New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-22
A SLUR ON THEIR BOARD.
EDrcATIoy COMMISSIONERS AT WORK
UNAvAILING EFFORTS TO COMPEL TEACHERS
TO LIVE IN THE C1TY-coMMTTEEs
APPOINTED,

la,co number Of visitors attended the deliberations
a, tho Roard Of Education yesterday afternoon.
resolution OF regret Tor the resignation OF Mrs Agnew
uas pa,sed unanimously. \ letter from the Con
troler saving that the Board of Education was not
careful enough in awarding contracts and that II
asked for more transfers than other public body
in the city, caused considerable comment. Commits
sioner Devoe defended the Board and said he would
investigate the matter aud make fun report to the
Controller. The letter was referred 70 the Commit
tees on Finance and Buildings.
The resolution Of Commissioner Gerard, requiring
the superintendent in the future to appoint no teachers
who were not residents of this CITY, met with much
opposition. Mr. Gerard, in support OF his moron, sad
that there were at present 40 publc-schoo teachers
in this city who did not live in New-IOrk' Ihey
spent $500 900 each year in other places. I"a'
money they received from NewYOrk tax
PAYERS. There many graduates Of the Normal
College and Of the College Of tie City 1 NcW-l0lk
who were residents Of this city, and who could not
obtain places in the schools because OF the presence
of nonresident teachers II was wrong to require
that all school officers except teachers, should 10
residents Of New-Yorl Commissioners llubbeH
Williams Lumms and Moriarty opposed the adoption
of the rcsout on They believed that it was wrong
t. restrict the teachers 10 residence in any ono c ana
that ii was advantageous to allow the teachers to i've
wherever they wished. The resolution was lost.
The sum Of S137, 900 appropriated for the
erection of the new school building at Ridge ana
Broome SIS. a protest read from eight teachers
of Grammar School NO 81 against the appointments
which had been made in the new school at Eagle
ave- and one hundred and ST. The teachers
say that the new school built for the relief OF
Grammar School No g. and that the teachers OF the
latter school should receive the places in Grammar
school No 90. They have been overlooked however
according TO their protest and other teachers have
tteen promoted to the places in the new SCHOOL
THE communication referred to tie COMMITTEE on
Teachers
Tbe following resolution was then introduced by
Commissioner Lummis:
Resolved That the Committee on Course Of study
be requested to inquire into the pr0prlety OF als
mar grades OF study at schools where me nuhGiea
OF pupils in those grades is ,i small d s Well 10 70 eet
%I 80 Which the teaching of the first and second
se s Grades shall be Confined also, whether i.
/, not advisable extend the course OF study III me
admission t. the lower grades of the gramm mar
schools and 10 extend the course OF study ol t t
admission to the lower classes of the college also,
If any Or all of the above changes are deslIao d
whatever way they may be Introduced without detrl
men to existing interests Of the schools ana teaches
II will be considered at the next meeting.
Retire. adjournment President Hunt appointed Com
ni,soncrs lIubbell, Williams, Lummls. Holt ana
Hunt a committee to visit the schools of Chicago
Uo>ton and Philadelphia. and named the following
standing committees for 1891
Finance Committee Commissioners Lumnis Pea'lee
Devoe Purdy and Little Committee on Teachers Com-
n,i,soners sanger, Holt, Morarty, Williams ana
Tan,en Committee Buildings, commissioners
DevOe, Lummis, Iubbe McBarron, OIreh hIhs
and Maclay: Committee on supplies, Commission rs
rca,lea Moriarty. Little. Powell and Gray Audluhe
Committee Commissioners O'Brien, Mosher, McBar0n'
lowell and GRAY: Committee on sites ana New S'nooi>
commits .oners Gucgenheimer, MOsher. Devoe: P1idy
and Gray: Committee on Course Of STUDY ana echoOi
looks. Commissioners Holt, Peaslee Mosher. Gerard
ard Hansen. Committee on school Furniture C0nil'.
sonci, Mogiarty, OIren, King, Lummls ana iA'te
Committee on Evening schools Commits -OneFs MOchrr
,ugcenheimer. Hansen, Powell and McBarfon com
ntt.e ON by Laws. Elections and OualihcaonS, Com.
nSsiOners Purdv Holt, sanger, Gerard ana ltubbc!i
Executive Committee Nautical school, tomnlls-
sIomcrs Deyoc. OBricn. Lummls. Gerard and MacIaE
Committee on Library and Annual Report, COhihis
fipAcrs Gerard Williams, Sanger. Gug- enhelmer ana
iaclay: Committee Nomination Of Trustees, Com
n,siOners Hubbell, Moriarty, Purdy, GuggeIheliner
Glcay, Hansen. Gray, Williams and McBarioh
;iccia Committee Legislation, Comm sSionSra "us
,enheimer, Gerard, sanger, HuDbcll and Little.