New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-03
MIR. SIMMONS RESIGNS
DR. HUNT TIE NEW PRESIDENT OF lhh
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
A REPORT FAVoRING TIE REMOVAL OF MIS-
wRIGHr-MR TAMSEN APPOINTED
COMMISSIONER.

Superintendcnt Jasper presented a report OH '''s
ease of Miss Susan A. Wright at the mcc'lls Vi
tho BOARD of Education yesterday, rc0mm'h''"7
that she be removed from ner place as prihc'p''
of Primary School No. 80. The teachers OF Miss
Wrights school brought charges against h'i l''
arbitrary conduct in her school. lhc c'Sc w"
investigated by the Board of trustees anu
ferred to the City Superintendent oE 'he p''i'
of Education for a report. Inc a""li win Nv
Ae brought directly before the Board ior "o'0"
On Mr J0sper's report. ~.
The name Of en- Commissioner f. j. ii. lalhS"
vas sent to the Board by Mayor urah' "S
nssor 10 Commissioner kuehne, WI" dico i"'
spring Mr. Tamsen served as Noii'ni 'eS'0"t
from 1888 until year ago, when Mayor nv.
failed TO reappont him. lie IS nahNe ., H.
burg and has been in business as poohsci''i ""
,uhI,sber on the east side of the city for seYeral
years Mr. Tamscn was present al 'he n' -
when his appointment was announced, and he
st once took his seat.
After the close of the routine business fresl-
dent simmons announced his resignation as prcsi-
dent and as a member of the Board. lie s'lu
that his personal duties would no longer permn
him TO continue in the Office and in closing. ne
added: *
"T is with sincere regret that feel compelled
N dissolve nv official intercourse with the teach
ers the children and employees of this department
Yet the consciousness of an honest effort TO dls-
charge my duty mitigates my regret. lhe wei
fare of our grand system of public education VIII
ALWAYS be dear 10 me. and trust that nothlhe
will ever occur TO circumscribc its influence Inc
demands of our population are increasing hourly
and the moral and social influences for good or
evil form complicated problem for the publiclst
ard the citizen The destiny of the commonwealth
is affected by the success failure of our system
of popular education. To its custodlans in the
future we must soon assign all that has been
dome in the past. and all that we can do 10
enlarge and exalt its resources and its power
Mr. Simmons at once called Commissioned
Gallaway 10 the chair and took a seat among
the members Mr.. GuGgenhcimer moved that
Commissioner Lummis be appointed temporary
chairman. Commissioner Hubbell spoke in favor
Of going into an immediate election of sue
cessor TO President simmons, and this motion was
adopted DR.. John l.. ~ Hunt was nominated
BY Conn issoner Holt, and he received thirteen
votes one being cast for F W. Devoe, one for
Commissioner sawyer ami three blanks Dr.
Hunt was then escorted to the chair, and IN
short address thanked the Board for the honor
which il had conferred on 6IiiD
DIR. Hunt is lawyer, and was appointed to
the Board of Education by Mayor Hewitt two
years ago. He was born in Ohio. and has been
was graduated from the Ohio state Normal school
and subsequently, from Bethany College, Va,
where he was for several years professor OF Latin
and mathematics. Dr.. Hunt is also a graduate
of the law school of the University of the City
of New-York. and for several years he was super
intendent of the Bryant. Stratton ard Packard
Business COLLEGE, of this city. He IS the first
president Of the Board of Education who has
been by profession d teacher.
After the election of president the Board
adopted resolutions Of respect for Mr Simmons.
and then II into executive session 10 consider
the election of assistant superintendenls. Norman
A. Calkins. James g, Twin, Paul Hoffman and
George III. DAVIS wclc .c-elecJcG. and Henry W.
Jameson was elected TO succeed JOHN II flaming.
who died last week William Jones the
only Of the supcrintendcnts who was not re-
elected. and his place was not filed. Mr.. Jones
has been an assistant superintendent Tor thirty
wears and was al one time member o. the
Board Of Education. The new superintendent
is a teacher in Grammar School No. 60, IN the
1wcnty-third Ward. -, .
4 handsome basket of flowers was placed on
President Simmcns's desk when the meeting was
called 1t was presented 10 him from teachers
of the schools and was inscribed 10 our irlcnd
President ]. EDWARD simmons. Vt the close
of the session Mr.. Simmons gave this tribute 10
Commissioner Clara NJ Williams, SAYING that ms
own family was broken mp and his wife ahsGn,
from the city. Commissioner Robert NJ. Gala
wav said that he had offered his resighatlon as
Commissioner. to 90 into effect next week Neither
Commissioner F. W. Dcvoc nor j. ID. Nermlye
present at the meeting