded with teachers from schools in all
parts of the city After the election the teachers
and Commissioners who had sustained the Superin-
tendent crowded into his Office, where he had re-
manned during the session, and offered him their
congratulations.
Near the close Of the session the majority report
OF the committee appointed to investigate the
charges against the Superintendent was read. This
was signed by Commissioners Lumms, Vermilye,
Purdy and Holt, and completely exonerated Mr..
Jasper On the specification that he had not done
his duty in removing Miss Mason from the schools
for immortality the report maintained that the evil
dence showed that nothing had been presented to
sustain the charge She had shown herself an
efficient teacher and the investigation was still in
progress.
The other charges were taken up in detail. In
regard to Miss Fitzgbbon, there was no evidence,
the report said to show that Mr.. Jasper had used
threats to cause her removal. He offered to
transfer her to another school for trial under
different surroundings, but she declined this and
refused to be examined The whole subject per-
picked the committees and the trustees, and there
was no reason to blame the Superintendent for
the same perpleXity. In the case Of Miss Bucka-
lew, Mr.. Jasper insisted that she should comply
with the bylaws of the Board, but he advocated
change in the bylaws before a committee of the
Board, in which he was overruled. In the case OF
Miss Wright the implied charge of neglect was
not sustained. A charge Of ineficiency was made
in Miss Pope's case, in School No. 3. The report
stated that Mr. Jasper had taken proper action to
restore harmony in the school and good feeling be-
tween the principal and her assistants.
minority report was presented by Commissioner
II. Walter Webb in which he objected to the
marking system of examination in the schools.
Miss Fitzhibbon he regarded victim to this
system. Mr. Webb thought that Mr. Jasper failed
to perform his duty by taking proper action in re-
gard to Miss Mason After the minority. report
had been read motion was made to consider both
reports, but three objections being made, they went
over under the rule. to the next meeting.
Mr. Tamsen then proposed that the Board should
go into an election Of a superintendent. and MIR.
Galloway objected but the president declared
that an election was proper at any time the Board
saw fit to order it. Mr. Galloway then presented
a substitute a resolution that the election should
be postponed until September. This was lost, and
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ton until the next meeting. Mr.. Devoe said that
he wanted to see the question settled at once. and
proposed that the Board should 90 into executive
session. This motion was carried and the discus
sion was then renewed. 1t was reported that one
of the questions Of Mr. Devoe was about the ru-
NOR that political influence had been brought to
bear in this matter by ex-Nlayor Grace, and that
he had urged several members to vote a-alnst Mr.
Jasper II was stated by one Of the Commission
ers after the session that several members had
been rcquestd to vote against the superintendent,
and that one Commissioner had been written to bY
the ex-Nlayor, and urged to abstain from voting.
On the first ballot Mr.. Jasper was elected By
vote of 9 TO o. So far as could be leaned those
voting for him were Carey. Wood. Hansen, fraud,
Lumms, Purdy, vermilye Simmons, Welch, Devoe
Segman and Holt. Those against him were
O'Brien Cole, Sprague, Guggenheimer Webb,
Schmitt. Mrs. Agnew, Miss Dodge and Galloway:
motion to reduce the salary Of the superintendent
was laid en- the table.
1t is said that there has been additional evidence
within a few days brought against Miss Mason,
which Mr.. Jasper intends TO investigate. An I'M
mense bouquet Of flowers, three feet h gh. was sent
10 President Simmons, before the session. with the
request that it be presented to Miss Dodge.