New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13


other convcts Colonel Cole is Of the opinion that
1t is ridiculous to let the case drag along In the
way 1t has.
A SUBSTITUTE NETWORK SCHOOL BILL
IT IS BUILT ON THE PAGE AND PAvEY Bills
NEW PROVISIONS. 80
Albany, March 1.-THE substitute New-York
School bill. which was introduced this morning IN
the Senate by the Senate Committee on Cities In
the place of the Page and Pavey bills goes to gen.
eral orders. The substitute bill Is built on the Page
BILL prepared by Commissioner Strauss. but accepts
the provisions Of the Pavey bill aboshing the ofhce
of ward whose terms of office are to expire
Juno 80. 1896
Under the substitute bill a superintendent Of
School Buildings to be appointed at the first regu-
lar meeting in June 1885, by the Board OF Education.
which Is also to appoint at that meeting as many
assistant superintendent of schools as may b
deemed necessary each to take office on July l.
1896 one-sixth one year. one-sixth TO serve
two years one-sixth, three years; one-sxth, four
years; one-sixth five years; one-sixth. six years.
The Board may also appoint a City superintendent
of Schools take office on the expiration OF the term
of the present superintendent On the expiration Of
the terms of office Of the assistant superintendent
to be appointed their successors are to be appointed
Not less than fifteen school inspection districts are
to be made the population Of which may be IS
nearly equal may be- and the districts must Do
contiguous On the the third Wednesday OF May.
1896 the Mayor is to appoint for each inspection dis
office on july l. 1856 one to hold office year.
ono two years three years, one TOUR years,
and one five years. The terms of the present in
spectors expire on June 81. 1895
The Board of Education Is to nave power 70 ae'
and is to appoint principals and teachers upon me
written nomination of the B1ara OF Sc900I Supern
the City Superintendent Of Schools and the asss-
tant superintendent. ,,
mated by single member of the Board OF Educa-
ton The Board OF esc ma s and ma
remove teachers other than principals ana VICE
who upon the
zion OF majority Of the inspectors or the district
or upon the recommendation of the Board OF SUPER
ianitors are to be appointed by the Board Of Ed
,caton On the nomination Of and with certlfcate
of qualification from the Superintendent OF school
buildings. tho variation. a,
tho substitute bill from the Page-Strauss DILL
Commissioner II. a. Rogers OF the Board OF Edu'
lou cold 70 Tribune reporter last evening:
..Reforring TO the Compromise bill as proposed by
Tho Senate Committee on Giles in favor OF abolish
ing the trustee system In our schools as oeing op
posed by the principals ana teachers 'his Is oohs
in my Judgment more from fear than choice. MY
experience being upon close investigator IN sew
eral schools that If 1t were not Tor the trustees
influence (of which the teachers are afraid) three
quarters Of them would Willingly nave the system
abolished for the reason that favor1tism ana innu'
ence no, only govern appointments 6ut largely ~
fuence promote afterward ana many ueselVhs
teachers have failed of recognition. not from any
lack OF faithful service. but Simply because 'hey
have not been in favor with the trustees
THE principals Of our schools have always eS;
erted powerful influence over their teachers, ana
they should when 1t is used for the gooi o. me
| system: but in this instance free expression OF
opinion could not be had for fear OF disapFovaL
| Many of principals have openly indorsed me
Page bill as proposed in the Assembly ast WINTER,
the ma n points OF which are included In TINS oilL
''If the teachers not so blinded TO tneir own
interests by the arguments tnat are adv ai 40, tor
the preservation OF the trustees they could reaany
be made TO the advantage Of the new bii.. and
should 1t become law no portion OF our sysri,
will be benefited as the teachers. Dsservins
| duty will be eligible a vacancy in any OF the
schools OF our city being now deprived OF the same
| not TO look beyond their own ward lines
After experience Of ten years as a scnoot
Was an earnest advocate for the adjustment OF
that system being always opposed TO the selection
| being that the best should be selected no matter
where in our city they are doing duty Inc Inc
| witch would remedy many OF the defects now ex-
istng but for the general good OF oCr great system
think the compromise bill VIII be OF mu'h greater
! The principals and school-teschers seem as a
who.e to be radically opposed to the substitute or
I compromise. school bill II learned yesterday
| by a Tribune reporter that petitions protesting
Seng circulated in the schools OF the city and that
| In Gran School No 50. the largest scn9o ~ ,ne
city all OF the twenty-seven teachers IN the sIau-
mar department had signed the petition as haf also
all of the twenty more teachers IN the primary
| dsnartment There are a number of teachers in the
| schools OF the Twenty second Ward however. VINO
| have refused TO sign the document. WAS az.
| a number OF the ol-teachers intended 10 leave
their schools for the purpose OF gong 10 NIoaly 70
protest against the passage OF any ineasure nass
| as its object the doing away with the school rus-
said one OF the schoo. Commissioners: "Ths
under present conditions for II they stand oui
against the trustees and the Strauss Dill snou a
curing the displeasure OF the trustees whose mum
| bers would then be vastly increased.