New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09

have had high sShoo n ezP per Ss
II by name or not II the resolution is adopted II
will be necessary for the Board or superintendent
10 make another nomination
TWO GOOD MEN.
MANNERS Of the High School Committee think
themselves fortunate in having secured for two OF
the places men so well qualified as MT. Buchanan
and Mr. Wight. Mr. Buchanan is looked on as
specially strong man. and 1t Is fell that the organ
,zatjon of the Boys High School may safely be put
~ imnortant step Mr.. Buchanan was In the
city for few days previous to the last meeting Oh
has noW been settled he has West with the
nn6nDn Er Himself with the latest methods OF
work in this department Of education. MI Bgcn-
s sas city for humber of years and has , high
rank among educators in the West he VIII piin6
~ %ew-York something of the hustling disposition
tbat is characteristic of the part of the country 10
which he belongs. lie has made an excellent I'M
Pes rc, an and husiness-lke in his methods and hay
Ing full knowledge of tho subject Of high schools s.
now nrincipal of the Girls High School in Phla;
delphia and was formerly engaged in high school
The Salary of the Hirh School principals in this
city has been fixed in the Board of Education at
The interesting fact was learned Yesterday that
some uT U1 on the High school Committee his APP
continent one of the princpalsih1iips Mr., Hull i.
TEACHER IN the or the prncpa
I'm 30 he Rows High School in Brooklyn when
,,racancv occurred there two years ago. AT any
60 he was made the candidate OF one element in
~ tIjoh School Committee In which the power OF
G,ino The place was practically vested. The can
a adat5e of the other element was Walter b. Gun
u tan ,rncipal of one of the Brooklyn grammar
n.hooie and there was a long struggle In the COM
soi,1oa before an agreement was reached. strong
~ n,oncos were brought to bear in favor or the
ini Ias,6idate but the men who favored Mr. Hull
rcfIIsed To- Yield the point Finally compromise
e aTrreneed both the leading candidates were
W., sd and John marlborough. another gram
mar school principal of BROOKLYN was selected
MR. HULL NOT SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED.
When the question Of establishing high schools in
,bts ci,v was decided afirmatively friends OF Mr.
HuIl in the Board of Education on the other side Of
the city having high opinion OF his qualifications
urged that he be appointed as one OF the principals
l, WAS said on the best OF authority, however, that
Air Uu's candidacy was not seriously cQAsIutIt,1
nv the High School Committee. although ne could
Ia been selected under the rule laid down by the
committee for Its guidance ana as stroiiS .in'
to the BOARD of Supernt endents for ne was Inc pn
cnai Of a high school in Detroit for several years
Sill tho members OF the committee did not regard
his oual6catious as sufficiently pre-emnent 10 jlst-
Nv them IN insisting on the appointment OF man
lions here are somewhat different, TOO, from "hat
they were in Brooklyn two years ago, slIce tle
NeW-York High Schools have yet 10 De oIsdiiiHcu
As is well known the new schools are 10 De 81
In buildings already devoted TO school use, pu no
time will be lost in the selection OF sites ana me
high schools Several sites arc already uhder con-
sheraton and a decision regarding them WIZ pe
reached as soon the money TO purchase them De-
comes available.