New-York tribune., 1896-07-02
SCHOOL MATTERS DTSCCSSED.
APPOINTMENTS OF PRINCIPALs-A COMPILE
MENT TO COMMISSIONER HUNT.

.pporrrurNrs OF PRINCIPALS-A coMP1IIs
MENr TO COMMISSIONER HUNT.
Al or the members Of the Board o. Education we1S
,re.ent at the meeting yesterday afternoon. 'e-
Dor. was received from the Cry superntenosn' 'e
ormerdlng the appointment OF Charles Z, mar. %
rr,rcpal OF Grammar School No. a. lsaoel "ihs'o"
as principal o. Primary School No. 70 and Joseph
Hill as principal o. Evening scaoo1 No y ING ~
poi-fments approved
The Board decided ask the Board OF Es'.i'es~
70 make the necessary ap2ropra lots ior 'ns pu
chase OF properly for school sites az saerli al"
WIllert sts. IN Broome-st. In seVen'y---N''-S'' -
,uaan Fir.t-ave and seconc-ave: at Hubert ana
co.,x,er sts IN hundred snd-twenty-
between the Boulevard and A1ns'e' ~ '~a'-A., -
No.,-s. between Bayard ard cana! SIS ana N
Tnirt.eth-st between Sixth and seventh ave-
A rsnor, from the Committee on Evening schoo's.
recommending the d.scontnuAnce o. ''e -
EVENING II!ga s-hool and the transfer OF the He"'
y,-k r,ve-sng High School 10 Grammar Schooi y"
&C.. ,s, amending sections l75 and IT'S OF the oya"A
c,used c,us,ierabl. debate Mr. McS"eensy, Mr'
Strauss and others opposed the notion 70 o.sco'S
rint,o rhe Central school, when IS III h>AS. ''"'
seventh st saying that the three oo'e' e'e"''s 80
scbools showed a larger failing off IN att-h'ahcs
than the Central Scho5. NJ. Prentss Ho'e' I"
rar.- The matter 70 the Boa-i Of Superintendent
rba motion was defeated. AMI the report OF 'ns
cornmit,ee was ,nor considered section 81 secuot.
The Central Evening H!ga Scho' Was 's0o'''r
a,d tho transfer Of the New-York High scnooi "as
approved. TIE proposition 70 arnehu u'" o' ''A"' "
rererred TO the Committee on By ANS
r.a t2o,ri aroro-rlatei xsSS 90 for the purchase
., ,rsrtv on the north side Of East Fourtn-st' ne-
,veea Firyt and Second ayes; sS2.,s' 81 'or s.''
~ - s,,.h SIDE of Oae-aundred- andfo-ty -irSs-st.
he,wee, Brook ard -. AIMS aves.' ana '4'''@~
sor a site In R.ving;on Forsyth ard Eicrcse SIS
The report OF the Com r.,tee on lns'ruc''"
,o,ssne the charges ot John T. Mcguire princpA' os
,rr,umar s,hool No 3d. against j. W E'n!ey' ass'se'
-, ,a.I.oer was laid over for consideration IN eA'
ecutlve session ..,o- ,,,.n
1-h -an,rt OF the Committee on Instruction WIN
reference 20 the appointment OF t"o more asS' i..
rs,,n+sndents which was lad over from las, "sen.
@ ,ssn resented out on The Objection o. Nessts
Huobeli Peas.ee and Prentss went over '"'-' Wv
''sSs hs e5 co;ss g oss recon, 70
mendlng the APPOINTMENT OF W 80 No IS stirred
un rne pms derabe ascassi5n Mess.s Huooel ana
~ Ppren1ss prStested saying that wnle they nad 30
patact,o 20 Nj osnea Aey thought i was unslss
TO advance him over Mr. a tA1@ts', ,5e- ace Tor
nineteen years. The report OF the committee wa
adHpse oy oed vSss the repor o, the Committee on
rrstructon dsapproving OF scnool cnIcteh pa W sna
the public streets e&efpt upon rare Asotr Sesoia-
ION OF me same committee re.ative. 70 n'' ~ 80
training IN the pug.1;e pii11s-,s sc''0''s "As
f2ar1 81 ne Bensyille presented document
slorrad by seventeen members ot me iSydtt y
ssu ,hss- recogriz.ng the high merit OF John l.
Gmnt ana his services IN ra.sine the educa lyi al a.
ssandara rsarason as School Comm ssoner in
- ,bar ne NAV be N a position 70 accept ta- paSe
Of Assistant Superintendent and secretary ol ~ ~
i9o,ri of Slroer,rterdents Mr. Benevrue also yI.
sarai resolution 10 the effect tnat the 5oari ,eiur
the ONCE OF secretary Mr.. Hunt, ana rs9uess a.
arswer from him a. the earliest o2p0rt lh.ty a. =
h nor or not ne VIII acceps the once II apio'hsss,'
The resolution was opposed by NJ Prehuss; ~:
vao arstsle. Mr. Hunbe.l and others VINO SAID tnat
ne ffer Of the sscrctaryshlp was practically an ap.
enr which Hou4 De vo-d because Mr; fiuits
rro = rot accept l. while hol.ng the office OF cona-
m s7-!oner. . Co., .. hav. ,,n
An effort made by Nj strauss 20 s nsse .,sn ~
b,,t II Was opposed by Mr. Prentiss who sail ,has
,bsre would be adverse votes Oh IN" p'SpVs.tl
m. con,,-i,nest aas finally wi.hIrawn AM pre-.
s.nted 70 Mr. Hunt by Mr.. Beney.le as pr,va's
Vr Hunt said he knew no-h ug c. The matter herS
,ofore and tnat there many questfoaS 70 re cO-
sIderai as 20 the proposition thus MADE 10 hnl.
The Board. az 7:3c O'Clock went into eAc--'''e se~