New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-29
MIR. JASPER HAS THE OFFICE.
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be cleared. 1t Is highly improper There was
order afterward.
Mr. Van Arsdale then continued: UNLESS bet
ter reasons are given than those already stated
against the faithful servant vote against re-
moving him."
Commissioner Prentiss was then recognized
He put the proposition for more time IN inns
light: II think" said he. that the school sys-
TEN of New-York II 1t in the mean time remains
in charge Of the faithful servant whose quaIlli-
cations have just been so earnestly reviewed
Will be perfectly safe for at least another week,
which will afford some time to consider tne
merits Of all who may be mentioned LOT TINS
office. So IL seems TO me that the motion by
Mr.. Hubbell to defer action Is not unreasonable
and that it would not hurt the Board 10 give
further consideration to the quahhcatiohs VI
others"
Commissioner Beneve had a word to say
He spoke about calling at the office OF Mr.. PREM
tiss. where, he said. he met DR.. Peaslee. ana sug-
gested that a trip be made to Baltimore TO as
certain from Dr. Gilman his views regarding
the office of Superintendent. DR.. Peaslee, ne
continued thought that the entire duty lay In
first electng DR.. Gilman and then arranging
details And So" Mr.. Beneville continued, I
concluded that DR.. Gilman's name was used
merely as an educational club TO knock out Mr.
Jasper"
Mr. Prentiss retorted: "The committee OF which
l was member and in whose hands my friend
imagined that the question OF Dr. Gilmans COM
ing rested was a committee TO revise bylaws
and | did not consider Dr. Gilman bylaw.
THE MOTION TO DEFER.
Then there were cries Of question" and. anna
intense silence. broken only by the calling OF the
roll and the replies Of the members the vote was
taken on the motion to defer the election IT
was understood that Mr.. Jasper's adherents
were opposed to any postponement and the d.
vision on this question was in the nature OF
straw vote, foreshadowing the final palIot LOT
School Superintendent. Those who voted In favor
Of deferring the election were Charles huxley
Hubbard. William H. Hurlbut, Jacob W. Mack,
Dr. Philip Meirowitz. Auguste r. Montant. Ut.
Edward II. Peaslec, Nathaniel A. Prentiss. Henry
A. Rogers and President Maclay. Those opposed
were: Richard II. Adams, W. f. Andrews, Emile
Benevllle, Charles l.. Hoyt. John l.. N. Hunt
Hugh Kelly, Joseph J. Little, Daniel E. Nc
Sweeny, Charles Strauss. William j. van ArsdaIe
and Charles c. Wehrum.
The motion to defer was lost, ii to y. Colonel
Alexander p. Ketchum was the only member not
present. Nominations were then called Tor, ana
Mr.. Strauss seized upon an opportunity In oHer-
ing the nomination Of Mr.. Jasper to make II
vehicle for splenetic attack upon newspapers
He remarked in beginning that he did not thnk
he was required to make an apology Tor
nominating Mr.. Jasper who was in the house or
his friends. but, he went on, Il do desire TO take
this opportunity to nail one or two conspicuous
ISLANDERS and libels concerning Mr.. Jasper" The
speaker then went into depths which seemed
wearisome to many present to follow, and when
he finally emerged he had failed TO indicate
what the conspicuous ISLANDERS and libes" were
to which he had first alluded. He said Il THINK
this Board Of Education has done for DR.. Gil
man the greatest service Of his life and con-
ferred an inestimable favor upon Johns Hopkins
University. BY the laudatory statements re-
garding DR. Gilman he has attracted attention
to raise 500 900 in Baltimore for Johns Hopkins
University"
CHARLES b. GILBERT NAMED
Mr.. Hubbel said that he did not regard this as
an occasion to enter into disquisition on the
ethics of journalism but he desired to nominate
man who would grace any Office to which he
might be elected He declared that an expert Is
adad nd ha "A his NOM
inee. He presented the name of Charles H. Oil
bert, Superintendent of Schools at st. Paul. and
president of the National Association OF City
superintendents OF Schools. Mr. Hubbell said
that he had asked for delay so that committee
could inquire into all the qualifications OF Mr..
Gilbert He read number of letters indorsing
Mr. Gilbert among the writers being President
Low Of Columbia President Eliot, Of Harvard;
Archbishop Ireland President G. Stanley Hall. OF
Clark University; Ex-Governor Pillsbury, OF Min
nesota: the Mayor Of ST. Paul and other prom-
nent persons.
Mr. Mack. in seconding the nomination of Mr..
Gilbert, drew attention to what he designated
q the manifestation on the part of the majority
OF the Board to ignore the liberal spirit Of the
Greater New-York and the disposition to bend
to narrowminded partlsanship and politics lie
said I'm the effort to effect improvements we
shall have to wrench point by point, item by
item. from unwilling brothers the progress
which should belong to the schools Of this city"
Mr. Beneville arose. "Mr President" he said.
II should like TO have this gentleman called to
order. He is insulting members of this Board
The president heSitated. ana nnaly broke Inc
stiffness with. THE gentleman will proceed.
HE MEANT WHAT HE SAID
Mr. Mack turning his eyes upor Mr.. Bene-
Vile said impressvely: IF have unconscious
~ offended the sensibilites Of any one present,
desire to withdraw the words-the letters of the
alpha bet-but" he added. in higher tones. II do
not withdraw what / meant by those words.
Being a foreigner. my imperfect knowledge or
the English language has caused me to speak In
terms not sufficiently softened for the ears or
my brothers / nevertheless have begun TO see
since last Wednesday that the Greater New
York bill Is ineffective in so far as II contem-
plated a broadening of the educational spirit OF
local authority.
Il acknowledge Nj. Jaspers excellent qualities.
Nothing can be asked from our schools that the
present incumbent of the superintendent office
would not grant to us. But what want from
school superintendent of NewYork is not TO wait
until this Board asks for what 1t wants, but 10
tell the Board what Il wants.
The ballot was then taken. Commissioners
Mack and Kelly were appointed telleB. As the
name OF each Of the Commissioners was called he
dropped a slip into the ballot-box. The vote as
announced was: Mr.. Jasper. IL: Mr.. Gilbert, u.
One blank was cast. A noisy demonstration out
side the rail followed the announcement. After
the adoption of a resolution making the yearly
salary Of the Assistant Superintendent 5000 the
Meeting adjourned