The herald., 1893-07-31
SCHOOL MATTERS.
Some Indications ss to Board Of Educa-
tion Policy.


tion Policy.
The Sunday World: Mr.. Friesner's q
successor. Leroy d. Brown, doesn't seem
to have the attributes of meekness and
''mind your own business" character
istics that were so clearly marked In
that gentleman. Mr.. Brown proposes
to have hand in the running OF his
department, if not the entire say. The
minority report gives an inkling OF what
may be expected, in the paragraph
which reads:
1--WE recommend the immediate elec-
tion OF the principal of the High school,
as there are men in this ty competent
to fill the position without sending east
for one."
Mr.. Brown is slapped at by this, be-
cause he has been sending east for
one." The choice made by the minor
ity end recommended in their report,
of Theodore HI. Johnston, q genuine
graduate OF Ann Arbor with q sheep
skin to prove it, teacher with the
polishing touches of noted German
university, professor later on in a
South American college, and. still more
recently. the. principal of the West
Cleveland. Ohio, High school, and who
only came out here, sacrificing q
lucrative and honorable educa-
tional position, to minister to the
wants OF his old parents; a man emil
nently qualified for the place. with lib
eral ideas in his head this choice was
not to Mr.. Browns liking. He must have
man 'from the East" Mr.. Brown
must be poesessessed of political aspir-
alton, since his choice for the place fell
upon f. E. Oates, the brother of our
county coroner. I haven't seen nor
heard of the qualifications of this "man
from the East" other than that he has
had no previous high school experience,
was. prior to receiving Mr.. Browns man
date to Westward Ho," engaged as
principal of preparatory school in New
York.
think that there is likely to be lit
tie fight over this appointment. 1t is
just possible that the Importance given
the minority report by it's trainers, was
with the view of choking off any rail-
roading through Of Mr.. Gates. 1t &C.
complished that object anyway. Mr..
Gates will now have to 20 before the
teachers committee, and then he aud
Mr.. Johnston will be put up as the ma.
jority and minority candidates. l have
suspicion that at least one of the
solid six is not going to stand pat on
Mr.. Browns schemes, and II Patty
doesn't desert his former colleagues OF
the opposition, Mr.. Gates may have to
60 back to the city OF Tammany.
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However, am afraid that Mr.. Gates
will ovlv houa N, N, tin ~ - or
to speak. at best. The scheme, az out
lined to me by one who has his ear open
for rumors, is that the arrangement will
be temporary one. give it. therefore,
only as a rumor, which future events
will prove or disprove. Mr.. Gates is q
relative of Mr.. Browns and consequently
won't stand in his way when the unfold.
ing OF the scheme comes on. The plan
of at least five of the Solid Six is to put
Mr.. Gates in as principal OF the High
school, When the time rolls around
next year for the fixing Of salaries the
wages of the superintendent of schools
and principal of the high school are to
be increased very materially. Then,
with the strength of smoothly running
machinery, no less q person than Mr..
Trask is to succeed MIR. Brown as super.
intendent of schools, and, since the four
years tenure of Office law is still in force,
he would hold the job for that length ol
time. Mr.. Brown is then to succeed Mr..
Gates and the latter will oust Mr.. Baker,
who goes to the wall. One of the solid
six, however, decidedly objects to the
plan and may kick over the traces. The
way the eportive cat will leap can be
| judged at the next board meeting when
Mr.. Gates nomination comes up.