New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-22
NEW SCHOOL OFFICERS.
COMPLEXION OF THE COMING BOARD.
xun MAYOR SENDS IN THE NAMES OF SEVEN

NHH MAYOR SENDS IN THE NAMES oF sh'EN
MEN AND ONE WOMAN.
The name OF william Dowd was sent In 10 the Board
of Education yesterday as the successor OF 'o"h's
sioner william Wood, who resigned nom
the Board at the last meeting MN
woods term expires January 1, so that
Mr.. Dowd viii hold Office for one month several
Of the members said that 1t was not probable Una. mr.
Dovd would accept this appointment from the Mayor
Than he wonld haye TO 90 TO the trouble Of being
sworn IN and would have but or two meetings 10
attrnd. Commissioner yermilye, who is personal
friend of Mr. Dowd, said that he had no idea what
Mr.. Dowd would DO and that he is at present out OF
the city but he added, the appointment is vindica-
ton for Mr. Dowd and was probably intended as such
by Mayor Hewitt for not resppointng Mr. Dowd on
the Aqueduct Commission
Thoc was much comment as to the failure Of the
Mayor to appoint the remaining members as required
by the statute on the third Wednesday in November.
II was said that the statute is mandatory, not directory
and II the appointments were not made yesterday
they might be contested. President Simmons In
structed Mr. Bea,scy, tho counsel of the Board, TO
confer with Mayor Hewitt and Corporation Counsel
Beekman with regard to this, and the Mayor after
considering the subject further sent in the names OF
all the new Commissioners later in the afternoon.
They arc as follows William A. Cole, Adolph l.
Sanger, Professor John l. n. Hunt. A. Mel Agnew'
Richard I. Auchmuty, Mrs. William G. Rice and
Stephen II. DIN. The appointments are for nhrce
years. Mr. Cole was the only member of the Boafd
who has been reapponted The retiring members arc
Charles Crary, William Wood Edward j. H. Lahsen'
Miles NJ O'Bnen, Ferdinand fraud and William Lun'-
mis-. The Mayor also sent in the names 1or echooi
Inspectors Of the eight school districts In the foo"lhS
order: James ]. walch, Frederick Holster, DIVER
B. Stout, Benjamin Blumenthal Clarence a. Seward.
John MuIligan. DR.. George f. Jackson and James 7.
DAILY. -
Mrs william G. Rice the new woman Commissioner,
is widow and has lived for several years In the
Eighteenth Ward She has been member OF the
State Charities Aid Association for some time, and has
been active in woman's work in the city, Mrs.
Agnew and Miss Dodge said that from what they
knew OF the lady they thought she was AN excellent
appointment. Richard Il. Auchmuty is retired
merchant of the city who has recently devoted much OF
his time to industrial education. He has established
school for workngmen in the upper part OF the CITY,
in Second ave-, which has been doing successful
work. Mr. Olin is member OF the law firm OF Ohh'
Rives & Montgomery, In Nassau-st and is prominent
in his profession Professor Hunt has been teacher
for many years hut IS now engaged in law at No. 137
Broadway. Mr. Agnew has served as School In
spcctor for eighteen years. and resigned that Office last
week. He Is a brother Of The late DR.. Cornelius r.
Agnew, whose widow Is a School Commissioners Adolph
L. Sanger Is lawyer, and has served as president OF
the Board OF Aldermen lie candidate for that
Office In the recent election on the County Democracy
ticket
The Board of Education took up the report of the
Committee on Bylaws, asking the resignation OF the,
trustees Of the Ninth Ward and the resolution Of
MIR. Holt the committee was discharged from any
further consideration of the subject. 1t was main
tanned by Mn Holt Mr.. Crazy and others that the
committee had no power to act on charges against
trustees, which must be considered by tho whole
Board, and In this instance no specific charges had
been entered against the Ninth Ward trustees The
Board then went into secret session TO consider the
nomination OF trustees 10 be reported at the next
meeting.