New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-29
AGAINST A COMMON FOE.
NETWORK SCHOOL. TEACHERS UNITED
IN OPPOSITION TO MR.. PARDEE.
III prroNCs IN LONG ISLAND CITY AND WANTS
TO BE AN ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
Under MR.. JAsPER-lOCAL


UNDER MIR. JAsPER-IOCAL
CANDIDATES
A great deal of Indignation has been expressed
among the school teachers in this city at the
erorts of some men standing high in the public
school system tc secure the election OF Mr.. Par
dea NJ Long Islanl city. assistant city super
intendent to Superintendent Jasper. The position.
next TO that OF superintendent. Is the highest, III
point of salary. in the New-fork pubic schooI
system. not counting the city ana Normal colleges
nc mart OF the system. The salary OF an assistant
sunerintendent is $3.50 a year. There are profess
sors ih the city and Normal colleges drawing II
larger salary than that but these departments
are not usually regarded as belonging Immediately
TO the public school system.
Aside from the salary of 1885, year the office
Of assistant superintendent is generally regarded
90 desirable from the honor connected with 1t and
the influence 1t has in all matters pertaining 10
the public schools in the city. IL Is looked upon
naturally by the teachers in the SCHOOLS az one vi
the high offices to which they may be elected az
a recognition for long and honorable service. ms
Is the reason why such storm has been raised
over the effort to secure the election to that office
of a man who is teacher in the pubic
schools of this city. 1t is regarded in the llght OF
a reflection the quality of men VINO are no"
serving as assistant principals III the PuoHc
schools and these men do not propose TO put up
with this reflection without the biggest Kind OF
protest.
Mr. Pardee is connected with the schools IN
Long Island City. and the Newly ork teachers IN
sist that he has not won any special dis'hc'ioh
that will entite him to the office TO the exclusion
OF themselves.
Al present there are nine assistant superintend-
ents They are Norman A. Calkins, James God
win. George S. Davis, Edward ID. Farrell, Henry
W. Jameson Henry NJ. Leipzger. James Lee
Eugene d. Bagen and Alfred T. Schaufier new
assistant superintendent is not to be elected 10 Hi
a vacancy. for none exists. but TO make the 'eh'n
assistant superintendent. new law having peeN
passed by which the number Is to he increased "
ten. -,
There are two prominent candidates among the
assistant male principals In the city urged for TINS
office and their friends say that the nsht sho"'
he between them and not with an outsider They
are John w. Davis the first assistant TO fr'hC'pa'
Isaac B. sprague of Grammar school 40, on III
Aibany-ave Kingsbrdge. and Gustave Straupen,
muller. the second assistant to trlhcpai ST.
H. Pettigrew. of Grammar SChool NO -, III IVA
ST. None of the principals. so iar as hIow III 81
announced their candidacy for the place me sal
AIRY Of principal is $500 year ana n she "G hm
self The place of assistant superintendent Is hos
so sure being dependent annually on me votr "'
however drawing a much smaller salary than ne
PRINCIPALS are more anS99s ler arr e making every
Effort first TO keep outsiders, ana second 10
the eeS9R OF IheI of male
principals. held meeting recently am U ~, Nr
the e sdseS s urging the election Of
Straubenmuer, and is making every eHort 10 a'-
MI Davis has the support of the Society OF Peda:
gogy Of which he is the secretary lie - s, reds
liked i toward ese % Of the
Fair which held two years ago ana ~ T
pension Fund The friends Of both men mss,
that Mr. Pardees name Is meniionea ony ,hsy 1s
Cline to conjecture but they are sure that 1t is
not the proper influence n school matters