New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-23
AGAINST THE SCHOOL BILL,
TEACHERS SEND OUT A REPLY TO THE
sEVENTY'S COMMITTEE.
SOME QUESTIONS ASKED AS TO THE RESULTS OF
TILE prnpOSED CHANCES.

! SOME QUESTIONS ASKED AS TO THE RESULTS OF
THE PROPOSED CHANGES.
New-York school-tcachcrs associations have
| sent to the Senate Committee on cities the Ioi-
! lowing reply to the statements made by SUD-
! committee of the Committee OF Seventy. In answer
| to the resolutions adopted by 4"o teachers III
mass-meeting last ~eek:
| In reply to the communication sent you through
| the Sub-Commitee of Five Of the commits OF
! Seventy. in regard 20 the protest OF teachers as
| adopted at the mass-meeting OF April Il iast, we
the dssf to ie s ns Tin
and who sant az it, rpSrfGrS ana s r n
In The teachers objections in relation the al
dltional expense be- incurred by the appointment
The present CITY Superintendent has frequently de-
clared that the numhcr now in Office Is quite sut-
tainly If the superintenlents are TO be made not
Only the Supervisors OF the teachers Work IN tne
ments. promotion and transfers OF teachers. ami
and by whom invcsiig9tions are to be condnctsI
then even twenty VII no, be sufficient numher
pose intended to be accomplished by the appoint
ment of these suPerlntendents that Of close super
school is really dischargIng this duty. AMI, in
he is therefore, in wide sense. superintendent.
In point OF fact we have in the system not ten
OF the principals. each deeply Interested in his
her department snd s each Gryotng hs whole time
miitce Of Five declares i necessary 10 make adj
his commi,e who aar that ' the york Of the
craI Of the dnp,rtmonts IN the civ; - ascsrfc,n
what measure OF attention IS now given to teach
ers' work ana, after gaining some Information
on the subject TO answer as to whether they deem
=, Absolutely in c"n,ro nf sprrJntencn,s
leave Thorn no appeal from an arbitrary and auto
cratic act.
y VITAL DEFECT IN THE BILL.
The very power Of transfer IS vita! defect in
The BILL The inherent of tne tici underlying
" ''''''s' S''',i ,'''' ''." 49, '.'b 30,
ono teacher f,r another and s,cb cxcoanre cor
,,,,,. 'n,rI.s c1,n,,,,c., - ono ami rof,,,,o +,
the other; in other words. that the one is more
aomPetert than the other. From THIS stamp
the transfer means benefit 10 on pIin'ipai an5
his schoo. WHAT goSi wouli IT,. accom-. li5ntI by
ln5 nc P'1rH Su,tiyt ''-, , 49, ana
w6ili he committee IT, 1.r 20 countcrart what the
drt ot tins power would be-; u Is further .tatrl
M tnf lr'.n'ts az. ~" S.''.i' "D '' M,
~. Iangrog, IN which tb.se rsn:lcn,~r choose 10
characterize certain statement " the teachers
ana misleading Boards - trustees have thr po"cr |
,ation u an appeal - thc Rolrl ~ Elurauon. ~
that board shall decide that there was 10 good
nm tho ,.o.ncr SKIN h.. rrsiortI - ,6r p,s.tl1n
OF tho trustees. and payment ,or the Intervening
time 4la.. be allowed Thu, the teachers anI the
ac,1n on ,hc rlrt ~ Inc .-,i.,c.. ,ai bong mus
rendered safe. tho teacher Is uot fearful brt c)n
"a N lI
which The toa.hcr.s fcacc o. nnI AMI familiarity |
Win his surroundings max. more efficient and de-
.ghteul Under the provisions of this bil.. ST.
t..rlufenlar' would yirut... h1v. the mower D
,sr h , ,r,,.,,i '.,i ,rb.r, 10 t,i |
ono sir.-i,ter icu can be mn Ter Tho Nv. SUPER
visor - "a di.t-i.' his opinion ne ~ the necessity
f1r chargs ,,,'., ur.,o ir Inc p5,rl - Srnarn.
,enient. ana 10 provision is made fjr possible
4. s.n.c ON fn. mart az m aggrsysI teacher and |
npp.lI from decision Z decision
based on one mau's op!rion-may b. taken
or he same princlple that NJ d.stI..l -n.ern- !
I'm his ti.,rlrf ana tho only u rSon 1no must n-
summon IA teacher for rc-ex4n!natton and ty tho !
.r,.f ,tr,a..,ev ~ "a. buI an. t'ofnn,. ss.,r.r
Gan ,i., I,rlard s,ich examination
~, ri.i, - IN, G,arl - g.. .,r,fi,r q, r..ov
Trf, So siarie a. To prevent the o.sbil.tv OF r..
aH,.. ~ SO
THE POWER TO RI IN CLARA tTER
o... ,...... .,....,.. 49,, .,.,. 49,. |
'"r '""'" '"l''N'h thd' III" hii places W '+e |
hands o. the superintendent the power TO ruin FOR
a.. =, - .',..,,,a 49,, -, , 49,
mo- 10y another ""''u'' ana misleading an |
ma, the Superintendent, now has tho pou.er lie, ne
40 ~ iIrcs The l.crnsc Of any to- her NAV b.
revoked fo- any caus" affecting -" morality cor /
@nPc'ri.> ~ ne tea'hcI ~ me ".Itien c"iih'f'e
%, fmo ,nsa.r.ors Tor The is|rirf in nbirh The /
teacher ls employed. bGt no such acton shall De- !
49, nl." a., l.'-, . .iys nf",l.uS n".t' hlS /
f,ar,to ID, r,y.-.f..u ,,s I.., .inI m ,h. iio.rd
90 F,fu-efl.r and d ,Dt,y l.. ..-,.I an pa, f.,.b.,
os aforesaid nav ,fue,I ~ rho s,,,. s..,o-tu |
.i.rt ~ PylIl. Ins'rt,ti1r within ton .,,,'s /
~ ser,i-c .ot,y - ,,.-fINc,.. ,,f 49,,
ton. aud I'm ttse am, n ,rr.ol i4 trie.r ,io 7
Thus th" present Law protects tio charari.~ Cd, /