New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-15
WANT THE TRUSTEES TO GO
a.r,ovA1, SOCIETIES MEET AND SUP
PORT THE REFORM SCHOOL BILL.
HEWITT PREsIDEs-SPEEcHEs By
srrpuEN H. oL1N AND CHARLES DUDLEY
WARNER - Resolutions ADOPTED
An craNf NITTEE APPOINTED.

WARNER RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
AND A COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
,.,.. organizations deeply interested in the
80, LEGISLATION now pending al Albany held a
letting last night in the Assembly Hall OF inc
,.,.sd Charities Building. The following Is Es'
=, the associations. who invited numerous guests 10
,.,r with them on the occasion: The Public Eda-
IT, Association. the Federation Of East S.de
1880 tho WELLESLEY Cub. the Woman's Con-
,.rca of Ethical Society. the Teachers Coiless
A,urnae the kindergarten Assocaton' the DIT
"a Graduate Club the Smith Coileee Aiumhae'
me Barnard Alu:nnae ASSOCIATION the 'hiNelsi's
Settlement Committee of Sixty and the City History
Club 9Th, ,,. \, the
Queens. Committee of One Hundred on Puohc
school Reform presided at the meeting ana al'e'
icing a brief history Of the bill under discussiot
announced Stephen II. DIN as the nrs' sPeahe, ~ 90
.,a nroeramne He said that Mr.. DIN was IN 1850
NV hor NJ the MAYORS Commission to revise the
ohool laws: in 1894 was chairman Of the Commit
,.a ~ seventy's subcommittee on PUBIC Schoos'
end was therefore. well qualihed 10 explain Wv,
nurposes of the compromise New ORR schoo' '''
10 his hearers :. .ood
IS MT nerhays ideal in all respects. he couio
,aartilv recommend 1t the best measure 'hat nao
avar been presented for the consideration Vi wv
7 ag,slsture He said that, although theie wa"
os, difference between the occupation OF 'hc SUI
cleaner and the noblest Of professions tha' Vi ~
,ructing the young he should point TO the s'e'"
$50, ~ the people who were instrumental in the
r.c,ment of STRENGTHENING improvements as a"
obiect lesson for those struggling 10 reioi,' "
srsat system Of public education. Ihose ""o Gu
vacated improvements in the street 'iea"e -
nsrtn,ent for it's own sake. and not LOT '"e p~,
=, nroviding salaries for the officials ana employ.
naa IN /, at first received but little encourage
snt hut now not a day passed when the! were
mt Immersed with the Increased comio'" po''o1
health and additional self-respect inVoNeo ia '''''
great Improvement -, .ho.,s,
those interested in and working Tor the senoo's
hes, interests we're offering the sacTihce VIM"
ntaber civilization always demands FOR pos'eri'',
1Js urged that $5,0oOooO year should De eApenu.u
IN such manner that the thousands u ,.
might ind the best inspra ton ana get INC ~
- mos. capabe assistance in their WORK. anu
60 - A,Dsraa thousand children might receive
49, hes, education in the power OF the GoVerhmeH.
"a hes,ow Mr. On closed with STIRRING App.a.
a. all TO work enthusiastically IN the CAUSE WY
had undertaken r,.,.,,,o Com
" " Niles IT, member OF the executive ooi',
-. -, ,hs CStizens. Committee Of One Hundred
-. ,ha, introduced Mr. Niles said that attaching
che boards of trustees collectively was In no se"'e
attacking the trustees themselves. No MAJ 49,
admirable how discriminating and ihiei"sen' "s
srnstees might be- there must always De cei an
so- ~ fr,ction between them and the Board OF
Fdncation He gave an example OF TINS ""ic"
came within his personal experience A' n
an abnormay large district. SAID me- We i' a..
need of a school. and were told that we mus. IA
nrasent our wants to the trustees Of that war;
The trustees approved Of our pe9u9i' anu nroposed
end of three months recommended tae ppnwever
schOO to the Board Of Il ne deay Tae Board
ierred the matter 10 oars of Trustees and the
result is that although three years nave e'"P'e0
then we have not s sbs tae in need
mediate sanitary Improvement which owing h 10 a
this red had TO wait SIX Se remeded The ire:
rnendous power placed in the HANDS OF tne pV N
Education under the proposed I,n the advantages
to be derived from 1T Nj Niles he'd ,ha dsa NM
way would not Hn the Of the
trustees while retaining them In Office would only
create Dudey Warner who addressed the
audience did SO in his own 1enclto , a ma an
piause In speaking of conservatism MI ,nS ,hst
said that there were two kinds the S'Ia crow
sn6 me Kind like the persistent hen VINO sits ana
SITS on stale eggs. Mr.. Warner said that 'n ere
conla he no good system OF education uhtiI inc
teachers were educated; not that he meant any
rejection the present teachers put , s' were
ese 10 the training Of the future citizens OF
the Republic. He was an ousaer' ne oeS Ss and
institutions but knew that all tnroagh , ere
country large proportion OF me isaGHer vttSou;
hiity enthusiasm or vital interest in their pro
Sesson The trained teachers ought TO be en ma q,
COMPUTATION Of bosses. I'VE have abolished nue. ,ea
in this generation, but we nave not yet AO0'''"0
Rasou'ons were passed relative indorsing the
measure. only seven women VOTING IN tne commitee
the passage Of me eSmProRR ansford Mrs
l. " Belts Mrs. S Bois Mrs Isaac I.s \; s se.g
Mrs Ralph TraSman Mrs H Eora1,a5n Hrs
Edward r. Hewitt. Mrs Winthrop Cowdln; MIS-
p s0 Mss Ms MISS
Richard j. Cross. Mrs J. Frederick Kernochan