New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-06

,.th had declared that these improvements were
imperative A special delegation was sent TO the
Nayor TO urge the granting of this request Wniie
this committee waiting upon the Mayor
Jimmy" Martin then president OF 'he romeo
Board appeared and wanted an Appropriation LOT
a steamboat for his Department AZ matter Oh
fact the steamboat was wanted more as q pleasure
yacht for Tammany sachems than Tor any
urgent needs OF the Police Department ii ~
needless 10 add that jimmy got his yacht. while
the committee from the Board OF Education were
met with a fat refusal. The head OF this commit
tee a short time afterward met Jimmy IN ciuo
and reminded him OF the occurrence remarklng az
the time: We'll Jimmy. you got your yacht, but
those thousands OF poor school children are stlli
exposed to the bad sanitary arrangement IN those
schools" And Jimmy winked the other eye
MR. MACLAY's POLICY.
presaen, Maclay OF the Board Of Education,
recognized the needs of the schools in his inaugural
address. when he advised that the BOARD ask me
LEGISLATURE for 5000 900 in addition TO the S."oWo
thai has only recently been granted for new sites
and new schoohouses When asked 10 outline the
policy he would pursue and just what REFORMS ne
would favor. Mr.. Macay said 10 Tribune reporter;
''rirst OF all shall make ]; our duty 70 TAKE
every child of the streets and put MIN IN schoo
This means not only the children who are IN the
stree; for want OF school odations but those
vino purposely keep away from school, either 10
enter business truants. III THIS Hepuphc - 10
live as Republic and not degenerate INTO 'he
worst form Of a boss oligarchy. we must see 10 IL
that the children educated TOO much STRESS
cannot be laid these statements especially IN
CITY like New York where the raw material out OF
which the future voter is to be MADE IL h'eraHy
dumped upon by the shipload IL Is the New
York schoohouse that is reforming this city, not
political leaders parties Every day the process
Of intoxicating ideas Of good government and good
citizenship Is going on in schools. and we can
not be too much alive TO the Importance OF having
all mot merely majority OF our children IN the
schools Therefore. the first step TO be taken Is TO
see that each and every individual child In New
York City who 10 OF school age is In some school,
and while there that 1t is properly housed
The second thing for TO turn our earnest at
tentlon 10 is to secure bona-hde schooihouses TOT
our pupils Such makeshf;s as factories. tenement
housee and abandoned churches are a disgrace 10
the richest CITY in the United States. VIII 1t take
q large of money 10 erect hrst-class mousse
for every school that is being he'd In fac
tory. house or church building? or course
IL WILL but the disgrace Of the thing is that tnis
money was not spent .ong ago in this manner We
have simply had the heritage Of bad school man
agement and bad debts of foirIer administrations
left to U.S. and We have got 10 put our hands deep
In our pockets and meet the bills like honest men
Figure-jugg.ing and doctorcd baiance-sheets won
satisfy the public The public knows that New-NorS
is desperately In need of score or more new,
up-to-date schooiholses at this very instant The
public further knows that should have had
these schools long before. and am satisfied that
an honest statement Of the facts and frank de-
mand for S.0Oooc0 or so.co.ooO nore than We have
i'm hand will meet with a hearty and generous re-
sponse even II IL does send up the tax-rate
1T WILL COST MONEY.
1T will simply be paying off Obligations that
should have been met long ago. and any amount
OF bawiing about higher tax-rates from pettfoggne
politicians will not blind the pubic to the true
state Of affairs ! shall be sadly disappointed H. al
the end of administration. every chiid IN the
city 10 not provided with schoo! accommodation
and " every schoolhouse in the city Is not placed
IN 4 frst-ciass modern condition, not only In re-
gard to light and ventilation. but in regard to al
the appliances for giving children hrst-class pub
lie education In order 10 do all this II Will require
many millions of dollars We Commissioners mus
have this money shall place the b.ame ex
actly where 1t belongs, by res;gnins The public
has expressed itself in most unequivocal terms II
more WAYS than one on more occasions than on
q - ~ so IA mt is.f r
nseded and second LET s1 the public kno" who
blame n there the S ape NUMBER Of
almost equally important that must pc taken ns ~
logical end. Charges have been made that Their
dssrs as's snd Who the sos SsfS
cus,ed as quickly az possible. II is said that thes
, have c se. S ns
lent teachers whose only crime was that they az
have sufIlc1ent po.iucdl pull W SecP tne"
How far this is true ] don't pretend TO say NJ
work In the six years ! have been member
the Board OF Education has beer confined Amos
exclusively TO school buildings and their santar
arrangements or lack OF sanitary arrangements
NY personal experience has been. however, Una
the New-York corps OF school teachers Is about
good you find In the country. -
"Of course. IN such a large body as -FOUR tnonsah
~ ave Thousand men and vcmen II wou:d
up to the mark and probably this Is the case her;
But as a general rule. beneve that our principal
and teachers fine a body OF educated. rehne
and capable men and worAn as there IL IN va
country. However. personal belief IN the ma
ter will not prevent a thorough overhsulinK OF w
system In this regard. | have Already requisite
the Board OF Education 10 appoint a special con
teachers. and II any are found incompetent q
below the standard. means will be promptly TAKE
90 set rid OF them.
t+s INSPECTION NEEDED.
"As Tar am personally concerned ] believ
In honest Investigation In every branch of III
once in . while. n there are no charge G
ouspicions Of ncompetency. II does any body
nep or women good to ct them feel once In
while that careful watch Is being kept upon then
II they are eft alone TOO long there Is tcndeno
10 become sluggish and careless. | don't say th'
this 10 the with principals and teacher
but In general thorough and perhaps unexpectf
ovsrhauIi Of any departm ant must have its ben
0ciel effects This inspection ~ sPeciai comm
zion viii be m thorough ~ II 10 possible 70 make
gAsx w 80 eoIslsislx ever tes heads Of u