New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-21
TWO WOMEN APPOINTED.
MAYOR GRANTS SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

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MAYOR GRANTS SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
Mns. AGNEw WILL STAY ON THE boAhD' BUT
MRS CLARA NJ WILLIAMS REPLACES MISS
noncr-RANDoLPH GUGGENHEIMER EU'
GENE KELLY. WILLIAM LUMMIS,
ou.prEs r. uUBBELL AND JAMES
w GERARD ALSO APPOINTED
NINE SCHOOL INSPECTORS.
Mavor Grant Yesterday appointed seven School
Con,,Dissiororo and nine School Inspectors for
terms of three years. The COMMISSIONERS are as
follows:
Mrs Clara NJ. Williams.
Mrs Mary n. Agnew
Eugene Kelly
Randolph Guggenheimer.
William Lummis.
Charles Bulkey HubbelL
or the commissioners Mr.. Gnggenheimer and
Mrs Agnew are reappointed, Henry L. Sprague,
Henry Schmitt who has been appointed an In
spoctor. Samuel NJ. Purdy c. Walter Webb and
Miss Grace Dodge retiring. The failure of Mayor
Grant 70 reanpoint Miss Dodge, after deciding TO
o,noint women commissioners, excited much COM
ment, T. had been supposed that should the
Novor annoint anv women Miss Dodge and Mrs.
Apnew both would be returned. Why the former
vns not reappointcd the Mayor declines to say.
The work of selecting seven persons for COM
missioners from a list Of nearly 500 applicants or
nersons recommended for the vacancies caused by
The expiration Of the terms of seven members of
the Board of Education was hard, and it was not
until n few minutes before the announcement of
the appointments was made that he had chosen
all the new commissioners. From 10 80 a. m.
until nearly o'clock Mr. Grant was closeted with
his advisers, Commissioner Gilroy and w. Bourke
| Cochran At o'clock a messenger was sent for
| ex-C ommissioner of Schools William Wood whose
opinion as to one contemplated appointment the
Mayor desired. Which appointment this was
could not be learned, but shortly after Mr.. Wood
| arrived the list was announced. Concerning Mrs
Williams's appointment Mayor Grant said:
MRS wILLIAMs'S APPOINTMENT.
"In appointing Mrs. Williams have yielded to
a request which has been preferred on the part OF
large number of the teachers and graduates of
| the public schools, that Commissioner of Educa-
ton be appointed from those who have become
acquainted with the operation and necessities oil
the public school system from actual contact with
it and experience in its management, growth and
development Mrs. Williams is graduate of the
Twelfth Street Public School and Of the Normal
College"
OF the other appointments the Mayor had nc
explanation to make, except in the case of Mr.
| Hubbell. This appointment was recommended by
ex-Judge Noah Davis, Francis Linde Stetson
| William A. Butler David Dudley Field, DAME
S. Thompson, H. C. Garth H. W. g. Walllng
Daniel Dougherty George S. Coe and De Lancey
NicOll.
THE NINE INSPECTORS.
With the new Commissioners the following
School Inspectors were appointed for a term OF
three years
Henry schmtt First District; Timothy Hayes Second
District; Philip Hepershausen, vacancy In Second DIS
ict Thomas Fitzpatrick Third District stephen Therry
Fourth District; Edward g. Janeway, Fifth District
Joseph Steiner Sixth District Jacob Feschauer Seventh
District; Samuel T. Duffy. Eighth District.
The law provides that these appointm ente shall
be made on the third Wednesday of November.
when the Board Of Education holds its regular
meeting When the Board met only the vaguest
rumors had reached the members. The official
communication was not received until the clos
of the session, when it was read by President
| Simmons.
MISS DODGE'S CHEERFULNEss.
Mrs Agnew, Miss Dodge and Mrs. Powell were
among the first TO arrive at the Board-room. MISS
Dodge did not show any disappointment when she
learned that her name had been omitted, but Mrs
| Agnew and Mrs Powell expressed regret at the
| result. Miss Dodge said that she was glad thal
since She was not retained another woman would
take her place None of the ladies have persona
| acquaintance with Mrs. Williams, but they haC
met her a year ago in Albany, when she went
at the head of a delegation Of Normal College
alumnae to argue before Governor Hill agains
| them and in favor of establishing change OF
basis in the college The alumnae delegation
| came out successful in the contest
| Commissioners Randolph Guggcnheimer enjoyed
| the distinction of being the only Commissioner
| beside Mrs Agnew who was returned to thu
| Board Mr. Guggenheimer is a lawyer, and was
appointed three years ago by Mayor Grace.