New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-23
Want TO KEEP DIR. GILMAN
,opx1Ns TRUSTEES MAKE AN
'0'' EFFORT TO RETAIN HIM.
CENTRALLY BELIEVED. BOTH AT THE UNI
4" .rns,7y AND IN THIS CITY THAT HE WOULD
.or ACCEPT THE suPERINTENp-
rNcY OF SCHOOLS. IF THE
OFFICE AND IT'S DUTIES

ARE DIVIDED.
oo-The Johns Hopkins University
baltimore determined to hold specai meeting
trustees 10 s.~,oon 10 take action LOOKING 10 tie
to-Torfo" president Gilman as the heao Oh the
re'en"O" The faculty are also plahhins ~ DIi"e
Uni'e'..s,h,e pressure TO bear upon AZ.
every po's, - decline the proposition OF his New
20 in'~ <S,ards who want TO make MN oupe''
lo'H ,ba public Schools OF New hoih
den' % trns,ees and the faculty oeileVe 'nat ne
Both the w 10 vew-York offer If the proposition
will moi az, rasnonsibil!ties of the position and
dN'ue mcss-one for DR.. Gilman and the other
paKe '"o snp, SUPERINTENDENT. John Jasper-is car
iN Wv o1ect Dr. Gilman was only a''r@cteu "
rea work offer they say, by the TACT 'Na' !"
ne extraordinary opportunity Tor an % ~
vas o. like himself. and that ne VIII never
VI. ., a. he Is not 10 have full ana Tree sway
accept II - unoo,ved nv Dr. Gilman state that the
Tese. '.ion 70 divide the office Will be ultimately ue-
yopos''o, y. 49, tho situation in New-York is the
fsae' hop be first consented 10 permit the use
sane ss w in connection with the superlntenoency
~, Gilman himself says , rnas ~ am perfectly
slightest US relations with the University trustees
ss NV Colleagues. with the students anu " bavs
many b a Years here in building up the JOINS
s2eH University and shoud resret re,y au ra
having 10 eah ca New-York proposal. except the be.
% s.eh peculiar work was TO be done 'here just
Of this moh'e"'
,,..,,o,as from Baltimore make clear TACT
lHe . have been evident to every person WHO
un' ,on q thought 10 the Impending se.ecton Vi
mas e-,,,anden: OF Schools by the board Oh f-uu
oup''n, o-nalv that distinguished an educator
~ DANIEL c. Gilman, presdeht oi ''""' ,Iop
a. ~, ',.rv cannot be induced 10 devote MINI
khs o". NV, .a,vce Of the public school system OF
seA ' ave ofsce TO which he IS called is 10 be
TINS q" stripped Of its authority or II ne Is
even bah ,ss head OF the public schools with al
no. :, ~, ,npies The knowledge that Dr' D'''iia"
'.' ,sa 10 the use of his name IN cohhect'on
'.. ,ha office of Superintendent aroused as He"'
W." ian expected. widespread comment anu sa's
$50 among those who are interested III ."e ~
os,oent and welfare OF the city s0noo =,
,-.n h.s gone lust as far In the matter " -
Ghma" "'S ~ IN his poslt.on could well do. ana
.'Ou s-..irg through Commissioner Peasiee' ms
." % the Use OF his name, he prac'ioai'!
'O"' J.. ocant the superintendency IN case Vi
his election the eto s,,,,o. of
u-hue the division OF the once a"I -, ia
A.. had Of the schools OF Ne" ioi
..r,os, certainly result in the loss OF III '''."a
s.rvices that division is thought 70 De No. me- ..
,,obable since the Board referred .st.n "a
-. o., % a committee majority OF WIFI" 10
VA .--.. ,a,,o- the selection OF DR.. Gilman
eno"'' 49,, or,,,iss,oners who has been perhaps
o ,,,roertal in securing DR.. Gilmans coiiso''
q
=. ,bA nsa ~ his name said TO tribune i'p ,
" THE vote of IL TO by which reso'u,
a., recommending the creation OF super -
,.oosics was referred TO comhItntee o 20 az the
psoarSsI against the cnoice Oh ~! p ~ ,ho ha a
CmnoIssioner who made the niot'oIi' cleo
S r,ynderstood as favoring Mr. Jaspe. Hea IN
oeeh SnSw fbat majority OF the comnnt'ee that
srar ~ DR. Gilman II is quite possod estsbish-
saHoi ~ no commissioners VINO laNoieu o. .ha
eoIne "a ,Sia bead for the schools dld iol a. o,r
ms understand how fatal that Wouu ability
.sances Of securing man OF Dr' "i'
snd reputation a.. non, oman TO the citizens OF
ny ~ is great one. DR.. Gilman nas Io,,n =
Hraa,Ions for Sheffield Scentihc ScnVot .ba fo,in
u,enstps University. We want hlfl 10 New
nopnIS - The school system OF the oteatS n,,t in
Wy hut II is not necessary that ne s0''N
, .,arv brick in the structure ,-Aoro baa been
rSsommissioner II. A. Rogers salu. aid not elect a
wi ,,Tnrse expressed that we olu 40 80 40 40
Elile on W ednesday. we conIu IT, T Gil
iIngsntlv The proposition TO eject ons,ton
s 1sas new one, and we were not in 20 40
man a, that time There were nurhoer ". "a
eua 10 be investigated relating SOM Vi wou,d ac-
tne on Lection IT is ridiculous TO suppose Sha a.
ep, MID come under the conditions cohtaout
,aotion referred 10 committee lOi a. ~
ai, Inc question OF salary might steno u,
90 SO FAR as | know that has Deeh se'. 90
rrSere are several other things 100 WIZ rocsa|
necessary for us TO know BEFORE we cou'u -
o.Tbere has been an endeavor on the par u
On intact an element Of personality mo tnis ~
~ 4. not question Of oustng MT Jasper NJ ia
AVE- good service but II II came 10 cnU.e -
Nm ~ amer and DR. Gilman for Superniehuennt .
sbe schools of Greater New YORK ! uo! 'i''N '-'
would be much room for hesitation