The evening world., 1894-05-03
IT'S AHEARN'S SPITE.
School Commissioner 0'Brien De-
nounces the Tammany Senator.
Entire School System Threatened by
His Pernicious Legislation.
The Trouble in School No. q, lie
Says, Is Due to II.

''lf the publicschool system IL to be
run in the interest and at the dictation
of such men as Senator Ahcarn. and If
men are to be appointed school trustees
who are only politicians. then 1t Is time
the public should know II and the
responsibility be placed where It be-
longs"
School Commissioner Miles NJ. O'Brien
made this statement to an Evening
World" reporter this morning. lie was
speaking OF the warfare at present go
Ing on between the School Commission
ers on the one hand and the school
trustees Of the Nineteenth Ward on the
other over the installation OF a prin-
cipal for Grammar School No. g. at
Eighty-ffth street and Madison avenue,
which, as already told In THE Evening
World" was opened on Tuesday.
On that day DIR. O'Brien was put in
charge of the school by Supt. Jasper, OF
the Board OF Education, but IA majority
OF the trustees of the Nineteenth Ward
objected and warned the teachers not
70 obey any orders from DR.. O'l}rien.
Under the Ahearn bill. which recently
passed the Legislature, they claimed
the power OF appointment. The teach
ers are about evenly divided as to which
side to obey.
The matter came up before the Board
OF Education at yesterdays meeting,
Kind. The Board Of School Commits
sioners went Into executive session yes
terday evening, and after three hours
announced that nothing would he done
held in two weeks. Commissioner
oB Brien this morning, however, gave an
inkIins !t,i Of what was to come; ~
appointed, principal OF Grammar School
No. 6. and we intend to keep him there
at all hazards, Nothing can shake us
not over by, any means. The other
teachers in the school must obey him.
II they do not charges may be pre-,
fsrrsd fs,,s against them and II convicted
This Ia the first fruit of Mr.. Ahearn's
bill, which was 'railroaded' through
the Legislaturexthe most vicious piece
ued Mr.. O'Brien. When the public
learns all the facts about that meas
ure IT Will he greatly surprised
scbph; @There sv.,nn, was nothing in the public
but 1t was introduced and pushed
through by Senator Ahearn out OF a
spirit of revenge. The fact Is he want
wanted us to, put that man away over
the heads of all other teachers, who
had worked hard and been in the ser
vice Of the city for years. Because
Hool commissioners WOull NOT
do as he demand he started out to
get even. He boasted that he would do
1t, and he did so by bill which has
already demoraliZed the system.
Look at the results cried the Com
missioner. This man Gross. whom they
have now put in as first assistant in
Grammar School No. G. was formerly
in Senator Ahearn's district. He was
attached to Grammar School No. 22 and
ranked as fourth assistant. The trus.
tees of the Nineteenth Ward-I mean n
| ma tority of them--have not only put
that man Cross ahead OF other men In
his own school, but have brought him
up to No. and practically put him
Mr. Gross is an Ahearn man. and the
Nineteenth Ward trustees show their
hands in obeying MIR. Ahearn's de-
maniS.
Or, O'Rr'en YVES appointed principal
Of No for several reasons. In the first
plac" he, on examination. proved himself
easily superior to all the other candi-
dates. Next. Il was in the interest OF
our consolidation scheme. which. IL car
rind out will save the city at least
$1,000 n year.
proceeding about the whole business.
time has come to open all the doors and
let in as much light as possible on the
sub ieCt."
The same trouble witnessed yesterday
and the day before at the new school
building was apparent this morning.
Some OF the teachers manifested the
same desire to sit on the fence. Supt.
Jasper was on hand early to see that no
trouble occurred.