New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-01

City Superintendent Of Schools. whose relation TO
Nearly that OF the State SUPERINTENDENT Of schools
to the schools Of the var districts than that Of
the City Superintendent of Schools will certificate
teachers and be responsible for the ,duct OF ex
ton through all the boroughs but he is not en-
lowered to interfere Wt ire n an arbItrary
way The Beard Of Edu cation. on the ree9mme,
sston Of the city fer OF and
principals certificates and also the m I'm
grades of schools. .,. ., .,.,.o &c
Every borough is given authority TO make max, ~, IT'S
wnimim standard in which case certificate is
to entitle teacher or principal TO service IN that
BY this hoped to
the best borough Of the ye Whichever sn1t may
borough ii Is believed that the ciz Ss OF NO
sorG Saye !" tas
would be permitted 70 teach IN other parts OF
the @ es n any way o y
provided that for the future the Board OF Educa.
enrt iha OF sorvca and the that sal
aries need not be the same IN an me ao o
that in different parts OF the city the cost or nving
varies greatly and that therefore there IS ho is
founded in Justice
CITY AND NORMAL COLLEGES.
The College O; the City Of New-York and the
Normal College placed under Boards OF
Trustees from the School Board OF the Borough OF
Manhattan but II Is provided mat these coneses'
as well as all high schools and training schools
for teachers shall accept students from any part
NJ the Greater New-York under regulations to be
passed by the Trustees the School Boards o. the
various boroughs having them in charge No
other change Is MADE 'ne eoes 20 and high
schools and training schools. ,,
Tpon these general lines It is believed that
fairly unanimous approval OF the provisions OF TINS
chapter be obtained The only points iss On aTe M
dicated in the subjoned communication from
Messrs. butcher and Woodford. The Chairman Of
In he Manhaitsn should be- fifteen p sumbs the
Bronx five. in Brooklyn fifteen IN Queens nve ana
Of certain sentiment in Brooklyn in NJ favor o of ia
large Beard Of the e opn ao 70 Of bee
eves to be the best expert Judgment OF the coun,
foy' the largest city in the land Ills personal OBJ
servation and experience and Judgment connr nm
propositon to have the School Board small that
the Board OF SuDerintendents should be large: so
that cb 'hs is n Hns Done in Brcekyn by large bod
Of laymen who give to the schoois sucn timc ana
may be- as by the and
inspection of trained VINO ARE pa% or r snI
IN the scisncy Of the , schools ba Ss m
sy IT has sssm FOR ahas vey 40 ache
which would give to Brooklyn eight or ten a 9ss
e or m MANI
Substantially what II now IA ~
sen mas and odeh Rchmond there should be not less
Than two associate superintendent. IL being be-
iieved that where the schools are less concentrated
In noInt OF territory three Is as small a number
az can do the work efficiently. 1t should be pointed
ont that with school boards OF the size suggested
bv the chairman. the Borough OF Manhattan and
tuentv members in their school boards. in place
~ Inc present number OF twenty-onc The Borough
~ Rrooklyn although smaller than the Borough
Of Manhattan Is given School Board OF the same
size namely fifteen in number. III rs clear. there
fore tina; II BrOoklvnG system is 10 be spread out
over the whole territory Of the Greater New-Yor
II invoives a radical change in the scheme OF schoo
government that has prevailed hitherto In the
nresent civ OF New-York IT Is apparent. however.
that the size Of the School Board OF Brooklyn may
be enlarged without affecting In any way the IN
scntinr members OF the subcommittee indicate the
points on which they dissent and express their
reasOns therefor In a note appended TO this report
AZ 10 the matter OF inspectors OF school as
tricfs 10 be appointed by the Mayor. In conformity
with the present school law OF New YORK an
easy cement has been reached between the uii-
ferent Views that have been expressed upon tnis
subject 10 the subcommittee by making me APP
pointment OF such inspectors optional WIN cacn
borough School Board. II the borough school board
divides its borough into Inspection districts II U.s.
spectors II School Board does not divide the
borough into, schoolnspection districts. no such
inspectors are to he appointed
VIEWS OF BUTCHER AND WoODFORD.
The report Of q. Il. butcher and General Stew.
ast Z. woedsorA states that they think schooi
prjneipaIs should ~ appointed by the school board
- The boroueh VA that al teachers IN eacn