New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-15
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
uANUAL TRAINING IN THE SCHOOLS-lSIH
,rc1urNT ARMORY-EXCISE REFORM.

.rns training In the public SCHOOLS WIS se'uo"
Nc the action Of the Board OF Education on iue'a,
:, uas settled, 80 far Is the Board OF houcauoh Is
concerned BY vote of 20 to 10, after an ahhhh'ed
va r,usnally interesting debate. But the item OF
ooOo for this purpose inserted In the Board Dud
Got will shortly come before the Board OF Estimate
and must run the gauntlet there before a System
., manual training be introduced. The ahrmauNe
NJ the case was strongly put both In the MAJORITY
rsport and by the speakers on Tuesday. 1hero Is
room for difference Of opinion this important SUD
,ect though public sentiment Is more and more
Commissioning the importance of training the hand
and owe rs well as the mind Whether the experiment
c.n he fairly tried with 10000 is an open question:
Rut a start can be made, at all events ana on 'iH'
success attained viii depend the amount OF futuro
appropriations il Is evident that the schoolcdreh
deyote a share OF their time TO manual WORK. IL VIII
be necessary to curta some of the studies no" P"r'
sued wncthcr this will be gain or loss Is
ouest,on to be determined aud only practical ex'
pertinent will determine IT.
alt remains TO be SEEM said a gentleman VINO Il
much interested in this subject, what the Boaru Vi
Estimate will do with the Board of Mucatiohs prop
ositon Nothing can be done by the latter untl inc
money is specially appropriated ana IN an! e'c"O
nothing be done until January next. inc CON,
mitee whose report was adopted Nv u'e bod'" "a
Education Is an able and its members went C'Ic-
t,I,y over the ground visiting number Of cities
where manual urlHIS III INV S'""''' -" ~
experiment The Mayor Is said to look favoraby upon
tho nronosed expernisult and prominent citizen of
Rrooklyn has indicated n willingness under certain
conditions 10 supplement the modest sum asK'n TON
the city Treasury What is specially needed III
our schools Is a prsocanng o; school work-h system
under which the teachers shall teach less ana learners
karn more.r
There was an immense amount OF talk nj the meet
ing OF the 18th Regiment Armory Commission on
p,slv huSiupsS
The question that should have been taken up involved
the disposition to be Of the additional 100000
which the Legislature has provided for the c0mpcton
of the arnory. 1t is plain that II Colonel Austen IS
allowed have his way large addition TO the pres
ent building will be planned for with strong proha
bty that the entire extra appropriation VIII NC uSeu
up before the structure is finished. Ono thing the
Commission should resoutely determine Uponthat is,
10 lay ont its future plans such scale that no
danger will be incurred of overrunnng the appropra
ton. Colonel Austen wants drill ball as large a. that
Of the 18th Regiment. That any necessity OF TINS eN-
ts open the gravest doubt 1t is cerain that The
commission will be forced to adopt stringent measures
in order to keep within bombs. II is certain thai
storm Of popular indignation viii be created If the cost
Of this arnory exceeds the halfmilion provided
However, this question was not reached on TUESDAY
the whole time being taken up in controversy over
tho architect and the superintendent Of construction WHO
has been chosen without the architects consent. to
indignation at this is hard to understand though
as 10 The rights Of the matter outsider reason
ably be excused from expressing an opinion. The ar
chtect at the last 10 have accepted the decision
OF the commission. That tho architect and The super
irtendent will pun together. without friction Is ex-
tremely questionable. The present situation is pre-
cisely calculated 20 proong and intensity the u'i-
plcassntiess that las marked this armory enterprise
from the start
The opinion credited to Dr.. Meredith in reference
to the action OF the Excise Commissioners and the
May rs responsibility for their conduct Is shared by
not a few intelligent and rejecting citizens Just
after the license for notorious ncar the CITY
Hall vas renewed. despite the previous resolution Of
the Commissioners not TO permit more than two
saloons at the intersection Of two streets. we'll
known Brooklynt said to me: well. II IS plain
That Body is just under the control Of the
bosses as Chaplin was. People said last fall
that he was too independent and had too strong a
character to take orders from Mclaughlin and his
crowd but they must now that they we've sadly
mistaken. The Mayo has done good things
but many others that tend 10 impair. IL not to de
st.oy public confidence in him. MI. Body re
appointed the Excise Commissioners under orders.
well knowing their character and their sympathy
with the saloon element. His responsibility In the
matter cannot be shifted or evaded.' Al last MI.
Body shows signs OF w1ncing under criticism on
this account and In order 10 bring about more pub
loty in excise matters he proposes the advertising
OF all applications relative to saloon licenses. TINS
will be step In the right direction. but still more
radical measures need to be taken
In view Of the recent furry county bonds
the city did not DO badly IN It's sale Of bonds last
week Bonds 70 the amount Of S1.l43.OoO were
sold 40 prices ranging from 1Ol.j7 to loA' Inc
county bod matter Is 10 be taken Into court ~ IN
early day, ex-COrpOration CounHta DE WI" h''".
been retained to conduct The case OF the couhN' n"
that Is sought is speedy decision In order that Inc
onc,s,e ond nurchaser, of bonds NAV proceed intel
uconty In the future. II 50 happens That the UP
stituuonal amendment limiting the dcD's OF Hre'
cities and counties containing such nu"s 10 ~ po'
cent o. the assessed valuation ot real estate was
drawn bv Mr. De Witt while he was the Corpof"""''
Counsel OF Brooklyn.
I, = pearly a wear since Tammany made It's f"hou"
Bridge grab bat truce was iong ago piociai"ou 10
tween the representatives of the two cIlco ana NJ 1c'
&c row entertained apparently. that side VIII take
advantage OF the other There were enough uuS'e'S
nm hand Last Monday 10 hold meeting but nothing OF
tmnoranoc WAS transacted. and an adjournment was
taken after session lasting only few minutes. IL IS
said that "A plan l. under consideration whereby brV'h
lyn Is again 10 have the presidency, the Ianmahy nan
Magnaes having discovered that they dld not nave s"o
q good thing a. they counted on. 50 FAR rs inc "a\ci
linz public l. concerned the wags,ah regime has been
fully as satisfactory the lOngeoninued rue Oh W.
Howell, while in some respects there nave DcSh I'M
provements In the service during the last year. MI
Wagstar II is understood has Insisted that bfoohS il
was entitled twOjhds OF the patronage on account
Of the proportion the cost and expense OF tho Boec
borne by that city.
A citizen who frequent occasion TO travel In the
Bridge cars early in the morning has complaint 20
submit during last Winter lie says, everybody
going over the Bridge between and ) o'clock II. H.
took satisfaction In finding al each terminus train OF
two carr standing no matter how long before tsn time
he reached the station When the train from tho other
side arrived it left behind and the standing
In which passengers had taken their seats pushed
across the river. That is say, three trains Of two
can each were kept lighted and heated and III opera
tion. II decided convenience not TO have 10
stand about cold and windy platform for several
minutes and not TO have ~ rush with "A crowd Of other
nennle After seaS All OF fe late travel have beer