New-York tribune., 1896-05-25
ALL HOPE NOT GIVEN UP.
DIR. GILMANs FRIENDS SAY HE HAS NOT
MADE A FINAL DECISION.
THEY DECLARE THAT HIS STATEMENT IN BALrl-
MORE DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT
HE WOULD NOT CONSIDER FUR
Their THE NETWORK
PROPOSITION

PROPOSITION.
The New-York Commissioners OF Education ""o
have been srainng every nerve to secure Dr Da',ie
~ c,Iman,s occeptance OF the position Of superin-
tsndent of the school system and his election thereo
have bv no means given up hope OF ultimate sue
cess There Is no doubt that DR.. Gilman diu SAM
ton the use OF his name In connection WI" ",S
office which was far as he gould very wen ~ ~
advance OF any official action on the pai' Va ".
Roard of Education. and late last evening lie hau "
informed any of the Commissioners that he had
change his mind upon the subject tribune re-
norter was told yesterday that DR.. Gilman "ouiu
be seen to-day with view OF giving him clearer
understanding OF the situation here.
One of the Commissioners, who mas Deeh III 0'o'.,
touch with the president OF Johns Hopkins s''ce HIS
name was first proposed for the supeii'.e rN ,v
was emphatic last evening In declaring that ~ ','
man va. not vet considered out of the heid' III
rapard 10 this he said: II do not thlnk tna' "a
Gilman has refused to consider the subject iur'hei
Ue has certainly not withdrawn his consent 10 lie
use of his name. From what nave reao III 'no
papers | should think that an efort hau oee" ,,u %
at Baltimore to stampede him into stayihs' "e
faculty the trustees, the alumni ana the s.uue''
seem to have united in an effort TO prevent n' NV''
inc - Nev-York | think that they all somewha'
mlsapprehend the situation. In case Dr "',"a''
came here do not see why his influence mere iisi'
not he NJ great vaue to the Baltimore University
NAV NOT RE UNDERSTOOD IN BALTIMORE.
.r, 10 noss,ble too. that the real condition OF
affairs here Is not fully understood In Baltimore
rho irtroduction of the resolution looking 10 '"e
creation Of the office OF supervisor OF pedagogy may
have been misunderstood. DIR. Gilman may nave
lost sight of the fact that that resolution iia Nv
chance of being adopted Then 700, said srhe
trustees wiz not let me Go aHeEytSng How Sam into con-
ha All
settled" -, ,or, tho frst
candidacv saws that according to the law heitner
P Gilman nc S ysgdy ysSG0 ess sysem team Of City
reference to this phase OF the supJSe,; ,rhe nro.
visions Of the Compromise School law are such tnst M
no car be chosen to coh'rU1 ho taIk Of
eIecting DR. Gilman as an autocrat OF the system
But there can be no autocrat me Cipsn. s,per
infendents who shall have control of certain parts
of the system 80. l., - 30 ,,aced IN
conIet and absolute control Of all portions OF the
school system the law will have TO be amended
A QUESTION OF GREAT MOMENT.
'There has been a hasty hurrah OF the press for
the immediate election of Or. Gilman, whose repu-
tation as an educator Is great ana justly So
Since I have been connected with the school system
I do not remember that a question Of such moment
has arisen and yet as as II arises, there Is
this great newspaper outcry for the immeaa.e al
election OF DR.. Gilman. In a case OF SuSH Na'e
portance -consiiered and hasty action Is the great
thing 10 be avoided. , o
Those who oudest in DR.. Gilmans cause
saw they want a pedagogue to mead the schooi
system whatever they mean by that. There are
more than 1000 pedagogues now connected with the
public schools but don't think many Of them
would make competent superintendents.
1T seems 70 have been forgotten that Mr. Jasper
started at the lowest round OF the school ladder
ana that he has risen steadily through all the
grades OF administration to the position OF super
intendent Bur they say they want pedagoSue
n the mention OF Or. Gman's name had not been
50 much in the nature OF surprise, l tnnk there
IS no question that Mr.. Jasper would have been
chosen Superintendent az the meeting on Wednes-
day He had | think. enough votes to insure MS
election The postponement was ordered so tiat
the matter might be thoroughly canvassed and the
Commissioners be able to act intelligently on this
important question.