The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-22
DIN. row ON DIN. GILMAN.
Best Equipped Mas ~ the Couutry for che
Greater MrH YORK Rehools.

TO THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Str / venture
to ask the privilege OF your columns In order to
say to the people OF New York how rare an OPP
portunity I think IL theirs In the chance to Sc
cure for superintendent Of Public Instruction
In this city DIR. Daniel G. Gilman, the President
Of Johns Hopkins University. | have known
DIR. Gilman intimately for a number OF years.
Therefore what I say Of him Is said Of personal
knowledge. have noticed in him two qualities
that l think help to equip him prominent
~ for the duties of such n position. In the first
place, he has an exquisite tact; and, In tho
second place, he has that delightful quality of n
strong man that / know not how to describe In
him better than by saying that he has the gem
erous habit OF giving to others who may DO
associated with him their full need OF praise for
the work they do. lie is therefore a man whom
1t is pleasant to work with aud delightful to
work for, and he has withal the power to in.
spire in those who are working with him in
any capacity the desire TO do their best.
OF bis educational equipment | need scarcely
speak, FOR II. has been recognized 80 fully al
ready: but this at least | may say. that he has
shown himself a good organizer In every posi-
tion that he has held, and that no man In the
United States can point to more educational
achievements OF the first rank than have al
ready marked Dr. Gilman's career. He has been
at the head OF the public schools of the city OF
New Haven. and also has had In his charge the
entire public school system Of the state Of
from this field to the building up OF universi-
ties, IL was soon seen that in his case q
university President could have no better
equipment than that which was to be acquired
In the Administrations OF n public school system.
Should he now return to the service Of the pub
lie schools after his brilliant career among tho
universities, | have no doubt that the public
schools In their turn will reap rich benefit from
the new and wide experience that DIR. Gilman
has had with the problems Of the higher educa-
tion. for the educational pyramid Is at unity
with itself from the bottom to the top. The
kindergarten cannot get on without the uni
versity any better than the university can get
on without the kindergarten and the primary
school.
DIR. Gilman also has had that wide experience
In different parts of the United States that Ia 80
valuable in helping an American to understand
his country. lie has worked on the Atlantic
and on the Pacific coasts. He has worked In
the North and In the South. and everywhere he
has been gathering wisdom and experience as
the bees gather honey. Such IL the man whom
the Board of Education have now the Opportun-
ity to appoint at this critical ~juncture as super
intendent OF schools In the city of New York.
1t IL necessary at this moment, when the Great
er New York is about to be born, to think not
only Of the public. school. system of the present
city, but also of the problems that are involved
In the amalgamation into one system of the
various public school systems now existing
within the area of the Greater New York. For
this enterprise my personal belief ID that DIR.
Gilman Is. without exception, the best equipped
man in the United States. Respectfully.
SETH Low.