New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-18

,-,,ox To THE PROPOSED CHARTER
." ,->r,v OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WHY
,>crs IN THE PRESENT ANTI
o,..rEp SYSTEM ARE DEsIR-
,,,r - WORK OF THE
scH1EREN COMMITTEE.
=, .,e BOARD Of Education at its last
1ne a., Cling protest against the proNiS'o'".
ree'"s aaucatior drawn up by committee OF
ehap'0 New-York Commission Is regaroeu D!
ire "'oDlo who have followed the course OF al
MAJ" =. +hat Board eminenty chai"V'ei's''O
is"' o. eninently wise. The action WAS '"Ne"
eu' ID with small opportunity lor Vo"s'u''"
has"H ,Ao nrouptness with which the matter
hon' o." .h-ouch indicated that II was cu'-aho-
sdsd AFFAIR 49,, ,,oord ,,.oded for delay
IN ground that so important question CAMEO
." ha fullest consideration, ana 'ha' "o'e
io' - Na Gained by acting out or hand' pu' N'e'
roulu - ~ no avail and the report and resoiC-
vo'DS a,o-e adopted The report OF the committee
nohs -. .he appointment Of a separate board OF
eahe" Gov zach one OF the counties included IN
b-" - city and specifically stated that the
me Gov Kings County should consist OF iorV-
bOA- r,hsrs the same the present Board ana
s.nas6 with the significant remark mat o"'
80 system may be continued.
p q, ,s well known that many careful students
N.Y. NV. aaucation i'm Brooklyn are decidedly OF
O. ''-,ion that The prescn, system has many bed
ue Yr and that II ought not TO bo continued
" r.,,s more than two years ago committee ap-
- hv Mayor Schieren examined the subject
.,uv and recommended a large number OF
--as. in fact. drew up an entirely new act
80 v,s presented TO the Legislature. but failed
10 pass ~
THE LOCAL COMMITTEES.
-. .sssu,tal feature OF the Brooklyn system is
INV off members
:, ,hs Board Of Education for each school Ihese
r,,,,aes are known a. local committees and
- have practically absolute power In the APP
..,,,r,s,t OF teachers and other matters Q, schoo
s,rjr.stration II Is possible, OF course Tor 'he
poa-d as whole 10 overdue the action OF an!
loosl committee. but actually II is never or al
,.ox. never done BY many this feature Is re-
40 a. only a slight improvement on the trus-
-. system IN NeW-York City which was abolished
Nc az act of the last Legislature.
The bill prepared by the Schieren advisory COM
-,,se abolished the local committee system AT
,bs same time y reduced The number OF members
~ ,ba BOARD from forty-hve TO fifteen, and it pro-
,,sed for Commissioner Of Education. who
.soud he member of the Mayors cabinet ano
The administrative head Of the entire educational
system The idea Of the committee was 10 sepa-
-ste the business half OF the school system from
The scholastic half placing the selection of teach
e-s and all matters directly appertainne 10 teach
hands or me anu AIS 60
sistants
As has been said. this hill aroused considerable
opposi,ion and although the president OF the Board
., Education was a member of the committee
which prepared IT, the Board as a whole maze
determined onset upon it. and contrived 10 secure
i,s defeat. although il WAS somewhat modiled pe-
fore us Introduction in the Legislature Nothing
has been done since toward effeCting REFORM IN
s. =. 5 harter on ecucation for the new
rod i SURPRISING
a@;or,,s bpt i, j. gratifvine tina: not all the
members ioined in the approval OF the rfpoI' ~, Ua
..s SPEC Ti,,rool',r Department Of Public In
Y r@3''''' 20 '''7 -0' INV ' -
COMMENTS ON THE BOARDS ACTION.
A citizen who has given considerable attention
10 educational matters in this city, in speaking on
THIS subject yesterday said. The BROOKLYN boaro
Of Education is essentially conservative" BODY
ard even when live. progressive men are appointed
or u IN few years they become affected by the
sorri,a.i,e spirit Now. in the repor, adopted at
the meeting ~ the Board this month it is declared
,hs, he Board for this part Of tho greater city
should consist Of forty-fve members. no more ana
no less WHY They wi tell you that 1t Is de-
s-abe 20 have a large Board 50 that the members
NAV. keen I'm close touch with the schools through
TIE local committees But fail utterly 10 see any
thing sacred IN The number foryfve. and II stands
m reaso, that II Board Of forty-nve members
was NECESSARY for this purpos" when the Clty MAJ
half a million inhabitants fortN-hNe lheihb"IS are
moi cau.llc of doing the work. now inat W. nav
NV nan million people and twice as many
schools mad then ,,.,.-, ,..,.-
.sThe Tew-York system. Just established allows
for the division OF the CITY INTO arg NUM- NUM-
n school districts and provides Tor the appolhl.
r1ent OF sye inspectors for each district, VINO sha
Be visitors 20 the schools OF the ulstIl~. an -.
Sor W. arvfhirc IS out Of tho way 10 the boaid
AZ Fduca'i0u This is elastic systeil' a. I'M
rurnh4- OF districts be increa sea from in' -
tsae as the city expands. anG tho fScaiH WI ~.
AZ q legislative and administrative bodN. az NJ
sav fbsf MS is the best possible system. pu' il
e an irteliig-,lt system. which j. more IMAM can
h said ~ he BROOKLYN system! 10 when lu' iIrn
trs o, N Board OF Education are 80 u' o',U,s
sttsche6 tn. Brooklyn system j. siHpiy, sIl,
yyai Of tho trustee system that exists lh 'hS ~ a
portion OF the state and seems qnite out % ~
p a progr4ssive city There i nothing sacred any
~Yor nv part do not see how the anahs o. ~, VA
enlarged civ are 10 he administered uilIrSr VI
+ ore sl,,ca.ioual system for the entire munro
sag., eerarafe Board of Education ior tacn
count would be absurd do hot Sc , W.
should not hc one Commissioner ol EuT " Uosard
..risd oe.i.l Tor the whole city, ana a IbO"ttu
.. Educsriou representing all the CIV 60 %
a,r The Charter Committee proposes d Io". 90
.,rv.,vo members and perhaps thal - ~. e
krgs although ! am con Fincr" % ''''
4 small boards % this KIND. ,..,,. 60, cor-
~The s,,nie.. Is ono that Calls LOT to"III'.-. ou
Iteration We are all glad mat flcSiu ,lr .5i,.
Al me head OF the commute" 70 COtl,-s.,,issioT
a.onsi r74f,ors for the Charter o'i,lii IG va.
r,der his wise guidance am SUR ma 80. bio
salts Will be- obtained. II WtS dl.'tic spnuld on
,asi the BROOKLYN Board Of Educ ailon Stoct srea
is s mot, against any change i'NS " VI. - !,
VII come all ne same and nay" ITO "o'' ~
vii h@ change for nc Dclt'i-