New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-13
MP VAN ARSDALE DEFEATED
SEVERE, CRITICISM OF JOHN p. FACRE IN
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

THE OLD NINTH WARD SCHOOL souAhhih '''
rArRr SUPPORTED FOR TRUSTEE IN SPITE
or THE COMMISSIONERS OBJECTION.
More than a majority OF the members oi the
Board OF Education attended special mee''"s -
its Committee on Nomination OF trustees 3",'c
dsy afternoon. held Ia the hall OF the soar" VI
I,ducaton to witness the longcNpe''eh "h"t "o
tween Commissioner Van Arslalc and School IruS-
tee Adm p Faure. Mr. Faure has been ! r"S'ee
in the Ninth Ward more than five years am "'S
q candidate for denomination Al the request VI
Commissioner Van Arsdale, however MS erection
was deferred until Mr.. Van Arsdile conii nave an
opportunity appear before the Coiini'''ce o''
Nomination OF Trustees and there confront MF'
F,ure with series OF charges wnich were "e
signed TO show his unntness for the poS''lon' i'',
W. Va, Arslale and Mr. Faurc were summoned
hof,re tho committed which met at O'Clock yes
,ordav afternoon Mr.. Van Arsdale lost no ''fhe
in beginning n savage attack upon the character %
Mr.. Fdurc az trustee
Mr. Van Arsdalc said - mere are many Things
which might say in regard to the unainess OF
Nv r,urc FOR this position. Some years ago. when
n.,s a candidate for trustee. Mr.. FauTo came 10
,,,, bo,so one Sunday evening and URGED me- I" XIV
M my candidacy. Notwithstanding IN" '"'t 'h''
was in honor bound to continue ihe 'ah''i''s' 40
I had accepted nomlna don By w"Ii-hA'"h '''''
7 regarded Mr. Faure's request a hgA!y improper
ho,o rnado | regard Mr. Faurc's career as mem
her Of the Board Of school Trustees OF the Nih'h
Ward as one fraught WITH mischief am u'N'''"'
do not think Mr.. Faurc has practical l''' III H
head lie Is an obstruc'lonis'. and has no power ~
consecutive thought. ~ an instance 81 n'S w.
qualifications for the position OF trustee WIZ
mention an incident that occurred In reference 70
Grammar scoool No. iG While Mr.. Faurc was
,r,s;eo 4 building was torn down next 10 ms gram
mar school and another building when wou'n nave
hecn greatly detrimental 10 the hght hh' S'"''"'y
condition OF the grammar school was ItoJ'''"'
Had Mr. Faure shown capacity Tor pcrl'r'''"S "S
ANY "a trustee he would have taken measures ID
securc this adjoining piece Of property ""'.'"!
preventing n hsh building Injurious 10 inc "s"'
ar1 welfare OF the grammar school being pu' up.
.rr-,her,uora Mr. Faurc has voted to appoint
frll-ealaried teacher IN that ward "h'h "'''''
,,ern we're Two teachers IN excess ~ the require
rcnts at that time The vote WAS pas''H 'h'"uh"
nv force OF arms have proof mat MT f"ur'
a.. trustee contracted FOR certain nm Unit OF
-, :, va do,o f., one OF thc schools. and the bill
.,s t.. cyc.ss o, tn. amour, the Board - Eluca'o1
approprilted for that purpose. When II came h'"'
for the bin to he pail Mr. Faure 'oh tn con-
tractor 70 make up the loss In other JOBS mat no
would probably get from N" board am N''-''-
that MIR Faure has no sense OF honor. The object
Of hts NE SCENE to be to nsure IN newspaper no
,orictv and to nont in an atrnoSph'r" way "'o''
tbat Of his fellow -rnorialg
sno,bnr rs,ance ~ his unntncss IL shown In hip
n.tty ,rite on one prominent school occasion ~
attended a public reception at one OF the kthihinh
cchoola and by oversight The princNal NOV
r.rognizlng him trusteeI faN"I 10 htiil Ntf
one Of the programmes. Next year a pinte ln-
yiiei.,n was sent 10 him - attend IN" r"."rli,n
Tor that year Instead 81 answering IN" note. Mt
reuro sent the letter back with Insulting remarks
wrIti.n on the back Of the letter
Comuissioner Van Arsiale then got out 10Y ~
figures purporting to chow that Mi F"ut.
az trustee had not visited the schools IN inc war
as many times as n trustee ought TO NltN in'm "a
Tho course ~ year great deal or AK MAS
nnd. also about the action or tho trustees IN thiH
ward in ordering the principals 81 IN" s'h""l' h"t
10 report TO the board OF Education the nuHlb,I OF
Vie,e rnnac by the trustees during ~" year ~ ms
,s in fiat oppoa 20 IN" laws governing the boar
OF Education which direct that every prnrlphl
shall report regularly every vislt made by the
trustees. -, ,-. -. .
general denial. He explained his action IN teIet.
cncc To the III which IN excess OF IN" amount
appropriated hy the Board % Educa,on ~ showing
telling the contractor make II w IN other )pbr
The entire light has grown out OF bl'tcr '"ud
n, long standing between several members OF the
poard 81 Trustees 81 the Ninth Ward commits
sioner Nnn Aredal. four years ago. was trustee
g. ,ba, ward William e. smith. the chairman OF
Tho trustees spoke strongly IN behalf 81 Mr. FaIre.
decided 10 report fnvorably on Mr.. Faure.
Thoc resignation OF George W. Skellen as trustee
In Inc sixteenth Ward was received and accepted.
Action on the nomination OF Joseph Henschcl as
trustee In the Tenth Ward vas postponed until