New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-07
DREW PAY FOR LECTURES.
JOSEPH A. GOULDEN ACCUSED OF VIOLAT-
ING THE LAW.
HOW TAMMANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF
SEE TIE POINT. BUT OTHER MEM

BERs AND ARE INDIGNANT.
y member Of the Board of Education and an
officer In Tammany Hall has been accused
OF violation of one II the strictest laws
/ OF the Board of Education. the penalty for which
! Is fine not exceeding $1,000 and imprisonment
IN the city prison not exceeding one year The
member is Joseph A. Goulden. who Is compara-
lively new member Of the board, but In the short
time ne has been member he has done some
! marvellous hustng for Tammany Hall. He has
been appointed by President Krox, the Tam
many president Of the Board Of Education, on
near.y all the important committees, and has
been made chairman OF the Committee on School
Furniture.
II has been the custom Of the Board Of Educa-
ton to give a series Of free lectures every winter
at number OF the schoolhouses in different parts
Of the city. and for the last or two these ect
ures have been so popular that extra halls have
been secured. such as the great Cooper Union
| Hall and Madison Han. at One-hundred-and-
twenty -hfth-st. and Malison-ave. These lectures
are paid for from public school money appropri-
ated expressly for that purpose. In the present
/ season Mr. GOu,den has delivered three or four
| lectures. and has received checks from the Board
| Of Eiucation In payment Of them. The subject
| OF his lecture is "Sherman's March to the Sea-.
! a graphic account Of one Of the great events of
/ the Civil War. Oe January 81 he delivered this
! lecture In the assembly hall OF Grammar School
| No. 49, at Mulberry and Bayard SITS, and on
February IA he gave it In the assembly room Of
| Grammar School No. 50. at Sev"nteth-st. and
| First-ave.
MR. GoULDEN THINKS HE is RIGHT
According t. the laws governing the Board OF
Education the commissioners shall hold no
other office of emolument under either the city.
! state or National Government. except the offices
| u notary public and commissioners OF deeds
In another section the law reads: ANY school
officer who shall have been directly or indirectly
interested IN the furnishing Of any supplies or
materials. or IN the doing Of any work or labor.
or In the sale or leasing Of any real estate. or in
any proposal. agreement or contract for any OF
these purp lses In any case in which the price or
cons! Ierlt!on is to be paid. IN whole or in part,
or directly or indirectly )ut Of any school
moneys or who shall have received from any
source whatever any commission or other com
/ pcusation In connection WIKI any ~ the matters
Aforesaid: and any school officer who shall vio-
late the pre- cding provisions u this section shall
hc deemed guilty Il misdemcanor. and upon
conviction thereof shall be- punished by fine not
cxr,efirg $1,000 and imprisonment in the city
prison not exceeding one year and shall also be
/ .nc slbi. ~ any schoo' 'hice."
When seen bv n Tribune reporter yesterday
I Mr Goulden said ''Ycs it is true that have
/ been delivering A few lectures for the Board OF
Education. and have been paid for them do
not consider that | have Violated any rule or
law q the board IN So doing | was asked TO
| give this lecture. and did so without any idea Of
! violating the law The pay is small and incon-
! siderable and certainly not suf'ic!"n' ~ i,i''
/ "a violation nr the law II II has been violated.
/ Have YOU ever read the laws governing the
Board of Education on this subject! asked the
! reporter. - ,
! "Xo. have not" The manual ~ the Board OF
Education was then handed 20 him ana the
quoted sections pointed out Aier ieadlng mem mem
| .',,or ne said. We'll don't see that they cover
/ my case at all The section which says that the
/ commissioners shall hold no other ofhce oi
| .noiument under either the city. state or Ma
/ ,nnaI Goyernment' does not cover this case. be-
cause do not consider the position ~ iccturer
under the Board II Education az an once oi
emolumcnt. / do not consider II AZ an Office a'
AS to the second section. do not consider
that I gave these lectures In my capacity "a
! school Commissioner | gave them merely IN my
! raracIty as n private citizen at the request oi
men having the lecture course tn charge
WHAT OTHER BOARD MEMBERS THIN
Mr. Goulden's course In receiving public-school
money for his services as a lecturer mas oeeh
reyerely criticised by many of his feiow mem
| bers on the board. one OF them sald 10 IT'D
,,r r,,,,r,er. Aside from the serious legal as
pects ~ the case Mr. Goulden's action Is open 10
| "a. soycrest censure The members of the Board
~ Edpca,ion are men who serve the interests OF
their fellow citizens without pay. rms Is the
first and greatest consideration of th,ir accep,-
| ing enc Most OF them are men OF business
Whose time IL valuable, and the uHle IhoS btN.
| To Board of Education matters W"ulu -, ooo az "
| more valuable to them than salary ol |oVyV a.
| a school Commissioner would represent IL y
| moi the money that induces them 20 setNc. ~ -
| n,.re r.duced to n money basis they would not
h.. "A
make much more money by giving that tiile 10
their own business. The members ol 'He po''' V;
| - r,iie serve from the highest sehS' "a
patriotism and from desire I" q" soou , ~ .ts',
| 'cIInw-citlz,ns For them To- stoop To receiving
few dollars for a lecture o. t"o Is ''PsU'sl Pa -,
| ,,,r L,,rd mat ought to be discoun'enahceu at
whatever cost" .. ,h,,
another member said: II do not suppose .na'
| Mr. Gouden used his influence as No'iil'l,&' ,& -
soner 10 get his appointment az @ ier."i t, rba
| tho system hut IL certainly looks very oau, inV
| commissioners. you know, are the ns"es - ,his
| Gals In the great puDlc school :! !E,,h ,he,r
| cty and nearly b0oo0oo pass 'hrous" ,"'d. =.
| hands every wear There are only twenty -ohe Va
US so that you can easily see what
| influence a Commissioner eNerts oNe, NV % ~
| dinates in the system. especially II ne II a." '
amnnt,o, member OF the dominant ring. 1 can
not believe that Mr. Goulden inuinatcu a INA Wv 20,
would like 10 go on the lecture ~, o., hI,r ,o
celyc nav for H. Yet II VII be nara lor ELI, =,
,t 20 I,s nositi,n TO the public. Mr.. Goulden
saws that his friends asked him TO d"Ner S1 rnusI
| lectures II he was urged 70 uo t'iiS -, !. ns
| have been far better taste FOR hm 10 n"'r NJ ~.
1o1 - ,,'onav consideration But even then ne
e., et,,, :, - Injustice TO the regular lecturers Wh"
are thns deprived Of their chance to maze Er,
little money by having an ai-poweFiua m .ter is
| n,ies,oncr take their place The whole matter i
| ,n"st urfortunatc and cannot fail to bring re-
| preach on the board. a.. ~. A. couIder
II is said on good authority that Mr. Douiusn'
| IN snltc or his notorious Tammany Affiliations,
| has heen making efforts to be retained on ,ne
Board Of Education when Mayor strong nnpNTs h,n
| his removals under the Power OF hen'u'a, ~, D''.
:, % 10 ,,,r,hor said on the same authority. that n
| delepation OF Grand Army men. VINO are lrleiluS
OF Mr. Goulden waited on Mayor H strong as,,ten re-,
| comfy and got his promise to keep Mr.. .'ouoen
| a., ~ h"ard on the strength o' his being a
Grand Army man Mr.. Gouden has been noted s
| in the Board Of Education for the act''uy ne
| displayed In working ror I'M .nc m'. i hse1rtn CON