New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25

CONTEST FOR \ SCHOOL rRINcrNsIIr

AGA1Nsr own stRvlcE IDEAS

TAsfNASY HALL. SAID TO ~ N'l'Nl'''
AGAINST c1vrr. SERVICE IDEAS
ono Of the nvenost nght. FOR rrIncip'sh'p J"
a public school that has taken pia'" j" 7'''
will come before the Board II tdn'au"h '"' w
.si,, o., It's next regular meeting. u IL Nn'
,..i.h,,, ,, Grammar school ~. g. ~ Madison
49,, and Ninety-thlrI-, There are many thihss
entering into this contest that make il one %
,...i,fi,r interest; The school lis'N l- "h ''''
new, one and is likely t. draw large h"'','' W
r1uiis from ueighboriug schools. u y ''N"i'
nn. ~ IN. best designed and equipped school 'n'''-
,., in the world Every Improvement In modern
,,lii. hunIif.. ms been brougf into II. AN" IL j.
horoI that cy,ry improved method "i a'i"' 80"
iur v.ll b.. Introduced The school u H''"'''' 81,
..,i,,,,l mar. of fh.. city and the makr-up oi
i,s s,,n II teachers will arouse great "''l VI
r,i.r.-, Their. aye. several applicants for inc place
80 ,r.nci,,aI of This school chief among "h'h are
Miss Inll, Ichmau. principal OF me s'r's ''f'.
,,,.,, ~ Grammar School -. q; Miss Mary VI
,;uir. co-principal of ih" same r'"'o'' '"' '''
K.rharin. - Blake vice-prncHa! OF 'r'",''''
school 80 - The contest IS lik'Y I" h''''" ''"'
h.,vocn Miss Blake ana Miss kichman' a"' u'
,i,.,t., kioI II a canvass IS being carried on 10y
the friends 81 th"s- c"niestih's'
Much FEELING SHOWN.
4 good deal Of feeling has been onS'nd'rrn N ''r
contest between Miss Richuan ana MIS- ''N ~
IA. fact mat the nrst-namcd * airea'y Pi l'''
,cbil. ner opponent IS only vlce-irlh''l'' - "
Cd
is entirely lmpropcr and Is ESTABLISHING ",'' ~
,,,ri,,,s ,rocedent 10 promote vice-princH" Over
the head Of a principal especially "hei M -
such an important school. II Is d'ciar'n .'''' ~
Flake has the support ~ the Tanmdhy nan W. ~
,,rs ~ the roard OF Education ana mat '"eS "''
sy,portlng her at the special request OF "''" ".s'
T., ,,o co,ncts az the Wigwam. In such IA cas- t"e
friends Of Miss Eichman say that %2 i NIX, a.
double promotion. for not ohIy w., .hc would b,
I rrnuntrI 10 bc "A principal, Dut snc W. ,hicb
% l from one school and placed IN another Wnicl
* Infinitely superior 10 H. ana tn i !" Wcra f. not
@ nlary Of Miss isake, II IS probable, lhds
ME- hlc"""yE Gov Hat Miss Blake mas entered me
ned with such a powrp,nn, n TT their candidacy.
,ha IL one yice-prncpal is to be proin3t1d
To principal Of superior achoo' wv "
to ne 5 W Mcclure the vce-prncIpal OF the
MISS M'" az Grammar School NO. ~, mas
girls depi't ~ rd,dacy on this ground She was
, t enccrsson to MISS Hickman ana woud
w, No. ~, hecn a candidate had NOT another vice
nor Hhe, S,,as blake contcnded so strongly ior
he Mace great deal Of resentment a di Ia ~
t,ioifa If il declared that all orher anu p
dents viii set at nansht Il ns' II f. openy
prlhcPaiSt,hp ~, iength OF service and good recoris
viii count for little or nothing Iii no brourht TO
cs,ahlshrd and every pressure VIII W - ,bo
Ic.f"at her at the next meeting or the
Board COMMISSIONER MACLAY's OPINION
,,ao,o, satl 10 a Tribune reporter:
eft ,s entirely contrary to the IDEA oil our system vi
.o,rot,on IN place vice-princpals' or any 'eacher
who has served Il comparatively snort term OF
wears over the ncads of more eApeiien'u anu
eouollv able teachers. II Is NOS udiJ - t Us
gi,r,,is ,nIcv for the Board OF Educaslon W pun
co. I knnw nothing Of the pressure tndt - pcins
hro,,~t a. hear In favor Of the TWO p' eaiui
n,s t,t have looked into theli recoruS' anu
Eu,",''' ,cLled In my own mind Stricty on ther
mnIJ Miss Kichman Is a Jewess. IN my estlihd,
~ ~ 49, untitled 10 the pace Her "Vih' IeSOIh
tloi' n,,n,c" over the children ana parents III
az, arI ~ he city where she mas ldDorSt ehutie
49, -, p all the preferment the boaru OF Euucatloh
nv ". -" h'r Her experience ner energy ana her
o,ti bave been demonstrated tns anu AGAIN
,pil'' "a hen associated with hunp'r Oh euuca-
tionaI experiments In the ias S 90 Hi,ss IN '
tIonli Hics.ses ont Of them. NOV" II MISS Rich
- has the necessary qua ""'e" - mo-
nun IA ., would IN my judgment De an act or
urli, , ,,iustce TO promote irst assistant now
great inJu',nc IN this school TO which Miss Rich
eyer o. 90 Justly entitled by every principle OF fair
man man SCHOOL No Is an educaLlohai experiment
ness oG 90 os9uccessful will save the city annually
which ihIonssnds OF dollars. Many are already
man the failure of this experiment is 1t fair
predicunb ,nfr,,sr IL to comparative novice? II
men, 10 d ~ Education intends the experiT ent 10
the bo"u honId n not select a woman of experience
sncceet rsnved ability 10 be at the head OF 1t? II
ana apprDossts,ont OF superior ability as "A class
nrst "a nIaced at the head of the school. she
.ossennnaby be expected 10 organize great school
reasohaus the work for fourteen grades, all
ana pIep nf which are strange to herr"