New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-19
m IMPROVE THE SCHOOLS.
o,-rIJNE OF A BILL SUPPORTED BY THE
COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY
nors AWAY WITH SCHOOL TRUSTEES AND
CONCENTRATES POWER IN THE BOARD
or EDUCATION.

=
CONCENTRATES POWER IN THE BOARD
or EDUCATION.
:. . reating of the Woman's Association Of Good
,.,srnment Club L held yesterday afternoon in Mott
.'a,ora! Hail. No. 81 Madison-ave. Stephen II.
90, made an address, In which he incidentally
lined the bill which will undoubtedly become
lev, in a few weeks and will entirely remodel
o. government OF New-York public schools. 1t was
~. some time ago that such bill was being
,.oa and that II would receive the powerful sup
o.. ~ the Committee OF Seventy but all efforts ID
P.~,aio the details of this measure until now have
80 futile Several bills have been drafted In
=, interests OF different people and Will be pre-
w early in the next Legislature. where they
srab,v will meet an early death, they deserve.
- they are drawn up purely and solely In the in
Isl az certain cques in the city. and they largely
go the radical evils existing in the publc-schoo
-, to-day. The bill fathered by the venerable
S.,in Samuel Samuels. which was given in de-
w a, Mondays Tribune. is in the interests or poll
81 ard for the present Beard OF School Trustees
~ oxor,ise such strong political influence In the
w.. C,o;ain Samuels himself is a schoo! trustee
:. the Twenty third Ward. and has long taken an
.,., interest in the public schools. His bill Is
s,cned TO continue the power Of the present trns-
W and 70 consolidate the somewhat visionary
" ~ the present Board of Education in the
~. r. Eve commits sioners. who shall receive
~, NJ S go year On the theory OF the sam
,s hill these commissioners VIII De appo'h'ed
~ ,u-elv educational and practical grounds pu'
W eynerience In New-Ycrk politics has shown that
s' handsome salary of 5000 year VIII prove
V'e - q termination TO future Mayors OF the
w -, Tho school commissiorershps VIII degeh-
Wv" ;r,o tine lowest kind OF politics ana the eh.He
.so1 system will be dragged down win H.
ST. ST. ntu drafted by the Committee OF seventy
3. rod,ca,ly opposed 10 this pernicious tendency
q, assigned to keep the school system OUT OF
politics ,e.os 10. 1ohn G Clark a
a.. - No 50 Nassau-st.. who was secretary ol
-. school Commission appointed last year AS
= n,aned by Mr.. Olin, the Boards OF trustees "S
., existng in each ward. Will be done ava! WIZ"
,,oca.hAr All their present powers such DIS "p
,n,,rr teachers below the rank OF principals anu
.,.o-s will be taken away. and their consioe''oie
',oga in the shape of repairs on puohc-schoo
prs,gs and the selecting of sites for puphc sehoos
w, 90 also AS Mr. DIN said yesterday lne pi0'
~, poard OF School Trustees occupy a curious a"u
,,ional position in the pubc-scnooi system my
- tho survivors OF a rational system WIZ" ''e
az .s M, much more than village Out '"e
.,v has grown 50 rapidly and the popuia.'o" "a'
wy ,,r,ov,n 50 fast that some wards nave no
N.Y. q, al some have one or two. whhe o'ie'
.a,ss have twenty and even thirty schoo.s' !e' :"
.cs ward there Is Board OF schooi
80 having a great deal more thah 'heH "a"
% and others having practically nothihs 10 uo
hpr
eo,,v hill will abolish are the Inspectors WIZ W
$3.50. curious anomaly in the system
-, feature OF this bill is the concehtIa' ANU"
-, az ,ower in the Board OF EduCa'o"' -, -
hing pertaining TO public-schooi matters ~
hsnIr,elv in their hands. The waTu sc"oO'
,sss will no; be abolished. but they VII. 40 80
,.,,,ng committee whose duty IL sha''
,-,. ,ha schools and make suggestions as 10 '"ei
.~oosn, These suggestions VIII De ie'e'ie'
" .ha poard of Education. when Will nave Wv
an.oIute power act on them 49, .,.,s
- ~ b;u the management of the pubic schoo'
will be divided into two distinct uepa' M. nd
,sr,anlng 10 the selection of Sites eree''o" 60
IrIrg ~ buildings and their furniture the o'ile
ar,.in,ng 10 the teaching Of the scholars anu '
educational department generally Inc i'i'' -,
,r,nt will be under the management oi $50,
,.,aan, Of Public School Buildings ana ''e 90"
Under the management OF a superi"'e"N 80,
SAm,s These SUPPLEMENTARY are to be appo'h'eu
MINE BOARD of Education for long term OF Yeas.
:. &C % no largely independent of the Boara ..
Education, and they cannot be remover "'"0''
asiae from these features there will be s1sps
of educational experts in the form OF seected az
an expert in some branch OF pedagogy,, Esn
number il to be determined by me nos ss,em and
Sa viii form an Advisory Council to the Board Oh
Education These are the salient iea r.en,v and
S icaonfdence is expressed by its projectors ina,
II win become law within SIX "eehs "'''' Wv
Viii m W Locke presided over the meeting srd
,srdav and explained how every woman Ante, .Is ~
IN the public schools could assist In the WoiN y.
lettering the schools by Joining the assoca,on IA
ssries Of resolutions has been drafted ana WI
he presented at the next meeting OF me aSsoc a
lion The princpal features of the reso.uilohs ar
,Ss deciaration that the public schools need grsa'
Improvement in the matter OF playgroun9s anu ,is
and that AT least six of the members OF tne ,OaIu
OF Education should be women Mss Mary T..
Tate nrjnciDal of Grammar School. NO 80 nlaue d
ssnr, sddress in favor of the present school sys-
fem 90 far as she knew OF in connection with her
oun school Mr. Locke answered her by saying
,hs, rev school was not the whole school system
IN the city and that while the h snboo
m,,ted thai there were few commenoaDie schoo"
~ ,bs city vet there were many poor ones "A,
idressss were also made by Miss Grace H. Dodge and