New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-08

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SALE OF BONDS FOR \ NEW BUILD
FOR The INsTITUTIoN-ARGu-
,uvTs AGAINST THE PROJECT.
- rlucation held its regular monthly
Inc yesterday afternoon The meeting much
neetH'e -ise If many persons was unusually de-
to me suits suits The Ridenour trouble did not come
voiu u INV form whatever, and the question Oh Sc
up Ia Mr. Ridenours successor, when WAS en-
lec'", arise because of the failure of the Ieachers
peo1,,,tee TO appoint Professor Raine' was no'
Conn" IN Chief interest centred about the as
orousn' oyer the Manual Training High School
cussion ..,oror Willis Of the Department of City
I'm ,,formed the Board that the city cannot az
"o~ -oise funds to pave the roads near all public
p...,s with asphalt This communication was IN
NnvS "a a request made by the Board at It's last
meeting 49,. >,...o,, por,,h,ican Climb of the
.1.,,eenth Ward and the Grand Street Board OF
se'. we're read asking that the s25O.OOo for which
ii' ava likely TO be offered for SALE be used for
POM .hool in the Eastern District.
he u RAYMOND received unanimous consent to
., his resolution presented at the last meet
' houing the lack of room In the manual'train
ne .,yh school and asking that bonds for $4,000
m' for the purpose of providing new build
~ .or the manual training high school, Dr. Ray
"e orsr reading his resolution, explained 1t In
n'O"r, "a said that II had been agreed upon by
oe"'. ,. a, the committees manual training
T c,oo sites and buildings The argument
ne. he presented in favor of appropriating the
,ornillion dollars to the manual training hlSh
~ool uas the same that he made in talk pub
,.hss n The Tribune about three weeks ago Dr.
p,ymond showed that the building now used is
LILY adapted 10 accommodate the pupils now in
- scbool and that the school growing so
n,dlv that In short time the building would be
entirely inadequate for the institution.
r E Robertson spoke against the resolution be-
.rse he thought the idea was too rapidly developed
for the reason that the money asked for was
nrmar,lv intended for another purpose. and the
urinary schools need the money more than the man
nal training school. He said that the condition OF
tho manual training school warrants the defeat OF
The motion Mr. Robertson said that he did NOT
want his opposition TO the resolution 10 De con-
srled as an indication that he was opposed 10 the
manual training system. Whether or not the re-
suits of this school justify the expenditure OF TINS
money the question that ne was cons,u iis
Ne asserted that the school had not been the sue
cess that It should have been ana caeI vs
10 the fact that large proportion OF the boys ieaNe
the school early in their course OF STUDY; MI nUp
ssOn said that the c9mmi'ee v ioI ,nf
outline Of the work in the school,. ana claimed ma
this was indication OF an unsatisfactory state u
Dr. Raymond replied to Mr.. Robertson's argu-
ment and read statistics lntehded 10 PIo,v -, ht
who leave the school not significant Or
RAYMOND explained why so many boys IeaNe the
school early in their course, and denied that they
did so because of dissatisfaction with the course OF
study offered. ,,...,.
Henry W Maxwell then interrupted the discussion
between Or Raymond and Mr. Robertson by NOV
ing that the president appoint commlttse OF l.Nr
- investigate the needs OF the Training school for
Tsarbers The Manual Training High School. the
t-as,arn Disfr,ct High School and Erasmus Hall In
resnect 10 repairs and additions. Mr. Maxwell
urged that discussion on the needs or the various
interests might be suspended until TINS w.,
ronld make report. J. T. Rouck opposed Mr
Maxwe's motion and Edward Rowe suggested that
snecial meeting he held for the discussion OF tne
o.est.ons Mr. Lynch moved TO enlarge the com,
rnittee to ten ana Colonel Culyer moved 10 an.hu
The motion bv adding the Bows High School to the
ist OF schools Investigated Both amendments We're
accented after some discussion and the motion was
carried.