New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-24

the idea for which the commission created, and
born April % l547, and graduated from IVES
leyan University IN 1866, and from the Albany Law
janlin d. silliman of Ncw-lork City. in 1870. and
!, now in the hrm Of DIN Rives & Montgomery
David Mcclure also declined TO express In al
vance his opinions as to what the commission
Would do is We'll hnoy Nnv awS~r Of @ c ani
studied law In the Office of Dimck Il Perry, NO,
~ broadway He was admitted to the The. BAR no In
He Is In the law firm OF Turner, Mcclure a
Iaston. whose offices are at No; - Wlllam,St'
and Is connected with the Former, Loan and Trust
Company. The sterling Fire Insurance Company
surancc companies. lie Is also a director OF the
Roman Catholic orphan Asylum ana trustee OF
ST. Patrfch's Cathedral lie has been connected
with some well known law cases Governor I'M
offered 10 Civ" him the scat On IN. Bench of the 81
Of Education o. New-iork Ciiy was twice offered
to him. but each time decln'd.
Oscar : Straus came 10 this country with HI
parents when Only y few years old and settled IN
Georgia IT, CANE to Nrwfori in lsG5 ara wa,
school H. went into law and pract>ed his pro
,sion In thIS city many var, lr wa, app9n'%,d
dire, director f Of the Beat and Dumb ASylnm '''
President Thomas Hunter OF the Normal College.
has wide reputation throughout the country n
practical thinker and writer educational topics.
lie has written several works on mathematics which
are I'm I'm the schools Of ia" country and frequent
prp,rS by him on method, Of pnlc instruction have
appeared IN the leading magazines. Dr. Hunter
born In the North 81 Ireland. lie received a
college edncnion and to this country tall
stripping 81 twenty and began teaching In This CITY.
lie appointed u regular teacher I'm lSJG In Gram
MIR school 40. - In West Thirtcenthst. lie became
princlph Of this school about five years later and
established hi, reputation t"acher. The school
became tn model school OF the city N that time.
and rr. Hunter succeeded there In carrying ont his
icel 81 establishing evening High school for IN"
higher branches Of Instruction. His school OF this
kni was the first established In th, country. and the
plan has since been adopted In nearly all the leading
Ncw-York he WI. selected nlmo, unanimously as It's
president. n has become un.er his direction on" OF
the best orraniZed and most successful Institutions
81 the kind connected with the public schools. DR..
Hunter l. sixty years old. but his health Is
ufrmpaircd. and no + recognized aS one OF III" most
practical and progressive educators OF IN" city.
Commissioner Charles Strauss was appointed mem
her OF the Board of Education by Mayor Grant lie
Is n lawyer ~ large practice In the city. and IS not
vet forty year, old Mr.. taught In the evening
schools when he was young man reading law. ana
he had NJ time intended following the profession
Of n teacher. He has published book on educational
mefhOi. I'm The public schools. and when In EUROPE
during The last French Exposition he made careful
study ~ the educational exhibit especially with Regard
10 kindergarten work. and wrote several papers on
it, Introduction In the rubc school course. IL was
through his efforts largely that kindergarten studies
taken UP last year by the Board Of Edncht,n
and Introduced into TIE schools Of the city. Mr..
strauss of tn" most progressive members or the
present bnarIi. He l. chairman Of the Committee on
school system the duties OF which TO consider the
means Of improving school methods. and II was from
u revision OF the laws aud urged the approval OF the