New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-28
TIE cry COLLEGE AND THE SCHOOLS.

The hill now before the LcGISH' '"' II nae
already been passed by the Assembly PROVE"
inc for the expenditure of nearly million doi-
lars in behalf of the Coll ge OF Inc 'l'y oil New
yor, should be most carefully considered before
II cets any nearer 10 enactment. That the llSl
,r,;or I'm ouestion l. sOrely crampcd for room
and general facilities for work III lis present
quarters there can be- no doubt. II it i 10 b"
mazda and kent a irst-clas> college, the proposed
,nnronriation. even. will scarcely prove ade-
ouote TO its needs The college, however i Il
mart of the public school system OF TINS CITY III"
all that Is done for Il must be- considered win
reference 10 that system a. whol" IN 'h'li
view of the case the advisability Of making ms
large appropriation. N this time. may MOI map
propriatcly he called into question.
No one. We suppose will dispute that me
urinary and chief object 81 orr free cdu'ati"nAi
system is tn give all the children of The com
munity the best possible instruction In IN" com
mon school branches of study. lnnl mat j.
done. the propricly Of using public funds Tor me
HIGHER culture ~ select few may well ID" chAl
lenrod And II Is a notorious fact that That i
not vet done Despite the vast Improvements
made in recent years there Is not enough school
hous. room to accommodate all HE children -
school ace: and some of the existing buildings
arr. I'm an unSanitary and unsaf" condition, ana
devoid OF proper supplies 81 books and in'iru
mcuts Certainly such matters should ID" az
tended 70 before We go 10 building colleges ~
the taxpavcrs cost. And then, after Ill com
mcn-school requirements are fully answered. ~
tcntion should next be paid 10 high schools. "i
which this city now has none. excepting IN 81"
far AS the two colleges may 80 be- regarded
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four Baltimore four. 81 Louis three. Brooklyn
TWO. These are not called colleges. hut simply
high schools # may bc said that their place Is
filed here 10y The College of the city Of New
York and the Normal College. liut are those
two institutions Ostcnsibly devoted largely T."
other than hehschool work. sufficient for the
needs of this metropolis Would II not J." the
part Of wisdom 10 establish several more gcnu-
inc high schools. in various CONVENIENT parts OF
the city. and 10 bring them Ia Nh" highest pos
siblc state Of efficiency. rather than To "Np"nd 50
large a sum upon or tWO institutions al
nv brid charactcrt After that has been done. ana
the city has proper system Of hish schools III
| addition To- It's common schools. II VIII j." hlihS
10 consider the question II ire" pubic cole -
/ or university AMI then certainly. II II b" de
cilcd TO conduct such an institution. sufficient
means should be- forthcoming 10 make il The peer
Of any other in the land
Another phase of the question should ais" De
carefully considered Proposals for radical
reorganization of the local Board of Education
are now before the Legislature. and VIII prob
ably soon be- enacted. Would II not he well I"
defer final action upon this College bll unill
s,Ich reorganization j. actually effected AMI the
plaus and wishes Of the new Board are known!
At least We should wait until II Is fully decided
what that reorganization j. 10 he. Nor * il ont
az thr way to suggest HAT the scheme Of Il
.t:rcatcr New York may soon he pui into If
feet. How will the ownership of the schools
th,n b, divided or viii il NOT be- divided at all
/ VIII this Collrg" Of The civ ~ New York be-
come the college Of The Who'll" consolidated IN"
tropolis or still be- reserved FOR patronage with
I'm the present city limits; This * only one oi
| The vast multitude Of problems 10 be- solved 10y
/ ,he cbartcr-rnakcrs Of Greater Now York. bu il
would be- made all the more difficult by such Il
measure rs that now proposed and II furnishes
an additional argument in favor Of proceeding
very circunispcctly in This matter.
The College of The city of \cw-Nork has don,
and is doing much excellent work. II has many
warm friends aud it deserves 10 have them
| But the city ca1hOt afford 10 grant requests
made in its behalf if the doing 50 would inter
fcrc with the general work Of public instruction
| or would embarIiss the city in lis own great
| work Of reform and enlargement.