The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-10
NEW YORK Teachers sHUr ovI.
,e9aireDents Tor the View Migh schoolFoaeheFs
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Dates Efxea.

Re1aireDents for the View Migh sehoolToaeheRa
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bates I1xea.
The action of the High School Committee Of
the Board Of Education In recommending that
the requirements for teachers In tho new high
schools be such that few New York teachers
will be eligible to apply az candidates was the
subject Of much discussion at the special meet
ing of the Board Of Education held yesterday.
Several communications have been received
from teachers. protesting against what they Ne
gard as an unfair discrimination, and several
Commissioners have been won over TO their
support.
At the last meeting the committee recon-
mended that there be three grades Of assistant
teachers in the high schools. teachers in the first
to have eight years successful experience in
and In the third two. Yesterday they amended
this so that In an eight years experience as
voted to teaching the Special subject for whiSch
a teacher is hired. and in the second grade, out
OF an experience of i've years, only two years
ject. The requirement OF teachers OF the third
grade will be only three years successful e1.
per,enee teaching tho secondary studies OF a
Commissioner Kelly wanted to amend this
still further so that the qualifications Necessary
DO a successful experience as a teacher. with no
reference to special subjects. New YORK teach.
CTS no ehlu, Woulu tnen- nave some CEhNce OF
getting these places. Mr.. Kelly. in supporting
his amendment, asked City Superintendent
Jasper how many teachers in his opinion would
be qualified as high school teachers under The
proposed requirements of the High School Com.
mittee.
Mr.. Jasper said that he thought that only Ary
would be eligible as teachers OF the second grade
and but thirty in the third. In the frsI grade
there would be none.
Mr.. Kelly said that it was unfair 10 New York
teachers, after melting them TO work hard for
advanced places, TO shut them out in this
manner.
Mr.. Huestis asked II the schools were organ.
lied for the benefit of New York teachers or he
school children. II they were established Tor
the latter. II was far better that the teachers
should DO got from outside TO make the New
York high schools the best in this country Than
that they should be regulated TO suit New YORK
Mr.. Kelly's amendment was lost and the High
School Committee carried the day. The recon-
mendations Of the High School Committee,
which were adopted. will provide places ior
about seventy-nye teachers. Applicants tor
June %.
1t was resolved further yesterday that chill.
dren who have passed through the grammar
schools OF this city shall. upon receiving ccTiin'
Gates from their principals. be admitted 10 me
high schools without examinations. The eL'
schools who have not been educated in mo
grammar schools hero will he held not later
than June %. There will be an additional one
In September to I'LL tho frst grade, which VIII
be limited to- 500 pupils.
,Thenew salary schedule received a few furthes
the Committee on bylaws to be regularly moor
porated into the bylaws.
fauline Boutcastle was appointed COOK ioF'1'
Truant School and Robert Hutton j~anltUF.