New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12
SOME EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS.
ODD AND INCONSISTENT THINGS RE-
VEALED BY A STUDY OF THE
NEW CHARTER

VEALED BY STUDY OF THE
NEW CHARTER.
In the summer vacation just ended or, rather,
ending since tile school year for New-York and
Brooklyn begins Tomorrow a number OF peop.c
vitality interested in the educational. system OF
Greater New-York have been giving special study
TO the chapter education In the charter. AS
far this city is concerned the prospect Is regard
ed with something approaching dsmay by school
officials for they that the new system engrafte1
on the law last year by the Page-Pavey act has
only just got fairly into working order. and In
few months they will have to start work again
under still another system, with all the confusion
and embarrassment that changes or that sort in
volve
SILL under the charter the present system VIII
be substantially preserved. the machinery con-
sisting OF the Central Board of Education to which
certain functions OF the present Board OF Educa-
ton, as well of the educational authorities OF
the other boroughs, will be transferred While the
present diverse systems will be retained in the sew
eral boroughs. they will be unified through the
action OF the central body 10 be composed OF repre-
sentatives Of all the sections.
Oddly enough. there will be uniformity as TO
the times when the terms OF members OF the various
borough school boards begin In New-York. as 1t
IT, the terms OF members of the Board OF Edu-
cation expire January !. and members are APP
pointed In the November previous. Thus in Novem-
will be filed by appointments made by Mayor
Strong In Brooklyn the terms OF members of the
Board of Education expire at the beginning of July,
and the law requires the Mayor TO appoint nfteen
members in June OF each year.
Both OF these Boards become School Boards on
February /, 1885, and the charter provides that the
Mayor shall appoint successors to the members OF
the School Board OF the Boroughs Of Manhattan
and the Bronx and OF the School Board OF the
Borough OF Brooklyn their terms shall respect
lively expire" In the remaining boroughs there
existing boards to be transformed into school
boards but the charter provides for the appointment
by the Mayor of Board OF nine members for
Queens and one OF the same number for Richmond,
the appointments to be made on the third Wednes-
day in January and the terms OF the appoirtees 10
begin February /. Three OF the members OF each
OF these boards are TO for one year. three Tor
two years and three for three years and with this
exception the term of Office of all members OF all
school boards will be three years.
An interesting question has arisen as to possible
interregnum in the control of the schools of this
city between January next and February !, when
under the charter the Board OF Ea nS ppnn Tbs
School Board in each OF the boroughs me char'eTg
Gays. shall organize on the second Wednesday OF
members. and choose president rom nv IT'S o the
members and elect Its delegates s any be 70 Soa a
OF Education required to choose it's president at
the rst meeting IN @ by necassary within six
In Brooklyn the situation is much the same with
n difference The annual meeting Of the Board there
Is held on the first Tuesday In July, ana AT that
took place BY the terms of the charter another
election will have 10 take place on the s sec como
will have no effect the superintendent and asSo-
c!ate superintendents elected at the meeting IN
iendents, assistant superintendent. principals;
teachers and other members of the ehncIonai
staff shall continue to hold their respective paCes
after consolidation taxes erect
Another question Involves the supervision OF the
City College and the Normal College between Eebru;
AIRY l. when the Board Of Education becomes school
Board, and the third Monday in that month, when .n
the Board of Education comes into existence. un-
der the new order of things both these institutions
to be under the control OF me meT Roa
VIII have nothing to do with them, There reo VII
ba tSrd Monday Of Februsry falling on the 2st
next year. Speaking Of ths ana Ttner pO nf ;b
city said yesterday: ~ r.. 80 u.
Il have been reading the charter in 80 far as 1t
relates to education, with some care while have
been away this summer, and have been Impressed
with number of inconsistencies ana omssions IN
it. There ARE i4eM Was s rS
for and that when it was changed some e, OF the
do NOT think there is any danger of serious inter.
regnum but it does seem useless 1or me bearu OF
Borough School Board at the middle Of February.
on over G Sn the is SCHOOL Board election took place
"As respects the two colleges. it seems that they
will have to run by their own momentum from the
time that the powers. duties and functions or the
present Board OF Education cease and determine
and the time when the Board OF Education
for the whole city comes into existence IT appears
rather odd to me- too that these institutions which
distinctly belong to the present city of Newly ork.
should DO put under the absolute control OF body
eight of whose nineteen members will come from
out side this city. .
haitian and Bronx-will have a clear majority in
the Central Board Still it will be wise to take
in delegates
SentraI Board There will be eight members
from the other boroughs. and II they act together
and can secure two votes from Manhat tan Bronx.
the present New York will be at the mercy of the
outsiders il ] may call them such. have heard
rnmors that such a combination might be at
tempted but of one knows anything
about II as vet and everything relating to the
Central Board-even its make UPS q matter Of
the future"