New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-26
WANTED-A GOOD PRINCIPAL
WHY THE REST MAN SHOULD BE FUND
FOR THE BOYS HIGH sCHoOh
IN BROOKLYN.

PRESIDENT LOWS SOUND DISSERTATIONS
ppoox1yx.s LEADING TEACHERS DRAWN
FROM OTHER PLACES "h"o''
WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
President Lows interest in the Guy S -.
his home for many years, and when ne SCI w. 90
Ms ~ ~ -, hos recently been shown by
,, ,.a,,vfour scholarships in Coumo'a anu
p.rnard Colleges which he has estaphs"eu ~. W..
benefit of the boys and girls OF brooN's" ~ par
are scholarships In Columbia anu ,,s +, arv
nard and they to be open 10 wv F'' 49,, Oh
nublic or priyate school in BROOKLYN pe'"s
,ainable by competitive EXAMINATIONS -, 81,
rangements have already been MAUI 10 ,o o,aoa
, -, IN. arst examinat iOns. when VIII ''"' pm
at Columbia College. one propos'''o" w., -
they should be held in brooklyn ou' "" a ,ha,
sileration il was decided best not " P
course. ,<.,., snec,a,
Mr. Low has in another way maniits'e' ~, Sp w
. T., ,ho educational affairs OF Brooklyn, as
=, ,ao,ced bv the letter which he wrote W ~
f.ssor Hoopcr not long ago In rei're"o.
High School princpalship. In ''s ,.o.,a ~,
rho decision about to be made Interests III,
bo,h because OF my close relations l" d. -,
nv interest In all that concerns "s 7, ,s
aIso because of its educational significance
- turn, tina, there should be "A feehhE u" wv
, -, those Interested In the public sc"oo'S v.
the city that there must be with'h '"' -.
tn. Brooklyn teachers some man '"'. -.
tent for the position 10 he hieu' com,
limitations this is not only "A natur" o"' ,,,
,,,,e feclirg ON the other hand. II the p"o',
"'' ra,,,y, nv. tn maintain the high lever
,o,.o which All their friends d's"e '''
,, prooklvn cannot AFFORD to take any o'
attitude in filling such a POSITION una" ~ T.,
CITY is entitled to have the beS'-'u"'pr n",I -,
IN. United States. In other "oI"9' :, T., ,o,
hoice ,,ust be National and not local
LIT. IN
ce IN favor OF one candidate rather 'h'" NV 1881
,,,,v wish 10 throw whatever influence '"a'
,ov. In favor OF the broadest poss'p' s'"' - 49,,
on,,re field Of available men sh''' 49," ,r
or,cone Of the discussion win Inv
tcrcst." .,,,o, could
I, wonld seem that only one interpre'"'''" ,hoso
.'ns,,l, no nui upon this letter. but there a''
'o''' .a ,bat =, really commits President 10"
ra,,,1,, candidate while he expressly W
IT,, ravoring any one candidate rather '
char the only fair inference to Dc "''"" ,,,
i.,,er IS that II the writer nah '"e Wv .,., o.ld
to-, ,bo question he would search we ''' .r,,
"s hooso rho best equipped man to be ioun". ~,
anu '"oV Ao, ,,e ma ,orlty OF the High Sch'o'
y -. ,ov. dome Most. II no; all OF ''''''
ro,dv 70 admit that. other things ps.ns 't ,'
,ho cboic. should fall upon a r"s'n'''' " ',. r.
ru, what they contend IL 'h"' "' ,,o.,,d
ma, eoual In the candidate 'n'S no ,u,h,.
49,, ,h,,r they have found the ao'eS' "'"'
he
mo-" -. ,h,, he was a. least head ana Sho"''
"''' 80 .,hor man considered IN connection VII"
above any o'h'r MA"
the place 20 p-ooklvn
The relation @, Brooklyn men ~ ,-,,o, I'm
ohools has been well put by n p"o"o ,n
90, uho has Intimate knowledge OF 'o 40,
1o and nrlva,c schools o, tho city anu 10" Ito
III on ,.o-o., IN the High school pr'ncp"'""
., .,.s. every Brooklynitc naiur""F
,,o g., tho civ and would be glad to scr 49,
,, man placci In respons.h'" anu "V' ,.,.L
nositon Al the same time. inc '''" u,h,o
po' 80, D.. sa,isaed that the hes, aVh'a"'o
80 -, the nos,;ion would be secured u ''' "
.,,cv were limited sirictl, 10 hrooNH" NV" ,.,,
"a" ,, allocate the abstract proposi'o" ''"'
- ia, nrooklvn mon should b" r"l''''' '"' -
s,,tor. n, responsibility ana N"s' !" ' -.
rhool sysiem The schools OF IN" '.'S' 80
..a,. ~. have been made 30 largely by ""' So
,.oro.n who are employed IN '"' M,
came here from Other places IN" "os, -, -.
school FOR example. has a very ape ,"an,,veighi
.,rurtors and twenty six out Oh ~, NJ. Ulsh
ne conc to brooklyn 20 irach ~ '' ,b Girls
nA,sr, sro,r nh.r cities ani towns IN IN" ~,
nigh hool II II iru" ma :" -. their positions
t''. b., nan INC public schools o. me ~.
Moreover. % ihc men VINO "Ir -, a. no, nore than
tigh schools and grammar s'h"vlT pr. L.. ..iu.
nlS" r.. ouf o. the MY principals Neir ''"
GATED IN r, .. ,,luoble cxpcricnc" covering
period d years IN ohcr cues ins %i came To
r'"trtt,n from Albany. and IN" members 81 w, ~
farulIy OF the POLYTECHNIC ha'.. win I' ,owns 10
.Nc"puon' ,,. polyfcrhnic The principal 81 ne
packer institute came 10 hr3oHym rh ,"r IN The
49, Institute became eypcri"ncei' tearh"tS r
lore coming BROOKLYN The rT frnIn the Mas
s,rhusrtts Institute Of T'chhol"st. W. -. ~ d..
OF the faculty and n me r1ap gained experience
.rhe fact that nearly all OF our principals ana
W. more .xperenccd teachers have come to
brooklyn to teach Is not a,rdakVn has grown very
rEsnidly indcei II is only within me last tN@n~
years tina, have been provided wy, ~, ".,,ahiish
mrmt OF thai school It was necessary 10, any "''
residing In brooklyn who desired !" -, nnrral
school in the Interior OF the state or IN 'f ~
ing state Moreoyer We hav. no sur u, "onms
city with full college forces 20 prr ,omr, men
men for professional Ne hIookyn yo"rs 'iIr
have c9nsca9eHaty @n IA ,iv 'h''r '''S'
The '' opportmni,es in Brooklyn for teacher or
Pm 40 youns men for colleges and ccnhc
and professional schools are rNu'l",lS .,,,
and these are comparatively new schools wh'rfn h
Boston has had eight high schools OF very n,sn
for tie BOYS High school the principals OF hun,
dres Of large high schools nroshou, o,s in
that have gained reputation for tnorouS""'SS III
their work available as cand.iat's. , .,,,.
III Brooklyn man and an ou,sf Tor "a sbe w"rh
Brooklyn man would IN the minis ol ' hu i"
ibcr. are differences between men and bet ween
schools IT is no discredit whatever TO brookyn
TO one who's opportunities elsew here have been
greater than could he gained In l'iooKlyn,, -
The Boys High School Committee sh0uI coii-
slider but one question and that ~ practcal pus,
ne * propositiOn: Who Is the best man. Irrespective
Of location personal friendship. fo the posi'rh,
Brooklyn is on trial before inc uounrS. ~, ~,
an effort has been made to secure very 49,,
lonf man as PRINCIPAL q! the Boys iilRh S'nooI.
The question whether Brooklyn shall succeed IN
pacing the ablest man In the country ~ on OF Jus
leading positions II "A question which Affects every
educa onal interest throughout the lana. ~ IL
nuestion whether personal and local sentiment
shall blind ihos" whose duty II Is 10 serve "'oo"
lyn not.
TUO-HANDED WHIST
, NEW GAME WHICH rs A GREAT IMPRoNtMENI
OVER 'pOt'fyI.E DUMMY