New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-18
A LETTER CA USES TROUBLE.
PRESIDENT HUNT THOUGHT IT DID NOT
CONCERN THE BOARD.
COMMISSIONERS OF EDUCATION HAVE LIVELY
NG-SUPERlNTENDENT JASPEEs
REPORT OF THE ATTENDANCE


REPORT or THE ATTENDANCE
At THE SCHOOLS.
The meeting OF the Board OF Education Of its rooms.
Grand and Elm stS. last evening. was uhusuauy
long and stormy. Tho letter Of Mayor Grant ash1ng
for information In regard 10 the public schools which
was published in The Tribune yesterday, was the
cansc Of the debate. great part OF the session
passed by without mention OF the receipt OF the lo'r'
ause although il addressed " the president Oh
the Board Of Education. Mr. Hunt looked upon a.
concerning himself alone Commissioner O'Brien did
not agree with the president however. and offered
resolution empowering the president TO appoint COM
mittec to collect the Information asked for BY the
Mayor.
Mr.. Hunt said that Mayor Grant had addressed the
letter to him, and lie was determined to give IL a
personal answer. lie had already replied u his
Honor that the information would bc sent 10 nm As
soon As possible and without unnecessary delay The
Board might appoint or nry committees, but he
wonld answer the letter himself notwithstanding.
Coinni>,io O'Bricn said that he would not he
doing hi> duty il he allowed Mr.. Hunt to establish such
a precedent. 4 letter sent to the president N tho
Board Of Education was an Official communication 10
the Board. lie had called upOn the Mayor yesterday,
and the Mayor had said that the communication had
been sent to The BOARD as board
Mrs Williams defended the action Of tho president
After Commissioner O'Bricns resolution had been IoN
Commissioner Lummis poured oil on the troubled
waters by saying that he felt certain that Mt. hnht
had acted with tho best OF intentions Mr. Lummis
therefore moved that the president be authorized 70
collect the necessary information and reply to the
letter Of Mayor Grant. The resolution was nnaiiy
pa >scd unanimously.
The first business Of importance at the meeting was
the report OF superintendent Jasper II Rad, a. FOL
lows.
submit the following interesting statistics in relation
In the o,.,nny Of the grammar and the primary schools
~ fte M iuf
A>crac, attendance last week June. Is" IL" 1913
Attendant" last school dav previous u" On, 80 s,
Ntend,ne' opening dsy In septsmb EDO i"'o2-
ait ndancr nrSt week IL sep ,oo ~. "a. n,
Xuu,"r Of rnil- ,dnited op,nnl day 1895 II 800
Nun,er q: pups 'dnit''d h''t wee" !" - o,, ., aso
Numfci Iulnl- f'.s ii aduI-''"" "l"r. -,, "a,
Nu",F., w." q, pupil, ,.tp.rd admission INST -,
Numlrr Of ,"''l"i' a',"m' "E r nms Gay
ton ... ..... "
,r,mn.ar s,h,ol y, os in We, hundred aud
twcntv cIrh,.s' AID consisting 81 Wa" gisnhi" Nv"
n!Nd p,iu,ty d. IA tu"nt. and Nal" Dep" i'h'"' y"
=? stua'cd - aud ON hnndt dana 'h'''' Nv,
v, i.,i.N Tor occupancy dnrih~ IN" wa ~
p,ratrri, 80 and tn. f,n al" department {" "" ~
v"i. u,,,nrd M",dU last l., t'a-"h 4" 'hn''N"' "
,1,f, ~ rrima, p'I.tunrut 40 80 that school va no.
opened until Weinc'd,v morn'".. = p''"o"' u" ~" r.
~, Z. ..n, an 10, ~ ~. ~ ~" s'''s' s"ho''
f runi. -, week when compared WIN w NV Nv
an. li L., CORRESPONDING i"'t."i last '''f III" "''
n,,nhr, ~ ,npI- r'u.d sdni~Vn hriW' w W."
.io4.rh A 90 ,oumoIaio ns w. " ~ " WI y
nu,.t 81; M,t, i,fr>"I 'in'. i"n ~ L." J IN ""f'
Iu.i Ia ~, v,It,h -, the Thirteenth 20 ~ 'h'
\,n.t,r nth aud 80 ia" Twenty second
toui,,l., nner t,craid ut ,siu'ed i"-"'nti"n MINE
uu,r tho superintendent fm Information a"nt w"
,,,u,.r Of N.niie> ~" Nsriun- ~ '""'s IN VI" NV
,,,o ,ui'r~ ~ ,,,,s '"!l"l ~ i"I' ""'""" ~
,I,,r own districts the number ~ 'f"-I> ~ presses "f
,,r, and the M ii.r -. ,ho"l, I" IL" cree 'ra III tHe
rrar future IN" commissioners believe" thA 'N~
va, sl,ady ample room ~ Tie In '''' a" INV wv w.
nc omuI,da,c pupil, d"sroUs az a''"'"'he ''"'r''
s'unmi. sooner Iunmis Onvrf rc'oi''"h oiIr' ing
,bo nre sidcu, a.k the officers o The various 'h,
r,ilr,h, Iu,Iudig the elevated rad I" 'srr hh'ni
,u,tren f.! nilt pr;r~ duriiv $" '" We morn
iu. and i,o hour, ia he ai:oT"'H IL 'lr ia!ii,""
,,,,,iIre wnnd ,IJu> port H. children - 10" ia".
Ia. ti,,urht ,hrd> wii'i NAaut seals wouh Dc hi!'n
The rc,olu ION lsd oscr for consideration al Tue
ms'tnt. .
,,,d .,p-l,oIinci.; Or tiIi.ro fr now h"iIdhg ~
,o, AN az. ard >llty eighth It Au": the Az
,n,i. u.i tie feI' l.s ~ the "''ihs OH ah
: .',t:rn.t.ul 81 e." p:"hidh t'' VHi'i I" o~ ne
II, mary Il, pa:tuen' 81 t.rau.Iir Schou No I'd M :"
''niI e.; The prcv4 lrn'c %. dph!lcra. the meeting
VI, burned.