The evening world., 1894-05-01
WAR N A SCHOOL.
Rival Claimants for Position of
Principal Of New No. 6.
Or. 0'Brien Got There First and
Holds the Fort.
Trustees who Back Wilbur Hudson
Will Appeal to the Courts~

The warfare which for some weeks
past has been going on between the
members Of the Board of Education on
the one hand. and the school trustees on
the other. eliminated this morning In
what can ftly be termed q scene at the
opening of the new Grammar School No.
Q. at Eighty-hfth street and Madison
avenue.
the office of principal. n being backed
by the Board of Education. the other
by the trustees. Each insisted on his
right to the Office. and the children were
treated to the edifying wrangie. which
lasted for more than an o g.
When the wrangle was over no one
seemed to know Just where he stood.
DR.. Thomas s. O'Brien. who had the
backing Of the Board Of Education. held
on to the principals desk. but all the
teachers were. instructed to ignore Ms
authority. Later In the day School Su-
at defiance the orders Of the trustees.
The teachers were ordered by min to
recognize the authority OF DR.. OBrien.
Some Of them d. SO, but others did not,
Magnus Gross. the irst assistant, as
directed by the Trustees. until the. mat
ter could be disentangled.. This latter
feat cannot be accomplished without
the aid OF the courts and that aid the
Trustees intend to invoke at once,
The scene this morning. grew out OF
the bill recently railroaded through the
Legislature, giving the trusteer. OF the
teachers. Heretofore they could only
recommend candidates. but the appoint
msnt lay In the hands OF the Board Of
The members. OF the latter body who
had been caught mapping. as II were,
when the bill was passed. promptly pro-
s ssssss! to ati az vf BE. oss|ri snd 70 a~G 3Rs
new school which was opened this morn
That appointment was made four
open until this morning. he trustees
claimed the appointment was illegal. and
that under the new Law they alone had
the power 70 Al the position;
made within the past few days, among
the number being. one to the effect that
the. trustees would proceed TO the school
6 61ndsD I THIS b morning and throw Dr.
DR.; o'Brien was n OF the FIRST ar.
rivals at the new building, In fact, II
is generally believed that he remained
He had scarcely taken his seat at the
desk. however, and spoken a few words
TO the t~wenty-two assistants when VII
u IluuuoU II III ~
had been nominated by the Trustees. APP
Behind Mr.. Hudson walked Trustees
Fetrick. Fitzpatrick, Wallace and Horn
thai. Or. O'Brien greeted them blandly
O. the same time taking In the fragrance
OF a bunch OF flowers which one OF the
assistant teachers had placed on his
desk.
"How is this?" asked Trustee zetrick
You are act principal We are here to
"Oh. but ! have been appointed by the
Board OF Education" replied Or. O'Brien.
II am here to stay"
The guage having been thown down
In this fashion. the trustees promptly
took II up. They told DR.. O'Brien Just
what they thought OF himself and his
Then they said he would have to get
out. In fact they ordered him to step
down, but he got his hands In the rung
OF the chair and refused to bulge one
inch.
Half an hours sparring followed. which
wound up In DIR, o'Brien declaring that
a certain warm climate would have to
be coated with several feet OF Ice before
the trustees then retired to an inner
o for . few moments for eonsulta-