New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-16

be- said were Anglo-manIacs who would Uniform
the tsac Cara an Williams a"f former
sone spoke next She said that despid5e sss to
that sne was meeting held in Albany had been denied
to her as such but that eventually she go. ~ ~
the Societies represented the meeting She salS
that many of the women present used the names VI
eea 2. ss that
ent system was the best OF az the h,dren She
G n lars II Would send ali OF them to the public
ME- Wsms csn e s
the various schools She also had with her exhoi's
OF tne STEPHEN s. Blake followed with i'm
passoned appeal to the Mayor to dlsapprove the
bill under faSoTns fhe bin will be heard at
this afternoon and on Saturday the @ Ss made
by both sides.
A LETTER TO THE MAYOR.
A caustIc letter was sent to the Mayor yesterday
by opponents of the bill. Following are extracts
from 1t:
who are the reformers? A few men and women
with more zeal than knowledge led by the vile OF
the Governor Of the State and backed by speciai
message by tine Governor himself. who by so doihs
sets the pace for future Governors in violation Oh
home rule.
I'm this agitation the reformers have held meet
fngs behind locked DOORS have never allowed
public debate have controlled the press and by so
standing the Issue involved. But far worse. the
trustees are branded ignorant Tammany heeiers'
as Catholics mainly and saloonkeepers ana DAT
tenders Why? Because the reformers, numbering
three or four men; two members OF the Board OF
Education trustee, who has been resident OF
the State two years and a trustee one year; TWO
women trustees, one who has served two years ana
the other less than one; a woman school Inspector
and a few society women, say we are sucn peopie.
"One Of the members of the Board OF Education
who stands with the reformers has been chairman
of the Committee on Trustees the last three years
and has selected and voted for three out or every
five trustees In the city; and II they are what ne
SAYS he Is responsible for them and he has violated
his oath of office shamefully. II the Board OF
Education has made such a mess or IL In selecting
the 100 trustees II be trusted to appoint super
intendents assistant superintendent or schoois ana
OF buildings, principals and teachers who VIII De
any nearer IDEAL than are those bots on the race OK
the city called trustees?
You, HonOred Sir. Mayor OF our city, put women
into every district in the city as inspectors or
schools, and they are an ornament 10 the system
The Board OF Education following your lead, APP
ponted women trustees In six wards IN the city
and an increase in the number to the extent OF TWO
in each Board. would be the surest means OF keep
ing politics and sectarianism far removed from the
schools OF the city. 80 .
| but let us answer the charges OF the reformers
and look at the men and women who are working
directly in the interest OF the children or the city
or tho 1iS trustees (here are two vacancies 10 are
! Protestants "a are Catholics and are Hebrews
40 re Republicans SO are Democrats. % are Reform
| Democrats, is Good Government and are women.
whose politics do not count; 20 are lawyers Is are
| doctors / Is a Judge. l an ex-Judge, are bank
| presidents, are bank tellers. are retired iner-
chants and 81 merchants. real estate dealers
contractors, clothiers, grocers. etc. but no manu-
| facturer or dealer In malt or sprituous liquors.