New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-19
PRIVATE TEACHERS ARousFD
ALARMED AT THE COMPULSORY IprcA7na
ACT. 't@
DRAWING UP A FORMAL PROTEST ZOE paps,,
TATIoN TO GOVERNOR HILL.

DRAWING UP A FORMAL PROTEST Toa pRxsr-
TATloN TO GOVERNOR HILL. "
A meeting Of thirty or forty private school ,s..s
was held AZ DR.. Drsier's school, No is pks, -.
ninth.s, yesterday morning, 10 consider the eks,.
Of the Compulsory Education bin now before NJ.
ernor Hi for bis signature. Or. J. Sachs e.i,ss n,
meeting 20 order, and stated tie objections n A. y,
A telegram had been sent 10 Governor mn, h. M
ASKING hearing on tho bill before he took .c,ios !.
IT, but answer had been received from the Covs,o.
J. 8. Ketchum, Of the Truancy Departments a n.
Board OF Education, came forward with cory AZ a.
BILL lie said that he had come to the meeting 1. n.
cquest Of one OF me principals, and had secured
Of the bill from superintendent Jasper. The ,n.,x
ments which had been made to II In the Ise,sl,,,.
with one exception, were written on the bin "a 49,,
The purpose of the bill, Mr.. Ketehup sxsl,,,.,
in way TO interfere with the private $500.
II was based largely on the Information sh,sh 81.
been obtained through the working Of The &c..
Compulsory Education Act IN the Truaney Depsr,s.r.
and on recommendations made by the State cAa<,.,
Aid Society. That which related to private naoO,.
had been modified, but the provisions relatinx IA a.
licensing OF private teachers had been thought nscss
sary. Mr.. Ketchum explained that macy snaH
schools were formed In the houses Of luliAns ,ad
Hebrews Of tho city, ard the teachers In them vsrs al
those naonaIites, and their knowledge was Oman a,
the most limited character even 10 their language
Tho bill was intended to direct such schools "a r.
quire tho EMPLOY ent Of teachers qualified 10 Aste,
properly in English.
Dr. Halsey asked how tho Law would Affect NJ,
own school when be employed fGreia teachers vhC
spoke little or English, simply to i.sruct Ensllsi
pupils In languages. Mr. KetShnm sad tia, suol
teachers would receive license 70 Instruct In lzasuA
simply. Or. Drislsr thought the Jaw was 90 inter
ference with private rights, and ID was the prpcipl
which might subject teacher TO the huiliaiioa q
refusal Of license ut the hands Of loo school CON
missioner which was the bad FEATURE Of the BIN
10 was finally decided TO appoint committee TO e.
anime carefully the proposed law, and wlth suthOrt
to present its conclusions IN writing 20 the Governor
This committee was appointed and consisted Of
sachs, chairman Miss Anna c. hett, Mss
NJ, Jacot, Madame Van Norman, DR. Drlsler, H.
Miller, and ". Nc Donald Hslsey. They drew mp N
following protest which will be sent 10 the Governor
We the undersi gned, principals OF private schco
in New-York City, desire TO protest against eerai
features OF the Compulsory Education bill, on II
grounds, first, that IL brings the schools whose voi
is of a different and moro special character than
accomplished in the public schools Gnder the eontr
OF tho general public school act secondly that 10
qulres the licensing OF all teachers by ssfone
a. whose option such license may be yass,"r grant,
or withheld Notwithstanding the qualifications OF u
applicant and thirdly that II contains various 9th
conditions Of restrictive and inexpedient character