New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-17

THE NEW SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
SEVERAL SUCCEED THEMsELvEs-wHo AND
WHAT THE MEN ARE.

SEVERAL. SUCCEED THEMsELvES-wHo AND
WHAT THE MEN ARE.
Mavor Grant appontcd nine Commissioners Of Public
Schools ye.tertav seven TO fill the regular fuScrms
nnd two TO vacancies. Mrs. Clara NJ Williams. VINO
has been the subject OF much petitiOning and letter
writing. no, rcappOintcd. The male '"mmis-
xtoners whose terms had expired were all reappon'ed
a follows: william Lummis. James W. Gerard, Il
duncan Harris. Randolph Gugscnheimer, Charles p.
Hubbeil and Robcr; Maclay. Colonel Joseph a.
C1UIlden succeeds Mrs. Williams william J. Van
Arsdaie was appointed In place Of Congressman joseph
j. Little, resigned. and George Livingston takes the
place Of Or. samuel w. Purhy. who died. The terms
Of Mcssrs. Van Arsdae and Livingston are for one
year and expire January |, 1504 The Others are LOT
three ycars snd expire January !. 1926.
The Mayor made also the appointment o. ue~e
Inspectors Of schools First District. Lous H. Muller
reappaned; Second, Dr.. James X. Hognn, IN place OF
Timothy Hayes Third william Keys succeeding MN
self; Fourth. stephen Therry. succeeding h'nSei,
Fifth James C. Joneway succeeding hinlseil' S"'N'
Joseph II. Stner succeeding himself seventh oaIh"ei
Sanders, succeeding Jacob Fiesrh'"uer' E's"'"' 0"
uel F.. Duffy, succeeding himself
All the reapIolu,ed Commissioners are well hho"f
In the community and most OF them nave '"h'h
prominent part IN the affairs OF the schoo ho"'u'
Mr. Iumms WAS formerly president OF the STOCK hosru
and fs chairman OF the finance and oth'1 important
committees Of the Eoayd Of Education. Mr. Gerard
"a
booker Ice Company and Is a governor OF many years
standing In the Manhattan Club. Until lately he has
been accounted ant1ammany. MI GugernAe'ihcr IS
q German lawyer and earnest friend OF the Pnplc
schools Mr. Hubbc is also lawyer and has Tam
many affiliations. MIR, Harris may be similarly &c
scribed
Colonel Gonlden was born at Gettysburg. Penn,
ard WAS educated ri the public schools and at Eagle
ton College Md He teacher and principal iof
ten years for the grammar and high schools IN fe'u
sylvan.a Maryland and Virginia, and was state man
scer OF the Pennsylvania Reform school al Pl''so'"a
for four years He is in the insurance business he
was recommended by ex-Nayor EGson, Frederick W.
Devoe FOrdham Morris and many clergymen and o'lef
citizens Of the Annexed District, where he lives Mr.
Van Arsdals has been for many years connected viii
tire law department OF the NewYork Central ana Huo-
son River Railroad Company, and has charge OF Hs
land and tax affairs. He has large acquaintance III
the city, and has taken deep Interest III New OK
public schools. Mr. Livingston i about forty wears
old and lives az No. Dos Wrs; Twenty-tmrdsi. he Is
president OF the Globe Sewing Machine Company ahe
yice-presdcnt Of the Harlem supply Company lie
has been a school trustee and Chairman OF the Dohi"
The Mayor said in giving out the school appoint
mepts Yesterday that he had had the subject uioer
advisemeat and consideration since early In october
believing with the people Of NewYOrk that IT WAS one
Of the most important duties h, b q 10 perform In
all cases where the school officials had proved &C
ceptable he decided OH a rcapponment In the case
OF Mrs Clara VI. Williams this view was complcatd
BY the question of the advisability OF continuing
women commits as n part OF the school SYST III.
TIE Mayors failure reappOnt VI s. VII iams or %
replace with women those a>soci ted vi II mr. h'
wished TO be taken as an Indication tast he rot
convinced Of the value Of the services OF women on
the Board OF Educntion. This was understood BIZ
Sriends OF Mr. Williams who overwh' ned tie NlvOr
with petitions aud letters and appi .auons in her
favor. II argued In her behalf that morr than
nine tenths Of the teachers Of the citys public schools
are women and that than half the pupils are
gins. The principal Signers OF these pctiuons w.re
associate alumnae OF the Normal College and teach
ars and scholars OF that Institution, ard bisine a d
professional men jine1 with them
Opposed TO this were many vigorous protests Tie
came from teachers and school officers. who Exp cSS
their opposition 10 ary woman's apo nmct aid
some OF them made the point against Mrs. Williams
that she had devoted her time almost wholly 10 TIE
Normal College showing little interest in the welfare
of the common school system. The Mayor furnsHtd
extracts from many NJ these opposing letters: which
voiced the various opposition 90 woman control in the
schools.