New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-18
LAST REG ULAR MEETING Of IhH N-

SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS ACCEPT MISS WHi"ni
RESIGNATION OTHER WORK DONE.
The last regular meeting of the Board OF hahco'io"
for this wear was held at Grand ana Elm sI9. 80
day afternoon. special meeflhe oi lDe No ',
soncrs for the consideration Of important uiirs"o
business will take place on MONDAY al'crnoon' %
her % 4 general expression Of relief spread over INC
f,cos ~ tbc Commissioners when, Unexpectedly, uie
ra.,notion of Mis-, susan b. Wright, principal % uo
girls, DEPARTMENT Of Grammar school no. oo' "''
read 10 the Board. Her resignation WHICH ""9 o.
cepted unanimously, will take place on APIll l. i'
Miss Wrights case has been before the boaru ior n"0
than y year Charges Of various KINDS, incihuihs
cruelty undue assumption OF authority n"'ei''
etc. were brought against Miss Wright by tne
bo arc spbicct 10 her jurisdiction in Grammar Schooi
No 10 The charges were Investigated by the uu'ucco
of the ward and upheld They theh c"nc u'.D'0
the board of Education and were referred 10 0"pc'
tcndent Jasper, who decided That the chai6co WIZ
scriou, enough to cause Miss virgins rcl'oN'i'
trial was delayed however until this fall ana before
! il was ended Miss Wright delerhlhcu l" P'O
chance, of defeat by rc,gninS. 1900 oo.
If was also decided yesterday to appropriate @i"'D'o
for the new school building at Groome ana huse 800
and TO establish "A new primary department !" "'
mar school No. 4G, in West One-huhofeu anu io','
ninil-,L Miss Mary H. Don0hue was appointed prih
cpal Of Primary school No. 3; Miss Josephine l'''
wa, appointed principal Of tho primary department u
/ Grammar school so g. and Edward T. Pitcher pflh
cpal of Grammar school 40. 3D. Before auI"uri'i0".
Of the Board the following communication was Te'cN'u
from superintendent Jasper;
CIV Supcrintcndcnts Office,
View York December IL 1890.
To the Honorable the Board Of Education officially
! / deem it my duty t. call your attention o'i'a
+, thc educational exhibit ROW Oh Vow al uc LehVN
! / yccmm corner Fifty niu'hst and Madiron,aVc' IN
r4rnection with the Teachers Far. This exhibit dis
uiay almost every Kind Of school work that can be
shown h. the eve. and II represents IN aarheu mc
the regular daily work Of nearly l1V,oyV n,iT fr
/ md tfrm
dcplrtAonts school, out OF - ialhe 10 Uihe PH
!" tio moi Claimed that the work presented for in
,pccton IS above and beyond criticism. IL were were o.
that very fact would be the De~t evidence 1a' 1g
hlt wa, MT one of regular school work II j. 'iai7i'
nnWevcr ora the authority OF lho,n VINO nave h'i an
opportunity 20 make the cpmpdT'on tlal iit ciu,.
a. whole hd, never been surpassed Dl iItt 81 d'N
otbcr CIV I'm fa, no -Vch general exhibition ot Ihe
school work II au extensive system ipp.u' T., ',lr
~choor ,tcm ha, been the subject OF continuous a,
tack from variou, quarter. me Dltlerhcos ,t
destroy the force Of their statements, To met on me-
a,,aauts or 10 Indicate who they WERE does ho'
When however. Mayor 81 rlS great city refused AL
appropriation enable Our teachero to show the WClo
limo, I'm educational progress. people were luSuheu III
beginning to think that our school, were not "Hat they
% DAY Of May l-9 cane and Cc the people ScS at
our city and Of many "th'r 'llieo Ic,oi fTc "a Ioi
The n~rinted AID over" hrlml-g praise OF prs an.
l,tent - them soon took courage and said Ne,
! tlr Sow York school, have discipline. IHcr .a,t
IRON ~ tenn prlauc.- a.>,lui" III rmity II action
hit il destroy. iuav.duat'' a.ri -hhe, thong b..
regard the pr~"u, exhibit ~ an uhaI ,"ridDi'
rcrv - The char. Of lach 4 Indyidualty. whether il
BE- made bon r'-pc. tO school q h"r or |" pnplI
and a, he ilhng II Thought II !, {" De presume.
that the thought - abundanl III, III d d o
stop there, but mat it j. found al0 in the work Una
He mca:~r, II The board Of Ehucaton and tn,
school officers generally who have found time enousl
to examine the exhibit can bear testimony TO me seU
N..ff4 Of he