New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-02
JUST WHO PARDEE IS.
THE EFFORT TO FOIST HIM ON THE PUB
Lie SCHOOL SYSTEM
HIS ONLY RECOMMENDATION Is TAMMANY BACK
rNG-rHE BAD IMPRESSION HE MADE AT
NIAGARA FALLS-ACCUsATIoN
OF DRUNKENNESS.


Ona of the boasts of the Tammany men In the
BOARD of Education has been that Is Impossible 10
show that politics has TO any consideraole eN.eh.
or,orad into the management of the pubic scnooi
system A number of articles have appeared IN inc
newspapers Of this city and number OF sermons
have been preached charging That the pupic schoo'
svstem has been given to Tammany piace-seeA-
ers The Tammany members OF the board nave ue-
family challenged the people making these c'arkes
10 prove that the schools have been given over io'
politjcal purposes The public schooi system Oh ts
CITY Is one OF the complicated OF the municipal
departments and II IS sometimes diifcut 10 taste"
responsibility on any person or set OF persons
II was for this reason that school commission was
anpointed last year to simplify the management OF
the public schools so that the respohsiDhl! 0ou''
be easily fixed
Nanv comp,aints have been made in the last ten
wears about the inefficency Of the management Oh
the public schools. Hundreds and thousands %
children have been compelled to remain IN inc
streets for lack Of room. and those VINO nave oe''
admitted to the schools In many instances nave
been crowded into badly ventilated, poorly hgh'eu
and a,together unsani,ary rooms Complaints nave
been made, and justly, about this scandaious sa'e
of affairs but the old difficulty of fixing the re-
sponsbility remains to this day
The Tribune has made NUMBER OF 'hese o"a'oe',
hut never before has such a complete exposure OF
political wirepulling in the pubic schoo's anu 'e
prostitution of the school system for the reward OF
poticai heelers been made as in the case OF sheioon
6 pardee who Is now being backed by Tammany
influence for the high place Of assistant superin
tendent. There can be no question. wheh '"e i"',N
of the case are disclosed that MI Pardee hale 10
being urged as reward for political services lha'
Mr. Pardee is most unfit man for this high place
will be proved on the highest authority IL was
shoun in an article in yesterdays Tribune that MT
Pardee for six years the superintendent OF the
public schools in Long Island City during the res"
of the infamous pat Gleason 1t is well known
that Police Commissioner John C. Sheehah mas 'aiee
interests in Long Island City in the shape OF con-
c, for laving sewers and other public works. rep
rssenting thousands OF dollars 1t is also known
that Mr.. Sheehan was largely instrumental IN Sc
curing the nomination of George Livingston as
Commissioner on the Board OF Education III new
York City Mr. Livingston in the Iammah! ar
rangement Of the standing committees on the Doa'u
OF Education made a member or inc ieacneis
Committee, which has the nomination Oh caiuN"'e'
for the pace of assistant superintendent.
cOOD MEN WHO ARE CANDIDATES.
s, or saven ranutable men have announced their
candidacy for this position. Most OF them are men
~ unlmpeachable character and have had long eN-
perience in the public schools OF this ana III o'"e'
cities Their names are Joseph s. Iaylor' OF ,'ia
mar school No Sc; William II. NammacK' OF draih-
mar Schoo! No 81 Henry Kaiser; John W. DAVIS
Of Grammar School No Co. Gustav Strauoenmu'ler,
n, Grammar Schoo, No 25 Thomas 5. o Brlen Oh
Grammar School No 49, Sheldon s. Pardee also Is
q candidate With the exception OF MT fdluee
and Mr. Kaiser these candidates have Tor many
wears been in the public school system IN New
York CITY Mr. Kaiser. however. is prominently
known as teacher in another part OF the state anu
has good character With the exception OF Mr.
Pardee nothing can be said against the characters
OF these men, They stand on their merits anu ''e
public school system will suffer nothing II one Oh
them is selected TO the exclusion Of the otAeTs-
In the case of Mr.. Pardee, however. 1t is SHOWN
IL
position. but Notwithstanding this fact he has a
powerful Tammany backing for the position ana
had it not been for the exposure OF his record oy
The Tribune he undoubtedly would have secured
the position with its salary Of $3.50 30 year IL IS
doubtful II a candidate for this position could have
had a worse record than Mr.. Pardee. Mr. Pardee
was summarily dismissed In 1887 from his position
as superintendent OF the public schools OF Niagara
Falls He then went Flushing. and was MADE
superintendent Of the public schools there lie was
there and at the end OF two years was not reap
pointed II notorious that his principai Dachef
dent Of The Board Of Education in that who
summary removed from MS once as pstG n
attorney OF Queens County by fresdsn' |e'e'a"u
not many months ago. . - .,~,
1t is said on good authority inat IL was ir,ou sn
pointment as suPerntenden OF the paoc I shs
1 NJ oa Pat Gleason and it is significant fact
that Mr.. Pardee retained his position as superln-
isand c 81 tse Mayor When he promptly
stepped down and out OF the office: since that
teacher in Rosebank S. l., at the insignificant sal
airy of about $500 year
PARDEES RECORD IN VARIOUS PLACES.
There are many men standing high in the educa-
tional circles OF Long Island City, New-York CITY
and throughout the State who are well acquainted
with the OF Mr.. Pardee. Mr. SurdaIn' VINO
at one time OF the two School Commits
sioners OF Queens County. said TO Tribune re-
porter yesterday: Il have heard great deal about
this Mr. Pardee which would not care to see In
about him personally which | have not the slight
est objections TO having printed under my name,
troverted. In July, 1887 ! was president OF me
State Teachers Association which Is one OF the
most influential pedagogical ORGANIZATIONS In New
York State. The annual convention OF the asso-
psree hsd ree 9 S 5een
ton superin tendent of the Niagara falls Schooi
Superinfendent Of the Public Schools in Flushing:
At that time knew nothing about Mr.; Pardee
Ing about his dismissal from Niagara Fails Mr..
Pardee came to me just before the CONVENTION was
10 be held and personally urged that he be put on
the programme Of the convention to answer the
HAD known as much about Mr.. Pardee as !
know now: certainly would never haze grshh ogi
the man personally or by repute. and so ] granted
his request His name, accordngly appeared on
address of welcome Ny reason for granting his
request was that Mr. Pardee was a prominen!
tSat time' and thought proper that the aa
dress in response to the address OF welcome snouo
he made by a teacher from the eastern part OF tne
stare The programmes were printed In advahce
and some OF them were sent 70 Niagara ans; ~
soon as the local committee having charge OF me
arrangements Of the convention at Niagara falis
iearped that Pardee the programme, t,hey
srnrnaJi.,a v sent word TO that II Pardee had
anything to do with the ceremonies or II ms mans ans
IN any way appeared the programme the!
- woujd have absolutely nothing to do with the con
venton When you realize that the mem ,Ss ~ q
srara Fails people, you can see how strongly my
fell on the subject The local committee cons's,ee
a
Most prominent people OF the place promptly
Informed Mr. Pardee that his name wouid r, o.
wnmId he he reprnted without his name In any way
vrno rino upon them. To this Mr.. Pardee did MOI
sppw he slightest response TO me personally
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