New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-25
THEY WILL NOT BE REMOVED
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
TO SERVE OUT THEIR TERMS.
WHAT THE NEW CHARTER rRoVIpEs-THE
p,rsrSr BOARD TO BE THE FIRST SCHOOL
BOARD FOR MANHATTAN AND The
BRoNX-AN IMPORTANT EDu-
CA1YoNAI, ADVANCE.


CATroNAI, ADVANCE.
Some people in Greater New-fork nave oeeh
serving somewhat account Of the alleged o's
.r, In tho new charter that under the power OF
.nrooval given TO Mayors of the enlarged city all
members of the School Boards in the various
sorougls might be removed In case Oh inc triumph
- Tammany Hall at the coming election or "'
least all those who have not SHOWN Wins o's
position to bow the knee before the r"i"s so"' -
rourtcenth-st and Willoughby-st.
This idea did not arise from an examination Oh
the charter itself 1t probably is an inference lioi
the fact that under the Power OF Removal az, "a
ISa, PASSED for the benefit of Mayor SuoHs' anu ~
enable the reform administration TO nave ian
trial. ten or eleven members OF the boaiu u -, -
cation in this city were removed, and their places
filed by Mr. Strong. As matter Vi i"0'' %
power of removal under the new char'er Is sPoS'"
oally restricted to appointive officers o',er ans''
members of the Board OF Educa'ioh '"e e
of Section 80 Is as follows:
"a. orv time within six months after the com
ro.ncen,ent OF his term of office the Mayor eiec'eu
for a full term may. whenever IN MS Juusii -
public interests shall so require remove Ho'i I'm
any public officer holding ONCE by aPpU.n'.en -
from the Mayor. except members OF the po"'" "a
Ecpc,,ion and the School Boards. ana aSo except
Iudical officers for whose removal otheT pio''''
Is made by the Constitution. ,
Tba, &c sufficiently specific. but in one point there
Is a needless provison-memhers OF the boalu ~
EducltlOn
members of the several School Boards. ana no
foronce N the Board of Education was needed
in this section +, A., ,ar.or
~, tbere is a further limitation in the char'er
on the removal of School Board n'elnoels , -,
zion los1 SAYS that 1.-The Board OF EouCa'io" %
,ho civ of New-York as constituted prior TO 'he
massage of this act, shall be the Schoo bo"ru !"
and for the said boroughs (Manhattan anu 'io
pronx) and the members of said Board OF Euu'"
ton shall serve out, members OF the Schoo
.,nontod as members of the Board of Education
Of the city of New-York" The provision respect
ing the Brooklyn Board of Education Is couc"'u :"
amos, exactly the same language, out Ill 'ie p''
graph relating to Brooklyn the WORDS Dis co.s' s
tuted prior 10 the passage of this act are oni''eo
A DIFFERENCE IN LANGUAGE.
=, ASTONISHING this point a member of the New
Work. Board of Education, who Is lawyer S"'u
Yesterday: at does seem somewhat strange 'ii"'
xoo,,v tho same language not used i'll '"e
charter concerning the two boards anH pies 1a
there Is a chance fer a quibbie as 10 'ie sie
cation Of the phrase as constituted pfloi u .'e
massage of this act The act-that Is the chai.e
bacaue a law on May A. and the clause ii,ien' oe
oors,r,ed in a literal sense. as meaning tha' 'he
BOARD as made up at that time woud oeco'iie .'e
School Board of the boroughs Mahha'ta" anu ~
IRONY No one can tell how the courts WIN ION
at point of this kind. but 1t seems 10 me 'ha' !. "
me clear intent OF the law that the boaru Vi hu"
,on &C I, exists at the time the new charter taxes
eject shall be the School Board. The WORD con.
sttuted' cannot be held TO refer 10 the personnel Vi
the Board; otherwise II a member shouiu uie o,
resign subsequent to May ana MS pace DC ii'.U
nv the Mavor the new member would cease 10 pe
80 -, January / even though the term which no
as onno,nted 10 fill might not expire till the END
of 1897 -.
commissioner Jacob w. Mack was member OF
the committee of the Board OF Educa'iOh "Hicn
scrutn,zed the chapter education in the new
u had been prepared by ITeSlueHl
Iow With reference the points here referred
20 he said 10 a representative of The tribune
can these matters have been carefully consld-
o,ed bv LAWYERS connected with the Board OF Edu-
cation and others and the conclusion Is that 'here
A.. ro,b,rr NJ all in the claim that some members
NJ the Board as II will stand at the time Inc ne"
charter takes effect may not serve OUT thelr teins
In the first place. there Is an express ProVision
that the Mayor shall not remove these oi''ciais
rrdor the general power Of removal conferred on
h;, which he may exercise within six months
otter taking office That is definite enough to sat-
isfy anybody
srAT1,s OF SEVEN NEW MEMBERS.
"Tben a question has been raised as to the status
Of the seven members of the Board VINO Will De
Amounted by Mayor Strong next November. lhey
will not take office until January l. anu 'ne"
,orms will begin at the same moment that the
charter becomes operative. At that time they
will he AS fully members Of the Board OF Educa-
ton as any Of the others, and the lawyers hoiu
that there Is no doubt about their r1Ght 10 serve
ont the terms for which they were appointed 10
make the matter still stronger. the section "i"o"
,,okes members of the Board of Education mem
hers Of the School Board further says: 'Iheir
mowers duties and functions as Board Oh huu-
cation shall cease and determine, ana thei.
powers. duties and functions as s S 9rst dav
~ Eahruarv 1898 This removes every .posslple
doubt as to the en9nf~d y Mayor strong on
third Wednesday in November, in accordance VIII"
speakng further of the provisions Of the charter e
in respect to the public Schools 70 nne matter
witch marks a distinct advance on what IS posi-
S Sle under the present law. OF course the law
passed last year was great Improvement on or
What had before especially IN the Wiph bs S od
system-and the creation Of lafes n 6Dhln d.
Srperintendents But TINS Boara r 81 ,5e nnmnat
ing power so far teachers are concerned. 1noe1r
applicants requiring TO be licensed IN ana Tor 1iie
thes REQUIRED tests OF character. scholarship and
general fitness such licenses as they are lounu
en Ihie Board of Examiners is TO consist Of the
the City Superintendent OF ,S oard of Education
or the nomination Of the City sHperin1enppeM: d ~
s S,1 which has the power OF nomnat-
ina teachers to the School Board. The separa-
Sn OF a a6Sse ewo The Board Of
determine whether applicants LOT ceges come , hp
Board of Education for the entire city but me
tx a standard Of qualification for teachers within
its jurisdiction higher than the minimum quail
The members Of the Board Of Education whose
terms expire at the end of this year are William
"a Uurlbut Henry A. Rogers, Nathaniel a. Prem
tiss DR. Edward II. Peaslee. Auguste =. Montant
Henry w Taft and Otto Barnard The last two
were appointed to fill vacancies. II Is believed
that most of them will be named Tor ful terms
OF three years from January ].
THE NEW CENTRAL BOARD OF EDUCATION
Nothing has yet beer done by members of the
present Board In reference TO tho selection Of the
men who will represent Manhattan and the Bronx
I'm the central Board of Education TO be estab-
ished under the new regime. The Board IS 10
consist Of nineteen members. and will be composed
~ the chairmen Of the four Borough School