The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-07
KINDERGARTENS AT LAST
TO DE INTRODUCED INTO THE PUBIC
SCHOOLS OF THIS TOWN.

A Unnniunous Vote In the Board OF Eduea-
ton In Favor OF the Inuovauon-A he
ginning to be Made In September, Per-
haps- The Ceusurcd Twentieth Ward
School Trustees Demand Hearing.
Tho Board OF Education unanimously de-
cidcd yesterday to introduce the kindergarten
method OF instruction into tho public school
system OF the city. Thoro were twelve Com
missioners present when the vote was taken.
and 1t was understood that every member OF
the Doard.with the exception OF Commissioners
Gerard was In favor OF the Innovation. Tho
vote was on resolution. offered two months
ago. to add this section TO the by laws:
on the application Of any BOARD Of Trustees the Com
mtt,e on Course OF Study and school Books with tho
approval OF city superintendent may authorize the
o o BE- non or se
er,do In which s,nd-rgarion methods and exercise,
aSscn q" hs y
is s nni shah n' s.c. Ssss SUCH salaries
ssmsy he lived by the Committee Oh Course of study
form. and not left to the decision OF the local
could not be done. but it was said that practi;:
cally every Eoard OF. Trustees was In fnyor o!
d se NSW ssnna tysns
other city in the country in this mntter. When
the vote was announced President Hunt re-
Tho matter has been before the Board in ono
form or another for more than yenr. Com.
ts be-
schools. and ut an OUTLAY Of about s5o.o06 m
Ec introduced at tho bssinning OF the next
school year III September,
last week r r".ontion ~" VAS SOFAS rnssod censurng
Wesley q Smith, shS M Ms"y anS
Annie 4; Dimonl and Cathnrinc 4. Dornn over
othcrs ahead Of them in tho line Of rrnm9I Ion,
pirat ion Of thor terms. Yesterday the Hoard
received from the three trustees n resolution
In which they ask Tint tho case he raorenrd
md that special committee he appointed TO
consider 4 The resolution say saws thu tn;
Snt0 sra tSSr opinion ha III the safns aRs
Bonrd was arbitrary and ,unwarranted. and
tho result Of bitter v,nd,ctiyen"ss on Tho n
tire Board Of EDUCATION To sntiate the. petty
Fhe rssolation son neH also ask that
tho Miss Jackson cnse lately decided, be In.
Of hs
Commissioners above referred to-"
MI Sanger said later tint 1t was nnd ,h BOD
Miss gasks"n the s' %ommttee on Teachers 70:
!nstaieu ner nitsrtEo lWentlotn warn tTustees
had dismissed her.
After some discussion Of the trustees reso-
luton Yesterday it was decided to return 1t
to the trustees with the notification that any
communication addressed to tho Board
cOuche! in proper language would he consid-
ered Trustees Madden and smith were pres
ent Mt the meeting. Mr.. Madden said he and
the two other trustees would carry the matter
to the courts II necessary.
Commissioner lummis told tho Board what
Mayor Grant had said to him On Tuesday
afternoon about the proposed new hall for the
Board. The Board OF Education wanted the
Board OF Estimate and Appointment to ray
a bill for STA tor borings on the site OF the
new hall Mt Fifty ninth street and Park ave-
niue. Mayor Grant said very emphaticaly to
Mr.. Lummis that no would not vote to give tho
Hoard u Education QUO cent for their
room reM to a econ ' ali the children
in tho city Commits sioncr Luni mis- said that
all the proceedings ot the BoArd Of Education
with the, approval Of the Board Of Estimate
the Board Of Estimate had authorized the en-
ployment OF four architects to draw Nh plans
Tor the new hall. The bill now rejected was
for work done BY one OF those architc
There were now more seats in the schools
than children to occupy them. 1t was alto
gether impossible t. keep pace with the dc:
mand for now schools in the new portions OF
the city. Tho money for tho new hall had been
appropriated. and what was tho Board OF Estl-
mate going to do with it?